Secunderabad Cantonment Board to impose fine for littering

The SCB is implementing the Goa Cantonment by-laws. SCB CEO Ms Sujata Gupta said that the SWM draft would be sent to the MoD for approval. Once the MoD gives a green signal, the penalties will come into force.

Separate fines will be collected for dumping debris in the SCB area. The draft by-laws will come into force from the date of publication in the official gazette.

The SCB area generates 110 tonnes of garbage per day and pays GHMC '15 lakh per month to transport the same.

Meanwhile ward members informed the Army authorities that leftover food from the Army mess, which is given to store keepers or workers, is being sold to a few communities who feed the same to cattle. The Army has agreed to streamline the process.

All dog owners staying in the SCB area will have to register with the Board and get tokens for their dogs. The Board has approved of the dog tokens and imposition of a fee for registration of dogs under Section 290 of the Cantonment Act, 2006.

The Board has also approved the engagement of veterinary doctors on honorarium basis for running the animal welfare centre for sterilisation and anti-rabies vaccination of street dogs.

The SCB has come forward to regularise street vendors by imposing a daily license fee on them. Rs 10 will be collected from small time vendors like fruit, vegetable sellers, tea carts and others based on their trade.