Litterbugs and spitters coughing up cash in Abu Dhabi
More than 2,000 people caught spitting or littering on Abu Dhabi streets have been slapped with fines of up to Dhs500 in the first five months of this year.
Abu Dhabi Municipality revealed that more than 1,600 violators were snared throwing cigarette butts or dropping chewing gum and other waste, while a further 500 people were fined for spitting.
The municipality has intensified campaigns this year on hygiene in the capital and is cracking down on violators.
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Five hundred people have been caught spitting in the capital, whilst over 1,500 litterbugs were fined
Thousands of awareness brochures in Arabic, English, Urdu and Bengali have been distributed to taxi drivers and passengers in cooperation with the taxi regulatory centre of Abu Dhabi.
“The campaigns were intended to help maintain the cleanliness of the city and encourage people to refrain from bad habits like throwing waste in the wrong place, dropping cigarette butts and chewing gum on the roads and sidewalks, as well as spitting on the streets and roads,” said Khaleefa Mohammed Al Romaithi, director of public health.
He said maintaining cleanliness in the cityis one of the top priorities of the municipality.
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Comments
by NewCrunch
Sunday, June 10 2012, 1:41PM
“@Trent B: if you have to spit, do it in a napkin. It is unhygenic, uncilvilized, disgusting, and annoying. Focusing on more important things does not mean that these things should be ignored. You simply do not make any sense whatsoever.”
by Trent B.
Sunday, June 10 2012, 10:24AM
“UAE spends way too much time and energy on little things like spitting! Sometimes a person has to spit. Would someone please wake up and spend a little more time and energy on fixing the speeding and road rage incidents?”
by Paul Winonah Smith
Sunday, June 10 2012, 9:06AM
“about time hope it applies to Dubai also, its sick when u see door open at traffic lights and person spits etc. such a bad habit!!!”