Chandigarh, Jan. 9 -- In a continued effort to raise public awareness and curb the menace of littering, the municipal corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) has intensified its enforcement drive against violators of solid waste management norms. Over the last seven days, the MC issued challans to 16 residents for littering in public spaces across various parts of the city by tracing clues found within the discarded waste.

Acting on strict directions from MC commissioner Amit Kumar, sanitary inspectors conducted random inspections to identify and nab those engaging in the illegal dumping of waste. During these inspections, enforcement teams recovered slips, documents, and other proofs of identity from the dumped garbage, which helped to trace th...