Metro work is being carried out between Thane-Bhiwandi and Kalyan in the Thane district and there is a plan to connect this metro line with Taloja and Navi Mumbai.
According to health department officials, apart from coronavirus and swine flu, the number of patients infected with dengue, winter fever, gastro and jaundice is also increasing in Thane.
The number of swine flu patients in Thane district has been on the rise with 342 fresh cases till date and nine succumbing to it. Three days ago, the death figure was seven, however, with two more deaths in Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) area the figure reached nine.