Resident welfare associations decide not to pay new garbage collection charges
The Hindu
They demand that the government stop issuing property tax notices
Members of the Visakhapatnam Apartment Resident Welfare Association (VARWA) and the Federation of Greater Visakha Residential Colony Association passed a resolution, in a meeting held here on Saturday, not to pay charges for garbage collection which is being imposed by the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) and also continue their fight against the tax revision.
During the meeting, the members condemned the decision for levying enhanced charges on garbage collection and issuing notices for property taxes. They said that when public are strongly opposing the new garbage collection charges, several political leaders are supporting the move by saying that it would only cost ₹4 per day for the people. They condemned the comments made by a senior MLA, asking the civic bodies to dump the garbage in front of the houses of those who are refusing to pay.