The Coimbatore Corporation has given owners of poorly maintained private vacant plots 15 days to clear garbage, waste and overgrown vegetation from their premises. If they fail to do so, the civic body will undertake the cleaning and recover the cost from the owners as a penalty.
The Corporation said some vacant plots within the city limits were being left unmaintained, resulting in the accumulation of garbage and other waste. Such plots could become a source of foul odour and mosquito breeding, posing a risk of the spread of infections, it said.
Corporation health inspectors will issue notices to owners of vacant plots found in an unhygienic condition. The owners will have to clean the plots at their own expense within 15 days of receiving the notice.
If the owners fail to comply within the stipulated period, the Corporation will deploy its sanitation workers and machinery to remove the waste and clean the plots. The expenditure incurred on the work will be recovered from the respective owners as a penalty, the Corporation said.
The civic body appealed to vacant plot owners to clean and maintain their properties regularly and urged the public not to dump garbage in vacant plots or public places.
Published – September 18, 2026 07:03 pm IST
