Patiala Municipal Corporation issues challans for violating trade licence rules, sale of Single-Use Plastic Disposables

The Patiala Municipal Corporation has started issuing challans for violations such as dumping construction and demolition waste, selling and using single-use plastic, and creating a nuisance in the city.

Officials said the corporation has become stringent against those found violating rules and has also started issuing challans to those without trade licences.

A team of sanitary inspectors, including Mohit Jindal, Rajesh Kumar, Inderjit Singh, and Kuldeep Singh, visited various locations in the city to check for violations.

Chief sanitary inspector Sanjeev Kumar said the officials issued 16 challans for various violations.

The team issued four challans for selling and using single-use plastic, eight for littering, two for dumping construction and demolition waste, and two for failing to seek trade licences.

A sanitary inspector said, “MC officials held a meeting and directed action against violators. We have started issuing challans to people who have failed to get trade licences for their businesses.”