SRINAGAR: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has directed all the ward officers and Sanitation Officers to take action against the shopkeepers found involved in throwing garbage outside their shops.
The officials said, “It has been discovered that the shopkeepers throw garbage on the roads while closing their shops, which affects the cleanliness of the City. The concerned ward officers and sanitation officers have been instructed to take enforcement action against these erring shopkeepers.”
The action will be taken by these officers themselves or they can send the pictures of garbage outside the shops or their GEO-tagged photo to the MSO or CSO so that action is taken against, the officials said.
They said that directions in this regard have been passed by the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Commissioner, Athar Aamir Khan.
Pertinently, the locals also admitted the fact that the shopkeepers throw garbage outside their shops, especially while closing down their respective business units.
“This measure taken by the SMC would help in ensuring cleanliness and also prevent such non-serious attitude of some shopkeepers,” the local said while hailing the directions from SMC Commissioner—(KNO)
