GHMC to penalize littering with e-challans via new app
Hyderabad: In a bid to improve waste management, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is set to introduce a mobile application to tackle littering on roads and streets across the city.
The civic body will penalise those who fail to use dustbins and throw garbage on roads and dump construction and demolition (C&D) waste in open places or in drains. The violators will be issued heavy fines in a digital form and they will be required to clear it using UPI payment system.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) was tasked with developing a mobile app. According to the GHMC, the app is expected to be released in the coming days.
Previously, the field-level officers would issue fines manually if they caught someone throwing the garbage or any kind of waste on the road. However, this method of waste management was neither effective nor beneficial to the GHMC treasury.
With the launch of the new app, the civic officials will now be able to capture photos if they find anyone dumping waste on the road and issue e-challan instantly to the violator. The violators will also be able to track the status of their challans online.
Earlier, the civic body arranged pick-up vehicles to collect the construction and demolition waste for a nominal charge. The residents are expected to dump the waste at a designated spot outside their premises and send a request to the concerned team through the corporation’s website or the MyGHMC app.
Currently, the civic body operates two major C&D waste management plants in Jeedimetla and Fathullaguda, each having a processing capacity of 500 tonnes per day (TPD). The third plant is expected to get operational at Shamshabad soon.
