{
  "id": 5185092,
  "title": "Mumbai: BMC Records 5,256 Solid Waste Violations, Collects ₹90.22 Lakh In Fines Since April 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/mumbai-bmc-records-5-256-solid-waste-violations-collects-90-22-lakh",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T21:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-bmc-records-5256-solid-waste-violations-collects-9022-lakh-in-fines-since-april-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mumbai, September 2, 2026: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has recorded 5,256 violations under the new Solid Waste Management Bye-laws since their implementation across Mumbai on April 1, 2026, collecting fines totalling Rs 90.22 lakh. The bye-laws cover offences including littering in public places, spitting, and open urination or defecation. In August alone, the civic body…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}