Media Release

Mangaluru, Oct 7: The commissioner of Ullal Nagara Sabha, Rayappa, issued a public notification regarding guidelines to be compulsorily followed by the citizens for domestic waste disposal within Ullal municipality limits. The guidelines are to be strictly followed by all households, owners of shops and establishments, commercial and residential buildings, hotels and restaurants, vegetables, fish and meat vendors and others.

As per the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, all citizens are to compulsorily segregate all solid waste generated in their respective places at source, separately into two categories, wet waste and dry waste, and hand over the same in separate buckets to the municipal waste collection vehicles. The municipality shall not accept if mixed waste is given in plastic bags in violation of these rules, and a penalty of Rs 500 to Rs 2500 will be imposed.

As per the order of the National Green Tribunal and Supreme Court, offenders will be prosecuted in court under Section 224, 263 and 276 of The Karnataka Municipalities Act 1964. Hence, house owners and owners of shops, commercial and residential properties are requested to cooperate by segregating waste at the source and giving to the municipality. AS legal action will be taken if waste is found to be dumped in plastic bags along the roadside or near the Ullal beach. In case the vehicle does not arrive, the Ullal municipality may be informed by phone to 7204476548.