Dengue Crisis: Heavy Fines Ordered For Individuals & Housing Societies Failing To Remove Stagnant Water, Waste: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to impose heavy fines on individuals, residential societies, or hubs found negligent in clearing stagnant water or waste that could lead to the breeding of mosquitoes, thereby facilitating the spread of Dengue. The Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice N V Anajaria and Justice K V Aravind, issued this directive while disposing of a suo-motu petition initiated by the…