Despite repeated warnings and the threat of a second wave of the pandemic in the city, Mumbaikars continue to violate the guideline mandating face masks in public places. On average, the civic body has been fining about 2,000 people daily and over the past 20 days, the penalty collected has doubled.

As of November 6, the BMC collected Rs 4.7 crore in fines, which increased to R9.28 crore till November 25.