Citizens to face Rs1,000 fine over littering

Warning notice to follow penalty after repeat violation

MULTAN:

The Multan Waste Management Company (MWMC) is set to adopt a new strategy of imposing fine on citizens found throwing garbage in the streets and markets.

Initially, warning notices will be served on the violators, while Rs1,000 fine will be imposed over violation of the rules again within three months.

According to sources in the MWMC, the local government department has directed the municipal corporations and waste management companies across the province to implement the orders at the earliest so that action against the violators can be initiated to maintain cleanliness in the cities.

The Multan Metropolitan Corporation has designated enforcement officials for the purpose, but the MWMC has not appointed the officials so far as their list has to be sent to the commissioner for approval.

The 15 sector in charges of the company would likely be given the powers to impose fine on the violators. The amount will be deposited into the metropolitan corporation’s account, the sources added. The company is providing cleanliness services in 68 urban union councils, but there have been persistent complaints of throwing waste at places not designated by the local government.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 10^th, 2023.