With the surge in the number of Covid-19 cases over the past few days in several districts of Maharashtra as well as in the city of Mumbai, stringent measures are making a comeback. BMC municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal on Thursday announced stricter rules against those flouting Covid-19 appropriate behaviour. He held a video conference with all additional municipal commissioners, zonal joint commissioners, deputy commissioners and assistant commissioners of all ward offices along with concerned. He reviewed the situation and gave necessary directives to all concerned MCGM machineries to be extra vigilant. Chahal said the spread of coronavirus in the city is still under control in comparison to June-July 2020, yet, with the number of cases on the rise the system needs to be vigilant. “As public life returns to normalcy it becomes all the more important for citizens to follow all Covid-prevention norms, especially since the threat of coronavirus is not over yet. It is important to take stringent action against offenders to limit the spread of the virus.”