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Berhampur:Liquor Shop Slapped Rs 1 Lakh Penalty For Littering Plastic Waste
Ganjam District Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange slapped a penalty of Rs 1 lakh on a liquor brewery in Berhampur on the charges of littering the surrounding.
Reportedly, the district Collector slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the country-made brewery located on the Corporation road near Biju Patnaik Park here and impose penalty of Rs 10,000 each on four snacks stalls for not disposing of waste properly.
The district collector also expressed his dissatisfaction over the littering of the non-bio-degradable wastes (including polythene bags) in the area.
Apart from imposing fine, Kulange also urged the shop owners to use dustbins and keep the surroundings clean.
Despite the ban on single-use plastics (SUPs) in all urban areas by the State government since October 2019, people and shop owners have been found blatantly flouting the norms.
