A BSWML marshal collects a penalty during the enforcement drive at Singasandra (Ward 191) in Bengaluru on Sunday. Image: GBA
Bengaluru: BSWML marshals booked 68 penalty cases and collected Rs 76,500 in fines during day and night patrols across several Bengaluru constituencies on Sunday, November 8, the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) said on Monday. The drive targeted people dumping garbage in public places, shops violating single-use plastic (SUP) rules and footpath encroachments.
Marshals of the Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) also sensitised citizens and shopkeepers about proper waste disposal and about handing over segregated waste to authorised BSWML collection vehicles, the GBA said in a post on X.
According to the constituency-wise report shared by the GBA, RR Nagar and Yeshwanthapura together accounted for 25 cases and Rs 15,300 in fines. Rajajinagar recorded 10 cases and Rs 12,800, Mahalakshmi Layout eight cases and Rs 10,500, Sarvagnanagar 19 cases and Rs 19,900, and CV Raman Nagar six cases and Rs 13,000. In Bengaluru South, a fine of Rs 5,000 was collected at Singasandra in Ward 191.
The highest collection came from Sarvagnanagar, while RR Nagar and Yeshwanthapura booked the most cases. Photographs shared with the post show penalty receipts issued by marshals ranging from Rs 300 to Rs 5,000.
BSWML will continue to strengthen field-level monitoring, enforce civic rules and create awareness among citizens to ensure responsible waste management, the GBA said.
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