The violations inside the kitchens of city hotels continued to generate good revenue for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).
On Tuesday, fines amounting to more than ₹ 1 lakh were imposed on the eateries for using inferior or unstamped meat and also for maintaining poor hygiene standards in the cooking area.
Out of the 34 hotels inspected by the health and sanitation officials of the GHMC, 18 were found to be violating rules.
An upmarket restaurant in Jubilee Hills was fined the maximum amount of the day which was ₹ 30,000.
The United Kitchens of India was slapped with the fine for procurement of unstamped meat and also for unhygienic conditions inside the kitchen.
Raghavendra Tiffin Centre in Kukatpally was fined ₹ 20,000 and Fifth Avenue bakery in Sainikpuri was asked to cough up ₹ 5,000. Siddi restaurant in Malkajgiri was fined ₹ 15,000 and Leo multi cuisine restaurant was imposed a fine of ₹ 10,000.
Royal palace hotel in Punjagutta was fined ₹ 20,000. As on Tuesday, the total fines imposed on hotels since last few days stood at around 10 lakh.