Coming down hard on violators, the Municipal Corporation (MC) issued challans to 112 shopkeepers and street vendors in the Ghumar Mandi area over open dumping of garbage.

The drive has been launched on the directions of MC Commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal and the challans were issued by the health branch of the civic body.

The challans were issued after the shopkeepers and street vendors were caught dumping waste around their shops and vends. Civic body teams have been keeping a strict vigil over the violators day and night. They also confiscated a number of vends over dumping of garbage and encroachments on road portions.

Recently, the MC Commissioner had also held a meeting with members of market associations of the city and the shopkeepers were directed to follow solid waste management

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