Send video of litterbugs dropping waste to BSWML's WhatsApp number, earn Rs 250
Bengaluru: In a bid to curb rampant waste dumping, Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Ltd (BSWML) has launched a new initiative offering a Rs 250 reward to anyone who records and shares videos of littering incidents. The move follows the earlier ‘Kasa Suriyuva Habba’ campaign, which targeted litterbugs by dumping garbage at their doorsteps.
The videos can be shared on BSWML’s dedicated WhatsApp number, 9448197197.
BSWML Managing Director Karee Gowda said the agency has received a clear mandate from the government to address key waste management issues while restructuring infrastructure to meet the city’s needs over the next 30 to 40 years.
“Given a freehand by the government, BSWML is able to take bold steps, including dumping waste at the doorsteps of such mischief mongers who care less for the city and its aesthetics. To strengthen BSWML’s image and ensure people take us seriously, we are launching the video initiative. Those shooting the video should share the location and also details of violators if possible,” The New Indian Express quoted Gowda as saying.
Gowda noted that people continue to litter, often too lazy to hand over their garbage to auto tippers sent to their doorsteps.
BSWML is also exploring ways to transfer the reward money directly to the UPI accounts of people who share videos, with their identities reportedly kept confidential.
Addressing concerns about the additional financial burden on BSWML, an official said the agency will not incur a loss, as the rewards will be paid from penalties collected from litterbugs.
“We collect Rs 1,000 to 10,000 depending of the quantity and type of waste dumped by irresponsible public. Rewarding Rs 250 is not a loss at all and this will rather encourage people to keep the city clean,” TNIE quoted an official as saying.
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Screenwriter Salim Khan on ventilator support and stable, say doctors
Mumbai (PTI): Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan suffered a brain haemorrhage which has been tackled, is on ventilator support as a safeguard and stable, doctors treating him said on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here.
The 90-year-old, one half of the celebrated Salim-Javed duo which scripted films such as "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don" with Javed Akhtar, is in the ICU and recovery might take some time given his age.
"His blood pressure was high for which we treated him and we had to put him on a ventilator because we wanted to do certain investigations. Now the ventilator was put as a safeguard so that his situation doesn't get worse. So it is not that he is critical," Dr Jalil Parkar told reporters.
"We did the investigations that were required and today we have done a small procedure on him, I will not go into the details. The procedure done is called DSA (digital subtraction angiography). The procedure has been accomplished, he is fine and stable and shifted back to ICU. By tomorrow, we hope to get him off the ventilator. All in all, he is doing quite well," he added.
Asked whether he suffered a brain haemorrhage, the doctor said, "Unko thoda haemorrhage hua tha, which we’ve tackled. No surgery is required.
As concern over Khan's health mounted, his children, including superstar Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan, daughter Alvira, and sons-in-law Atul Agnihotri and Aayush Sharma, have been seen outside the hospital along with other well-wishers. His long-time partner Akhtar was also seen coming out of the hospital.
Khan, a household name in the 70s and 80s, turned 90 on November 24 last year. It was the day Dharmendra, the star of many of his films, including "Sholay", "Seeta aur Geeta" and "Yaadon Ki Baraat", passed away.
Hailing from an affluent family in Indore, Khan arrived in Mumbai in his 20s with dreams of stardom. He was good looking and confident he would make a mark in the industry as an actor. But that did not happen. And then, after struggling for close to a decade and getting confined to small roles in films, he changed lanes.
He worked as an assistant to Abrar Alvi and soon met Akhtar to form one of Hindi cinema's most formidable writing partnerships. They worked together on two dozen movies with most of them achieving blockbuster status.
Other than "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don", Khan and Akhtar also penned "Trishul", "Zanjeer", "Seeta Aur Geeta", "Haathi Mere Saathi", "Yaadon Ki Baarat" and "Mr India".
