Visakhapatnam, December 06, 2021: Amid the growing concerns over the Omicron variant of Covid-19, Andhra Pradesh has intensified its drive against people violating Covid-19 protocols. The state has so far collected about Rs 36 crore from the violators.In terms of monetary value, Chittoor contributed the most with Rs 7.8 crore penalties, followed by Anantapur (Rs 5.5 crore) and Nellore (Rs 3.86 crore).
As many as 42.78 lakh people violated the norms in the state, while Visakhapatnam district alone accounted for 11.5 lakh violations. Penalties were imposed on some 66,400 people in Guntur district, the lowest for any district in the state.
These violations range from not wearing masks in public places and flouting social distancing norms to social gatherings in excess of permissible strength, public consumption of tobacco, curfew violations, etc.
Meanwhile, the public on their own have raised 85 complaints through the recently announced official WhatsApp number (8010968295) for reporting Covid-19 violations.
People from Anantapur alone made 25 complaints, while there have been no complaints from districts like Prakasam and Srikakulam.
Violators to face Rs 100 penalty, Rs 25,000and 2-day closure for biz establishments
Due to the improvement in the daily Covid-19 case numbers, the mask usage has decreased in the public places. Physical distancing also seems to have gone for a toss as crowds are back to pre-Covid levels according to the reports published in timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
Due to the improvement in the daily Covid-19 case numbers, the mask usage has decreased in the public places. Physical distancing also seems to have gone for a toss as crowds are back to pre-Covid levels.
