The Male' city council has said that around 100 people have been fined since last month for dumping garbage on the streets of Male'.
The city council said a fine of MVR 500 is imposed for dumping garbage in public areas in Male' and Villimale'.
There has been public concern over garbage left on the roads after cleaning houses ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan.
Meanwhile, Mayor Adam Azim said 222.5 tonnes of garbage was removed from the roads in the past 16 days alone.
In a post on X last night, Azim said that 22.5 tonnes of garbage was removed from the streets in just four hours yesterday.
The city council uses 51 vehicles for garbage collection, including 16 pickups with a capacity of 1.5 tons, one pickup with a capacity of two tons, 26 pickups with a capacity of 0.350 tons, one pickup with a capacity of 3.5 tons and six pickups that can carry three tons.
