The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) continued its crackdown against those violating the ban and collected fine of worth ₹3 lakh in a single day. The fine was collected after carrying out an inspection of 5,739 shops and seizing 253 kg of plastic.
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On Wednesday, the BMC’s Establishment Department team inspected 950 shops and collected a fine of ₹1.5 lakh. The civic body prepared an inspection report of the nine shop owners who refused to pay the fine. In total, 241 kg plastic bags were seized.
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Along with this, the Licence Department inspected 382 shops which included street side vendors, hawkers, and malls and collected a fine of ₹75,000. This department seized 7 kg of plastic bags.
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Likewise, the Market Department inspected 4,407 shops and collected ₹55,000 fine by seizing 5 kg of plastic bags, informed Nidhi Chaudhari, Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Special).
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