Considering the rise in the quantity of complaints by nearby residents, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will quickly deploy marshals at the H west (HW) ward to crack down violators dumping debris at public areas.
Since early November, residents of Bandra, Khar and Santacruz have raised the situation of a sudden boost in the quantity of illegal debris getting dumped in the residential locations. Localities attributed the resumption of operate at reality sectors to be the principal cause.
Local civic officials on Monday stated that because Saturday they have deployed marshals in several locations of H west ward to crack down these violators.
“We have chalked out certain areas from where we have received most of the complaints and have deployed our marshals in those areas,” mentioned a senior official of the Solid Waste Management (SWM) division of H West (HW) ward.
The officials also highlighted that CCTV cameras in lots of locations are defunct and they suspect, that these acts primarily take location in the course of the early hours of the day.
“The entire HW ward area is adverse and we are unable to trace anybody neither the residents could point out anyone who is guilty which is why it has become difficult to track down the violators,” the official added.
Local public representatives have stated even although the BMC gives door to door garbage collection facility, however lots of persons in their wards are unaware of these facilities.
“The civic body has provides door step pick up of garbage, debris at a nominal rate. While some people are unaware about this and some just violate the norms to save their money,” Mario Fishery, member of Active Locality Management (ALM) physique, Chapel Road told FPJ.
Local Congress corporator, Asif Zakaria had stated that this trouble is not new but has been there for lots of years, while he agreed that the trouble has improved not too long ago.
“BMC is doing the best it can, but it’s not a one way process. Alongside the civic authorities, the people also need to be aware and stop dumping debris here and there. There are residents who are ignorant and unaware at the same time,” Zakaria told FPJ.