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They were on the verge of dumping 3 tonnes of construction waste from a private site near Thiruvanaikoil. “Two vehicles including a mini truck were spotted by a team of sanitary officials supervising the Kudamurutti banks near Konakkarai. TRICHY: A day after The Times of India carried a report on the slackness in penalising offenders dumping construction waste across public spots at will, Trichy Corporation swung into action.A couple of vehicles found dumping building debris near Konakkarai on Wednesday were stopped and slapped fines. The corporation also used the debris to level surfaces at some places. We have levied Rs 5,000 as penalty from each,” a sanitary official with K Abishekapuram zone said.Corporation officials said that since sanitary officials had been provided portable mobile Point Of Sales (mPOS) devices, levying of spot fine from those dumping construction waste along water bodies such as Uyyakondan, Koraiyar, Kudamurutti and Cauvery would be enhanced..