Nagpur: Nagpurian has paid nearly RS4.64 Crore as fine for FLOUTING Covid-19 Safety Protocol in the last 16 months.
In accordance with the data obtained from Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), between June 2020 and September 30, 2021, the Nuisance Detection Squad (NDS) has recovered more than RS1.98 Crore penalty from 46,260 residents because it does not wear a mask.
Similarly, RS70.14 Lakh Fine was obtained from 2,444 shop owners for violating strange rules imposed during locking within the city limits.
The Civic police also sentenced the owners of the wedding building, lawn and shop owner because they did not comply with the Covid-19 protocol and apply more than RS1.95 Crore as a penalty.
Despite paying a very large amount, many Nagpurians can still be found to adventure in public places without bothering to follow the Covid safety protocol.
On Tuesday, Toy saw Mankapur police personnel not allow residents without masks to give their voices during Zilla Parisad Bypoll in one of the polling booths.
However, the situation in the bicycle polling is exactly the opposite.
The polling staff and the main political party agent sitting inside is without a mask.
Toi visits many public places including the train station, Ganeshpeth Depot Bus, City Bus Depot Mor Bhavan and found little or not appreciating the Covid-19 protocol.
Similar is the situation in the main commercial area of ​​the city such as Sitabuldi, Dharampeth, Cotton Market, Sakkardara, aware, etc.
Although a large number of residents can easily be seen without facial masks in public places, NMC civilian police have been sentenced to an average of 15 to 30 citizens only a day.
The source shows that during the first wave and both pandemic, the NDS team led by the Commander of Virsen Tambe has done a commendable job in enforcing Covid guidelines such as facial masks must rule etc.