Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) has begun a special drive to pick up waste from the highways in its jurisdiction. MCC Commissioner Akshy Sridhar said that the drive has been taken up on a pilot basis starting from the Surathkal-Mukka stretch on the National Highway 66 now.  The waste will be picked up twice a week on Mondays and Tuesdays. Responding to a tweet by the corporation on the drive, some citizens asked the civic body to impose fine on those who throw waste on the highways and roads, while others wanted it to create civic sense. The corporation Commissioner said that the civic body has installed CCTV cameras in some places after identifying the black spots in the city. Garbage throwing has come down in such places.