Clean-up Marshals make a comeback: BMC collects Rs 2,800 in fines on Day 1
On their first day, the marshals fined 15 people who were found violating public cleanliness, resulting in a collection of Rs 2,800 in fines.
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With the marshals making their comeback in A ward’s streets on Tuesday, the civic body is also looking to introduce marshals across all 23 wards of the city in the coming days.
Hitting the streets after a long hiatus of two years, clean-up marshals swung back into action with full force on Wednesday, collecting fines of upto Rs 2,800 on the first day. On Tuesday, BMC launched the marshals, who will be levying fines through an app this time, in the A ward of the city.
On their first day, the marshals fined 15 people who were found violating public cleanliness, resulting in a collection of Rs 2,800 in fines.
Clean-up marshals are troops appointed by the civic body to penalise the public for violating hygiene in public places. These marshals impose penalties on the basis of BMC’s 2006 SWM bylaws. While the 2006 bylaws enlist fines of up to Rs 20,000, senior officials said that this time, fines between Rs 100 and Rs 1,000 will be levied on those found spitting, littering, urinating or defecating in public etc.
As per these bylaws, a fine of Rs 200 will be collected from those found littering roads, spitting and urinating, while people found defecating in the open will be fined Rs 100.
The marshals had first catapulted into action in 2007. While earlier they issued writing receipts for fines, several people complained that the marshals imposed higher fines than the mandated amount. In a bid to minimise this manipulation, the civic body has, this time, launched a digital app and the receipt of the fine will be generated within the app itself. Meanwhile, the marshals will also be given a small printer to print receipts, to ensure accountability.
With the marshals making their comeback in A ward’s streets on Tuesday, the civic body is also looking to introduce marshals across all 23 wards of the city in the coming days.
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