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Bye-bye tenders: Uddhav forms team to hasten acquisition of medical equipment amid rising COVID-19 cases
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Amid the rising mismatch between demand and supply constraints in the availability of oxygen and medicines, including Remdesivir and vaccines, the state cabinet chaired by the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday took the crucial decision to bid goodbye to the tendering process and appointed a three-member committee headed by Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte, authorising him to expedite the procurement of medical equipment to combat the virus. The other two members of the committee will comprise Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) Manoj Saunik and Principal Secretary (Health) Dr Pradeep Vyas.
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The Maharashtra Cabinet on Tuesday unanimously requested Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to announce a complete lockdown as the existing Break The Chain guidelines aren t proving to be efficient in curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope told reporters that the Chief Minister will announce his decision at 8 pm tomorrow. We have requested the CM to announce a complete lockdown in the state from tomorrow at 8 pm. This was the request of all ministers to CM, now it is his decision, said Tope. Tomorrow after 8pm, the CM will announce the decision on lockdown in the state, he added.
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MUMBAI: An integrated Metro depot at Kanjurmarg will save the government Rs 1,580 crore against land and construction costs, says the committee appointed by the state last month to look into the Metro 3 car shed issue. The panel’s report, accessed by TOI, holds that while the Aarey plot can accommodate only 30 rakes, the Kanjurmarg one is large enough to hold 55.
Buttressing its point, the nine-member panel, headed by chief secretary Sanjay Kumar, says that the 41-hectare Kanjurmarg plot is big enough to be an integrated depot for three Metro lines: 3, 4 and 6. The 20-page report mentions that “if the integrated depot is planned at Kanjurmarg, an interchange station of Line 14 and Line 6 can be proposed at Kanjurmarg, facilitating better interchange between Lines 3, 6 and 14.”