Panchkula, June 24 -- Deputy commissioner (DC) Monika Gupta on Monday said she has directed Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board to file cases in the sub-divisional magistrate's court against shopkeepers littering the surroundings, particularly the drain passing through the area. Such cases are to be filed under public nuisance provisions, she said after she was apprised about the 6.7-km nullah (Mansa Devi complex to Rajiv Colony in Sector 17) strewn with garbage.

The shrine board CEO has also been asked to install dustbins near the nullah. If littering continues, the board will install notices urging devotees to re-consider buying from non-compliant shopkeepers. The DC had recently chaired a meeting with the municipal corporation (MC) and ...