Overview
- Civic workers returned street-collected garbage to roughly 190–200 identified repeat offenders across the city.
- Officials said fines between Rs 2,000 and Rs 10,000 are being levied on those dumping waste at non-designated spots.
- Authorities claimed the effort has cut garbage ‘black spots’ from 869 to 150, presenting it as evidence of impact.
- Some residents reported being wrongly targeted due to irregular pickups or refusal of unsegregated waste by collectors.
- BSWML said marshals use video evidence to trace offenders, with weekly drives planned and public submissions to be accepted.