BENGALURU: The city’s first citizen, Mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun, set a fine example by paying a fine of Rs 500 for using plastic. She paid the fine on August 3 after she realised that her subordinates used plastic to wrap dry fruits, which was given as a welcome gift to Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.
Speaking to The New Sunday Express she said, “Since I gave the gifts and it had plastic, it is my mistake and I paid the fine. As a Mayor and first citizen of the city, it is my duty to set a precedent ... now others should also follow it.”
The Mayor said that this was for the first time that she had paid such a fine as a corporator and Mayor. She further added that she had ensured her house is plastic-free and had been practising the same since 2016, when the rule was imposed by the pollution control board, state government and the environment ministry. She said that no-plastic policy was being followed even in her kitchen.