Patiala: Because social distance is not possible in Dharavi which has more than 2.3 lakh people who live per square kilometer and a total population of 6.5 lakh, BMC gets a room in more than 211 hotels in Mega City.
The Civic’s body moved around 25,000 people with Covid-19 symptoms into this room and other places every week to isolate and monitor them.
This is just one of several strategies that allow Indian financial capital to pass the worst pandemic, despite watching 7.5 lakh Covid cases in the last 18 months.
The handling of the situation obtained widespread praise for the commissioner of BMC Iqbal Singh Chahal.
“We have 30,000 beds.
We have a jumbo hospital and hospital fields to care for patients.
In decision making, the mind of an engineer depends on mathematics.
The system and system driven by technology helps us.
Tell us in one city that can match Mumbai in his fight against Covid, “Chahal said.
The Indian Supreme Court has asked Delhi and other countries to “take out of experience (Mumbai)”.
On Monday, the Doctor of Science Degree (Honoris Causa) was awarded at the 1989 IAS officer from the Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (Tiet), Patiala.
The university is considered, during the 35th meeting, decided to honor Chahal’s alumni, who had obtained a technical degree in electronics and communication in 1987.
In the past eight years, the university has not provided such an honor to anyone, with the former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh became the last to be ordered.
During the interaction of addresses and the short media here, Chahal shares more detail like how the Civic body spends 1,900 crore rs on fighting Covid.
BMC is an Indian Richest Civil Agency, with an annual budget of Rs 39,000 Crore but also maintains a population of around 1.3 crores.
“Each of the 24 Mumbai wards against his own battle against Covid, with a war room and a team of doctors, paramedics, and equipment.
The dash provides information about bed allocation with one click.
All private hospitals are prohibited from allocating their beds,” Chahal said .
“Now, we have the highest percentage of vaccination with the first dose at 99% and the second 62% in Mumbai.
On December 31, we will achieve 100% vaccination,” he told TI.
In the second wave, on the day not one working day is a financial institution or bank or shop that is closed, thanks to the unique model of Mumbai “Lockdown”, he said.