ZP CEO urges strict action against roadside waste dumping in Mangaluru

Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Narwade Vinayak Karbhari on Thursday asked the Executive Officers of Taluk Panchayats and Panchayat Development Officers of Gram Panchayats to impose a penalty on those who throw, dump, and burn garbage on the roadside and other public areas. In case of failure to pay, a complaint should be filed against them at the respective police stations, he said.

During a video conference with the officials, the CEO asked the Executive Officers to submit an action taken report to him. The CEO also asked Gram Panchayats to clean the roadsides in their jurisdiction on the first and third Saturday of every month.