Don’t pick between helmet & mask: Cops

Don’t pick between helmet & mask: Cops

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:13.04.2021

Just a day after the state government put in place new restrictions to contain Covid-19, several road-users across Chennai were seen arguing with the traffic police about the need to wear a mask while wearing helmets.

From April 8 to 11, as per city police statistics, 2,351 cases were registered against people not wearing masks and a fine of ₹4.44 lakh collected. On Sunday alone, 892 cases were registered against violators who were fined ₹1.62 lakh. During the April 8-11 period, police registered 1,500 cases and collected a fine of ₹59,500 for failing to maintain social distancing norms, with 196 special teams headed by an inspector enforcing norms.

Ahead of an awareness campaign in T Nagar on Tuesday, commissioner Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal asked all inspectors to enforce the norms strictly. “Many people know about the importance of wearing face masks, but ignore it. We are conducting a series of campaigns, especially in residential areas and market places, roping in the traffic police, Amma patrol, law and order and other wings,” he said.

Across the state from April 8 to 11, police registered 1,30,531 cases and collected ₹2.52 crore in fines including registering 46,062 cases and collecting ₹89.61 in fines on Sunday alone. In the north zone, comprising 12 districts, 27,910 cases were registered and ₹48.53 lakh collected in fines, while in the central zone, 22,524 cases were registered and ₹44.11 lakh in fines collected. In the west zone, 21,739 cases were registered and ₹43.40 lakh in fines collected, while in the south zone, 43,019 cases were registered and ₹85.74 lakh in fines collected.

MASK UP OR PAY UP: Greater Chennai police collected fine of ₹1.62 lakh from people not wearing mask in public places