Mumbai: Five wards in western suburbs account for city s 30% active corona cases
According to the data, the R Central ward (Borivali, parts of Charkop) ranks first with 947 active COVID-19 cases
Even as the number of active COVID-19 cases has witnessed steep increase in the city since the second week of February, most active cases are from the Western suburban areas. Accordingly, Borivali, Kandivali, Malad, Andheri, Jogeshwari, Vile Parle, in the western suburbs, as per the data from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), top the list of active cases across the city.
More than 30 per cent of the total cases recorded across Mumbai are in the five wards of the western suburbs.
The speculations are rife over the possibility of actor Mithun Chakraborty joining Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the dais at BJP’s mega show at the Brigade Parade Grounds in Kolkata on Sunday.
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A level one fire was reported in a mangrove forest area of Malad s Marve. According to MFB, around 2:55 p.m. excessive fumes of smoke were noticed behind Marina Enclave in Malad West when the mangroves and rubber caught fire. A fire brigade was deployed at the spot and the fire was doused at 3:15 p.m.
Incidents of similar fire cases have been reported in the area before.
So far no casualties and injuries are reported in the fire.
Twitter users shared pictures on social media of the site.
#Fire behind #Marinaenclave Buliding Jankalyan Nagar #Malad West. #FireBrigade at the Spot trying to doose of the fire@mybmcWardPN@MumbaiPolicepic.twitter.com/BZo3r9cRXL Sachin Ingole ð®ð³ (@Sachindi) February 21, 2021