Daijiworld Media Network -Mangaluru(DV)

Mangaluru, Jul 16: Miscreants dumped waste on the roadside in Nandigudde thus violating the law.

Local residents have installed banners urging those people who dump waste on the roadside not to do so. But, residents violated the law by dumping waste on the roadside.

Recently, MCC also issued a notice to Pandeshwar police station to take stringent action against a pickup van owner for dumping the waste on the roadside.

A few came on their two-wheelers and dumped the waste on the roadside in spite of installing CCTV cameras on the spot by the Mangaluru City Corporation. In spite of warnings to the violators not to dispose the waste on the roadsides, it has been continuously violated, locals alleged.

The Mangaluru City Corporation has to take stringent action against those who throw waste on roadsides.

In this regard, to stop violators, the local residents held a unique protest against those who violate the law by throwing waste on the roadside.

The protestors under the banner of the United Nandigudda Sports and Cultural Association (R) installed a banner that wrote, "Take a photo of the person or vehicle, throwing waste or other materials, on the side of this road or surrounding areas."

Speaking to daijiworld.com, corporator Shailesh Shetty said, "The issue has been brought to the notice of the commissioner of the city corporation long back. Later, two CCTV cameras were installed as well. In this regard, I have personally spoken to the Mayor to sanction two additional CCTV cameras to be installed at the designated spot where waste is being dumped. Mayor has directed the officials to do the needful. For many days youth from the locality were watching the spot to avoid dumping of waste. Recently, I even caught an Omni car driver while throwing the waste and filed a case in Pandeshwar station. The police should also cooperate on these issues. "

He also said that the Mayor had spoken to the Police Commissioner to ask police officials to take action against violation of rules regarding disposal of wastes on the roadside. The disposal of waste had spread on the road as people had started avoiding being captured on the CCTV camera while they were throwing the waste.