The Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) in Thane district has kept 15 isolation beds ready at two civic hospitals to meet any urgency, officials said on Thursday, June 12.
This development comes amid the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, including Mumbai.
As part of COVID-19 preparedness, 10 isolation beds have been kept ready at the Bai Rukmini Bai Hospital and five at the Shastri Nagar Hospital, and RT-PCR and antigen testing kits are available, KDMC Commissioner Abhinav Goyal told reporters.
Maharashtra reported 107 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total of viral infections detected in the state so far this year to 1,700, as per the public health department.
Of the new infections, 34 were recorded in Mumbai, one in Thane district, seven in Thane Municipal Corporation limits, five in Navi Mumbai, one in Kalyan Municipal Corporation, four in Pune district, 44 in Pune Municipal Corporation, seven in Pimpri Chinchwad, one in Sangli, two in Sangli Municipal Corporation and one in Nagpur Municipal Corporation, it said.
On monsoon preparedness, Goyal said a 24x7 emergency control room is operational at the municipal headquarters, with deputy commissioner-level officers on night duty.
Reaffirming the civic body's commitment to quality education, he further stated that the KDMC will launch five semi-English schools from the academic year 2025-26.
Emergency rooms have also been activated in ward offices, with specially assigned multi-departmental teams. An NDRF team has already arrived to coordinate disaster response and awareness, the official added.
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