In first case of fine for spitting Pan Masala on road, Civic Body in Ahmedabad collects Rs 100 from man

Ahmedabad: In first case of punitive action for spitting Pan-Masala at a public place in India, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), has collected a fine of Rs 100 from a man for it.

In a press release issued by the AMC today it was said that with the view to keep the city, which was selected as the top city in the national cleanliness survey, clean the civic body has made a provision of issuing E-memo to those found spitting Pan Masala at a public place or roads.

One Mahesh Kumar from Naroda area in the city was found doing so on the Sardar Patel Statue road. He was sent E-memo on the basis of CCTV footage for violation of Public Health By-laws. He has submitted the fine or Rs 100 at a civic center.

It is first such case of fine for spitting Pan Masala anywhere in India, the release claimed.

DeshGujarat