The Municipal Council Rohru on February 12, 2024, issued the Door-to-Door Garbage Collection and Disposal bye-laws, 2024 of Municipal Council Rohru.
This shall apply to the Rohru municipal area.
The following provisions have been stated:
• Constitution of Ward Sanitation Committee:
A Ward Sanitation Committee shall be constituted in each ward of the Municipal Council. The Ward Sanitation Committee shall have 11 to 15 members. The members of the WSC would comprise of ward member, sanitary inspector, tax collector or a designated officer by the Municipal Council for each ward, representatives of Residential Welfare Associations (RWAs) of the ward, representatives from slum sanitation committee, representatives of Community-Based Organisations (SHGs, youth club etc.), local leaders, senior citizens etc. The Ward Sanitation Committee shall oversee the sanitation activity in the ward.
• Prosecution:
I. Prosecution can be made on violation of the above said rules Under Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, Himachal Pradesh Municipal Act, 1994 and Environmental Protection Act, 1986. Even the prosecution can be made on the official/workers responsible for implementing so-called services under the above said Bye-laws if they are not performing their task or delaying their responsibility to implement the services.
II. Whosever contravenes the provision of above said Bye-laws shall be in addition to the penalties already mentioned under any act/ rules/ laws/bye–laws for the time being in force would be liable for disconnection of water supply, electricity and other civic amenities and the Executive Officer / Secretaries of the ULB may request the competent authorities to withdraw any other services if granted in favour of Institution/ Commercial Establishment/ person committing the offence.
This notification will come into force from February 12, 2024.
