Muzaffarnagar, Jun 11 (PTI) During a drive against violation of COVID-19 norms, the police here has fined 610 people for not wearing masks in public places in neighbouring Shamli district, an official said on Thursday.

Superintendent of Police Vinit Jaisval told mediapersons here that police started a drive against violation of norms and imposed fines amounting to Rs 63,000 on 610 people on Wednesday.

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Police in Shamli has appealed to people to follow the norms strictly to prevent the virus from spreading, he said. PTI CORR RDM RDM 06110934 NNNNasi on Wednesday morning with 180 passengers in each, the sources said.

Two more flights with the workers will take off on Thursday.

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Yadav, on Bachchan's behalf, had also recently flagged off 10 buses for 300 migrants to reach their villages in Lucknow, Allahabad, Bhadohi and other places in Uttar Pradesh. This was done in partnership with the dargahs in Mahim and the Haji Ali, a statement said.

Earlier in the week, actor Sonu Sood arranged a special flight to send 180 Assamese migrants home. Last month, he helped 177 workers stuck in Kerala to fly home to Odisha.         Sood, who has also arranged for buses to ferry the workers and their families back home, told PTI that he has helped 18,000-20,000 workers to go back to their homes in states such as Odisha, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.          The lockdown, which began on March 25, left lakhs of migrants stranded in different parts of the country. With no money and no work, many walked, cycled or hitchhiked their way to villages hundreds, sometimes thousands, of kilometres away.

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