Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Bengaluru Civic Body Fines PVR INOX ₹75,000
Bengaluru officials inspected businesses to see whether they were handling waste properly.
They fined PVR INOX ₹75,000.
Part of the fine was for mixing different kinds of waste.
The other part was for using plastics that are not allowed.
Officials told the cinema company to separate waste where it is produced and stop using banned plastics.
Forum Mall workers also paid a separate fine of ₹50,839.
Their fine followed the discovery of treatment-plant waste dumped near a supermarket.
Officials said more inspections will happen.
The city is trying to reduce overflowing bins, illegal dumping, and plastic pollution.
PVR INOX was fined ₹75,000 for mixing unsegregated waste and using banned single-use plastics.
The penalty comprised ₹50,000 for waste mixing and ₹25,000 for prohibited plastics.
Officials ordered PVR INOX to enforce source-level segregation and stop using banned plastics immediately.
Forum Mall staff separately paid ₹50,839 after STP waste was found dumped near a Jayanagar supermarket.
BSCC Commissioner KN Ramesh said inspections of malls, multiplexes, hotels, and other bulk waste generators will continue.
- Who
- Bengaluru civic officials, PVR INOX, Forum Mall staff, and BSCC Commissioner KN Ramesh.
- What
- PVR INOX received a ₹75,000 penalty, while Forum Mall staff paid ₹50,839 for separate waste-management violations.
- When
- During a ward-level inspection sweep; the articles do not specify a date.
- Where
- Bengaluru, including PVR INOX and Forum Mall on Kanakapura Main Road, with dumping reported near a supermarket in Jayanagar Housing Society Layout.
- Why
- The penalties were issued for mixing unsegregated waste, using banned single-use plastics, and dumping sewage treatment plant waste.
- PVR INOX penalty
- ₹75,000
- Waste-mixing fine
- ₹50,000
- Single-use-plastic fine
- ₹25,000
- Forum Mall penalty
- ₹50,839
- Enforcement body
- BSCC
- Required action
- Source-level segregation and elimination of prohibited plastics
- Inspection targets
- Malls, multiplexes, hotels, and other bulk waste generators