Berhampur: The Ganjam administration has decided to penalise people, who spit in public places.
Violators will be levied a fine up to Rs 500, the official tweet said.
Spitting in public places will be penalised with Rs. 500/- Please don’t spit in public places. Use mask compulsory ?#OdishaFightsCorona @CMO_Odisha @HFWOdisha
— Collector & District Magistrate, Ganjam (@Ganjam_Admin) April 14, 2020
It is the only district in Odisha to implement such stringent regulation to check the spread of COVID-19.
On March 13 while declaring the pandemic as a ‘state disaster’, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had made a personal appeal to people of Odisha to stop spitting paan.
