People spitting, littering in Mumbai to be slapped with hefty fines: BMC

Spitting littering and illegally dumping construction waste in Mumbai will attract fines ranging from Rs 200 to Rs 25000 the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said on MondayThe Mumbai civic body notified the Solid Waste Management and Handling Cleanliness and Sanitation Bylaws 2025 introducing fines for various cleanlinessrelated violations across MumbaiUnder the rules spitting in public places will attract a penalty of Rs 250 littering garbage Rs 500 failure to segregate wet and dry waste Rs 200 and unauthorised transportation of construction or demolition debris Rs 25000 per vehicleThe bylaws aim to strengthen solid waste management and sanitation across the city and suburbs and apply to all waste generators including residential commercial industrial government educational religious and public establishments Citizens and establishments violating the prescribed norms will face strict penal actionIssued under the directions of Municipal Commissioner and Administrator Bhushan Gagrani the bylaws are being implemented under the guidance of Additional Municipal Commissioner City Dr Ashwini Joshi and monitored by Deputy Municipal Commissioner Solid Waste Management Kiran DighavkarRegular cleanliness drives special campaigns ongoingThe civic body said regular cleanliness drives and special campaigns are ongoing to ensure effective implementationDr Joshi said the bylaws have been framed in line with the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 issued by the Union Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change with the objective of regulating segregation collection storage and processing of wet and dry waste generated in MumbaiThe rules mandate waste segregation at source and define responsibilities of waste generators municipal authorities contractors and service providers They also include provisions related to material recovery facilities biomedical waste ewaste plastic waste and construction and demolition debrisThe bylaws specify penalties for 21 types of offences including public urination and defecation feeding animals or birds in public places washing clothes or utensils in public areas burning waste dumping construction debris at unauthorised sites and failure to clean premises or drains Organisers of public events who fail to clean the venue within four hours after an event may also face confiscation of their cleanliness depositThe BMC has appealed to citizens housing societies vendors and establishments to strictly follow the new rules and actively participate in keeping Mumbai clean and hygienicThane Municipal Corporation launches cleanliness campaign in Kopri citizens in large numbers join inThane Municipal Corporation TMC on Monday launched a largescale deep clean drive in the Kopri area under its NaupadaKopri wardLocals also turned out in large numbers to lend a helping hand in the special cleanliness driveThe campaign led by mayordesignate Sharmila Pimpalolkar began at 730 am from Ashtavinayak Chowk with a cleanliness pledgePimpalolkar said the initiative launched with the slogan ldquoDuty first then charge of officerdquo would be expanded across Thane city and stressed the need for active public participationSeveral corporators and senior civic officials were present during the drive including Malti Patil Namrata Pamnani and Bharat Chavan along with Additional Commissioners Sandeep Malvi and Prashant Rode Deputy Commissioners Madhukar Bodke and Deepak Jhinjad Health Officer Dr Rani Shinde and other senior officials also took part