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NMMC warns Navi Mumbai residents to segregate garbage or face penalties
A society as a whole would have to bear the brunt of anybody who fails to separate garbage at the source. The solid waste management division of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has started fining organisations and businesses that do not separate their rubbish. The civic department has started enforcing the Solid Waste Management and Cleanliness and Sanitation Bye Laws – 2020 by charging a fee of $250 multiplied by the number of dwelling units in the community.
In the event of persistent non-segregation, the penalty will double. According to top sanitary authorities, the government has collected close to 30,000 in fines from societies and bulk garbage providers over the last two months for failing to provide separated waste.
“Ideally, citizens should participate and accept responsibility for the process of supplying only separated garbage in order to improve waste management at the disposal site. Penalizing noncompliant communities is one approach to encourage them to take trash segregation seriously, according to DMC Solid Waste Management D. Rajale.
Two bulk garbage producing societies have received fines from the Belapur and Nerul sanitation departments in the past week alone. “A 12-story building in Sector 19 in Nerul was fined $3,000 because it failed to supply separated garbage despite receiving several notices and even direct instructions to do so.
Every home should ideally be compelled to have separate containers for dry and moist garbage, although this is not always done. As a result, the societies produce mixed rubbish, which NMMC would no longer collect moving forward, according to Rajendra Ingale, the ward’s sanitation inspector.
The sanitation agency is developing a strategy to tackle the source segregation work at full speed. Along with emphasising the 3Rs — Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle — this also entails decentralising rubbish disposal.
Penalizing the entire society is one of the activities that must be carried out severely. Errant societies are continually informed of the standards for segregating garbage, and any still caught doing so carelessly will now be penalised. “In the last month alone, we have sent over a hundred notifications to organisations who were deemed to be deficient in their waste segregation practises. Also, the garbage collection trucks sent door-to-door have been directed not to pick up non-segregated rubbish. The organisations who have already received the letters must genuinely address segregation or prepare to pay significant penalties, according to a representative from the Vashi ward office.
On the occasion of World Environment day, a Campaign Opposing single-use plastic was launched in Navi Mumbai.
The Campaign
In honour of World Environment Day, the ‘Single Plastic Free Panvel’ campaign was officially launched at the Adya Kranti veer Vasudev Balwant Phadke Auditorium, Panvel. PCMC representatives, Members of numerous social organisations, residents, Municipal officers, & many other guests were present for the campaign launch.
Shree Ganesh Deshmukh, the PCMC Commissioner, during the campaign highlighted that public support is necessary to the implement ban on single-use plastic carry bags. He further highlighted that NGO social organisations & people must Cooperate in order to prohibit the ban.
MLA Shree Prashant Thakur praised the joint initiative of the Panvel Municipal Corporation, Bharat Vikas Parishad & other NGOs in tackling environmental challenges. He further praised & highlighted the accomplishments of Panvel City Municipal Corporation Under the direction of Commissioner & Administrator Shree Ganesh Deshmukh & complimented their victory in different Competitions.
On Wednesday, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) ceremoniously performed the bhumi pooja in preparation for the building of a copy of the Tirupati Balaji temple in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. The pooja was performed according to the agama shastras by priests and representatives from the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.
The bhumi pooja ritual was attended by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and other members of their cabinet. It was a Maharashtrian’s dream come true, Eknath Shinde told reporters. “Today is a particularly significant day for Maharashtra since the duplicate of the Tirupati Balaji mandir is about to be built in Navi Mumbai. Not everyone has the good fortune to travel to Tirumala to see Balaji.
Therefore, the new temple would fulfil the aspiration of the Maharashtrian people to see Sri Balaji Venkateswara in Mumbai, according to Shinde.
With the assistance of donor devotees, the Tirupati trust would invest over Rs 75 crore in the construction of this new temple. You might remember that the TTD trust board decided a few years ago to build a new Balaji temple in Mumbai. Ten acres of land were given to the Tirupati trust by the Maharashtra government last year for the construction of the new temple. The Tirupati trust held the ceremony to lay the cornerstone for its new temple in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday after overcoming obstacles connected to CRZ laws and obtaining all necessary clearances.
In Navi Mumbai, NMMC observed the World Environment day.
The Environment day
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) organised a number of events around the city to celebrate World Environment Day, providing environmental awareness & enlisting the involvement of thousands of residents.
Third-party organisation officials, NCC & NSS students along with Members of the let’s Celebrate Fitness institute met to take a collective pledge for the Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan at the Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College a.k.a Modern College. The event featured a clean-up drive & a rally in Vashi for environmental awareness, Present were NMMC additional Commissioner Shreemati Sujata Dhole, Dr. Babasaheb Rajale, Dr. Amit Kumar Sondge, Prof. Sarang of K.B.P college, Prof. Nagore of Jhunjhunwala College, Shree Sudhir Potphode, along with Supervisors, sanitation Workers & many other officials.
Yulu e-bikes, which are zero-emission vehicles, we‘re featured in a special awareness rally that travelled from Jewel of Navi Mumbai to Nerul & Belapur regions. In addition, Additional Commissioner Shreemati Sujata Dhole & Deputy Commissioner Dr. Babasaheb Rajale of the Solid Waste Management Department actively participated in the rally.
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