Mumbai: To encourage covid appropriate behaviour amongst the people and ensure that the take uttermost precautions , the civic body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will ‘free’ masks to those found without face cover in public and also collect a fine of Rs 200 from them
The civic body authorities took this decision after noting that an offender, despite being fined, goes ahead without a face mask and the objective of implementing the Covid-19 prevention protocol remains unfulfilled.
And hence, in order to fulfill the objective, the citizen concerned will be provided a free mask and charged a penalty of Rs 200.
From April till November 28, the maximum number of 32,010 citizens without masks were fined in the K-west ward, which includes areas like Juhu and Versova, a BMC official said, adding that Rs 63.39 lakh was collected as fine from them.
While, from April till November 28, action has been taken against 4.85 lakh citizens for not wearing masks in public places and collected over Rs 10.7 crore as fine from them.