Now Rs500 fine for not wearing mask in Nagpur

NAGPUR: Following the orders of state home minister Anil Deshmukh, municipal commissioner Radhakrishnan B has increased the fine for not wearing mask in public places from Rs200 to Rs500.
The municipal commissioner issued a notification in this regard on Monday. People will have to wear mask on roads, shops, malls, parks etc compulsorily.
The powers to levy fine have been given to nuisance detection squads (NDSs) of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), sanitation inspectors and their seniors, NMC assistant commissioners and their seniors, police sub-inspectors and their senior officers.
After noticing that Rs200 fine was not deterring people from violating compulsory mask rule despite drives launched by the police and NMC, Deshmukh directed to increase the amount.