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Depending upon the economic status of the residents and quantum of larva sources, penalty amount will be fixed from Rs 50. COIMBATORE: The city corporation collected Rs 1.28 lakh in the past 10 months as penalty from the public, whose properties were found to be breeding grounds of dengue mosquitoes.As a dengue preventive measure, corporation officials have been conducting door-to-door source reduction activities. “Corporation workers will destroy the sources and clean the premises a couple of times and warning notices will be issued only during the third inspection upon finding the sources on the premises. The drive is also being carried out at construction sites and vacant plots. “As many as 654 cases were reported last year,” he said.Corporation commissioner K Vijayakarthikeyan inspected houses in ward 47 on Monday and reviewed the works of DBCs..