Rs 2 crore fine collected for not wearing face masks in Chennai

CHENNAI: Police have so far imposed Rs 2 crore fine on people for not wearing face masks in public.
The government had assigned the corporation commissioner as the nodal officer to coordinate with other agencies and enforcement departments in the city to prevent the spread of Covid-19. After the end of the lockdown 1.0 on April 14, the corporation and police slapped cases against people for not wearing face masks apart from registering traffic violation cases against them.
According to police, they have registered about 40,100 cases between April last week and June 5 in the city. Every violator is fined at least Rs 500 for not wearing mask.
So far, the number of violations of the prohibitory orders stands at 5.48 lakh across the state, police said. While 5.89 lakh people have been arrested, 4.50 lakh vehicles seized, they said. Till 9am on Saturday, the fine collected was Rs 10.44 crore.