KOLKATA: In an effort to keep city streets free of garbage, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is planning to set up a mobile sanitation court that will be doing the rounds and imposing littering fines on the spot. The mobile court will consist of a senior civic official, inspectors and clerical staffers.
The court will reserve the right to book an errant person for littering on the streets and impose a fine of Rs 500 on the spot. A second-time conviction will invite a penalty of Rs 700 and for subsequent offences, an offender will need to pay Rs 1,000. In case an individual or a group of residents are caught littering on the streets and yet refuse to pay, the mobile court will have the right to send them to prison. The court will conduct surprise checks in areas where the complaints of littering have become rampant.
