Determination of the authorities of civic bodies to implement rules strictly will only make the waste management programme a success in the State, Minister for Local Self-Governments M.B. Rajesh has said.
He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Mattam’, a workshop of local body representatives, here on Friday as part of ‘Malinya Muktha Nava Keralam’.
“The government is on a mission to free our streets of waste by March 31, 2024. Our objective is a clean State with roads free of scattered waste and garbage heaps. Awareness alone will not bring the result. The government is planning stringent steps too. The local body institutions should not shy away from slapping fines and taking legal steps against offenders, he said.
