On the directions of Kalaburagi City Corporation Commissioner Bhuvanesh D. Patil, officials have raided various godowns and seized nearly 6.5 tonnes of banned material, bags and glasses and levied a fine of ₹27,000.
On Sunday, a team led by senior Health Inspector Sharan Kumar Tengli and Environment Engineer Baburao Melkeri seized banned plastic material, including 3 tonnes of plastic granules, 225 kg of plastic rolls and 126 kg of plastic carry bags, from a godown belonging to Ayub Ali in the industrial area and penalised him ₹25,000.
The team continued the raid on Monday and seized 3 tonnes of plastic glasses and plates in a godown belonging to Basayya Swami at Shanti Nagar locality and slapped a penalty of ₹2,000. They have sealed both the godowns.