1.25 crore collected as fine for not wearing of masks by Odisha police

Bhubaneswar : Odisha Police has collected a sum of Rs 1.25 crore as fine from people caught in public places without face masks across the state, a top police officer said on Friday.

Director-General of Police (DGP) Abhay said this while attending a video conference chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

The DGP also said that Rs 11,74,350 has been collected from people who violated the social distancing norm and Rs 1,03,800 from offenders of night curfew norms imposed by the state government. The police have also collected a penalty of Rs 3,000 from violators of the week-end shutdown norms imposed in 11 districts, the DGP said.

He said apart from doing its regular duties, the Odisha police personnel are also engaged in creating awareness among the people on mask use, social distancing, and repeated hand washing practice.