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According to BMC, there are currently around 700 marshals on the streets across the wards.When asked about the complaints against the marshals, chief engineer of BMC’sdepartment, Vishwas Shankarwar, told Mirror, “We already have a new tender in place which has much more stringent provisions against the clean-up marshals. A test drive conducted by Mumbai Mirror across the city to check the efficiency of BMC’s clean-up marshals revealed that at most places the marshals resorted to extorting money from offenders, often way more than the stipulated fine amount, and did not bother to give receipts.Thehad introduced clean-up marshals in Mumbai in 2007 in a bid to improve cleanliness in the city. The civic body claims to have made Rs 4.5 crores through marshals in 2017. corruption and briberyBMCboard examsPHOTO BY RAJU SHINDEsolid waste managementPHOTO BY RAJU SHELARPHOTO BY RAJU SHINDEPHOTO BY RAJU SHELARMirror test drive reveals how clean-up marshals fleece citizens and refuse to provide receipts; most marshals hang out near stations or tourist spots.They were supposed to help make the city cleaner, but they have just ended up increasing. We also asked contractors to carry out background verification of all marshals..