Jaipur civic officials fine people for not wearing masks

JAIPUR: To prevent the spread of Covid, authorities of municipal corporations of Jaipur, Greater and Heritage on Wednesday fined around 80 people roaming in public parks without masks.
The vigilance branch of both the civic bodies visited Mahaveer Garden, Nehru Children’s Park and Central Park to penalise people who were there without masks.
Vigilance inspector Rakesh Yadav said it is difficult to make people understand about the importance of masks.“We have to speak for hours to make people understand that it is for their own safety. Some people will refuse to wear masks or will show it us saying that it was in their pockets. We scold them to wear it instead of keeping in pockets because the number of cases is rising. People just argue to avoid paying fine,” said Yadav.
Along with police administration, officials of municipal corporations are being empowered to fine people. For not wearing masks Rs 200 is fined, any shopkeeper allowing people without masks is fined Rs 500 and people not following the social distancing are fined Rs 100.
Apart from fining people, a small construction for free water cooler was demolished on the government road at the corner of Gangauri market in Chhoti Chapad by the vigilance wing squad. Apart from this, the ramp constructed illegally on the road outside Vivek Vihar Colony in Moti Dungri Zone was demolished.