Meerut, January 08, 2021: In a drive to keep a check on illegal dairies from dumping cow dung and other waste into city drains, causing them to choke, Meerut Municipal Corporation (MMC) has ordered imposition of a fine of Rs 20,000 on the owners for violations. As a part of the drive, a sum of Rs 2.40 lakh as fines has already been imposed.
“A drive has been started to impose fine on the owners of illegal dairies who dump cow dung in the drains, choking them. A fine of Rs 20,000 per dairy is being imposed on those flouting norms so that local residents don’t face any issue,” said Manish Bansal, Meerut municipal commissioner.
The sanitation and food inspectors have been entrusted with the task of inspection of the dairies and take action wherever necessary according to the reports published in timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
So far, fines totaling Rs 2.40 lakh has been imposed on the dairy owners and a sum of Rs 68,500 has been deposited so far. The drive will continue until the dairies are shifted outside the city limits, said Bansal.
The issue of illegal dairies has been hanging fire in the city for long. In 1998, the Allahabad High Court had ordered shifting the dairies out of city limits. However, the order was not complied with. In May 2019, the court directed the district authorities to provide land to the dairy owners and shift them there. Despite efforts to move the dairies out of the city limits, they continue to function as no designated place has been provided to them till now.
