Litter Cops of Bangalore
Depending on whether you are “Misusing water meant for drinking, urinating in public, throwing garbage around, spitting/expectorating and allowing pet animals to mess around" you will be slapped with on the spot fines ranging from Rs 100 to Rs 1000. They will also issue show-cause notice to shopkeepers as well as individuals who do not abide by rules.
Assisted by the palike officials, these cops will be equipped with a handycam each to record the behaviour of the public so that the charges won’t be disputed.
In case, you are wondering where to dump trash if not on the streets, the palike will place dustbins very 100 meters on these streets.
The palike plans to eventually grow this cadre of litter cops to cover 200 commercial streets across the city.
This brings us to the legality of the whole thing. If there is a legal basis on which the private litter cop cadre has been allowed, can that same basis be used to empower a private traffic management cadre?
The Deccan Herald article which reported this story, mentioned the schedules of the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act on which the legality of fines is based. But it does not mention any thing about the legality of having private cadre. i looked up a version of the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act, but from initial cursory reading could not make sense. If anybody knows more about this please share your information.
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