Lakhs collected as fines from Covid violators in Thane, Kalyan

In the light of rising Covid cases, Civic officials carried out a drive against people violating the mask rule for virus prevention and collected Rs 1.52 lakh in Thane, while the officials of Kalyan-Dombivli collected Rs 1.78 lakh as a fine in last few days.

Following a rise in the infections, both Thane and Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporations has geared up to keep strict checks on the citizens roaming without masks.

"In last two days TMC (Thane Municipal Corporation) has collected around Rs 1.52 lakh as a fine from 305 citizens caught without mask. While in similar action, the KDMC has collected Rs 1.78 lakh, from total 357 citizens, spotted without mask in public places," said officials.