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Mumbai: Clean-up marshals promoted to three more wards
Updated On: 12 April, 2024 04:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
Revival of clean-up marshals, first piloted in A ward, are now active in C, G, and E wards, to
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Clean-up marshals issue instant receipts for the fines collected from citizens
After the revival of clean-up marshals with their re-introduction in A ward, their services have been extended by the BMC in C, G and E wards of Mumbai. The clean-up marshals have collected Rs 1.12 lakh in fines from citizens till now. Compared to previous stint of the clean-up marshals, this collection is considered less as the marshals and the citizens grapple with the digital system to collect the fines. BMC resorted to digital mode of fine collection in the hope of keeping the process transparent and thus avoid allegations of corruption.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation re-introduced the marshals on April 2 after two years of gap. There are 700 marshals, an average of 30 per ward, already deployed. The clean-up marshals have power to take punitive action against violators of civic laws and rules. The marshals are responsible for collecting fines from individuals for various civic offences that are broadly categorised as nuisance, such as spitting, littering, waste dumping and not picking up pets’ waste. Fines range from Rs 100 to Rs 1,000.
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