Mumbai housing societies record 90% of all COVID-19 cases in past two months: BMC
According to the statement, the BMC has decided to strictly implement the COVID-19 guidelines and protocols for the residential housing societies. (Representative Image)
Updated: Mar 10, 2021, 07:45 PM IST
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday informed that out of 23 thousand new COVID-19 cases reported in Mumbai during January and February, 90% of cases were registered from housing societies and the rest 10% from slums. BMC has decided to strictly implement the measure against COVID-19 in housing societies of Mumbai after it has been observed that over 23 thousand new COVID cases were found in Mumbai during January and February, out of these 90% cases were from housing societies and rest 10% were from slums, the BMC said in an official release.
Mumbai: COVID-19 positive family fudges reports to attend Jaipur wedding; BMC registers FIR
Mumbai: Markers to ensure social distancing outside the departure gates of Mumbai Airport, as domestic air services from the city are set to resume from March 10 since its closure last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Mumbai, Tuesday, March 9, 2021.
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Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporationâs (BMC) H (west) ward (Khar, Bandra west) has registered an FIR against three of a family for forging their Covid-19 positive report to negative so that they could fly to Jaipur to attend a marriage. The family was already at the airport ready to fly when a BMC team, getting wind of their plans, warned them to return home or face the consequences.
: Monday, March 1, 2021, 9:37 PM IST
Mumbai: BMC files FIR against Chembur resident, resto-bar in Kamala Mills Compound for flouting COVID-19 norms
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For the second day in a row, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation s (BMC) M (West) ward lodged an FIR against a 37-year-old Chembur resident for flouting the Covid-19 quarantine rules despite having tested positive for the virus. The is a second such FIR by the ward officials in just 24 hours against Covid positive patient flouting quarantine.
The BMC M (West) ward registered an FIR at the Chembur s Basant Park police station against a 37-year-old Covid positive patient who was found to be roaming out at around 12:45 p.m. on Monday despite having no essential work , said a civic official from the ward.
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Mumbai: Even as the number of new cases reported daily continues to rise, in just a single day, the number of sealed buildings and containment zones is down, by 85 and 78 per cent respectively. According to civic officials, the number of sealed buildings and CZs keep fluctuating, depending on the number of cluster cases reported and it is a continuous process.
As per the data shared by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), there were 815 active sealed buildings in the city as of February 22, but on February 23, this number drastically dropped to 124, a decline of 84.90 per cent. As for containment zones, there were 51 on February 22, which dropped to 11 the following day, a decline of 78.43 per cent.
Rs 4-cr plan to rid Shivaji Park Stadium of dust
ByVallabh OzarkarVallabh Ozarkar / Updated: Feb 21, 2021, 06:48 IST
Residents have been complaining about the dust problem for years.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has unveiled a Rs 4.07-crore plan for tackling dust problem and for makeover of
Shivaji Park Stadium known for being the grooming ground of famous cricketers such as
Sachin Tendulkar.
The residents of Shivaji Park area have been complaining about the dust for the past many years, and the air pollution in the area has been increasing, causing allergyrelated problems for its residents.
The revamp plan includesinstalling a state-of-the-art
rain harvesting system, the