Residents asked to pay fine for not segregating waste

In continuing action against non-segregation of waste at source, the Mangaluru City Corporation imposed a fine of ₹53,000 on an apartment complex in the city for failure to segregate dry and wet waste

In continuing action against non-segregation of waste at source, the Mangaluru City Corporation imposed a fine of ₹53,000 on an apartment complex in the city for failure to segregate dry and wet waste. If residents fail to pay fine, the corporation said that it will disconnect water supply. Corporation Commissioner Akshy Sridhar said that residents of Mars and Venus Apartment in Chilimbi that has 106 flats had failed to segregate waste despite a number of notice issued by the Health Department officials. “As the apartment residents failed to take any steps to segregate waste at source, we had to impose fine,” he said. The fine has been calculated at ₹500 per unit.