Somewhere in Kerala....

You can now land in jail if you dump garbage on the streets of Kerala. After banning smoking in public places, the Kerala high court on Monday declared dumping waste on roads and other public places a criminal offence. The order comes at a time when the state is being flooded with Sabarimala pilgrims and litter poses a serious challenge to public hygiene. A division bench directed the state government to register criminal cases against those who flout its order. “We want the authorities concerned to implement the order strictly,” the bench observed. The court made the point while hearing a public interest litigation filed by Kerala Federation of Women Lawyers. The bench also directed local self-government institutions to take steps to stop people from disposing waste in public places. The court directed the government to frame appropriate laws to book the offenders.