PUNE: The action against errant citizens flouting Covid rules has started losing its steam, with only 2,900 people fined for a collective amount of Rs 16 lakh between February 3 and 9 by the civic administration as well as the police department.
In January, an average of 6,000 citizens were penalized every week and a fine of over Rs 45 lakh was collected. Data from the district health office stated that in January, around 30,000 citizens were found to be violating the Covid rules and a combined fine of Rs 1.81 crore was collected from them.
