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Mumbai: 5,500 maskless fined daily during Ganeshotsav

Civic officials say the BMC ward offices were given a target of detecting about 200 mask violation cases daily in each ward and it was met on most days of the festival

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A clean-up marshal fines a man for wearing his mask incorrectly in Kurla. File pic

A clean-up marshal fines a man for wearing his mask incorrectly in Kurla. File pic

Going by the number of people fined for not wearing masks during the 10 days of Ganeshotsav, the city seems to have become reluctant in following the COVID-19 rules.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) clean-up marshals have been facing a tough time, and on an average they fined 5,500 citizens daily during the 10-day period for not wearing masks. Data reveals that from September 9 to 19, a total of 55,438 maskless people were fined across 24 wards of the city.

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