India, Sept. 18 -- The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) said it has penalised 2,425 people over the past month for open waste dumping and use of banned single-use plastic, collecting Rs.46.14 lakh in fines.

Most of the fines, of 2,271, were levied by MCG teams on violators at markets and public waste, collecting Rs.12,88,500 in fines. These mostly involved littering and use of single-use plastic, carrying smaller fines between Rs.200 and Rs.1,000.

The sanitation security force (SSF) issued 124 challans, and collected Rs.26,75,500 in fines from those involved in illegal dumping of garbage and debris in public areas. Penalties in these cases were higher, ranging from Rs.10,000 to Rs.25,000 per offence, depending on the scale of dum...