Railways To Fine People Up To ₹500 For Not Wearing Masks In Trains, Station Premises
Mumbai: Amid rising cases of coronavirus, Indian Railways on Saturday decided to impose fines of up to ₹500 on people not wearing a mask in trains and station premises.
The order on face masks has been issued for a period of 6 months till further instructions.
The railway also advised against spitting passengers and “acts of a similar nature” as it announced fines of more than 500 passengers under penalties for activities affecting hygiene on its premises. Fines will be imposed with immediate effect for a period of six months for not giving instructions.
Citing the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the movement of trains, the Railways stated that “all passengers will have to wear face covers/masks during entry and during the journey”.
This comes as India reported more than 200,000 cases of infection for the third consecutive day. The tally has now climbed to 14,526,609 after the 234,692 people tested positive for the viral infection in the last 24 hours. The death toll has increased to 175,649.
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