NMMC to Have State-Of-The Art Covid Centre at Raheja Universal
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The Dynamic Daily Newspaper of Navi Mumbai Sunday, 13 September 2020 www.newsband.in Pages 8 • Price ` 2 VOL. 14 • ISSUE 82 RNI No. MAHEN/2007/21778 POSTAL REGN. No. NMB/154/2020-22/VASHI MDG POST OFFICE NMMC to have state-of-the art NMMC to rope in retired army personnel to keep a Covid Centre at Raheja Universal Rs 32 lakh refunded watch on nuisance creators by the private Raheja Universal selected as an alternative hospitals to patients The personnel will not only monitor after NMMC’s action to India Bulls; 1700 bed Covid Care Centre the containment zones, but will keep Acting on the de- a strict vigil across the city mand of the Maharashtra to cost Rs 12 lakh per month Navnirman Sena (MNS) to By Abhitash D.Singh know that army person- take action against private Navi Mumbai nel are very disciplined hospitals that are charging he Navi Mumbai and they can easily teach exorbitantly from Covid 19 patients, the special audit TMunicipal Corpo- a lesson to the nuisance team under the guidance ration (NMMC) will creators." of commissioner of the soon be appointing re- Bangar further add- Navi Mumbai Municipal tired army personnel to ed, "In containment (NMMC), Abhijit Bangar keep a vigil over all the zones we have already verified the medical bills nuisance creators in the placed the police forces of the patients who had lodged complaint. So far, By Vikram Gaikwad decided to have a 1700 NMMC has so far set up satellite city. They will to have keep a strict eye Rs. 32 lakhs have been Navi Mumbai bed Covid Care Centre 10 small and large Covid be monitoring not only against the violators refunded by different hos- ith an aim to pro- (CCC) at Raheja Uni- care centers for the treat- the con- who fail pitals to the patients vide better facili- versal Pvt. This CCC is ment and segregation of tainment to fol- (More on page 7) W ties under its jurisdic- being planned as an al- Covid-19 patients. Due z o n e s low the but will guide- Strict lockdown tion to isolate Covid-19 ternative to the isolation to the huge increase in h a v e l i n e s in Bhendkhal, patients and their close centre at India Bulls, the number of cases in the free- Uran contact, the Navi Mum- Panvel. the last few days, a need such as With the surge in bai Municipal Corpo- “To tackle the ris- dom to observ- Covid-19 cases in Bhend- ration (NMMC) has ing Covid 19 cases, the CONTINUED ON page... 5 fine the ing so- khal village, Uran taluka, regular cial dis- the gram panchayat has violators tancing decided to hold a strict a c r o s s and not lockdown for eight days COVID survivors may soon be the city wearing from September 11 to 18. People going to work plasma brand ambassadors who spit, throw garbage of masks. The Ex-Army have been allowed to Navi Mumbai to the suggestion by the CM and NMMC or even urinate in open. personnel will not just travel, while others have OVID 19 survivors NatConnect Foundation with his idea. Speaking with the be deployed in contain- been requested to venture Cmay soon be brand to build a database of Thackeray has asked Newsband Correspon- ment zones, but will out only if extremely im- ambassadors for plasma COVID-19 patients’ and the Urban Development dent NMMC Chief Ab- keep a watch on the nui- portant. The shops in the donation to come to the follow-up with them for and Public Health secre- hijit Bangar said, "Due sance creators across the village will be open from 7 am to 12 noon. Dilip Ture, aid of pandemic pa- plasma donation. taries to take the sugges- to the pandemic, there city. They can also fine Village Development Of- tients. The COVID-treated tion forward, it is learnt. is lot of burden on civic those who are not wear- ficer of Bhendkhal Gram The Maharashtra Bangar referred the officials and hence we ing the masks even after Panchayat has appealed Government and Navi mail to the Additional decided to utilize the several appeals from the the villagers to support Mumbai Municipal Commissioner, Servic- expertise of the retired civic body." the lockdown. Corporation have re- es, Medical Officer and army personnel. They CONTINUED ON page... 7 sponded positively to the Health Department. will form a nuisance de- an NGO’s suggestion It is a simple idea, tection squad and will to designate COVID said Kumar. Several be given power to take survivors as informal people’s list could come COVID patients keep action against the nui- Plasma Brand Ambas- very handy for build- getting admitted to vari- sance creators who spit sadors. ing and maintaining an ous hospitals and leave on the roads, urinate Chief Minister Ud- online Plasma Bank as for home on getting in the open places and dhav Thackeray and well, said B N Kumar, cured. also throw garbage any- Navi Mumbai Municipal director of NatConnect He suggested that the where. Initially we will Commissioner Abhijit Foundation, who wrote be appointing 50 ex- Bangar have responded to the Prime Minister, CONTINUED ON page... 6 army personnel. We all 2 Sunday, 13 September 2020 Lockdown Effects: Sparrow Guardian Minister Aditi Tatkare population looking up in Ulwe visits Youth Hostel in Kharghar By Arun Kr Shrivastav I felt so blessed. Over little birds,” says the Ulwe the last six months, the coordinator of an NGO he past six months sparrows that come to that runs an animal and Tof lockdown has my house have grown bird ambulance and dis- brought a sea change in in number, to almost 10, pensary in Ghatkopar the way humanity has says a resident in Ulwe East. lived so far. But it has Sector 8. However, sparrows also brought a turnaround in the way the avian and animal lives have been coping with the envi- ronmental pressure. To the pleasure of By Chandrashekhar Hendve, Kharghar at scenic location. I will talk to Tour- Ulwe residents, the pop- four-storied youth hostel has been ism and Environment Minister Aditya ulation of sparrows has A set up on a reserved plot at Sector Thackeray and ask him to open the fa- seen a big boost in the 12, Green Finger Global School Adja- cility soon”, said Aditi. past six months. cent plot no. 10. The facility has been Tourism Development Corporation When I came to my developed by the Maharashtra State Raigad district has beautiful mountain- Ulwe residence, a spar- Sparrows have prac- are growing their breed Tourism Development Corporation ous terrain, natural beauty, religious row had laid her eggs in tically vanished from and making the life of The hostel has 29 rooms, confer- and historical sites, wildlife sanctuar- the false ceiling and was Mumbai. “Studies sug- its residents in Ulwe ence rooms, restaurant, gymnasium, ies and attractive tourist attractions in hatching. As none could gest that a major reason more cheerful with their library and other facilities. The hos- Raigad district. move and allow privacy for the disappearance of chirpy cacophony. tel, which has been closed since three NCP workers including Farooq Pa- to the other, the sparrow sparrows from the cit- (The writer is a freelance year, was recently visited by Guardian tel, Baliram Netke and Rajshri Kadam became part of my fam- ies is the proliferation of journalist and a blog writer. Minister Aditi Tatkare. Municipal Commissioner Sudhakar ily. And finally, I saw a mobile towers. The radi- He can be contacted at “The youth hostel set up by the Deshmukh and officials of the Tour- family of three sparrows ation from these towers arunkumarsrivastav@ Tourism Development Corporation ism Development Corporation were chirping all day long. seem to unsettle these gmail.com) in Kharghar will help tourist to stay present on the occasion. Remove dangerous electrical overhead wires: Demands Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi By Chandrashekhar Hendve pair of eroded electric- of Vanchit Bahujan Engineer, Vashi and “A demand was migrant workers. Last Navi Mumbai ity poles and removal Aghadi in Indira Nagar demanded immedi- made to remove the month, an eight-year- anchit Bahujan of numerous power under the leadership ate action. Kashinath power lines as they old boy died of electric VAaghadi (VBA) lines passing through of Belapur Assembly Pawar, Amol Kamble, are dangerous and shock”, said Gautam pose risk to the lives Gaikwad. of the residents of Shyam Borse, the Turbhe Indira Nagar Executive Engineer, as- area. We demanded an sured that the proposal alternative arrange- to remove the danger- ment. Indira Nagar is a ous electrical wires and densely populated slum make alternative ar- area in Turbhe MIDC rangements and check- area. The area is home ing of electrical poles to a large number of would be done soon. 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