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BMC warns societies, firms of legal action over garbage

Civic chief now tells ward officers to register complaints with MPCB

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The Brihannmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is taking rapid and strict steps to implement compulsory waste segregation and composting for bulk generators- residential societies and commercial establishments.

Apart from issuing revised notices, the Assistant Municipal Commissioners (ward officers) were also directed by the civic chief, Ajoy Mehta, on Saturday to register complaints with the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) if bulk generators failed to comply with the rules.

Additionally, ward officers will also serve a final notice for waste segregation under the Municipal Solid Waste rules 2016 and if not implemented, the ward can fine an individual with Rs 100 per day and a bulk generator with Rs 500 per day. The fine will be levied for not delivering segregated waste through the bins provided specifically for dry and wet waste.

Meanwhile, all 24 ward officers will personally visit bulk generators- societies and commercial establishments-- to ascertain why they were unable to meet the October 2 deadline. The ward officers will inspect the premises, discuss the difficulties the societies are facing to implement waste segregation and also introduce various methodology they can imply for composting. The ward officers have to complete the visits in the next 15 days and submit their report to BMC chief Ajoy Mehta. A list of defaulters will also be submitted by ward officers and initiate procedure of law against them.

"Assistant Municipal Commissioner, Devendra Jain said, "Although some societies have come forward and have implemented composting, there are many who have not responded. We will visit the societies and guide them for various composting methods that they can implement and also know the problems they are facing. We will give them one last chance to implement the rule otherwise notices will be served under various sections which include prosecution and fines."

ON NOTICE

  • Across all 24 civic wards in Mumbai, 5,304 notices were issued to bulk generators for waste segregation and composting. However, around 4 per cent of bulk generators only have started implementing till now. The steps are been taken to decrease the garbage load on the city’s three dumping grounds.
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