Kurnool Civic Body Warns Owners of Dirty Vacant Plots

Kurnool: Kurnool Municipal Corporation (KMC) has warned owners of vacant plots within the civic body’s limits to ensure that these spaces are clean or face heavy penalties. This is part of the KMC’s efforts to make Kurnool clean and green.

Authorities have announced that starting Sunday, they will launch a special drive to remove weeds and garbage from vacant lands along both sides of the roads across the city.

Municipal commissioner P. Viswanath said 27 JCBs will be deployed simultaneously in the operation. The highest number of machines will start clearing operations in the newly expanded Kurnool city areas, where the number of vacant plots is more.

Officials said despite issuing notices to plot owners several times in recent days, many have failed to respond, forcing the civic body to undertake the cleaning work on its own. The civic body’s aim is to prevent health hazards caused by snakes, scorpions, mosquitoes and pigs, especially in vacant plots located near residential colonies.

The commissioner clarified that building permissions and property tax-related documents will be processed only after owners pay fines for failing to keep their spaces clean. He asked owners of vacant plots to contact their sanitation secretary or inspector in the matter.

Viswanath said four major programmes are being implemented to clean and green and transform the city. He maintained that public cooperation is crucial for their success. He revealed that 325 vacant plots have been identified so far. Notices have been served repeatedly to 182 owners, while notices could not be delivered to 143 owners, as their addresses are not traceable. However, he underlined that even those who did not receive notices must keep their plots clean.

The commissioner said that 23 cattle owners and 31 pig rearers have been identified within city limits. If they do not shift their animals to the outskirts of the city within a week, he warned, officials will take stern action against them.