Covid tests in Mumbai: BMC, Bandra societies get into mass test drive mode (Photo by AFP) To curb the spread of Coronavirus, the BMC is tying up with various resident's associations for conducting mass testing drives in some of the posh Covid-19 hotspots of Mumbai -- Bandra, Juhu, Versova, Matunga and Mahim. These areas have high growth rate and also is home to some of the affluent residents of Mumbai. Many residents have approached BMC to organise test camps in their neighbourhoods. On Wednesday, BMC is going to initiate a major testing drive at Pali Hill, Bandra. The BMC officials aims to test 2,500-3,000 Mumbaikars from approximately 75 residential buildings and bungalows for free. Madhu Poplai, general secretary of the Pali Hill Resident's Association (PHRA) said that association requested local BMC officials to conduct a test drive in her area.