Residents of Bangalore will be penalised in case they do not segregate garbage while dumping into wet waste, dry waste and plastic waste, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) declared on Wednesday.

The new rule, which will take effect from October 1 this year, is a part of nine-point “Action Plan” that the BBMP crafted to deal with the a whopping 4,500 tonnes of waste that residents of city generate daily.

The action plan is in response to the hue & cry raised by several welfare associations, NGOs as well as the pollution control board of the Karnataka.

Announcing the new rule, BBMP Commissioner Rajneesh Goel said that the civil body had a provision to collect fine of up to Rs 10 under the Karnataka Municipal Corp. Act from those do not adhere to the order, but added that the High Court of the state had directed it to levy a penalty of up to Rs 100.

The BBMP has linked the action plan with the Sakala scheme, where the legal responsibilities will fall on the officials concerned.

Under Karnataka Sakala Seve Act 2011, the sanitary inspector will have to remove garbage dumps within twenty-four hours as and when sought by the residents.

The BBMP will utilize all the three means, viz. information, education and communication, to reach out to the public to make the city garbage-free. It has also urged the masses to minimise garbage generation during the upcoming festival season.