dehradun dehradun nagar nigam has fined 19 shopkeepers near clock tower for not keeping dustbins in their shops the nigam passed orders last month directing all shopkeepers to keep dustbins with 100 litres waste capacity this came after directions from the union ministry of urban development that all cities should follow the solid waste management rules2016 according to which all commercial properties and shop owners will have to place 100 litres capacity dustbins near their establishments from september 1 ravneet cheema commissioner dehradun nagar nigam said ldquoon monday we conducted a drive near clock tower and fined 19 shopkeepers who did not have 100 litres capacity dustbins outside their shops we collected rs 7300 as penaltyrdquo shopkeepers said that they did not have enough time to comply with the order since it was issued only two weeks ago some said that firsttime offenders should have been let off with a warning residents however said that strict action by authorities is required for a cleaner city amit trivedi a resident of jakhan said ldquowhy should traders have an issue with keeping dustbins when so much garbage is lying around in the marketsrdquo deepika bayala a resident of patel nagar added ldquowe keep dustbins in our houses and pay for garbage collection and so should shopkeepers it is good that shops have been asked to keep dustbins with a specific waste capacity otherwise it is common to see even big eateries keeping small binsrdquo