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Updated February 21st, 2020 at 17:56 IST

WATCH: BMC sends 'band-baaja' to tax defaulter's doorstep; touts musical idea

Introducing yet another novel idea, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), has decided to send a band of drummers to those who have not paid property tax

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Introducing yet another novel idea, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), has decided to send a band of drummers to those who have not paid their property tax. Taking to Twitter on Friday, BMC has shared a video of a band of drummers playing at the door of the Kamala office. In the tweet, BMC has written in Marathi: "If the property tax is paid on time, No need to listen on the doorstep!"

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Launching an initiative on Wednesday, the BMC came up with an idea of reminding defaulters of their pending dues by sending a band of drummers to their doorstep. The BMC's band of drummers will be ferrying up and down the city in a tempo from 10 am to 7 PM every day, as per sources. The initiative is being taken to collect 40 percent of the property tax for the current fiscal, in the next 40 days. This is a tried and tested method as it was successful in Thane in the year 2016, said a BMC official. 

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Published February 21st, 2020 at 17:56 IST

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