GVMC officials threatening people on user charges for garbage collection, alleges residents association
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It submits memorandums to the Mayor and the Commissioner on the issue
Members of the Visakhapatnam Apartment Resident Welfare Association (VARWA) on Friday submitted representations to Mayor G. Hari Venkata Kumari and Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) Commissioner G. Srijana through online, alleging that the ward volunteers and some GVMC staff were threatening the citizens that they would stop drinking water supply, if user charges are not paid for garbage collection.
In the representation, VARWA General Secretary B.B. Ganesh said that such incidents are being reported from residents in some areas such as Jagannadhapuram and Akkayyapalem. In some areas, residents were threatened that the garbage would be dumped in front of their apartments if they did not pay.
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