Ludhiana: Cracking down on street vendors failing to maintain cleanliness around their vends, MC teams issued challans to 95 of them in different parts of the city for littering and not keeping dustbins.This despite MC commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal issuing an order, directing street vendors to ensure dustbins/receptacles and cleanliness around their vends earlier this month. The order clearly stated failure to do so would invite a challan of up to Rs 2,000. It alwarned that an FIR could also be lodged against repeat offenders.The street vendors were ordered to hand over the garbage to garbage collectors or dump it at designated sites (transfer stations) only after closing down their vends at night. They were asked to refrain from burning waste, spitting, urinating in public spaces, or using banned single-use plastic items at their stalls.Acting on these orders, the health and tehbazari teams of all four zones of the civic body conducted a drive and challaned the violators.Of these, 10 challans were issued in areas falling under zone ‘A’, 20 in zone ‘B’, 23 in zone ‘C’, and 42 in zone ‘D’ of MC. The teams also issued challans against the use of banned plastic carry bags by the street vendors.MC commissioner Dachalwal said while the civic body is making consistent efforts to ensure cleanliness, the street vendors and residents should also do their bit for the same.
