Considering the difficulty in reaching out to every housing society under its purview, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to delegate powers to housing societies to take action against residents who fail to segregate wet and dry waste. Municipal Commissioner Pravin Pardeshi has instructed Solid Waste Management (SWM) officials to come up with an action plan on how societies can act against non-cooperative members.

He said as part of the plan, the society authorities concerned should be given powers to identify households and fine them if they fail to segregate waste. However, sources said the plan would be finalised only after the BMC decides on how much rebate it would give on property taxes to societies, which consistently segregate and compost waste.