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WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THESUNDAYEXPRESS,FEBRUARY14,2021 3 EXPRESS NETWORK Builders’ lobby FormerDUprofSaibabatests asks for govt intervention CovidpositiveinNagpurjail after cement, steel price rise the letter,the twohaveclaimed leading to inflammationand Recent newspaper reportsindi- VIVEKDESHPANDE that the test wasperformedat blockage. The familywas worried catethat there is ashortageof Pune: CREDAI Pune Metro–the NAGPUR,FEBRUARY13 their request“as Saibabain- about this situationand thus re- medicalkitsinthe hospital as it consortium of realtors of the re- formedusovertelephone that he questedfor parole in order to re- is overcrowded,” the letter fur- gion–hassoughtgovernmentin- FORMER DELHI Universitypro- wasfacing severe symptoms of move him from the Prison, which ther read. tervention in the rising prices of fessor GNSaibaba, who wascon- the virus infection”. had asevereoutbreak lastyear. Vasantha Kumari and G constructionraw materialand victedforhaving Naxal linksby a Saibaba's wifehas been ex- All the parole requests were re- Ramadevulu have also said,“We what they claim as the cartelisa- Gadchiroli court in 2017,has pressing apprehension that her jected.Currently, he hasasevere requestyour highnesstoshift tionby cementandsteelmanufac- tested positive forCovid-19 in husband is likelytocontractthe headache, constant breathless- him to agoodprivate hospital in turers. The body has submitted a Nagpur CentralPrison. virus, saying it might provedetri- ness, afrequent bout of hiccups, Nagpur thathas all necessaryfa- memorandum to the district col- Confirming thenews, Jail mental to his lifesince he has sev- blockednose and throat with se- cilities forCovid-19treatment.” lector,Rajesh Deshmukh, seeking Superintendent Anup Kumre eral comorbidities. Severalear- vere joint and muscle pains," the Twodays ago, underworld his intervention in the matter. told The IndianExpress, “He had lier attemptsbySaibaba's letter stated. donArun Gawli, who is also Apress statement issuedby little bit of cold, cough and fever. lawyerstoget bailfor him on “Out of the 25 prisoners lodgedin Nagpur prison, had also the body stated that it hasap- So, we got himtestedon health grounds were rejected by tested along withSaibaba, 10 tested positive forCovid-19. pealedto thegovernmentauthor- Thursday. His reportcameon the Nagpur benchofBombay tested positive, whichindicates Gawliwas granted parole ResidentsofKoregaon Park,alongwith members of the city Congress unit, paytributeto ities fortheir intervention. Fridayand he wasfoundtobeco- High Court. that an outbreak in Nagpur severaltimes, including forhis victims of the German BakeryBlast, on the 11th anniversaryofthe terror attack. Ashish Kale “Construction rawmaterial in- rona positive. We have sent him “This is aserious attackon CentralJail is morethanlikely. In son'sand daughter's wedding. cluding steel and cement arevital to Government Medical College Saibaba, who suffers from 19 circumstances likethis, Saibaba On one occasion he wasalso forthe revivaland survivalofreal and Hospital (GMCH) foracheck- health ailmentsand has serious mustimmediatelyberemoved granted paroletoattend his estate,whichisfacingchallenging up and once back, we will treat comorbidities, including heart from theunhygienic jail prem- mother's funeral. times...,” the release read. him hereinthe jail itself likewe and kidneyissues thatcan lead ises.Saibaba wasassigned two Saibaba, however, wasdenied Left parties oppose bid to privatise Manydevelopers,thepressre- have treatedother inmates.” to further complications under helpers, both of whom tested parole even to attend his lease stated,would be forced to Asked if he will be kept iso- Covid-19. Currently,hehas avery negativefor Covid-19. Currently, mother's funeral. halt their constructionworkifthe lated from others, Kumresaid, high fever with lowoxygenlev- he has no helpers to take careof Kumresaid that currently10 rural water works management pricesof thekeyraw materialcon- “He is already lodged in asepa- els, whichmight drop further if dailyneeds. Thefamily is ex- inmates were Covid-19positive tinues to rise. “With the thin mar- rate Anda cell.Hewill be treated he does notreceivetreatment or tremely concernedabout this as and undertreatment in the Ayush Prasad said this move worksare non-functional. At gins, manydevelopers maybe in his cell by the jail doctor.” is in stressful environments.His thereisnoone to take careof prison. PARTHASARATHIBISWAS will bring in transparency and leastgiving them on private pub- forced to halt construction work, Saibaba's wifeASVasantha heartcondition (Hypertrophic him. Being apatient with active Saibaba's parole plea,which PUNE,FEBRUARY13 accountability in watersupply lic partnershipmodel will ensure therebyimpactingthe delivery of Kumari andhis brotherG Cardiomyopathywith leftven- comorbidities that can be trig- he had filedtomeethis ailing management, whichhas long theyare maintainedproperly theprojects,leadingto penaltyun- Ramadevuluhavewritten to tricular dysfunction) along with gereddue to Covid-19,heneeds mother at Hyderabad latelast ADECISION by the Pune Zilla been plagued by various grey and areworking,”hesaid. der RERA and other authorities. Maharashtra Chief Minister hypertension canbeaggravated active treatmentand care. The year,was also rejected. The ad- Parishad, to issue tenders invit- areas. Citing the example of village Due to this, thehomebuyers,too, UddhavThackeray to shifthim to due to Covid-19asithas been re- GMCHisnot an optimal place to ministration had citedthe reason ing private partiestomanage “The Zilla Parishadlacks the Dhamani, Patil said awater work will have to bear the conse- some private hospital withgood ported to causestrainonthe shifthim as it is highlyinfected of Hyderabad being acontain- and maintaineightrural water manpowertomaintainwater scheme wascompletedinthe vil- quences,” it said.. Covid-19treatment facilities. In heart to pumpout moreblood, and overflowing with patients. ment zone. works, has been opposedby worksroundthe clock.Also, lagealmost14monthsago at the As per the memorandum,the Leftparties. manyparts of watersupplyre- costofRs2.86 crore. “But the price of cement (50 kg) in thelast Speaking to The Indian quirefrequentattention in case schemedid notworkfor asingle twoyearsfromJanuary2019to Fire in engine room of Express, CPI-MleaderAjit of failure, whichistime consum- day. If givenunder PPP,itwill December 2020 has increased CM says 22-year-old Abhyankar said thiswas the ing. Ruralwater workswerede- work at least,”hesaid. from Rs 360 to Rs 430, whereas firststeptowards privatisation signedtoenable supplyoftap However, Abhyankar op- steel price (per tonne) has in- woman’s death in Pune offshore vessel;one officer of watersupplyand suchastep watertothe lasthousehold, but posedthis idea and saidhis party creasedfromRs40,000 to Rs has notworkedanywherein because of manyoperational would soon be taking astudied 58,000in thesame period. suffers 95% burns, 3missing the country. constraints,thathas nothap- stand on this matter.“Thisisthe Suhas Merchant,president, to be probed properly Earlier this week,the Pune pened,” he said. firststeptowards privatisation of CREDAI-Pune Metro, said, “The Mumbai. ZillaParishadhad floatedtenders Therehavebeen complaints waterworks.Across the nation, increasein thepricesof construc- hours of February7.Nosuicide SAGARRAJPUT The injured officer has been to invite bids formaintaining and of illegal waterconnectionsand the experience of people who tion rawmaterials, including steel EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE note wasfound afterthe inci- MUMBAI,FEBRUARY13 identifiedasGurbeender Singh, collecting waterbillsfromvil- waterthefts from the main lines had optedfor such aschemehas and cement, is highlyunethical MUMBAI,PUNE,FEBRUARY13 dent. Acase of accidental death while the three missing crew lagesserved by the eight rural which, due to lackofadequate notbeengood.Thereisnoneed and amountstounfairand re- wasregisteredatthe Wanavdi AFIRE wasreportedinside the members areAneeth Anthony, waterworks in the district. The manpower, have notbeenpossi- forPune to go forsuchascheme,” strictive trade practices. We ap- CHIEF MINISTER Uddhav police station andaprobe was engine room of an offshoresup- AkshayNikam and Ranjit waterworks in question arelo- bletodetect on time. he said. peal the government at the state Thackeray on Saturday said a launchedtoascertain the cause plyvessel, Greatship Rohini, Sawant, working as 4thengineer, cated in the talukas of Former ShivSenaMP The matterwould be dis- andcentralleveltotakethis issue properinquiry will be con- of her death. early on Saturday.According to fitter and oiler. Ambegaon, Purandhar,Maval, ShivajiraoAdhalrao Patilalso cussedatvarious levels and a as it is essential to control the ducted into the death of a22- Following arequest received CoastGuardofficials, 18 mem- "Theyare believedtobe Baramati andMulshi. supportedthe idea of tenders. studieddecision would betaken, price rise... forconstruction to be year-old woman in Pune and through aTwitter post,the bers were on boardthe vessel, trappedinthe engine room," an Pune ZillaParishad CEO “Mostofthe time, rural water he said. started in full swing...”. —ENS the truth of the matter will pre- NCWhas takencognizance of and 15 were rescued. One crew official said. AfterCoastGuard of- vail. Thackeray's statement the matter. member,who worked as an ficials receivedinformation comes in wake of allegations “Chairperson Rekha Sharma electricalofficer,sustained95 about the incident,theydiverted UP MLA,ex-MP