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Bengaluru cracks down on garbage dumping, registers first FIR against 4
The action comes amid the Greater Bengaluru Authority's Safe Footpath Campaign and a city-wide effort to clean vacant plots and eliminate garbage black spots.
Ward marshals on patrol noticed four people dumping waste at Banaswadi. (Photo by special arrangement)
In a first for the city, the Bengaluru North City Corporation (BNCC) last Saturday registered a criminal case against four people accused of dumping garbage at a site that civic authorities had recently cleared as part of an anti-littering drive.
The action comes amid the Greater Bengaluru Authority’s Safe Footpath Campaign and a city-wide effort to clean vacant plots and eliminate garbage black spots.
“This is the first time an FIR has been registered for illegal garbage dumping. If violators are caught and refuse to pay fines despite being given time, we initiate criminal proceedings against them,” a civic body official said.
Ward marshals on night patrol spotted the four people allegedly dumping waste at the location on 7th Main Road in Banaswadi on July 16, according to civic officials. When the marshals intercepted them, the accused allegedly refused to pay the prescribed fines and proceeded to dump the waste.
Following the incident, the assistant general manager of the Sarvagnanagar division of Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) lodged a complaint at the Banaswadi Police Station on July 25.
When the violators did not pay the fine, the police booked them for allegedly polluting the environment and endangering public health. The offence is non-cognisable and bailable, and carries a maximum fine of Rs 1,000.
Pommala Sunil Kumar, Commissioner, BNCC, said the civic body would continue to pursue legal and penal action against those found dumping waste at sites that have been cleaned.
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After restoring the Banaswadi location, officials conducted awareness campaigns to discourage indiscriminate dumping and deployed ward marshals to monitor the area.
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