With the Karnataka Legislature’s winter session starting on December 8 at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, the Belagavi City Corporation has launched a major cleanliness drive to prepare the city for visiting ministers and officials.
Strict Action Against Littering
In a review meeting held on Monday, Mayor Mangesh Pawar and the Health Standing Committee instructed sanitation inspectors to make sure:
Door-to-door waste collection is done properly
People who throw garbage in the open are fined
Anyone caught dumping waste on the roadside will now be fined ₹1,000, and an online receipt will be given immediately.
Indore Model to Be Followed
To improve the system, city officials recently visited Indore—India’s cleanest city—to study its waste-management methods.
After the visit, officials decided to:
Follow Indore-style waste collection
Fix issues like trucks passing through the same lanes multiple times
Assign each garbage truck specific lanes for better coverage
Stopping Blackspots
The corporation is trying to remove garbage blackspots across the city. However, some citizens still throw waste on the roads. To stop this, stricter fines and enforcement have been recommended.
Reward for Best Performance
The sanitation inspector who collects the most fines from littering violators will be appreciated and awarded by the corporation.
Who Attended the Meeting
The meeting was led by Mayor Mangesh Pawar and attended by:
Deputy Mayor Vani Joshi
Health Committee Chairperson Laxmi Rathod
Assistant Environmental Engineer Hanmant Kaladagi
Officials Praveen Kumar and Adilkhan Pathan
Sanitation inspectors
