Police commissioner's office turned to zero-waste workplace

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: The City Police Commissioner B Dayananda on Friday ordered his staff and personnel to maintain cleanliness in and around the police stations and restrain from causing harm to the surroundings.

The Bengaluru Police Chief spoke at an event held while converting the Commissioner's office and the Command Centre into a 'Zero-Waste Office,' by collaborating with the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and an organisation Swachha Belaku in the city.

Speaking to the policemen, he instructed them to avoid using plastic items inside the station and announced that he will also do the same. Waste materials such as wet and dry garbage, electronic waste should be collected and segregated as per the rules set by the BBMP, he said.

Beginning from Friday, the office along with other police stations in Bengaluru BBMP limits will be checked for cleanliness and the disposal of the garbage according to the rules on a daily basis.

He announced that personnel will be rewarded accordingly for keeping their stations clean. He also warned of hefty fines if policemen were found throwing garbage or flouting the rules for disposing of the waste.