In Mumbai, Maharashtra, the number of containment zones in the city has increased by 27 per cent on an average in a week, with more than a 100 per cent increase in Ward F/N (Wadala-Matunga) and Ward T (Mulund) where there has been a significant increase in the number of Covid-19 cases.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) released data which shows that Ward F-North (Matunga, Sion, Wadala, and Hindu Colo) had 48 containment zones till May 5, which have now increased to 116. Similarly, Mulund (Ward T) had 14 containment zones, which has increased to 29. There are currently 2,643 containment zones in the city as compared to 2,083 on May 5.
The BMC has identified more than 50% of the 17 of the total 24 wards in the city as congested by the civic body, which makes it difficult to follow social distancing norms. The BMC defines containment zones as places where positive cases have been detected. So the area contained and the area around it has been sealed off to protect the ones living there.
The highest number of containment zones continues to be in L ward (Kurla), where there are 278 containment zones, of which, 81% are in congested areas. G/N ward (Dadar) has 273 containment zones, of which 155 or 57 per cent are in congested spaces. The number of containment zones has gone down by 20 per cent and 24 per cent in the M/E and M/W wards respectively, which consist of areas like Chembur, Govandi, Mankhurd, Shivaji Nagar, and Deonar.
A recent analysis by Mumbai-based individual states that 25 per cent of Mumbai’s population is now living in containment zones. Abhijit Ekbote mapped the containment zones on Google Maps based on BMC data. He further added that that 1,244 hectare of slum area is under containment by overlaying the spots on the slum rehabilitation authority’s (SRA) map. Maharashtra currently has 22,161 cases with Mumbai having 13,739 active cases.
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