The day mid-day reported about the BMC's laxity in punishing the offenders of mandatory mask rule amid the pandemic, the civic chief ordered his officials to not only fine those roaming without a face mask, but also to increase the enforcers on ground.

The Solid Waste Management (SWM) Department had deployed clean-up marshals, hired from private agencies, to fine people who are outdoors without wearing a mask, but only in a few wards. And all their contracts ended a few months back, the BMC extended the deal with only a few of them and most of them are still inactive.