The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal recently announced an expansion of the duties of marshals involved in mumbai’s ongoing deep cleaning campaign.
For this, the civic body marshals will be back; however, with an added responsibility. These marshals, already responsible for penalising offences like spitting, littering, improper waste disposal, and not picking up pet waste, will now also be tasked with preventing illegal parking on city roads.
Parking vehicles outside designated areas not only causes traffic congestion but also inconveniences pedestrians and hinders waste collection, Chahal added. Following Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s instructions, civic body are appointing marshals at the ward level to address this issue.
On December 3, 2023, the Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde launched the ‘Deep Cleaning’ campaign. It began from Dharavi in F North ward and Malabar Hill in D ward.
The process of appointing these marshals is underway, with a planned deployment of 720 individuals across Mumbai’s 24 wards, based on their size and population. However, marshals will not be authorised to impose fines for illegal parking violations.
During the pandemic, the marshals collected over INR 92 crore in fines by 2022.
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