www.newsband.in • VOL. 15 • ISSuE: 14 • Tuesday, 18 MAy 2021 • RNI No. MAHEN/2007/21778 • POSTAL REGN. NO. NMB/154/2020-22/VASHI MDG POST OFFICE PAGES: 8 PRICE : 2.00 Fire audit: firefighting system Cyclone Tauktae: Strong in 14 CCC non-functional Man loses Rs. 1 lakh 30 thousand in wind, thunder, heavy Jumbo CCC in CIDCO online theft exhibition centre in the list of 14 A cyber thief pre- tending to be a custom- rain lash Navi Mumbai By Vikram Gaikwad Commissioner Abhijit er care representative of n a startling revela- Bangar had directed the CRED app asked a per- Ition, it has been found concerned department son to download Any- that out of the 58 Covid heads to conduct fire, desk app on his mobile Care Centres (CCC) oxygen and structural phone and withdrew Rs functioning within the audit of all private hos- 1.30 lakh from his four Navi Mumbai Munici- pitals in the city includ- credit card accounts. pal Corporation limits, ing Covid Care Centres Kamothe police have fire-fighting system in within the municipal registered a case against 14 Covid Care Cen- limits. Accordingly, the the cyber thief under the tres are non-functional. head of the fire depart- IT Act for fraud and have This also includes the ment Shirish Aradwad started investigating the Jumbo Covid Centre last week inspected the matter… of the Navi Mumbai firefighting systems of (More on page 3) For representational purpose only NMMC starts library at Covid Care Centre By Ryhea George per the report given 90 mm rainfall fol- With an aim to keep eavy rainfall by the Navi Mumbai lowed by Vashi with the Covid patients re- Hcoupled with Municipal Corpora- 32.4 mm, Nerul with main motivated, the strong winds, thunder tion (NMMC) by 4 pm 27.00 mm, Belapur Navi Mumbai Municipal and lightning lashed Khoparkharine had re- with 22.00mm. A total Corporation (NMMC) Navi Mumbai since ceived the most rainfall average of 32.02 mm of has started a first of its early morning on with 40.80mm. Airoli kind library at CIDCO 17th May, 2021. As node had received 37. CONTINUED ON PAGE... 4 Covid Centre at Vashi. The civic body has pro- vided books of different NMMC to float tender to genres... Municipal Corporation all the Covid hospitals (More on page 8) procure 4 lakh Covid vaccine (NMMC) in CIDCO operating in the mu- Exhibition ground in nicipal area through Cyclone Tauktae: Becomes second corporation after Brihanmumbai Vashi. his department. It was Traders fear Municipal Corporation (BMC) to do so In the last few found that firefighting destruction of weeks, there have been system was not func- mango crop n view of Covid 19 vaccine short- As per the guidelines of the Cen- incidents of fire in the tioning in 14 of the 58 With cyclone Tauktae Iage in the city, the Navi Mumbai tral Government dated May 1, 2021, hospitals in the state covid centres function- hitting Konkan region, Municipal Corporation 50 per cent of the total and some patients have ing. Shockingly, the especially Ratnagiri and (NMMC) has decided vaccine produced by been injured and even fire system at the Navi Devgad, the traders fear to float tender to pro- covid vaccine manu- lost their life. Against Mumbai Municipal Cor- that the mango crops cure four lakh vaccine facturers is being given this backdrop, Navi would be adversely af- vials. So far, 2 lakh 51 to the Central Govern- Mumbai Municfipal CONTINUED ON PAGE...2 fected. Usually, the thousand 355 people ment and the rest is be- season for authentic have been vaccinated ing given to the State mangoes lasts till May in the NMMC’s juris- Government, private end or June first week diction. entities and companies. every year. “Every year, Since January 16, Considering the low unseasonal showers ad- the Covid 19 vaccina- supply of vaccines re- versely damage mango tion has been started ceived by the NMMC, cultivation,” said Kailas for the doctors, nurses, the decision has been Waykar, a fruit merchant health workers, police, security per- taken by the civic chief, Abhijit Ban- at APMC. sonnel, front line workers, senior citi- gar to procure vaccines and continue (More on page 8) zens, persons above 45 years of age with the vaccination drive without a and then 18 to 44 years of age. pause. 2 Tuesday, 18 May 2021 Under 'My Doctors' initiative family doctors Man dupes APMC trader of Rs 8 lakh should take care of Covid patients undergoing By Crime Reporter were distributing food When he demanded the treatment at home: Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray ollowing lockdown grain kits to the needy money, Sota refused to Fin Mumbai, many people of Mumbai pay, citing various rea- By Chandrashekhar Hendve to the hospital late. So, tention to all the things noted organisations through the organiza- son and said that after hief Minister Ud- the death rate goes high. like timely admission to have once again started tion and for this, 2,000 the third set of the kits Cdhav Thackeray's The responsibility and the appropriate hospital distributing food to the food kits were required. is sent, the money will innovative concept role of all ‘My Doctors’ as per their need, start- needy. Well-known Sota agreed to give a ra- be paid in full by the ‘My Doctor’ involving treating patients at home ing treatment on them,” religious leader Sri tion kit of dal, rice, oil, organization. So, Sota all doctors in the fight is therefore becoming he said. Sri Ravi Shankar’s sugar, tea leaves, flour sent another 500 ration against corona is re- more important, the CM The Chief Minister organisation has been and other ingredients at kits. ceiving an overwhelm- said. said that the doctors un- distributing food kits to a cost of Rs 575 each to However, due to ing response with many der ‘My doctors’ initia- several people. Tak- the organization, as the non-receipt of payment doctors participating in tive should visit the hos- ing an opportunity of grain would be distrib- even after that, Sota re- the initiative. pital at least once a day this, a man identified uted among the poor. moved the information "Let's all work to- at their nearest Covid as Amrish Badiani met The next day, Amr- from the website of Sri gether to eradicate the Care Center where pos- an APMC trader and ish asked Sota to send Sri Ravi Shankar's In- Covid virus. as the head sible. fled with 1,500 ration 2,000 ration kits, saying ternational Association of the family, I am ap- Further speaking kits wroth Rs 8 lakh 62 that his money would for Human Value and pealing to you," said about monsoon, which thousand. The APMC be sent after receiving sent an email to them CM Thackeray while is on the threshold, the police have registered a the ration kits through demanding his payment. interacting with the doc- Chief Minister said that case of embezzlement the organization. Sota He was then informed tors. "Every household there is a big challenge against Amrish. agreed to send 1000 that no one by the name has its own family doc- to prevent diseases The complainant in ration kits to him at of Amrish Badiani tor, who are well aware The doctor who like cold, fever, cough, the case, Dhawal Kanji two-day intervals and was employed by the of physical condition of treats the patient has to mumps, malaria, den- Sota, has a stall in the sent the first 500 ra- organization and that every member of that take care of the patient's gue and all the doctors grain market at APMC tion kits to the address the organization had not family. Therefore, fam- condition at home, his / working as My Doctors from where he operates he had given. After undertaken a program ily doctors play a vital her condition, his / her have a big responsibil- his business. On May 5, that, the trader asked to distribute ration kits role and can help in con- oxygen level, guide him ity. He also said that accused Amrish Badiani about his payment, the anywhere in Mumbai. trolling and curbing the / her to the right treat- instructions were given met Dhawal Sota and accused Amrish told After realizing that he covid 19 virus to a large ment at the right time, to conduct rapid antigen earned the trust of the that he would receive had been cheated, trader extent,” he stressed. get him / her to the tests in the rainy sea- merchant by claiming the payment from the Dhawal Sota rushed The Chief Minister right hospital if he / she son. to be a member Sri Sri institution in two days. to the APMC police further said that even needs to be admitted, With regards to the Ravi Shankar organisa- Believing, Sota sent an- station and lodged a today, 70 to 75 percent start treatment on him / probable third wave of tion. He said that they other set of ration kits. complaint. of patients do not show her. The Chief Minister Covid 19, CM Thack- any symptoms of coro- expressed the belief that eray said that the state FIRE AUDIT: FIRE- Janakibai Covid Care Koparkhairane-Rajpal na. Therefore, they are the mortality rate can be government has already FIGHTING SYSTEM... Centre at Airoli were Hospital, Siddhika not advised to be hospi- reduced to a great extend started preparations. CONTINUED FROM PAGE...1 also not functioning. Nursing Home, City talized and are advised if the patients in home ‘We have set up a task poration's Jumbo Covid NMMC’s Health Multispecialty Hospital to stay at home in isola- rehabilitation are better force of paediatricians.