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GVMC Seals 58 Shops, Imposes ₹4.36 Lakh in Fines
Visakhapatnam’s city corporation checked businesses to see whether they were following cleanliness rules.
Officials inspected 80 establishments in 10 zones.
They sealed 58 shops and fined 22 others, with total penalties of ₹4.36 lakh.
Some violations involved leaving rubbish on roads, in drains, or in public places.
Officials also cited the use of prohibited plastic.
Madhurawada had the most sealed shops, with 16.
Commissioner Ketan Garg told businesses to put their waste in bins and give it to collection vehicles every day.
He said the city would continue enforcing the rules.
GVMC inspected 80 establishments across all 10 municipal zones during a sanitation enforcement drive.
Officials sealed 58 shops and fined another 22 establishments, for total penalties of ₹4.36 lakh.
Reported violations included dumping waste in public places, roads, or drains and using prohibited plastic.
Madhurawada recorded the most closures, with 16 shops sealed and ₹94,000 in fines.
Commissioner Ketan Garg directed businesses to use bins and hand waste to CLAP vehicles daily, and said enforcement would continue.
- Who
- The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), led by Commissioner Ketan Garg.
- What
- GVMC inspected 80 establishments, sealed 58 shops, and imposed penalties totalling ₹4.36 lakh.
- Where
- Across all 10 GVMC municipal zones in Visakhapatnam.
- When
- October 8; one report describes the inspection day as Thursday.
- Why
- To enforce sanitation regulations and address waste disposal, littering, and prohibited plastic use.
GVMC enforcement
Business instructions
Sanitation violations
GVMC enforcement
GVMC said it had taken stringent action against establishments violating sanitation rules and would continue the enforcement drive.
Business instructions
The commissioner instructed businesses to store waste in bins and hand it to CLAP vehicles daily; the reports do not include shopkeepers’ responses.
Key facts
- Establishments inspected
- 80
- Shops sealed
- 58
- Other establishments fined
- 22
- Total penalties
- ₹4.36 lakh
- Zones covered
- 10
- Most closures
- Madhurawada: 16 shops sealed; ₹94,000 in penalties
- Waste disposal guidance
- Businesses were told to collect waste in bins and hand it to Clean Andhra Pradesh (CLAP) vehicles daily.
Sources
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