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DM Doda issues prohibitory orders against garbage dumping in public places  

DODA, NOVEMBER 19: To address the nuisance of garbage dumping on roadsides, highways, public paths and main drainage in rural as well as urban areas of the District, District Magistrate Doda, Vishesh Paul Mahajan today issued prohibitory orders under Section 133 of Cr.PC, banning any such practice.

The order reads that District Magistrate, Doda, by virtue of powers vested under Section 133 Cr.PC, do hereby order all the residents of the District to remove garbage/avoid dumping of garbage on any Public place viz streets, roads, roadsides, open grounds, nallahs, river/riversides or any other place covered under the definition of public place and ensure to dump the garbage only at places specified by the concerned Municipal bodies or Block Sanitation Officers/ Panchayats or handover the garbage to the door to door collectors only. Any violation in this behalf shall be dealt under the relevant section of law.