The draft Goa Model Panchayat Solid Waste (Management & Handling) Bye-Laws, 2022, has proposed spot fines and penalties between Rs200 and Rs 10,000 against residential units, commercial establishments and institutions for non-segregation of waste at source, and not maintaining clean surroundings, among others.
The has invited objections and suggestions from the public before finalising the bye-laws.
The panchayat will impose fines for not storing and delivering commercial or domestic hazardous waste as required by the bye-laws, for not storing and delivering household biomedical waste as required by the bye-laws, for not granting access to the premises for inspection, for organising a public gathering or event without an event permit, for littering on roads or streets, for not delivering construction and demolition waste in a segregated manner as specified, for not delivering garden waste and tree trimmings as specified, and for disposal of waste by burning.