Greater Hyd to be a 'fine' city10 Jul 2007, 0325 hrs IST,TNN
HYDERABAD: Greater Hyderabad will turn out to be a 'fine' city soon. From August 1 the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will impose a penalty of Rs 50 on those who litter roads and nalas.
The corporation has been imposing a fine on people for urinating in public places since Feb. 2007 and also for dumping bulk garbage by hotels and function halls in September 2006.
"From August 1 a fine would be imposed for littering, as people are throwing garbage on the roads instead of bins. This not only spoils our efforts to keep the city clean but also adds to the spread of diseases," GHMC additional commissioner (health and sanitation) R Rammohan Rao told 'TOI' on Monday.
The GHMC will also impose a fine on residents and shop owners who throw garbage into open nalas. "Door to door garbage collection scheme was introduced in 2005 to many colony associations, yet people throw garbage into the open nalas, resulting in blockage of drains," Rao said.
I have been yearning for something like this to happen and I am sure that a clean-India is not far away..
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
3 comments:
I pray something like this happens in bangalore as well :(
Scaring people to do something is the last thing a government should do. If it does that, the place will turn out to be like Singapore, where hefty fines are levied for littering. Singapore is a clean city, I agree, but I'm sure if the Singapore government removes that law, it'd be just a matter of days in which the place becomes another Bangalore. In contrast, many western countries don't fine citizens for littering, because the government is responsible enough to put in place a working system for garbage disposal, and the people are sensible enough not to litter. With the culture that we have here, I'm sure we'll reach that stage in another fifty years at the least.
No, its not only about fear.. Its about habit, its about experience..
Initially people will do it fearing the fine, then it'll come naturally to them and finally they'll like the clean experience and make sure thay maintain that. Is that not possible? :)
Post a Comment