Ambala Division of the Northern Railways collects Rs 3.31-cr fine

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 4

The Ambala Division of the Northern Railways has earned revenue of Rs3.31crore from ticket checking in July this year.

A total of 794 checks were conducted during the month across the division and about 61,000 cases of irregular travel came to the fore during checking.

An amount of Rs3.31 crore was recovered from offenders. To ensure Covid norms, 794 people were fined for traveling without a mask.

A special emphasis has been laid to curb the menace of littering among the general public to make railway stations clean. For the purpose, regular checks are conducted over the main stations of the division. “As a result, 212 passengers were apprehended under the Anti-Littering Act and Rs41,120 recovered from them,” said Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Hari Mohan.