Beginning on Monday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) launched a targeted campaign against the use of banned plastic, receiving support from both the police and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). In the span of a single day, BMC confiscated 87.356 kg of plastic, levying fines totalling Rs 2.95 lakh. The comprehensive inspection carried out on Monday encompassed 1,159 locations, where 59 instances of plastic usage were uncovered.

A task force comprised of five members undertook the survey, with three representing the BMC, one from the MPCB, and a member of the police. This exercise of BMC revealed 59 locations that continued to employ prohibited plastic materials. The BMC, in response, collected fines amounting to Rs 5,000 from each violator while simultaneously confiscating 87.365 kilograms of plastic.