Among the deceased, six were from Thane, four from Kalyan, three from Shahpur, and one each from Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar, Govandi and Saki Naka, while one patient is yet to be unidentified. (Express File Photo)
Govt orders probe after 18 patients die in Thane civic-run hospital in 24 hours
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has issued a directive to set up an independent probe committee led by the commissioner of health services and comprising collector, civic chief, director of health services, an interventionist from the state-run JJ Hospital in Mumbai, and a civic surgeon.
Among the deceased, six were from Thane, four from Kalyan, three from Shahpur, and one each from Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar, Govandi and Saki Naka, while one patient is yet to be unidentified. The 500-bed hospital is located in Thane, which is a stronghold of the CM. According officials, there was a surge in cases at the hospital, due to the temporary relocation of Thane district hospital that is being redeveloped as a superspecialty hospital. They said many patients were rushing to Kalwa hospital, unaware of the district hospital being temporarily shifted.
BMC to crackdown on retailers using banned plastic items
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to crackdown on hawkers, vendors and small scale retailers for using banned plastic material while carrying out business transactions with customers from next week.
The civic body, along with officials from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and Mumbai Police, has formed 24 ward-level teams to take stringent action against retailers using banned plastic items and have maintained that ward-level action would be initiated from August 21 onwards.
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