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Tuesday, 13 October 2020 www.newsband.in Pages 8 • Price 2 VOL. 14 • ISSUE 107 RNI No. MAHEN/2007/21778 POSTAL REGN. No. NMB/154/2020-22/VASHI MDG POST OFFICE Covid-19: NMMC completes Major power failure survey of 3 lakh families Newsband Impact: Forest department brings the city to a halt under 'My Family - My repairs CCTV cameras near Vashi mangroves Responsibility' campaign A week after News- Navi Mumbai difficulty in breathing band highlighted the n the ‘My Family- etc. in the government issue of defunct CCTV IMy Responsibil- app. Information is cameras near Vashi ity’ campaign that has also being collected mangroves, the forest been launched by the on individuals having department repaired state government for co-morbidity such as those on Sunday controlling and curb- diabetes, heart disease, (More on page 8) ing the spread of Covid cancer, kidney disease, 19, the Navi Mumbai organ transplantation, Private coaching class Signal failure due to power outage resulted in traffic snarls at the busy Vashi Highway junction. Municipal Corporation asthma. (Photo by Ashok Dhamija) teacher arrested for (NMMC) has complet- In addition to this, sexually assaulting a By Abhitash D.Singh demic and the students suburbs were affected. ed the health survey of all the citizens of the class 12th student Navi Mumbai who are taking online Restoration was under 10,53,896 citizens from house are being educat- Koparkhairane po- he major power classes faced great dif- process till 5:30pm. lice have arrested San- Tfailure in Mumbai ficulties. According to the pre- jay Bhalchandani, who Metropolitan Region There were multiple liminary information by runs a private coaching (MMR) on Monday Oc- tripping of lines and the electricity depart- class in Vashi, for sexu- tober 12, 2020 at around transformers at (Kalwa- ment and ministry of ally assaulting a class 10:15 am brought the Padghe and Kharghar energy the power failure 12th student under the city to a grinding halt. ICTs) which supplies was reported at around pre-text of giving her The services of the lo- power to the Mumbai 10:15am and the inci- notes… cal trains were badly system right from the dent was reported by the (More on page 6) affected. Many people morning, it is learnt. 360 BEST Supply Control. who are working from (MW) Megawatts of Covid-19: Two test home due to the pan- supply in Mumbai and Continued on page... 2 positive in Uran taluka On Monday (October NMMC repairs pavements 12), two people tested positive for Covid- 19. The tally has now near Vashi railway station 3,35,469 families. This ed about how to prevent touched 1969 in Uran Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan is considered to be the corona, mainly by regu- Taluka. Of these, 1757 Navi Mumbai best performance by the lar wearing of masks, have been cured and n an effort to provide civic body in the state frequent hand wash- discharged. 110 corona Ithe railway commut- compared vis-a-vis the ing, use of sanitizer, positive patients are ers with better services, population. visiting the fever clinic undergoing treatment the Navi Mumbai Mu- In order to imple- if necessary, taking and 102 corona positive nicipal Corporation ment this campaign ef- regular medication in patients have died till (NMMC) has started fectively, the civic body case of any comorbid- date, said Uran Tehsildar repairing the pavements under the guidance of ity. Awareness is being Bhausaheb Andhare. around Vashi railway Municipal Commis- spread widely by giving sioner Abhijit Bangar station. The task will be Continued on page... 3 finished in next two to has formed 670 squads three weeks, a senior of- consisting of 2 to 3 ficer said. said, “We are now repair- the work in the next two representatives in each The pavements ing the pavements for to three weeks.” squad. These teams go around the station had the convenience of the According to Shinde, from house to house been in bad shape for the railway commuters as the NMMC is doing it and check the body past several years and well as the other people. with the annual budget temperature and oxygen the pedestrians had been We are also construct- allocated for such works. level of the citizens and facing a lot of problems ing an underground duct They have not spent ex- also register the vital because of that. along the pavement and tra money for it. information of the indi- Arvind Shinde, exec- hence that area has been vidual like fever, cough, utive engineer of Vashi dug up. We will finish Continued on page...2 sore throat, fatigue, 2 Tuesday, 13 October 2020

Major power... supply power to Kalyan power failure in the city Continued from page 1 city from Tata Power, the hospitals never face MP Rajan Vichare meets The electric power fail- were shut down from 10 any problems." ure was due to central am to 5 pm. The power Nerul resident and grid failure of Tata Pow- supply to about 50,000 educationist from the NMMC Commissioner er at Kalwa and it was consumers in Waylena- city Anuj Kumar Pan- By: Chandrashekhar Hendve said that the supply will gar, Parnaka, Durgadi, dey said, "At most of the Navi Mumbai be restored in 45 min- Gandhari Road, Aad- places like Vashi, Nerul, ember of Parliament utes to one hour time. harwadi area in Kalyan Sanpada, Koperkhairane M(MP) Rajan Vichare The local trains of all West was disrupted. The and other parts of the along with all Shiv Sena lines were disrupted for power supply from KB-1 city the traffic signals office bearers and former more than two hours. feeder to 90 feet road east were not working due corporators in Navi Mum- When the Newsband of Kalyan, Tata Netivali to power failure. This bai, met the Navi Mumbai correspondent spoke area was disrupted. The caused great deal of in- Municipal Commissioner, to the concerned per- power supply to 16,000 convenience to the mo- Abhijit Bangar at NMMC son from Adani Group, customers was started torists.” head office Belapur. he said, “It was a grid by an alternative route Satya Kumar Pan- Various problems failure which affected in the morning and more dey, a resident of Ulwe faced by the corporators 50 percent of the Ma- than 50 per cent power Sector-17 informed that, were discussed. Discus- harashtra state. The ap- was supplied in the af- "I am working from sions were also held on be sorted out as soon as possible. proximate resolution ternoon. According to home since lockdown various development works in the In the meeting Shiv Sena leaders time for the same took ward and incomplete projects. Mu- Vijay Nahata, Vijay Chougule, Vijay three to four hours.” nicipal Commissioner Abhijit Bangar Mane, M K Madhavi and others were The Commissioner assured that the pending issues would present. of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) I S Chahal in a Police search for relatives press release appealed to all the hospitals to of two deceased persons contact their respective By Crime Reporter he died that evening. But in the evening, he SWM transport garage Navi Mumbai During investigation by died during treatment. officers to get enough he NRI police are the medical officers of The unidentified man supply of diesel for at Tsearching for the the municipal hospital, was found to have died least eight hours so that relatives of two deceased it was found that the of tuberculosis. Efforts there are no power fail- persons. The police had person was Covid-19 were made by the police ures in hospitals espe- found bodies of two per- positive. The NRI police to identify the person. cially ICUs. “In case of In the absence of power failure over an extended period of sons last month. One of then tried to identify the However, the identity of any issues please contact time, employees were forced to use the staircase to reach the them was found to have deceased, but his iden- the person has not been the disaster control room place of their work in a high rise commercial complex in Sector died of Covid 19. tity has not been con- confirmed yet, said Sub- for help,” he said. 30A, Vashi, Navi Mumbai (Photo by Ashok Dhamija) On September 19, a firmed yet. Inspector of Police Anil A press release from 45-year-old man named Meanwhile, on Au- Shinkar. The police are MSEDCL said that the the alternative route and I have to complete Shiva was found uncon- gust 21, a 30-year-old now trying to trace the power supply to 2 lakh and the power avail- lots of projects. As there scious in Kombadbhuje man was found uncon- relatives of the two de- 65 thousand power con- able from Tata Power, was no electricity since village in Ulwe. After scious under the L&T ceased. Sub-Inspector sumers in the Kalyan power supply was re- morning 10:30 am, I receiving information Bridge in Seawoods Shinkar has appealed circle was disrupted due stored to around 50,000 was unable to complete about this, the NRI po- Sector-40. He was ad- if anyone who has any to a technical glitch in customers till 5 pm and my work. At around lice admitted him to the mitted to the municipal information about the the GIS center on Mon- to 60,000 customers till 11:30 am the electricity municipal hospital in hospital in Vashi by the two deceased persons to day morning. In Kalyan 5.30 pm. resumed but it was just Vashi for treatment. But NRI police for treatment. contact the NRI police. East and West areas, all Apart from this, 20 for half an hour. In the the options were used substations in Palghar last three years in Ulwe NMMC repairs... muters are travelling number of vendors oc- and all the customers division were disrupted this is the first time I Continued from page 1 from this station. cupy the pavements at and power supply were and power supply to have experienced power “We have plans to re- Navin Salve, a resi- Vashi and that creates a restored in phases till about 2 lakh 5 thousand failure for more than 3-4 pair the pavements and dent of Vashi said, “We lot of problems for the 5.30 pm. Under the guid- customers was disrupted hours." construct underground are glad that NMMC pedestrians. NMMC ance of Energy Minis- at 10 am. Maharashtra Chief ducts at some of the is repairing pavements should take some con- ter Dr. Nitin Raut, and NMMC Additional Minister Uddhav Thack- interior areas of Vashi for the convenience of crete steps about that Chief Engineer Dinesh Commissioner Sanjay eray and State Energy too. That will be done the commuters. A huge too.” Agarwal, the officers Kakde while speaking Minister Nitin Raut said at a later stage,” Shinde and staff worked dili- with the Newsband cor- that a team will be set- said. gently to bring the situ- respondent informed, up to find out the reason According to the rail- Attention readers: While every effort is made ation to normal. "In Navi Mumbai most behind the power failure way sources, around one to check the genuineness of party/parties inserting The two feeders of the hospitals have gen- in Mumbai which affect- lakh people travel from ads in this paper, we cannot be held responsible for KB-1 and KB-2, which erator back-up so due to ed the MMR region. Vashi railway station the truthfulness of its contents. The publishers, Editor daily. Now because of and/or the staff cannot be held responsible for any the restrictions imposed loss or damage due to transactions that they may en- by the Railways only a ter into guided by the ads. small number of com-

Printed and owned by Kailash Shankarlalji Gindodia Published by Shiv Kailash Gindodia Editor: Varda Sharma Printed at Siddhakala Print Media & Publications Pvt. Ltd. Plot No. W-230, T.T.C. Ind. Area, MIDC, Khairane, Navi Mumbai – 400 710 and published at 1313/1314, 13th Floor, Real Tech Park, Plot No. 39/2, Sec. 30A, Vashi, Navi Mumbai 400 703. • RNI No. MAHENG2007/21778 • Postal Regn. No. NMB/154/2014-16/Vashi MDG Post Office • ABC Certificte No. 133/2106 Phone : 2087 0513 / 2781 5380 e-mail : [email protected] website : www.newsband.in Tuesday, 13 October 2020 3 MP Rajan Vichare meets CIDCO MD Dr. Digambar Pradhan (IPS) felicitated on Problems being faced by the PAPs were discussed behalf of Highway Police Palaspe Kendra By Vikram Gaikwad Navi Mumbai r. Digambar Pradhan D(IPS), Superinten- dent of Police, Highway Police Thane Range was recently felicitated by Highway Police Station Palaspe and Highway Po- lice Panvel Division for his outstanding service. He was given a shawl, co- By Chandrashekhar Hendve nicipal Corporation mitted as project af- conut and a bouquet. Navi Mumbai should be done im- fected. Dr. Digambar Prad- area. Apart from that, he made spe- o highlight the prob- mediately. 3. PAPs should be given han, a Superintendent of Police hails cial arrangements for Ganeshotsav in Tlems being faced 5. When CIDCO ac- priority in jobs and from Siddhanerli in Kagal in Kol- Konkan and paid special attention to by the Project Affected quired the land in service contracts by hapur district and has so far served ensure that there was no traffic jam till People (PAPs) in Navi Navi Mumbai, it was the industries estab- as Superintendent of Police in charge Talakkonam. Mumbai area and also expected to provide lished in the project of Miraj, Satara, Pune Rural, State He also provided medical care give suggestions for land to each village area. Guft, Kolhapur and Superintendent to the police officers and staff of the the redressal of these, but it has not been 4. PAPs should be giv- of Police in Pune and Nashik Brib- transport department during the pan- MP Rajan Vichare met allotted yet, but en 50% reservation ery Prevention Division. Since June demic. the Managing Director immediate action in government and 2019, he has been working as Super- Inspector of Police Sudam Pesha- of CIDCO, Dr. Sanjay should be taken. semi-gover nment intendent of Police at Highway Police warkar, Assistant Inspector of Police Mukherjee. Following 6. The people from establishments in Thane Range. He made special efforts Subhash Pujari, Jagdish Pardeshi, staff suggestions were made: who, the lands have the project area un- to reduce the number of accidents and of Highway Police Station Palaspe and 1. Survey the original been acquired have der Section 10 (5) of deaths on the Mumbai-Pune Express- Borghat, Maharashtra Security Force Gaothan and the ex- not yet been com- the Project Affected way in the Highway Police Thane were present on the occasion. panded Gaothan or pensated in the form Rehabilitation Act, the land adjoining of land or cash. 1999. the Gaothan and give 7. At present in CI- 5. Services should be MNS stage protest against the right to the area DCO, only 5% of made available to to the farmers in the local PAPs get job the PAPs in the hos- fish vendors form of a deed. preference which pitals in the project 2. To control the con- should be increased. area and other social It is alleged that the vendors who come from structions which can 8. The lands of the service areas at dis- neighbouring areas do not follow rules and sell stale fish be regularized under PAPs have been ac- counted rates. MRTP Act as well quired and the com- 6. Reservations should as to provide them pensation should be be made for PAPs in with the option of paid immediately schools and colleges redevelopment with as ordered by the in the project area. clean increased car- court. 7. Reservations should pet area. MP Vichare have be given to PAPs in 3. To provide protec- suggested that the fol- allotment of houses, tion to the construc- lowing measures should shops and various tions which cannot be taken for the rehabili- business licenses in be regularized by tation of landless PAPs: the project area. providing them with 1. Scholarships to the 8. Financial provision the option of rede- heirs of PAPs in should be made for velopment with in- Navi Mumbai vil- the overall develop- creased carpet area. lages have been ment of the PAPs. By Chandrashekhar Hendve hard,” said Bankhele. 4. For the development discontinued and MP Vichare request- Navi Mumbai “These vendors do not maintain of Navi Mumbai, should be resumed ed the CIDCO MD to he Maharashtra Navnirman Sena even the basic hygiene and do not fol- the transfer of plots immediately. look into the issues and T(MNS) staged strong agitation low any rules. The municipal admin- from CIDCO to 2. PAPs and all their resolve these at the ear- against the fish vendors who come to istration should take immediate action Navi Mumbai Mu- heirs should be ad- liest. sell fish from suburban nodes at Airo- against them”, demanded Bankhele. li. During the agitation MNS checked Manohar Gangurde, Divisional NMMC completes... houses again and check will make it possible to the fish brought by 16 fish vendors and Officer-in-Charge, said, “Time to Continued from page 1 the body temperature provide timely treatment found that the fish were stale and the time, action is taken against such ven- them various types of and oxygen saturation to those with comorbidi- vendors lacked self-hygiene. More- dors by the municipal corporation. A information such as for the second time. ties or other coronary over, it was found that none of the ven- letter in this regard will be issued at encouraging them to Based on the informa- infections found in the dors had any identity card as well. the Rabale police station”. donate plasma in the tion collected from survey. In this way, MNS vice-president Nilesh Nitin Lashkar, Bhushan Agivale, interest of health. this survey, medical the 'Mission Break the Bankhele said that the municipal ad- Balasaheb Shinde, Vishwanath Dalvi, “After the first facilities are being made Chain' will help in re- ministration needs to focus on the Sunil Pagar, Sandeep Singh, Dashrath phase, the second phase available to the citizens ducing the death rate by plight of local fishermen. “Due to the Survase, Pravin Ghogre Patil, San- of the campaign will who have symptoms speeding up the tracing influx of vendors from the neighbour- tosh Jadhav, Nikhil Thorat and other be carried out and the according to the severity and testing of the pa- ing areas, the business of the Agri Koli MNS soldiers were present on the oc- teams will visit all the of the symptoms. This tients”, said an official. brothers of Navi Mumbai has been hit casion. 4 Tuesday, 13 October 2020 Corona and the senior citizens

his Sunday I had to attend ing class senior citizens measures including lock- to practice it, put up charts Ta program. In this lock- or individuals who live down and closure of all with instructions or pictures down I did not go out of the alone have been forced non-essential services in if necessary near the washba- house as being a senior citi- to go outputting their life the country and It is well sins. Also ask them to cough zen I was advised not to ven- at risk. In India, the older established that people or sneeze into their elbow ture outside. But now I have people are more afflicted over 60 years of age are or a disposable tissue. Make started taking walk in the with chronic illnesses many suicide cases during at a higher risk of devel- sure they have masks and society garden, so I thought and locomotor difficulties, lockdown and many of them oping a severe coronavirus hand sanitizers. of attending the programme. such as high blood-pressure, have been attributed to the infection that may need hos- 3. Diet and exercises But my family retaliated so hypertension and diabetes, fear of being infected by the pitalization, and mortality is A diet pattern with mini- much and pressurised me not which require long-term med- virus and the consequent iso- significantly higher for this mum regular exercises can to go. I had committed to go ication. They are also more at lation and loneliness. This age group. We should give ensure fitness and optimum but first time I had to break risk of cancer, renal diseases loneliness is a grave con- special attention to their diet, health during social distanc- my commitment and I felt and musculoskeletal disor- cern among the elderly, and mental health, and needs, ing .It is important to drink bad but then it was my fam- ders, particularly arthritis so it could result from lower which stands doubled if they at least 4 litres of water per ily’s concern for me. As the the reduced mobility during economic resources, death have any co-existing health day .Minimal physical ex- effect of the virus on elderly this time prevents them from of contemporaries or spouse, problems like diabetes, hy- ercises like walking around people is disastrous. Actually seeking regular medical at- lack of an active social life pertension, stroke amongst in the house, yoga can help not much is discussed about tention, and makes them others. By taking special break the monotony of stay- the impact of COVID-19 on dependent on others. And as precautionary measures and ing at home. Respiratory ex- elderly citizens. their health expenses are out- extending the utmost care for ercises like deep breathing In this pandemic where of-pocket, it leaves them fi- the elderly we can help our and pranayama are recom- everyone is confined to their nancially vulnerable as well. senior citizens against this mended. houses people are using apps Elderly people don’t novel corona virus. 4. Management of existing and while apps and app-based know much about technolo- 1. Social distancing health conditions: services have facilitated in- gy and apps, so they are often Inform your elders to stay Make sure to get prescrip- creased access to door-deliv- exposed to and fall prey to, at home. If there is a need for tion medicines for at least 3-4 ery of various commodities, misinformation about ‘mira- groceries or essential medi- weeks so that they do not most senior citizens are yet to cle cures’ for COVID-19 as cines, you should get it for have to step out to refill. Reg- adopt them. It is a known fact well as overhyped claims, them. If you know of any old- ular maintenance of blood that this community is more conspiracy theories, unsci- er people living in the neigh- glucose levels is needed for at risk , the ongoing pan- entific medical claims, etc. bourhood, try to help them diabetics. demic has left more of them This in turn leads to hyste- and bring whatever they need We should understand that lonely and feeling vulnerable ria and anxiety making them and dissatisfaction with fa- at their doors. Also ask them senior citizens are important considering they are wary of more susceptible to disease. milial and social relation- to not visit houses of other pillars of the society- they stepping out. In India the state We should invest time and ships. Our whole life is full relatives and if they are some- are our links to history and has made health an individu- energy to educate our elderly of purpose and in advanced where else alone, video call our windows to a plethora of al responsibility instead of a family members about fake age this purpose is lost. The them and speak with them . vivid life experiences. So it is collective one. Some older news and its ill-effects, and elderly then live life limit- 2. Hand and respiratory our duty to step up and pro- people are privileged enough improve their access to cul- ing to some set routines and hygiene tect them .Together, we can to be able to stay indoors turally sensitive and afford- when this routine is disturbed Handwashing for a good flatten the disease curve and without compromising on able mental health counsel- ,they feel restless. This pan- 20 seconds with soap and conquer the challenges of the their quality of life but work- lors. We are hearing about demic has bought in stringent water is important ,tell them ongoing pandemic.

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NAVI MUMBAIKARS SPEAK Your views on the toll tax being hiked by the state governmeNt

No doubt that the hike in the toll tax, after every three years, is Petrol price hiked; diesel priced hiked; vegetables are costly mandatory and the fund collected through this tax is used for and now toll tax hiked. What nuisance is this? Due to this hike the genuine reasons including the maintenance, safety and travelling will be costly. Everything has already become costly security of the highways. However this is not an appropriate and expensive. I think this world is not for poor people. Poor time, especially considering the present raging pandemic situ- people don't have right to live. I regret this decision of the state ation. Moreover this hike is likely to result in the increase in government. transportation charges on goods. Consequently the prices -Taufik Khan, Mira Road of the goods, including the essential ones too will be hiked. Ultimately the overall burden will be passed on to the common The coronavirus-induced lockdown has affected several peo- man. In view of the foregoing, it is felt, that the state government, needs to review ple's income. From soaring prices of daily essentials to pay this issue sympathetically and suitably postpone the implementation of this hike cut, financial woes just refuse to die down. Adding to this, now so that the tax payers and common people get some temporary relief. commuters will also have to worry about paying extra before - Ravikant Shridhar Tawde, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai entering Mumbai toll. The one-way toll for a passenger car, Toll hike is unfair! The state government has increased the toll which was Rs 35, is now Rs 40. The toll rates for buses, mini- fee. Already the common people are restless because of the buses and trucks have also changed. As per the revised toll Corona virus. Many are living at home without employment. rates, mini-buses have to pay Rs 65 and trucks and buses The lockdown has caused financial problems. Local train facil- have to pay Rs 130. This is too much. The government should think twice before ities are not available for the general public, so citizens are de- increasing the toll rates as it is a burden on the common man. pendent on road transport. In such critical situation, increasing - Jubel D'Cruz, Dombivili, Mumbai the toll is like rubbing salt on the wound. In brief, toll hike is like making hole to the pocket of ordinary citizens. During lockdown economy of country is struggling hard. Peo- - Sudhir Kangutkar, B. R. Nagar, Diva (East) ple have no money to spend. Jobs are lost by many people. Difficult to survive in this pandemic. Many things have been expensive. In this situation government should help people by many ways. Instead it is robbing people. I'm not in favour of I don’t think toll tax should be increased. The government hiking toll tax at all. wants to increase tax in many ways. Before hiking tax they - Minakshi Swami should check whether roads are good. Has there been a decline in rate of accidents etc.? QUESTION FOR NEXT WEEK - Manisha Gavade, Airoli Should cinema halls be allowed to reopen? Readers desirous of contributing in this column may send their views along with their passport size picture and address to [email protected] Friendship knows no barriers duced me to her mother. so she cooked only for come westernized, wore to an end. As I packed my Mrs Cheema, though un- herself (and now for me). western clothes and even bags, Mrs Cheema could lettered, was a woman of We met every day as we shed their Asian names. not control her tears. Nor the world. She had learnt worked together and this Fakhra became Farah and could I. It was as if she By Dr. Veena Mohan Adige everything about the soon became routine. Shaida became Sherry. was losing her flesh and hen we are abroad place and could guide We did not visit each oth- The children all lived their blood daughter. We were Wall Asian people me in shopping, dressing er though we were close own lives, mixing with being torn apart. We did group together. Whether and visiting. neighbours. the local people, going not know whether we it is at the United Nations She was warm, a bit This went on for some around. I was touched! for parties and dancing. would ever meet again. or United Kingdom or loud but quite jolly. We six months or so when She was not only my While the mother was left She hugged me close, Australia or New Zealand. had a common back- she fell ill. As she did not neighbour, but my friend all alone in an unheated pressed a small trinket I was a new bride on my yard where we would come out for three days I and now almost like my uncarpeted room. Only in my hands as blessings maiden visit to Sheffield meet. The strong aroma decided to visit her. She mother. the elder son occasion- for the unborn. in England while she was of Punjabi food wafting was alone and very sick. She soon became ally spoke to her. And as I boarded the a rural uneducated wom- from her kitchen drew I was shocked on seeing well and resumed duties She became very fond plane on my return jour- an from Pakistan. We me like a magnet. My her uncarpeted and un- and we continued meet- of me and literally treated ney, my eyes were wet met and became instant cooking was very basic heated room, quite dif- ing every day. She told me like a daughter. and my thoughts flew to friends though we could as I had not much both- ferent from the rest of the me how her husband I became pregnant her. Who would look after converse only in broken ered about it back home, house. She shed tears had come here and later and she fawned over my her? Who would speak to Hindi, English or Urdu or so her aloo ki sabji and on seeing me and told asked the elder two chil- like a fond hen over her her now? With a heavy by sign language. chole were very inviting. me that her children and dren to join him. A few brood. She advised me heart I bade goodbye. Her elder son and She loved sharing these husband tolerated her years later the remaining and looked after me. Some twenty years daughter were older than with me. but did not even speak three came but she was And then came a time later my husband and I me while the second I learnt later that her to her. I called a taxi and not invited. A bold lady, when I had to say good- went back to Sheffield daughter Farah was my husband and five children took her to the hospital she herself made all ar- bye to her and return to on a brief visit. We had age. Farah visited me despised Asian cooking as she was quite ill. Here rangements and joined India. I was eight months some work in London on the tenth day of my and preferred the English she introduced me as them, to their dismay. pregnant and my hus- reaching there and intro- food. She did not like it her daughter to everyone By this time they had be- band’s training had come Continued on page... 7 6 Tuesday, 13 October 2020 Child Care Social Organization distributes Editorial educational materials and food grains Issue: 107 13 october, 2020 Need to explore water transportation he population and the economy which used to bustle with activ- Tof the twin city have grown ity, today wear a deserted look with multi-fold, but the growth of the in- shrubs growing wildly. The area frastructural facilities has remained has in fact become home for the en- stagnant over the years. The transport croachers and antisocial elements. By Dinesh Pawar, Uran Improvement Board, Vice President Ketan sector has suffered the most. Over The hovercraft services were n Punade tribal wadi Sonari President, Gharat, Treasurer Har- years, it has deteriorated in quality highly welcomed by the office goers Iof Uran taluka, edu- Dinesh Tandel Anita In- shad Shinde, Member as well as in quantity of service. The as it made traveling faster and com- cational materials to dustry, Vasudev Tandel Swapnil Gharat, Ud- demand today far exceeds the sup- fortable. Moreover, the joy rides in children from 1st to of Nhava Sheva Yuva dhav Koli, Aditya Parve ply. The problem is far more acute the evenings and the special ser- 10th standard as well Maharashtra Pratishthan were also present on the for the residents of Navi Mumbai, vices introduced for the Elephanta as food grains, sugar, as contrary to the projections of the Caves and the JNPT were a big rage Pandive Manoj Patilpu- occasion. planners, the business opportunities amongst the residents. Due to these masks were distributed nade Gram Panchayat Vikas Kadu, Presi- did not develop in Navi Mumbai and services, the hover-ports both at to tribal people recently. Member Satyawan Kat- dent of the Society wel- still most of the populace of Navi Vashi and CBD became tourist spots The programme was or- kari were present. comed the dignitaries Mumbai has to depend on Mumbai and Navi Mumbai an important ganized by Child Care Founder-President during the programme for the livelihood. For this, they have destination. However, the services Social Organization. Vikas Kadu Secretary and Hrithik Patil, Vice to undertake gruesome train journeys could not continue for long. Industrialist Avi- Abhishek Mali, Vice President proposed the everyday. Few years back, there was It is really a misfortune that a nash Gharat, Village President Hrithik Patil, vote of thanks. the hovercraft facility available for city with immense scope to have traveling to Mumbai, which due superior quality water transport sys- to bureaucratic apathy was aban- tem with its calm bay, is continuing Dronagiri Bazar conducts blood doned with no signs of restarting. with its limited roads and railways, Aimed at providing an eco- which are creaking under ever rising donation camp at Uran friendly alternate transport system traffic demand. The waterways pro- By Dinesh Pawar, Uran and with the intention of providing vide eco-friendly alternative, that relief to the Roads and the Railways, too with no or very miniscule main- ran Taluka Con- which were bursting on their seams, tenance cost for the infrastructure. It Usumer Co-opera- the hovercraft services were started can also help in reducing travel time tive Society’s (Limited) from Vashi and CBD. Huge invest- on roads besides bringing down the Dronagiri Bazar orga- ments were made by CIDCO to de- road-accident statistics. Though it nized a blood donation velop hover-ports. However, these has dawned late, still the traffic plan- camp on Sunday in as- services were finally abandoned and ners should seriously try to exploit sociation with NMMC the investments are today seen as this vital resource that Mumbai and Blood Bank, Vashi. The outbreak of co- Cooperative Society in-fructuous expenditures. The once Navi Mumbai are blessed with, as it This is the second rona has created a huge (Limited) Dronagiri Ba- tastefully developed hover-ports, is better late than never. year of the blood dona- shortage of blood in the zar President Mahendra tion camp. Mahendra state. Blood donors who Mhatre, Vice President Mhatre, President, Uran are eligible for blood Bharat Gharat, Sec- CR to run additional 22 services Taluka Consumer Co- donation donated blood retary- Ashok Tandel, operative Society (Lim- following the rules of and Board of Directors including four specials on Harbour line ited) Dronagiri Bazar, social distance. worked hard, PRO Sar- By Ashok Dhamija, Panvel at 09.00 hrs and 16:30 hrs & Ex Pan- informed that 112 units On this occasion ita Shivkumar Khervasi- n view of the increasing number vel at 07:11 hrs and 14:41 hrs) of blood were collected. Uran Taluka Consumer ya were present. Iof essential service passengers as B) CSMT-Kasara Main Spe- notified by Government of Maha- cials: Private coaching class teacher arrested for rashtra, travelling via Central Rail- These Specials will halt at all sta- way Suburban route tions except Thansit sexually assaulting a class 12th student (Harbour and Main) and Umbermali. By Crime Reporter advantage, the accused again took the and the need to C) CSMT-Kar- Navi Mumbai girl to his house and sexually assaulted avoid crowding due jat Main Specials: oparkhairane police have ar- her in February. to Covid -19 pan- These Specials Krested Sanjay Bhalchandani, who Meanwhile, the victim stopped go- demic, it has been will halt at all sta- runs a private coaching class in Vashi, ing to the classes. Following which the decided to run 22 tions except Shelu. for sexually assaulting a class 12th accused started sending her obscene additional Services With this the to- student under the pretext of giving her messages and threatened to make her including four on tal number of Daily notes. pornographic photos and videos viral the Harbour route Special Suburban The accused, Bhalchandani, a resi- on social media. Fearing, the victim, and 18 on the Main line. services have increased to 453 from dent of Koparkhairane, runs private finally revealed the incident with her The list of these additional ser- the existing 431 from 10th October, class in Vashi. The victim, a resident parents. The victim's parents rushed vices with their halts are as indicated 2020. There would be however no of Vashi area, was going to Bhalchan- to the Koparkhairane police station on below: change in the schedule of existing 431 dani's private coaching classes. Wednesday and lodged a complaint. A) CSMT-Panvel Harbour Spe- Specials. All commuters as permitted During October last year, accused Accordingly the police arrested San- cials: by the Government of Maharashtra are Bhalchandani had taken the victim to jay Bhalchandani the next day and These Specials will halt at all requested to follow social distancing his house in Koparkhairane on the pre- filed a case against him under the stations except Reay Road, Cotton norms and wear masks, while board- text of giving notes. He then sexually POCSO Act, including rape. The court Green, King’s Circle, Chunabhatti ing, alighting at railway stations and assaulted the victim. The victim did has remanded him in police custody and Manasarovar stations. (Ex CSMT travelling in Special suburban trains. not tell the incident to anyone. Taking till October 13. Tuesday, 13 October 2020 7 Talking Mental Health By Ashok Dhamija, Navi Mumbai have been affected by the ly coming on the tracks. In disorder, PTSD, psychotic support, cognitive behaviour he COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic, which this past few months people disorders etc. Among all this therapy, and psychotherapy, Tover the past few months is having a further impact on from all sections of society the disorder that scores high practicing mindfulness and has cast its shadow on hu- people’s mental health”. have witnessed vast change is depression and with that medication too. manity across the globe in- The past experience of be it in the economic sys- there is also suicide which The Government of In- cluding India which has the dealing with emergencies in- tem, education, work culture, has been increasing as has dia too has recently launched second largest population in dicates mental health is one travel and many more fronts. been the case in Bollywood/ a Mental Health Helpline the world. This has resulted of the most neglected areas of Taking preventive measures, Television industry. named KIRAN 24X7. This in numerous challenges for the public health care system wearing a mask, using a Living in the 21st century toll-free number (1800-599- mankind. Be it for health- due to severe underfunding. sanitizer, maintaining physi- many of us are still chained 0019) is attached with 25 care workers, who have been This year’s World Mental cal distance, working from by rituals, totems and taboos institutions spread across providing care in difficult Health Day, on 10 October home, attending online class- in the face of mental ill- the country and it is avail- circumstances with fear of which is being observed based es and what not, has become ness which is perceived as a able in 13 languages. This getting infected by the coro- on the theme 'Mental Health the new normal. This has re- curse. Stigma too stands as is to ensure a medium for the navirus and unintentionally For All', serves as a stark sulted in less quality time for a barrier between treatment citizens to seek professional passing it to their families reminder to and support. help anonymously. or near and dear ones. For correct this To break In addition, facilitation students who have to adapt i m b a l a n c e this chain of community support for to the new norms of attend- by upgrading we have to vulnerable individuals by ac- ing classes virtually from psychosocial join hands tivating social networks and the safety of their, with little support at together and communication, structured contact with teachers and national and change the cultural and recreational ac- friends. Their parents too international perception tivities supporting the devel- are unsure about their own level. of the peo- opment of resilience will aid futures on the professional D a s r a t h ple around in recovery. Preventive psy- front in the face of wide- Choud- us and en- chological interventions may spread layoffs by companies hari, Officer Dashrath Choudhari, Officer lighten the offer supportive and practical in order to curb economic I n - c h a r g e in charge NIEPID RC Navi society, that help to improve coping strat- Mumbai losses. A vast number of NIEPID RC For representational purpose only mental ill- egies, and a sense of hope people on the other hand are Navi Mum- nesses like and focus on existing sources struggling with poverty or in bai along other illness- of individual resilience. Indi- fragile humanitarian settings with Aditi Biswas, Lecturer ourselves and for our dear es too are treatable and with viduals can take care of their with extremely limited pro- in Psychology share some ones. The resulting change their support. mental health by valuing tection from COVID-19 and useful insights on the theme in the lifestyles, has affected Now the question is where themselves, eating healthy for people with mental health ‘Talking Mental Health’ for our health both physically is the help for psychological diet, physical activities, set- conditions, many experience the readers of Newsband. and mentally. Adjustment problems? When one should ting realistic goals, avoiding even greater social isolation The excerpts are as below: problems, domestic violence, ask for help? The questions alcohol, drugs and seeking than before. Add to this the We are constantly updat- harassment, failure to have are innumerable, but there is help when one needs it. grief of losing a loved one, ing ourselves every minute made us more fearful and one answer to all this - Ask The month of October sometimes without being daily to be at par with this anxious prone. All this adds to for help when in need. The is dedicated for spread- able to say goodbye. fast changing world in the the pressure and intentionally way we take care of our phys- ing awareness about mental As per World Health Or- face of a huge amount of or non-intentionally we burst ical health, our outer look, in health and its various related ganisation “Close to 1 billion workload and deadlines, just out, harming ourselves and the same way we have to take issues since celebrating Men- people are living with a men- like a phone or computer ap- others which leaves an emo- care of our mental health by tal Health for a day is not tal disorder, 3 million people plication. This year has been tional and psychological scar talking about the problems to worth. In a nutshell it’s im- die every year from the harm- unexpectedly different for while fuelling mental illness. a professional (Psychologist) portant to nurture our mental ful use of alcohol and one all of us due to COVID-19 Some of the common who will treat various psy- health everyday so that we person dies every 40 seconds pandemic and we all are go- symptoms related to it in- chological disorders. Early develop the skill to deal with by suicide. And now, billions ing through tough times till clude depression, anxiety, detection and psychological the daily hassles and stresses of people around the world now though things are slow- OCD, phobia, adjustment first aid ensures psychosocial with confidence.

Friendship knows... boating was going on later I turned away and Continued from page 5 and the big fat white ice got into the car taking me Vasco-Da-Gama - Patna one way and I wanted to see my cream fellow was per- back to London. I wanted special Humsafar Express via Panvel first home after marriage haps the same, I didn’t my happy memories and again. I could not resist know. It was as if time my friendship with Mrs By Ashok Dhamija, Panvel above Special Humsa- going to Harcourt road had stood still and I was Cheema to be unsullied. I ailway Board has far Express will include where I once lived. The transported back two de- did not want to learn that Rdecided to run One Eighteen 3 Tier AC houses were the same. I cades. she was dead or that she Way Special Humsafar coaches and Two Gener- could ever swear that the I glanced at my neigh- was alone and sick. Express Train from Vas- ator Car. Halts en-route dustbins at the entrance bour’s house. Was the Let sleeping dogs lie, co-Da-Gama to Patna in coordination includes Madgaon, Thivim, Sawant- were still the same. The Cheema family still there? I felt and said a small with Konkan Railway and South West- wadi Road, Ratnagiri, Chiplun, Pan- garden where I had spent I stood outside for a long prayer as I went back. ern Railway with halt at Panvel Jn too. vel, Kalyan Jn., Igatpuri, Nasik Road, many a happy moment time pondering. Twenty But my memoires of a Train No. 02741 Vasco - Da - Manmad Jn., Bhusawal Jn., Khandwa, was still there. So were years is a long period good neighbour, friend Gama - Patna One Way Special Hum- Itarsi, Jabalpur, Khatni, Satna, Praya- the doors, the window and she would have been and mother still live in safar Express will leave from Vasco- graj Chheoki, Deendayal Upadhyaya, and everything. The lake in her eighties or nine- my mind. And nothing Da-Gama at 18:00 hrs on Wednesday Buxar and Ara station stations. Pas- which I could see from ties if she was still alive. can destroy it. 14th October 2020. Train will reach sengers are requested to kindly avail my window was there, Should I knock? A little The writer is a freelancer Patna at 12:10 hrs on the third day. The the services. 8 Tuesday, 13 October 2020 Josephians promote girl’s Forest department repairs CCTV empowerment cameras near Vashi mangroves Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan Navi Mumbai week after Newsband A highlighted the issue of defunct CCTV cameras near Vashi mangroves, the forest department repaired those on Sunday. On October 6, News- band reported that two CCTV cameras which had been installed to pro- tect mangroves along the Sion-Panvel Highway A young girl in colourful in December, 2018, had dress envision herself to be Girls are blessings from al- Crowning glory for my sister been lying defunct for the future Miss World mighty, empower them past five months. Taking note of this, the forest department By Ashok Dhamija cating a girl child by giv- repaired the cameras within a New Panvel ing various examples. week. “Each time a woman The teachers demon- DS Kukre, range forest stands up for herself strated the art of making officer of Navi Mumbai man- without knowing it pos- crown as part of a fun- grove cell said, “The data sibly without claiming filled activity and the collecting machine of the it, she stands up for all enthusiastic students re- cameras got defunct around women”. sponded by making one five months ago and hence International Girl for themselves. The girls the cameras were not serving Child Day aims to pro- wore the crowns and any purpose. We got the ma- mote girl’s empower- while boys presented chine repaired last week and ment and fulfilment of With love and affection dear- the same to their mother reinstalled it on Sunday. We their human rights. St. est mom or sister as mark of love have also developed a small Joseph’s High School and respect. The parents concrete structure near the CBSE, Panvel observed Montessori section dur- appreciated the teachers cameras to keep the machine. International Girl Child ing E-learning classes. for such activities being Earlier, there was no such Day on 9th October, The teachers explained conducted even during structure, and hence we had 2020 for the students of the importance of edu- such pandemic. to keep the machine at an office of Vashi toll naka.” The area where the cam- 56 Nirankaris donate blood at Vashi eras are installed, had been Navi Mumbai observing all precautions & preven- used as dumping ground by espite pandemic situation of tions as per guidelines laid down by some unidentified people for DCovid-19, Sant Nirankari Mis- the authorities viz. wearing proper the past several years. The sion is contributing with several masks, maintaining social distancing, culprits would come at night, selfless services along with continu- proper sanitizing etc. dump debris there and run ous blood donation camps to serve The camp was inaugurated away within a few minutes. the mankind. In the series of these by Shri Ankush Vaity, President, Hundreds of sea plants were camps, 56 Nirankaris donated their Navi Mumbai Mahanagar Palika Pa- affected in that area because blood in a camp orga- of that menace. nized at Sant Nirankari “Now since the cameras Satsang Bhawan, Vashi are in place, it will not be on Sunday, 11th October, possible for anyone to dump 2020. debris there. If we find any- In the latest series of one doing such illegal ac- Blood Donation Camps tivities in the visuals of the in the span of about one cameras, we will take strong month, 2 camps were punitive measures against organized in Thane City that person,” Kukre said. on 6th and 13th Septem- According to the state Kukre said, “We are now planning ber, 2020 respectively, mangrove cell, there are 1,471 hectare to install the new CCTV cameras at a 1 camp was organized of mangrove forests in government- few strategic locations in the city. Ini- at Kalwa on 27th September, 1 at trakar Sangh. Local Sanyojak, Mukhi owned land in Navi Mumbai, which tially, we will install twenty cameras, Malad (Mumbai) on 2nd October and and Sewadal Adhikaris were pres- are protected by the law. but the number will be increased at a 1 at Owla (Thane) on 4th October, ent on the occasion. The camp was The forest department is planning later stage. It is not possible to catch wherein 662 units of blood were col- organized in the guidance of local to install 20 other CCTV cameras hold of the culprits just by patrolling lected before this camp at Vashi. Mukhi of the Mandal with coopera- across Navi Mumbai. If everything near the mangroves. With the new The blood donors as well as doc- tion of volunteers of Sant Nirankari goes according to their plans the cam- cameras in place, it will be very help- tors and technicians of the Blood Charitable Foundation and local unit eras will be installed by January, next ful for us to keep the mangroves under Bank performed their duties byu of Nirankari Sewadal. year. watch.”