India, Dec. 2 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) issued cumulative fines worth Rs.1.58 crore for violation of air pollution and sanitation norms during November, but has only received Rs.28.2 lakh from the violators, as per data by the corporation.

According to the data, fines worth Rs.1.27 crore were issued for air pollution violations and Rs.31.3 lakh for not following sanitation norms in the city in the month of November. The corporation, however, was only paid Rs.2 lakh and Rs.26.2 lakh, respectively.

"These are court-ordered fines, so usually at the end of the month, there is a gap between the amount imposed and the amount realised. People take time to pay the amount they have been fined," said an MCD official.

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