There were many complaints that COVID-19 or other ailing patients are not getting ambulances on time. As a result, Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik, through his MLALAD Fund made available a Cardiac Ambulance with all facilities to the Mira Bhayandar. Sarnaik has submitted the ambulance with all the facilities like ventilator, oxygen to Mira Bhayandar […]
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Contract employees agitate in MBMC office, not paid since five months
For not being paid from the last five months, most of the contract employees of Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation’s transport department have staged a protest outside the commissioner’s office in Municipal Corporation Headquarters. They were demanding to blacklist the contractor. The employees also demanded that they will run the bus service as before if undertaken […]
Odd-Even Rule Lifted, All Shops to Remain Open in Mira Bhayandar except few
The Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) on Saturday announced new amendments to the revised guidelines for the phase-wise opening and easing of lockdown restrictions in Mira Bhayandar under the state government’s ‘Mission Begin Again’ program. As per the fresh guidelines, the civic body dropped the odd-even rule allowing all non-essential markets, market areas, and shops to remain […]
Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation issues guidelines for Ganeshotsav
Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has issued guidelines for celebrating Ganeshotsav amid coronavirus pandemic. Violators will not be spared, warned Dr Vijay Rathod while issuing the guidelines. Legal action will be taken against the mandals if rules are violated. During Ganeshotsav, people generally crowded the public places, and the risk of the corona is likely […]
Take strict action on private hospitals if issue inflated bills: Eknath Shinde
COVID-19 patients are increasing day by day. However, due to non-availability of beds and for better treatment patients are turning to private. In recent past, there were many complaints have been registered with MBMC that private hospitals are charging inflated bills, though the state government has issued the advisory to cap the charges. The Guardian […]
MBMC’s Door-to-door antigen test to ‘Chase the Virus’, ropes in corporators
Mira Bhayander Municipal Commissioner Dr Vijay Rathod has started working on Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray’s motto for fighting COVID-19 ‘Chase the Virus’. MBMC Chief has formed 417 teams which will go house to house and conduct testing with the antigen test kit for COVID-19 of the citizens with symptoms. The results will be available within […]
MBMC Commissioner resumes work after test negative, violate quarantine rules
After a Deputy Municipal Commissioner and Health Department Chief in the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) tested positive for the COVID-19 on Tuesday, the newly appointed Municipal Commissioner Dr Vijay Rathod, another deputy municipal commissioner and the Medical Officer have been quarantined. After MBMC Chief’s reports came negative on Thursday, he resumed duty in the […]
Health Department Chief in MBMC tested positive with coronavirus, Commissioner quarantine
The Deputy Commissioner of Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) and Health Department Chief Sambhaji Panpatte found to be COVID-19 positive. After his report, the Municipal Commissioner Dr Vijay Rathod has also been isolated himself in ‘Home Quarantine’ for 14 days. The commissioner’s swab was taken and his report is pending. A clerk working with the Health […]
MBMC opens door of private hotels as quarantine cell; Mayor, Oppn discontent
The administration of Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has opened the door of 13 private hotels and lodges and allowed the suspected Corona patients to stay there at a whopping rate of Rs 2,500 per day. Nevertheless, the decision has invited criticism, as most of the hotels are being unauthorized and associated with the political […]
State should provide maximum help to Municipal Corporation in fight with COVID: Devendra Fadnavis
Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Legislative Assembly Devendra Fadnavis appealed the Uddhav Thackeray government that the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) is not financially capable to bear all the expenses in fighting with coronavirus. Although the state government has provided Rs 15 crore to MBMC, that is not sufficient. […]