Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Feb 21: The health and environment department of the city corporation here has imposed fine of Rs 1.45 lac on ten residential apartments within the city corporation limits for failing to install waste processing units in their buildings in spite of repeated instructions and notices.

The corporation commissioner had earlier warned that the process of penalizing the erring buildings would begin from February 10. Still several departments have not even initiated the process to installing the units. Therefore, such residential complexes were fined. In some apartments, even though the units have not started functioning, process has been started and hence they have been spared of the penal action.

Waste processing units (file photo)

The corporation said that a meeting of residential complexes, student hostels, educational institutions, hotels, bars and restaurants, marriage halls, catering, business units, poultry association, small scale industries associations, builders association etc who generate waste had been called on July 7 last year in which information was given about enforcing Municipal Solid Waste Rules 2016. On September 27, details of institutions having technique of processing wet waste processing had been given. As many apartments have not taken any action in this regard, the process of imposing fines has been started, said city corporation commissioner Shanadi Ajith Kumar Hegde.

Apartments at Yemmekere, M R Bhat Lane, Marnamikatta, Pandeshwar, PVS, Valencia, Kaikamba Market and Marianagar were penalised.