The Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) has collected a complete high-quality of Rs 56,700 from defaulters for flouting mud mitigation norms up to now 24 hours, officers stated Wednesday.
In accordance with the Central Air pollution Management Board (CPCB) portal, Mumbai’s AQI readings stood at 191 on Wednesday which is considered “reasonable”.
In the meantime, a number of pockets continued to report the “poor” high quality of air. Borivali recorded the worst AQI of 304, adopted by 300 at Colaba, 286 at Mazgaon, 265 at Malad, 243 at Deonar and 217 at Sewri.
In accordance with the BMC’s strong waste administration (SWM) guidelines, the civic physique imposes a penalty of Rs 200 for littering and spitting, Rs 500 is imposed for littering of pets on public areas, whereas Rs 1,000 is imposed on individuals for laundry autos, defecating on public areas, particles dumping and disposing waste at public areas. A penalty of Rs 100 is levied for burning rubbish.
Beginning this week, the civic authorities have bolstered its motion in opposition to violators.
Moreover, the BMC’s knowledge reveals that until 6 pm on Wednesday (December 25), a complete of 224 tonnes of development particles have been collected and despatched to the civic physique’s not too long ago launched development particles plant at Dahisar. Alongside this, the authorities have additionally cleaned up 122 roads or 254 KM of Mumbai’s total street size.
The BMC administration on Monday has mandated officers of all of the 26 municipal wards to submit a weekly report of the strong waste administration (SWM) and dirt mitigation measures.
In accordance with the BMC’s newest pointers, the civic authorities will perform in depth sweeping and dusting of roads by utilizing mechanical sweepers. The rules additionally acknowledged that water can be sprinkled each day on the street floor to stop mud displacement.
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