“We are looking at public participation in keeping the city clean. If
the containers are placed, people will be tempted to throw garbage in
them,” said standing committee chairman Bhimji Patel.

“The
door-to-door garbage collection would be improved to such an extent that
people would refrain from throwing garbage on roadside containers.
Garbage is being collected from houses, shops, industries and other
places and roads are being mopped thrice a day,” said deputy
commissioner health, SMC, JB Vora,

There will be dust bins at
public places for people to throw incidental litter. There will also be
litter boxes placed at specific places on a PPP basis from which the
civic body will earn revenue. Those who are found to be throwing garbage
on the roads would be fined, SMC sources said.

“Throwing
litter of your shop on the road could mean a fine ranging from Rs 500 to
Rs 5,000. This will work as a deterrent for people. SMC will save Rs 5
crore per annum by removing 1,200 garbage collection containers from the
roads. Advertisement rights on the litter boxes would bring in another
few crores in revenue,” Patel added.

The city is spread in 326
sq km and has a population of 46 lakh people. The civic body collects
1350 tonnes of waste on a daily basis from the city.