MCC decides to charge Rs 500 to Rs 10,000 for littering

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CHANDIGARH: Municipal Corporation Chandigarh (MCC) decided to increase the fine from Rs 500 to Rs 10, 000 for littering garbage. The decision was taken after the city slipped to the 20^th rank in the Centre’s Swachh Survekshan survey, specifically due to poor management of garbage.

2.5 lakh households and 50,000 commercial units in the city will be effected as the corporation has decided to set new rates for garbage collection and a higher fine for littering.

The Mohali Municipal Corporation has sanctioned the new rates for door-to-door garbage collection that ranges from Rs 100 to Rs 150 for residential areas and Rs 500 to Rs 2,000 for industrial areas.

The Punjab Local Bodies department has given a positive response in this regard and the rates will be notified soon and will be applied from the first week of April 2019. The corporation had received complaints earlier about overcharging due to which garbage collection rates have been fixed.

After Mohali slipped to the 153^rd position in the Centre’s Swachh Survekshan rankings, the corporation has started segregating waste in phases 7, 9, 10 and 11.