A Malé city resident has been fined for dumping trash on a public road.
The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) announced this through a tweet on Wednesday.
Today, a person living in 03rd floor of H. Handhuvarudheyge has been fined under the Waste Regulation (2013-R-58) for dumping waste at H.Sadhubarakaage corner, Mustharee Magu. We thank @PoliceMv for the continued collaboration in enforcing the waste regulation.
— EPA Maldives (@EPAMaldives) January 2, 2019
Under the waste regulation, dumping trash onto public roads is prohibited and those found to be doing so can have fine imposed on them, ranging from MVR 500 to 100 million.
EPA director general Ibrahim Naeem had recently said authorities would use CCTV cameras and other faciltiies to identify those that dump trash in public.
The Waste Management Corporation collects and transports trash from all households, offices, cafés, and restaurants in capital city Malé and administrative divisions under it.
