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Sunday, 6 December 2020 www.newsband.in Pages 8 • Price 2 VOL. 14 • ISSUE 152 RNI No. MAHEN/2007/21778 POSTAL REGN. No. NMB/154/2020-22/VASHI MDG POST OFFICE PCMC prepares plan to NMMC’s Airoli hospital develop gardens and 7000kg of trash removed from Navi to treat all patients playgrounds on 48 plots Mumbai mangroves The facilities will be operational from 1st January, 2021 Environment Life, a By Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan plots at the same time. group of environmental- Navi Mumbai en by the Navi Mumbai of the hospital, Varsha Navi Mumbai It will depend mostly ists and nature lovers, re- ith an aim to Municipal Commission- Rathore were pres- he City Mu- on availability of funds moved 7000 kg of trash Wprovide better er Abhijit Bangar during ent. The Commissioner Tnicipal Corporation with the civic body. from an 8,000 square medical facilities and to his visit at the Airoli and closely inspected the (PCMC) is now prepar- Therefore, we are mak- metre mangrove patch reduce the load on the Nerul hospitals. hospital services avail- ing a plan to develop ing the plan in such a in Navi Mumbai. The Navi Mumbai Municipal On this occasion, able there and the avail- gardens and playgrounds way so that each node initiative was launched Corporation's on a total of 48 plots in gets at least three gar- on 15th August and the ( N M M C ) , their jurisdiction. dens and a playground trash is being removed Vashi Hospi- The City and Indus- in the first phase. After from the mangroves, with trial Development Cor- that we will go to the the help of the govern- tal which has ment bodies and citizens, been converted on every Sunday for two for non-covid hours from the last 15 treatment, the weeks… NMMC run (More on page 8) Airoli hospi- tal in sector PCMC to launch drive 3, which has against illegal slums at been currently Taloja run as mater- After demolishing around 400 hutments nity and child at Kharghar on Friday, hospital, will be made Additional Commission- able seats reserved for the Panvel City Munici- operational for surgical, er Sanjay Kakade and other services. pal Corporation (PCMC) medicine and ICU by Deputy Commissioner, Since its inaugura- has decided to launch a January 1, 2021. Dr. Amrish Patnigire and similar drive against ille- The decision was tak- Medical Superintendent Continued on page... 6 gal slums at Taloja next poration (Cidco) had other plots in the next week… transferred those plots phases. Thus we will de- (More on page 2) Fireman killed while dousing fire in a to them for that pur- velop gardens and play- pose over the past two grounds on all the plots CR mega block today months. The PCMC of- in the next three to four Central Railway, chemical company in Taloja MIDC ficials on Saturday said Mumbai Division will By: Vikram Gaikwad, Navi Mumbai to the large extent of the fire, firefighters years.” that after they get their operate a mega block 32 year old firefighter was killed from CIDCO, Ambernath were called. “Once our plan is plan ready, they will on its suburban section while dousing fire which had Later, while the fire fighters were try- ready, we will present A execute it in multiple (Harbour and Main lines) erupted at Modi Chemical in Taloja ing to control the fire, some of the fire- it before the general phases in the next three for carrying out mainte- MIDC at around 12 fighters were caught body. After taking their to four years. nance work essential for pm on Friday. It is in the toxic fumes of approval we will move Sanjay Katekar, ex- infrastructure upkeep and said that the firefighter the burning chemical. ahead in this direction. ecutive engineer (proj- safety on Sunday 6th De- lost his life after inhal- Balu Deshmukh We are estimating a bud- ect) of PCMC said, “It cember, 2020… ing hazardous chemi- (32), a firefighter of the get for developing all the (More on page 6) may not be possible for cal fumes. Few other Ambernath Fire Bri- plots. But we cannot dis- us to develop gardens Medical and blood firefighters, who also gade was admitted to and playgrounds on 48 Continued on page... 2 donation camp complained of difficul- the hospital due to suf- On behalf of MNS and ties in breathing, were focation and difficulty Pooja Emergency Medi- also admitted to the in breathing. However, cal Services, a medi- hospital for treatment. he passed away during cal and blood donation The fire broke out treatment. Few other camp is being organised at Modi Chemicals, a firefighters were admit- on Sunday, 6th Decem- chemical processing ted to MGM Hospital ber 2020 from 9 am to 2 company on plot num- due to respiratory prob- pm at MNS Public Rela- ber J39 in Taloja MIDC at around 12 tions Office Shop No. 3/4, lems amongst them was Taloja MIDC Neva Residency, Sector pm on Friday. Upon learning of the in- fire Chief, Deepak Dorugade. The fire 19, Airoli. cident, Taloja MIDC fire brigade per- engulfed the entire company. It is not sonnel reached the spot. However, due yet clear what caused the fire. 2 Sunday, 6 December 2020 Environment Minister directs revenue department to transfer reserved forest to forest department By Chandrashekhar Hendve The meeting was held at Sahyadri Narvekar, Collector (Palghar) Addi- rected the Principal Secretary (Forests) Navi Mumbai Guest House and was attended by Ad- tional Collector (Raigad), Chief Con- to take immediate action on the pro- hile reviewing the progress ditional Chief Secretary (Revenue) Ni- servator of Forests (Ministry) Arvind posal sent to the Government for final Wregarding the notification of tin Karir, Principal Secretary (Forests) Apte, Deputy Conservator of Forests notification and publish the notifica- mangrove forests as reserve forest in Milind Mhaiskar, Principal Secretary (Mangrove Cell, Mumbai) Ninu Som- tion in the Gazette. Apart from this, he Mumbai suburbs, , Palghar and (Environment) Manisha Mhaiskar, Ad- raj were present. directed the Divisional Commissioner Raigad districts and publication of ditional Principal Chief Conservator Environment Minister Thackeray (Konkan) to notify the mangrove area final notification as man- in the possession of Mira grove forest as reserve Bhayander Municipal forest, state Environment Corporation, Vasai-Virar Minister, Aditya Thack- Municipal Corporation, eray directed to transfer Thane Municipal Corpo- the reserved forest in the ration and other Municipal possession of the revenue Corporations as a reserved department to the forest forest and transfer it to the department immediately. Forest Department. In addition, the Addition- He also instructed the al Chief Secretary (Rev- Revenue and Forest De- enue) was asked to issue necessary of Forests (Mangrove Cell) Virendra directed to complete the inquiry into partment to coordinate the notified instructions to transfer the mangrove Tiwari, Divisional Commissioner the objections and claims of mangrove and transferred mangrove area. It was area under the control of MMRDA, (Konkan Division) Annasaheb Misal. forests notified as a reserved forest un- also decided to take measures for the MHADA, MIDC, CIDCO etc. to the Collector (Mumbai Suburbs) Milind der section 4 by January 15, 2021. protection of mangrove forests trans- Forest Department. Borikar, Collector (Thane) Rajesh The Divisional Commissioner di- ferred to the Forest Department. PCMC to launch drive against illegal slums at Taloja CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Kanta Ashok By Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan areas and are now stay- cuss the matter with the not so big. However, both Wadekar to Kanta Kallappa Melinmani as Navi Mumbai ing there with their fami- officials of the City and the Cidco and PCMC did per affidavit no. 3746/2020 dated 6th December 2020 fter demolishing lies, a senior officer said. Industrial Development not take the matter seri- around 400 hut- A Dasharaath Bhandari, Corporation (Cidco). If ously back then. New PUBLIC NOTICE ments at Kharghar on ward officer of PCMC their officials decide to people kept migrating Re: Sale/transfer of Plot No.A-752 8c. A-752 PART admeasuring Friday, the Panvel City said, “We have learnt join us it would be better. to these slums and now 2250 sq. mtrs. together with factory building standing, thereon Municipal Corporation from our sources that But even if they do not hundreds of them are in Industrial Area, MIDC within the village limits of Khairne, Navi Mumbai, within the limits of Navi Mumbai Municipal Cor- (PCMC) has decided to some people, who are show interest, we will go now staying there. We poration, Tal. & Dist. Thane. launch a similar drive from outside Maharash- ahead on our own,” he hope PCMC will drive THIS is to notify that my Client proposes to Purchase the Plot No.A- against illegal slums at tra, are also staying in further said. all of them out soon.” 752 & A-752/Part admeasuring 2250 sq. mtrs. together with factory Taloja next week. the slums at Taloja. It is a According to the lo- building built up area standing thereon, situated at T.T.C. Industrial Area, MIDC, within the village limits of Khairne, Navi Mumbai, within A huge number of very serious issue and we cal residents, such ille- the limits of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, Tal. & Dist. Thane, people from different cannot turn a blind eye to gal slums have sprung (said Premises) from M/S MICRO INTERLININGS Pvt LTD. Any places of it. Therefore, we have de- up both in phase 1 and person/s, Bank/s, Financial Institution/s, Organization/s, Company/ ies, or any other Govt./Concerned authorities having any right, title, have entered the Taloja cided to demolish all the phase 2 of Taloja over interest, claim, demand etc. against or in the aforesaid property by node in the past few hutments developed by the past five years. way of inheritance, mortgage, possession, sale, gift, lease, lien, years. Those people de- such people.” Manish Jadhav, a res- charge, trust, maintenance, development, easement, transfer, veloped hutments by ille- “Before launching the ident said, “Initially the licence, either agitated in any litigation or otherwise or any other right or interest whatsoever are hereby required to make the same gally occupying the open drive, we will also dis- number of hutments was known in writing to the undersigned within a period of 15 days from the date of publication hereof: PCMC prepares plan that presently have no have no space to go out If no claim is made as required hereinabove, my client will be at to develop GARDENS... gardens and playgrounds for morning and eve- liberty to complete the transaction in respect of the said Premises without any reference or regard to any such purported right, title, Continued from page...1 get a few soon,” he said. ning walks. Our kids claim or interest etc., which shall be deemed to have been waived close it at this moment The residents have also cannot go out to for all intents and purposes and not binding on my client. as the general body has welcomed the move. play in the afternoons.” Sd/- Adv. M. T. Thacker not approved it yet,” he Manmeet Kaur, a resi- “There are a few ADVOCATE M. T. THACKER & ASSOCIATES further said. dent of Kamothe, sec- plots in this area that Advocates High Court, According to Katekar, tor 34, said, “Ours is a Cidco has reserved for E-6/0:4, Sector-1, Vashi, Navi Mumbai-400 703. populated area as a huge developing gardens Tel.: 27825082 / 27825084 / 85 Cidco has already devel- E-Mail: [email protected] oped some gardens and number of people from and playgrounds. We Date: 06-12-2020 Ref:2011059 playgrounds at Kharghar different places of Mum- understood that from and Kamothe in the past bai and Navi Mumbai the boards they placed Attention readers: While every effort is made to check few years. “Therefore, migrated here almost a on the plots. We hope the genuineness of party/parties inserting ads in this paper, we cannot be held responsible for the truthfulness of its contents. The in the first phase we will decade ago. But there PCMC will develop a publishers, Editor and/or the staff cannot be held responsible for choose the plots in such is not a single garden few of them soon,” she any loss or damage due to transactions that they may enter into a way so that the areas or playground here. We further said. guided by the ads.

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By Abhitash D.Singh According to the In October this year, government had permit- before 8 am and after 11 on the Central and West- Navi Mumbai railway officials, the let- following the High ted lawyers to use local am. ern Railways in addition he Pravasi Sang- ter has been forwarded Court's intervention on trains to commute to At present, all wom- to the essential service Thatana of Panvel, to the disaster manage- the same pleas, the state courts and their offices en are allowed to travel personnel. which has been high- ment department re- lighting the issue of questing it to act on the overcrowding in the lo- statement of the Pravasi cal trains, has proposed Sanghatana. that in the backdrop of Pravasi Sanghtana the pandemic, the office had also stated that the timings (both govern- government and private ment and private offices) offices should recon-

should be staggered so sider the 100 per cent that not many people compulsory attendance travel at a time in the lo- policy. The employees cal trains. of private offices should A senior member also be allowed to travel from Pravasi Sanghata- on suburban trains, and na, Panvel on the condi- an additional halt should tion of anonymity said, be made at the important "We had urged the ad- stations. ministration to change Meanwhile, the the timings of the gov- Maharashtra govern- ernment and private of- ment had informed the fice hours. This is being Bombay High Court proposed to avoid coro- on December 1 that it navirus infection. Also will decide by the end this has been a consis- of this week on wheth- tent demand for the last er to allow lawyers to five months but it contin- travel by local trains ues to fall on deaf ears." during peak hours. Medical and blood donation camp By Chandrashekhar Hendve, Navi Mumbai n behalf of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena O(MNS) and Pooja Emergency Medical Ser- vices, a medical and blood donation camp is being organised on Sunday, 6th December 2020 from 9 am to 2 pm on the occasion of the birthday of MNS supporter Sachin Mhatre at MNS Public Relations Office Shop No. 3/4, Neva Residency, Sector 19, Airoli. Convener Ganesh Mhatre (Vice President, Maharashtra State MNS Mathadi Kamgar Sena) has appealed to the citizens to attend this camp in large number. 4 Sunday, 6 December 2020 India off to a great start in City has the squad that can win the T20I series against Australia league: Mumbai Head Coach Lobera By Ashok Dhamija By Ashok Dhamija the Hero ISL’s all-time assists leader- efending a below comprehensive 3-0 triumph over board with 19. Former FC player Dpar score of 161 for A SC East Bengal, saw Mumbai City Mandar Rao Dessai, who is part of the 7, Team India’s concus- FC register their second win on a trot in Mumbai City squad this edition be- sion substitute Yuzvendra the ongoing Hero came the first player to reach 100 Hero Chahal (3/25) and debu- (Hero ISL) 2020-21 that was played at ISL appearances. tant Thangarasu Natara- the Islanders home ground GMC Sta- A happy Mumbai City FC Head jan (3/30) bowled well to dium in Bambolim early this week. Coach while complementing individ- snuff out the Australian Held behind closed doors and challenge by 11-run in the bio-secure bubble, Mumbai City’s A- opening T20 International Debutant Thangarasu Natarajan is congratulated by his team League star Adam Le Fondre, who at Manuka Oval, Canberra, mates after taking one of his three wickets (Photo Courtesy is on loan from Sydney FC scored on on Friday. BCCI) either side of the half, while Hernan Leg spinner Chahal Santana extended the lead Islanders’ who was drafted into to 3-0 soon to ensure maximum points the team at the mid-way for his team. stage following Ravindra Le Fondre who had scored the Jadeja head injury, after match winner against hosts FC Goa in the all-rounder missed a the previous outing was once again in Mitchell Starc bouncer the thick of action following a quick in the final over of the in- counter by Indian midfielder Rowllin nings, played his role to Borges from inside his own penalty perfection after a great area. Borges exquisite diagonal pass start with the bat by the was well anticipated by his team mate hosts. Chahal dismissed who carried the ball Australian skipper Aaron forward and outpaced two defenders Finch (35) and in-form All–rounder Ravindra Jadeja before squaring it for Fondre to tap in Steve Smith (12) soon af- provided the back-end flour- the 20th minute of the match. ter power play to reduce ish that took India to a fighting total (Photo Courtesy BCCI) ’s team high on con- the host from 56 for no fidence doubled their lead three min- loss to 72 for 2 in space utes into the second period through Mumbai City FC’s ace striker Adam Le Fondre of eight balls in his first Indian vice-captain KL Rahul Boumous and le Fondre combination. two overs. The former was continued his impressive (Right) and Hero of the Match Hugo Boumous form in the shortest format The 25-year-old French playmaker (Top) celebrate their second consecutive win caught by diving Hardik Boumous who carried the ball into the along with Head Coach Sergio Lobera. (Photo Pandya at long-off, while with yet another half century (Photo Courtesy BCCI) penalty box from a through pass by Courtesy ISL) latter slog sweep was gob- was brought down by other fifty after the loss of bled by Sanju Samson in East Bengal custodian Debjit and con- ual performers however stressed on his opening partner Shikar deep mid-wicket area with ceded a penalty in the process. Fondre the need of teamwork in the quest to Dhawan and his captain his acrobatic efforts both of converted it successfully for Mumbai. win a league ““If you want to win a who fell early on. Follow- which proved to be game A well planned indirect free kick from game, you need a very good first XI. ing Rahul’s dismissal to changer. Left arm pacer near the halfway line by Jahouh found But if you want to win the league, you leg-spinner Adam Zampa Natarajan high on confi- Boumous, who smartly crossed it need a very good squad and I have a (1/20) who along with all- dence following his suc- across the box for Spanish midfielder very good squad. I am very happy to rounder Moises Henriques cessful ODI debut against Santana to finish first-time to make have very positive players in the play- (3/22) had strangled the the same opponents early it 3-0. Mumbai’s Hugo Boumous ap- ing XI and the bench. It is an amazing Indian batsmen run flow this week struck twice Team India’s concussion propriately was adjudged Hero of the problem for a coach to have when it’s with their variations dur- with prize wickets of substitute Yuzvendra Chahal Match after a superb performance that difficult to decide your first XI before ing 11th and 15th over. Glenn Maxwell leg before who won the Man-of the Match saw him involved in all three goals award is complemented by The visitors added 22 runs cheaply and opener D'arcy and also became the leading player in Continued on page... 5 Short (34) to make it 113 his skipper Virat Kohli on and lost three wickets in for 4 by the15th over. Off- taking his third wicket of the the process including that match. (Photo Courtesy BCCI) spinner Washington Sun- of Sanju Samson (23) and dar (0/16) who bowled well in Pow- Manish Pandey and Rahul. It was Jade- erplay ensured no freebies throughout ja dazzling back-end flourish that took the innings. Chahal who had varied his India to a fighting total in the face of flight and pace of his deliveries to good hamstring injury as the southpaw took effect got the better Matthew Wade off the experienced Aussie pacers Josh Ha- in the final ball of his spell much to the zlewood and Starc in the final two overs delight of his skipper Virat Kohli who that yielded 34 runs. Jadeja’s in his un- completed the formalities. Needing 40 beaten knock of 44 scored five boundar- in the final three overs Australian all- ies and one maximum off 23 balls only rounder’s Moses Henriques (27) dis- Brief Scores: India:161/7 (KL Ra- missal by pacer Deepak Chahar (1/29) hul 51, Ravindra Jadeja 44*; Moises ensured the visitors a sense of relief Henriques 3/22, Mitchell Starc 2-34) Earlier put in to bat the men in blue beat Australia: 150/7 (Aaron Finch Archana Parte, state president of Raje Pratishthan Kamgar Sena was honored with a sword by were well served by their vice-captain 35, D’Arcy Short 34; Yuzvendra Cha- MP Udayan Raje Bhosale. Archana has been working for the deprived women for the last several KL Rahul whose impressive form in hal 3/25, Thangarasu Natarajan 3/30) years. She has also been spreading awareness on cleanliness. MP Udayan Raje Bhosale took the shortest format of the game follow- by 11 runs. Man of the Match: Yuz- note of this work and honored Archana Parte with a sword at Jal Mandir in Satara (By Chan- ing IPL recently saw him register an- vendra Chahal (India) drashekhar Hendve). Sunday, 6 December 2020 5

Cidco repairs bus depot Cheat Sheets outside Vashi station s schools and colleges in crime, who are posi- tioned at convenient spots By Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan Agear up for exami- Navi Mumbai nations, there is one fear with handy notes and in- he City and Indus- that constantly lurks in the formation. Students can Ttrial Development minds of educators - like a also use multiple monitors Corporation (Ci- shadow that refuses to des- that provide others simul- dco) has fi- ert its owner, regardless of taneous access to the ques- nally repaired the circumstances. This is By Dr. Monica Khanna tion paper. In fact, they can the bus de- the overwhelming fear of even have an impersonator pot outside students cheating. In the pre-Covid take the test for them. Vashi rail- times, teachers spent hours pac- As students find ways and means way station ing up and down the classrooms, to cheat, technology attempts to which had peering over the students to ensure keep pace and close the loop holes been in bad that they had no chits tucked inside that exist in the system. While us- shape for the past sleeves, pockets or socks, or even ing AI driven proctoring technology several weeks. points written on parts of their bod- can definitely reduce if not eliminate Some parts of the de- ies. They would glare piercingly at cases of cheating, what might be a pot were damaged while those who dared to exchange glanc- better option is to allow open book installing a few water es and speak in silent code language; exams, but frame the questions in pipes of the railway sta- and if looks could kill, there would such a manner that they are appli- tion’s firefighting sys- have been rooms full of corpses at cation-based and require critical or tem in the first week of the end of each exam. analytical thinking. This will help October. However, the Yet, the stringent rules, fero- the examiner to assess whether Cidco officials left it un- cious eagle eyed teach- the student has really attended for nearly two ers searching for understood the months. prey, fear of pu- topic or not, “Earlier this week nitive action or and will we repaired the dam- s u s p e n s i o n also dis- aged parts and also have never suade rote concretized the depot. deterred stu- lear ning. We took a few weeks dents from Once the to do it, as we were not searching student is done with the installa- for in- allowed to tion of the water pipes n ov a t i ve use books, of the firefighting means to cheating will system. Now since we score well become a re- have repaired the dam- in their ex- dundant is- aged parts, the commut- aminations, sue. ers will not face any by hook or by crook. And when the Anyone who has given an open trouble,” said a Cidco tests have moved from a physical book exam will vouch for the fact official wishing not to classroom to their own homes, they that searching for answers in a be named. have again devised means to cheat, text book is a Herculean and time The daily commut- despite the precautions embedded consuming task, that can be quite ers have welcomed the in the software used for conduct- daunting and unnerving. Needless move. ing exams. The most common ex- to say, there are some subjects which Manish Shetty, a ily dependent on the every day. Therefore, cuse cited by students when they may not allow for application based Vashi resident said, buses. Thousands of it is very important to are asked to turn on their cameras questions – and of course, the open “At present due to the people travel from this keep this depot in good during tests is a network issue and book concept would not work with restrictions imposed by bus depot to different shape. We are glad that poor connectivity. While in some them. But having a balance of theo- the Railways, the city places of Navi Mumbai, Cidco officials did it exam softwares, students cannot ac- ry-based and application-based pa- residents are heav- Mumbai and Thane after several weeks.” cess any other sites once they have pers would definitely help students logged in for the exam, some of in learning, retaining and effectively them copy paste important informa- utilising the information they have AAP Navi Mumbai wing stages tion on a file that they can access on accumulated in their course. Cheat- their devices. Some use chits, plac- ing may never be an obsolete term, ing them at strategic locations that but it may just become less alluring protest against Farmer's Bill are not visible on the camera, while and pointless. By Abhitash D.Singh others use phones or other devices The writer is Associate Professor, Navi Mumbai simultaneously. Some students have Indira Institute of Business Management, he Navi Mum- parents or siblings as their partners Consultant, Indian School of Manage- ment and Entrepreneurship Tbai wing of Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) on Saturday 5th Decem- City has the squad old Spanish Coach also continue improving, and ber, 2020 staged pro- that can win... highlighted the impor- that’s my job, we need test at Shivaji Chowk Continued from page...4 tance of balance between to continue improving,” in Vashi to support every game,” Lobera attack and defence that Lobera said whose team all the farmers from added. is essential in order the will next take on Odisha across the country in Farmers from Pun- Singh, went to Delhi to Known for infusing team doesn’t lose the FC on Sunday at the their fight against Farm- jab and other states, in- attacking strategy for advantage at crucial same venue. er's Bill. spired by Sardar Bhagat Continued on page... 6 the team the 43-year- junctures. “We need to 6 Sunday, 6 December 2020 Editorial CR mega block today Issue: 152 6 december, 2020 No direct connectivity to CSMT/ Bandra/ from city By Ashok Dhamija, Navi Mumbai and Western line from 10.00 am to entral Railway (CR), Mumbai Di- 6.00 pm during block period Facilities in deteriorating state Cvision will operate a mega block C) Mulund-Matunga UP and DN t is unfortunate that Navi Mum- are still only on drawing board. Even on its suburban section (Harbour and Main Fast lines Ibai, which is blessed by nature, few, which have been developed, are Main lines) for carrying out mainte- From: 9.20 am to 2.20 pm has very few relaxing areas to un- also wilting, in the absence of a clear nance work essential for infrastruc- DN Main Fast line services leav- wind. Not only the authorities have policy on entertainment facilities. ture upkeep and safety on Sunday 6th ing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Ter- failed to provide extra facilities, Even today Navi Mumbaiites December, 2020. The details are as minus from 8.52 am to 1.53 pm will even the ones existing are in dete- have to go to Mumbai, as there is an below: riorating state. absolute dearth of entertainment fa- A) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj In today's world when the life has cilities in the satellite city. Although Terminus – Chunabhatti UP & DN become mundane, almost mechani- there are a number of parks, but due Harbour lines cal and there is enormous pressure to lack of maintenance, the parks From: 11.10 am to 4.47 pm from all sides for all the age group have become barren pieces of land. UP Harbour line Special services of people, it is absolutely essential Even the play equipment that had for CSMT, Mumbai leaving Panvel / to vent out that pressure. This makes been installed by CIDCO in various Belapur / Vashi from 9.53 am to 3.20 imperative for any city to have suffi- parks, are today lying broken, dam- pm and DN Harbour line Special ser- cient entertainment facilities where aged and rusted. vices to Vashi /Panvel leaving CSMT, people can relax and recharge them- Navi Mumbai desperately needs Mumbai / Vadala Road from 11.34 selves for the next day work. more entertainment facilities. Boat am to 4.47 pm will remain suspended. While it is not possible and rather clubs, water parks, theatres, amuse- However, Special services will run unfeasible to spend every weekend ment parks etc. need to be developed between Panvel and Kurla (Platform in a hilly resort, it is certainly pos- immediately. Residents are shocked No.8) during the block period For representational purpose only sible to go to a nearby area, not very and are at a loss to understand the However, Special services will run far from home. reason for miserable failure of between Panvel and Kurla (Platform be diverted on DN Main Slow line at While planning a new city, the NMMC on this front. In spite of No.8) during the block period. Matunga, halting at all stations from need for an entertainment facility is huge revenues being collected by of B) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Sion to Mulund stations and will ar- kept uppermost in mind. For taxes, very little is being utilized to- Terminus – Bandra UP & DN Har- rive destination 15 minutes behind Navi Mumbai too, right at the in- wards this sector. Further, while it is bour lines schedule. Fast trains beyond Thane ception stage it was emphasized that imperative to add new facilities, it is From: 11.10 am to 4.58 pm will be re-diverted on DN Main Fast adequate entertainment facilities also essential to maintain the exist- UP Harbour line Special services line at Mulund. would be provided. Blue prints for ing ones. Navi Mumbai has already for CSMT Mumbai leaving Goregaon UP Main Fast main line services development plans were prepared earned a place in the list of best cit- / Bandra from 10.45 am to 4.58 pm leaving Thane from 8.55 am to 2.13 giving adequate attention to parks, ies of the world. It is essential that and DN Harbour line Special services pm will be diverted on UP Main Slow boat clubs, golf clubs, theatre, cin- the city maintains at least status quo to Bandra/Goregaon leaving CSMT line halting at all stations from Mu- ema halls etc. However, after almost if not improve. At present, the city from 9.56 am to 4.43 pm will remain lund to Dadar stations and will be re- three decades, most of these projects desperately lacks on many fronts. suspended. diverted on UP Main Fast at Parel and Harbour line passengers however will arrive destination 15 minutes be- are permitted to travel via Main line hind schedule AAP Navi Mumbai of the nation. Although these black laws. All the wing stages... the central government farmers' unions in Pun- NMMC’s Airoli come to the hospital for the hospital through an Continued from page...5 claims that these laws jab, Haryana, Rajasthan hospital to treat... treatment need to under- external system from 1st raise their voice against are revolutionary and and Uttar Pradesh have Continued from page...1 go various health check- November. However, the Bill. are in the interest of been sitting in Delhi for tion in 2015, the hospital ups. At present these tests due to lack of informa- Pramod Mahajan, the farmers, the written the last week demand- has only provided outpa- are done through out- tion among the citizens, President of Navi Mum- mention of MSP in these ing repeal of these black tient services (OPD) for sourcing. Patients have it was noted that the bai AAP said, “After laws has been avoided laws,” he added. various health services to pay for some of these number of beneficiaries many well-run govern- wilfully. The BJP has Navi Mumbai Dep- but no inpatient services tests.” The commissioner was low and efforts are ment PSUs like BSNL conveniently forgotten uty Coordinator Malika other than maternity and directed that as the pa- being made to spread the have been weakened for the main clause in the Sudhakar, Women, Vice pediatric services (IPD) tient coming to the mu- word to more and more the benefit of wealthy BJP's election manifes- President Sulochana are available, the com- nicipal hospital belongs people. industrialists, the cen- to, which will give MSP Shivanand, Judicial missioner said. “Nec- to the financially weak Similarly, the Medical tral government is now prices to agricultural Committee Secretary essary infrastructure is background, the maxi- Superintendent was also aiming at ruining the commodities as per the Suvarna Joshi, along available here to bring mum number of tests directed to display the in- agriculturalists. The recommendations of the with Harsh Sharan these hospitals to full should be planned in the formation of 'Post Covid so-called ‘Sabka Saath Swaminathan Commis- Singh and Manmohan use. Therefore, I have lab of the hospital itself”. Clinic' operating on the Sabka Vikas govern- sion.” Singh expressed their directed the medical su- Similarly, an eye spe- ground floor of Airoli ment’, brought the three “70% of the rural anger at the agitation. perintendent to imple- cialist working in Airoli Hospital through plac- black ordinance to ruin population in our coun- Mansi Pawar, Chinmay ment the plan to start the Hospital and similar to ards in the visible area, the agriculture’s ecosys- try is dependent on agri- Gode, Mohhmad bagda- hospital by taking doc- the OPD and IPD should for the public to know. tem. They did it in a hur- culture. There is a huge di, Sunil Jadhav, Sumeet tors on the panel as well be started and plans In order to provide ry without consulting or outcry among the farm- Kotyan, Ramesh Gupta, as proper planning of should be made to per- quality healthcare to the informing the farmers' ing communities across Abdul Aziz, and other nurses and other neces- form squint surgery at an citizens of Navi Mum- associations and people the country against activists joined. sary manpower required early age as well as cata- bai, the corporation is to start the hospital”, the ract surgery, said com- planning to start its own commissioner said. missioner. medical college and pro- He further said, Dialysis facility has vide good doctors to the “Some patients who been made available in corporation. Sunday, 6 December 2020 7 Former MLA Sandeep Naik to Inspire: Chariaveti chraiveti (Part 2) launch protest against CIDCO if NM By: Dr. Vandana Mahajani Kendra Varga. Mobile Medical vans rand inauguration Periodically Yoga in Arunachal Pradesh, railway premises are not cleaned Gwas planned for the Satra, Personality De- Medical services at national memorial. Prop- velopment camps, Youth Pimplad in Nashik & er arrangements for stay Motivation camps, Vi- Amlipani in Odisha. 3. The agitators will also be cleaning the railway were done for one and marsh - Interactive ses- Regular eye camps, sur- premises if CIDCO does not swing into action all. The Memorial was sions on different top- gery camps consecrated by Srimat ics for a cross section RURAL & JAN- By Abhitash D.Singh mer MLA and BJP leader ing the pandemic so it is Swami Vireswaranan- of society, Swadhyay JATI WELFARE & Navi Mumbai speaking with the media the duty of the CIDCO to daji at the early morning Competitions for School SKILL DEVELOP- he former Member said, "Almost all the take care of the railway hours of sunrise. & College students fol- MENT: 1. Vivekananda Tof Legislative As- railway stations in Navi premises but they are not President of Ra- lowed by residential Kendra has projects for sembly (MLA) of Airoli Mumbai are not cleaned doing it. If the railway makrishna Math and camps, various celebra- Rural and Janajati wel- Constituency, Sandeep and many facilities are premises are not cleaned, Mission, Belur and in- tions are also organized. fare at Khatkhati in As- Naik has warned the not up to the mark. It ap- we ourselves along with augurated by the then Vivekananda Kendra sam, Southern five dis- City Industrial & Devel- pears that CIDCO just our party workers and President of India, Sri renders service in fol- tricts of Tamilnadu, at opment Corporation (CI- developed the railway concerned citizens, will V.V. Giri on 2 Septem- lowing fields. Nasik in Maharashtra, DCO) of a strong agita- stations of Navi Mumbai start cleaning the railway ber 1970 - Bhadrapad Thus, Kendra Deoband (Kendujhar) & tion by him and his party and do not feel that their stations. Earlier, the Ko- Shukla Dwitiya - the day through its branch cen- Amlipani (Sambalpur) workers if the planning maintenance is the re- parkhairane stations were as per the Indian Calen- tres and service activity in Odisha. 2. It also has authority fails to clean sponsibility of the plan- cleaned fully when the dar on which Swami centres works at present weaving and tailoring the railway premises in ning authority as well. CIDCO officials came to Vivekananda addressed in 1005 places. EDUCA- centres, skill develop- Navi Mumbai on a prior- Senior leader of BJP, Ga- know that the event is go- the Parliament of World TION: 1. Total 85 Vive- ment courses in plumb- ity basis. nesh Naik will be writing ing to be held in the pres- Religions at Chicago in kananda Kendra Vidya- ing, motor mechanics, Earlier, Ganesh Naik, a letter to the CIDCO ence of some leaders and 1893. layas – 42 in Arunachal computer literacy etc.; Sandeep Naik, San- MD and VC, Dr. Sanjay also the dignitaries from Sri M. Karunanidhi, Pradesh, 28 in Assam, self-help groups and jeev Naik, Sagar Naik Mukherjee and will ask Green Hope NGO." the Chief Minister of 11 in Andamans, 2 in various camps for the and the party workers him to initiate action on Speaking with the Tamil Nadu at that time, Tamil Nadu and one leadership develop- from Bhartiya Janta a priority basis. If the Newsband, a senior offi- presided over the func- Party (BJP) along with station premises of Navi cial from the CIDCO on tion. Many dignitaries NGO Green Hope had Mumbai are not cleaned the condition of anonym- like Prime Minister launched a clean-up and on an urgent basis then ity said, “We will defi- Smt. Indira Gandhi, tree plantation drive at we will stage protest nitely look into the mat- Vice President of In- Koparkhairane station against CIDCO soon." ter and soon will check dia, Sri G. S. Pathak which is being appreci- Sandeep Naik fur- the cleanliness of all the visited the Memorial ated by the citizens of ther added, "The railway railway premises in Navi during the two-month Navi Mumbai. authorities are busy in Mumbai." long inaugural cer- Sandeep Naik, For- some other works dur- emonies. In the course of the Birth Centenary Cele- brations of Swami Vive- each in Nagaland and ment among women Vashi Railway Police conducts kananda, his message Karnataka . and youth, protection of again galvanized the 200 Anandalayas natural resources etc. It last rites of a deceased nation. Therefore, it was – school supportive ac- is also engaged in reviv- By Crime Reporter, Navi Mumbai From the phone diary, ASI not just a co-incidence tivity for improvement ing the traditional water n a heart touching gesture, the Shivaji Patil and ASI Kamnurkar that after the Rock Me- of confidence and aca- bodies in Rameshwaram. IVashi Railway Police took the traced Manjula Singh (40), wife of morial was completed demics. Conducted in PUBLICATIONS: responsibility of late Suresh Singh, in 1970, the war that In- Arunachal Pradesh, As- Vivekananda Kendra conducting last rites who was living near dia had to fight in 1971 sam Tea Gardens, Odis- publishes monthly mag- of a man who died in . brought spectacular suc- ha, Andhra Pradesh and azines in Hindi, Mara- a train accident. The After she identified her cess to our Motherland. Gujarat. thi, English and Tamil decision was taken as husband's body, it was In India, every signifi- 195 Balwadis for languages, periodicals the deceased was in found that Suresh's cant change always fol- pre-primary children in in Gujarati, Malayalam, bad financial condition wife, Manjula who is lows the spread of spiri- Tamil Nadu, Arunachal “Then only will In- and had no relative, originally from Orissa, tual ideas. Pradesh and Odisha. dia awake, when hun- except his wife. like her husband had The second Phase One B.Ed. College dreds of large-hearted Suresh Shankar no relatives and their of Memorial to Swa- at Nirjuli in Arunachal men and women, giv- Singh (53), a resident financial condition was mi Vivekananda was Pradesh.One School of ing up all desires of en- of Panvel railway bad. VIVEKANANDA Nursing in Numalighar, joying the luxuries of station was killed in Therefore, ASI Pa- KENDRA, KANYA- Assam life, will long and exert a head-on collision til and ASI Kamnurkar KUMARI A Spiritually HEALTH SER- themselves to their ut- between Seawoods of Vashi Railway Oriented Service Mis- VICES: 1. Runs hospi- most, for the well-being and Nerul railway sta- Police Station took the sion With the twin ob- tals with help of Oil re- of the millions of their tions on December 2 decision of perform- jectives of ‘Man Making fineries in - Numaligarh, countrymen.” Swami at around 3.15 pm. ASI ing the last rite at their and Nation building’, Assam; Bina, Madhya Vivekananda. Shivaji Patil and ASI own expense after tak- 245 branch centers of Pradesh; Paradip, Od- Dr Vandana Mahajani Raghunath Kamnurkar ing Manjula’s consent. Vivekananda Kendra isha. 2. 15 Medical is Vivekananda Kendra of Vashi Railway Police Station Manjula thanked the Vashi regularly conduct Yoga Dispensaries in Tamil Kanyakumari, Vivek found a diary of Aadhar card and Railway Police for their gesture and Varga, Sanskar Varga, Nadu under V.K. Rural Vichar doot, Navi mobile phone near the deceased. cooperation. Swadhyay Varga and Development Program, Mumbai Branch. 8 Sunday, 6 December 2020 City resident cultivates organic veggies in her terrace garden Experiments with hydroponic farming as well on her terrace

Indrani Basu, Navi Mumbai n being advised by the doctor to avoid pesticide laden veg- etables for her own health, a Oresident of sector 15 CBD, Subhangi Tirodkar has started organic terrace farming in order to get rid of poison- ous pesticides. Once she decided to go all the way to grow veggies on her own, she converted around 300 square feet portion of her building’s 13th floor terrace into kitchen garden last year in 2019 implementing com- plete natural methods, using natural manure. Based on her year long ex- Hydroponic farming by Tirodkar at Turbhe perience, she once again gave a try to under Bakul Urban Green apply the modern technique of hydro- are processed with chemicals to keep Terrace garden by Subhangi Tirodkar ponic farming for yielding green leafy free from insect.” vegetables. Her efforts yielded results Subhangi Tirodkar with her vertical hydro- and is receiving a good quality fresh She finally thought of farming her ponic farming and on Thursday, 3rd December, 2020 vegetable for her own consumption. own kitchen garden to get rid from she was delighted to get her first prod- of trying my hands to a modern tech- She explained, “For hydroponic all possible chemicals. “Once I read uct of green lettuce. nique of hydroponic where very little farming, I installed an automatic mo- about Zero Budget Natural farming Being the Vice President of Ma- water is needed for any cultivation. I tor to circulate small amount of water introduced by Dr. Subhash Palekar, harashtra Chamber of Commerce, did some research on it and finally I continuously with an idea to reuse. the great agricultural scientist. I was Subhangi Tirodkar is a well- known started my venture on October 2020, This kind of farming needs very little inclined to do this and collected natu- face across the state. She has been as soon as unlock 5 set in.” water.” Being a part of Maharashtra ral seeds and started my harvest using doing her best for uplifting margina- She further shared, “Inside the Chamber of Commerce, she is plan- cow dung and homemade compost as lised women by inculcating various covered terrace of my Turbhe office ning to educate and share her exper- manure.” business ideas and methods with her I first made a Greenhouse by cover- tise to farmers as well. However, during lockdown she sound expertise. Tirodkar, a Green ing the sides of the terrace with green Re-counting her very first initia- lost some portion due to wanting of Warrior and an ardent nature lover, cloth and transparent sheets to avoid tive she told, “two years before when better seeds, manure etc. but slowly always aims to spread a strong mes- insects. I put up a 40 feet hydroponic I was first advised by my doctor to she resumed her terrace farming and sage to the society and propagates her tray with 19 holes and sowed the seeds consume pesticide free vegetables, got back her produce within a month, slogan ‘grow your own vegetables to of a variety Lettuce. I am satisfied with I looked out for organic vegetables banking more on kitchen waste, home stay healthy’. my very first farm fresh yield of about and bought my dailies from some se- grown fertilizer and coco pit. She shared, “after growing a good 2 kgs.” In her apartment in CBD, lected shops. Slowly I realized that She has always been thrilled to quality produce like brinjals, gourd, too, she installed a smaller version of those veggies which are marked as share her bounty of her labour with bitter gourd, spinach, radish, methi, hydroponic tray (vertical) having ten Organic, are not completely organic her friends and well-wishers and that ladies finger, green chili, I thought holes with an Initial cost of Rs 5000 in all respect, for example, the seeds is also for free of cost. 7000kg of trash removed from Navi Mumbai mangroves Environmental Life, a group of environmentalists, cleaned the mangroves with support of NMMC and all concerned citizens By Abhitash D.Singh, Navi Mumbai would be recycled." Even though we have removed 700kg work undertaken by the Environment nvironment Life, a group of en- Barai further added, "As a duty to- trash from 8000 square metre man- Life group members is laudable. It is Evironmentalists and nature lov- wards environment, it is essential that grove patch in Navi Mumbai from past great to see that all the citizens from ers, removed 7000 kg of trash from an 15 weeks, we Navi Mumbai along with the students 8,000 square metre mangrove patch can say that we and environment lovers and also the in Navi Mumbai. The initiative was have managed to government bodies came together for launched on 15th August and the trash remove just less freeing mangrove forests of waste. We is being removed from the mangroves, than 1 percent of supported the Environment Life team with the help of the government bod- the waste stuck by providing staff, treating trash, pro- ies and citizens, on every Sunday for in the mangrove viding gloves and other accessories to two hours from the last 15 weeks. areas." the volunteers." Dharmesh Barai, the founder of The initia- Rajale further added, "We also ap- Environment Life, while speaking tive was fully peal to all the other groups too to come with the media informed, "We found supported by forward and work in a similar way for footwear, medical waste, mercury the Navi Mum- greater results. We will also now raise bulbs, tube lights, liquor bottles, wa- bai Municipal awareness among the Navi Mumbai- fer packets, packaged water bottles, C o r p o r a t i o n kars about the importance of natural spoons and many other waste which all the nature lovers, along with the lo- (NMMC) officials and their staff. areas through various initiatives in the had made their way through the creek cal bodies, take up the responsibility Speaking about the initiative the days to come. We are also planning and got stuck in the breathing roots of of taking care of our own waste and NMMC deputy municipal commis- similar clean-up efforts in mangrove mangroves trees. Some of the waste step up to clean our natural resources. sioner Babasaheb Rajale said, "The areas across the city."