Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 17: Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) today carried out a drive against the menace of open urination, open defecation, splitting in public places, carrying polythene bags and littering of garbage on the road and lanes.
The drive was carried out on the directions of Commissioner Jammu Municipal Corporation Pankaj Magotra by the Health & Sanitation wing of JMC under the supervision of Health Officer Dr Saleem Khan, in the areas of Lower Gummat, Jewel, KC Chowk and Bakshi Nagar.
During the drive, the teams penalized the defaulters for open urination, polythene carry bags, littering of garbage on the road & lanes and imposed penalties to the tune of Rs 1500 on them. An amount of Rs 22100 has been recovered till date from the violators.
The teams aware the public in general to desist from practicing spitting in public places, open urination and open defecation and littering of garbage otherwise they shall be penalized accordingly. The owners of vacant plots who have erected ‘jhuggies’ in their plots for the labourers, have been directed by the JMC to provide them toilet facility and also restrict them to defecate in open otherwise action under the provisions of Municipal Act shall be initiated against such plot owners.
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