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Mumbai: A ward tops in fines, while big offenders targeted in suburbs
Updated On: 25 May, 2024 06:39 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
With hardly one fine receipt issued by each marshal per day, the system is operating slowly, but some are already doing a good job despite not being fully geared up
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Clean-up marshal at work in Mumbai. File pic
Clean-up marshals in `A ward`—covering Fort, Colaba, and Churchgate—collected Rs 11.51 lakh in fines for littering and spitting in public places, the highest amount in the city. However, suburban marshals are collecting more by targeting bigger offenders. While the BMC sets fines up to Rs 200 for these offences, marshals in areas from Goregaon to Dahisar and Ghatkopar to Mulund have averaged R834 per fine, compared to R215 per fine in A ward.
The BMC began deploying clean-up marshals in April 2024, aiming for 30 marshals in each of the 24 wards, totalling 720. Currently, 401 marshals are appointed, with 84 in A ward, which has many tourist spots and offices. From April 2 to May 22, A ward collected R11.51 lakh from 5,351 fines, averaging R215 per fine, out of the total Rs 36.38 lakh collected citywide.
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