Port Blair, Apr 23: The Port Blair Municipal Council Solid Waste (Handling & Management) Bye-laws 2017 was notified during May 2017. As per the aforesaid bye-laws, the definition of Bulk Waste Generator means that on an average waste generation rate exceeding 50 kg per day. However it is noticed that most of the Bulk Waste Generators violating the above said Bye-laws.
The PBMC time and again repeatedly appealed to the general public to handover the waste generated to the sanitary workers on usual payment specified under Schedule-III of the Bye-Laws,2017.
In case of any contravention of the Bye-Laws, fine ranging from Rs. 500/- to Rs. 10,000/- as provided in the schedule-I of the Bye-laws shall be imposed for each occasion of offence. In case repetition of the offence, the fine amount will be doubled.
In order to keep the city neat and clean PBMC has intensified the drive and imposing penalties on the violators. It is pertinent to mention here that for the last one week Sanitary Inspectors has levied penalty an amount of Rs. 98,000/- and the same has been recovered.
It is appreciated that the general public are co-operating with the PBMC and their larger co-operation is much needed to implement the aforesaid Bye-laws in efficient & effective manner.
Once again PBMC has requested to all its citizens please keep the city clean by inculcating sense of civic culture and maintain city Clean, Green and Smart.
