Aafrin Kidwai 
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) to seize bank guarantees of Zirakpur, Banur and Nayagaon municipal councils. The committee directed the PPCB to encash Rs 2 lakh bank guarantee of each of the three MCs for failing to collect and manage door-to-door garbage within the time limit of three months, reports The Times of India.
The NGT has also issued a warning to Mohali municipal corporation that it will impose a similar penalty if it fails to meet the deadline of January 31, 2021, for making door-to-door garbage segregation a success and enforcing solid waste management system. These MCs were to collect 100% garbage and file a report with the NGT.
Nayagaon MC has been pulled up for not constructing compost pits and the council has been asked to deposit Rs 1 lakh more bank guarantee.
All MCs had been provided the required machines and funds by the government but only Kurali MC had started to treat waste, observed the monitoring committee.
The civic body officers have been informed that if they fail to perform their duties well, their inefficiency will be recorded in their annual confidential report (ACR).
