Mumbai: BMC collects over Rs 55 crore in fines from people found without masks in public
UPDATED: May 24, 2021 17:28 IST A BMC worker does thermal screening of a passenger at a railway station in Mumbai. (PTI photo) HIGHLIGHTS The Mumbai police raked in penalties amounting to Rs 6,77,01,800. the BMC has asserted that the Covid numbers are under control. Not wearing a mask is costing people, in more ways than one. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data shows that over Rs 55.56 crore (Rs 55,56,21,800 to be precise) has been collected in fines till 23 May 2021 from Mumbaikars who went without a face covering in public places amid a second Covid wave. The above amount is the c...