BMC collects 28 lakh fine for not wearing mask

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has collected a total fine of ₹28 lakh from 14,000 people who were caught without face masks in public spaces.

This comes in light of the rising number of cases of coronavirus being reported in Maharashtra during the last few days.

Despite the state government’s appeals and campaigns including ‘My Family, My Responsibility’, there is no dearth of people who do not wear masks.

In view of the increasing risk of coronavirus infections in Mumbai, Mumbai Police has now been empowered to recover fines from people wearing no masks.

The government has also banned all religious, political and social meetings from February 22.