New Delhi:
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has banned spitting and urinating in public spaces.
It has decided to impose a fine of Rs 1,000 if anyone caught spitting/urinating in public places, said a release.
The powers conferred upon the commissioner to imposes and collects the fines from the violators has also been delegated to all licensing inspector, public health inspector, sanitary/asst. sanitary inspector and Malaria/asst. Malaria inspectors to take action and impose fine against the violators. All the concerned official are instructed to ensure strict compliance of these directives in all four zones.
The violators will be challenged on the spot and fine will be collected on the spot. In case the violator does not have money to pay the fine, then the municipal officer shall ensure to obtain the parentage of violators like proper address from the identity card (driving licence, Aadhaar card, or any other identity document) is being carried by him.
In case violator does not have any identity card with him, his or her photo will be taken on mobile phone along with the parentage disclosed by him. Efforts will be made to ask the violator to make the amount on the spot in any mode, added the release.
However, in case the violator refuses to pay the fine, the official concerned will initiate the proceedings to recover the said amount u/s 455 of the DMC Act treating non-payment of fun was dues recoverable while discharging obligatory function upon the corporation of clause X of section 42 of the DMC Act.
The move has come after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued fresh directives for the Covid-19 Management. Under the consolidated revised guidelines, spitting has been made punishable with a fine under Section 51 (b) of the Disaster Management Act.
