Mangaluru: Gram Panchayat in Dakshina Kannada District has announced the RS 500 gift to those who share information about people who throw garbage in public places.
Kuppepadavu Gram Panchayat, about 30 km from Mangaluru City, has decided to also force a fine of Rs 1,000 for those who dispose of garbage on the roadside and other public places.
Those who share pictures or videos of people who throw garbage will be given Rs 500 as a gift.
The GP initiative has produced results within a week that is almost half a dozen black spots in the village, where ordinary people throw garbage indiscriminately, now clean.
As soon as the GP put the board in all black spots, people have stopped disposing of waste, said PDO Savitha Mandolikar to Ti.
“People stop throwing garbage in public places after seeing the board we installed,” he said.
“The village faces a lot of trouble because of waste problems because people throw waste on the roadside and other public places.
Even if we cleanse black spots like that, the garbage pile appears the next day,” Mandolikar said.
“Therefore, this problem was taken to GP member notices at the meeting on October 28.
The decision was taken to force RS 1,000 penalty to the offender and RS 500 rewards to the informants, whose identity would not be revealed,” he would not be revealed, “he said .
“The board was installed during a clean organized Indian drive with selected member participation, GP staff and the same-minded people on October 31.
We have noticed that all black spots are still clean, “he said, adding to the village.
Having a plan to install CCTV surveillance cameras to force a penalty to those who dispose of waste in the village.
Sadashiva Kuppepadavu, a farmer who is part of the village hygiene initiative, Said that awareness was being made through social media to keep the village clean.
“We have created whatsapp groups and share messages about cleanliness.
We have encouraged villagers to separate waste and start making compost using wet waste, “he added.