As the COVID-19 cases in the city have witnessed a sudden rise in the last few weeks, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has begun a major crackdown on restaurants, bars and pubs flouting coronavirus rules.
On Saturday night, February 20, three restaurants and clubs were raided in Bandra (West) and the outlets were fined for violations. In the surprise raids on restaurants and bars, BMC officials said they found most of the staff members were not wearing masks.
The civic body filed an FIR against an establishment called 145 Bandra for allowing about 250 people inside and not maintaining social distancing. The BMC has taken action against all and has imposed a fine of INR 50,000.
Maharashtra: FIR registered against a restaurant in Mumbai's Bandra West after a BMC team found over 200 people were present there during a raid last night.
— ANI (@ANI) February 21, 2021
Irish House Pali Hill was fined INR 30,000, U-Turn Sports Bar in Khar was fined INR 20,000 and Quarter Pillar Bar and Restaurant was fined INR 30,000.
At all these places, more than 100 people had gathered at one place and were found violating COVID-19 protocols going against the BMC orders.
The BMC also collected over INR 32 lakh in fines from 16,154 persons for not wearing masks in public on Saturday, the highest single-day collection in the last few weeks.
Moreover, the civic body sealed an unauthorised restaurant, AL Lazeez on Veer Savarkar Road in Mahim, for violating fire safety norms and five staffers were fined INR 200 each for not wearing masks.
BMC officials said that joint action was taken by the health department, fire brigade, encroachment removal department and the police.
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