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STAFF REPORTERGUWAHATI: A GMC enforcement team amassed fine of Rs 2,84,180 in the month of August alone after the decision to set exemplarily punishments for the miscreants who littered the city. Debashis Malakar recently felicitated 50 people by awarding them with Rs 100 each, while 14 others were awarded Rs 500 each. The award was offered to those alert citizens, who to ensure a clean city, alert the GMC team about the miscreants who blatantly fouled the city. Ensuring sustainability of cleanliness in the city with the Swacchata Abhiyaan in mind, GMC has exempted fine of Rs 49,180 from July 25 to September 30. According to sources, maximum fine has been collected from food establishments who have not installed separate bins for wet and dry waste and from customers for litter the streets without properly discarding food packages..