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72 proposals passed in1 minute at NMMC Special

Standing Committee MeetingIn total 102 proposals got green nod in the meeting

By Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: In thespecial Standing Com-mittee Meeting of theNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation(NMMC) that was heldon Thursday, 19th Sep-tember, 2019, 72 pro-posals were passed inthe span of just oneminute. A total of 102proposals worth Rs.200-250 crores werepassed during the meet-ing.

With MaharashtraLegislative AssemblyElection scheduled inthe last week of Octo-ber, the moral code ofconduct is likely to beimposed by the end ofthis week. Keeping this

in mind, the proposalsare being passed byNMMC. Within two

hours’ time proposalsworth Rs 200-250 croreswere passed.

The special meeting

Contd. on pg. 4

By Jaspal Singh Naol

NAVI MUMBAI: Here isa good news for thosewho commute by localtrains. After a longwait, the Air Condi-tioned (AC) trains onthe Trans-Harbour linehas finally received agreen sig-nal.

It maybe recalledthat the AClocal trainsfor Mumbaidivision sub-urban railn e t w o r kwas an-nounced inthe Budget of 2012 bythe Railway Ministry.The first proposed ACTrain was to run be-tween CST and Panv-el. However, the ideawas dropped as therewere glitches with re-spect to restriction ofheight of the railwaybridges. The first ACTrain was started byWestern Railway in theyear 2017.

“Fortunately onTrans Harbour line,that is, Thane - Vashiand Thane - Panvelthere is no such hurdle

AC trains finallyget green signalTrains to run in city from

mid-November

and hence AC trainswill soon become a re-ality on this route. Weare expecting that thefirst AC rake for Cen-tral Railway will reachus by 15th October, 2019and thereafter we willbe have trial runs.

However commercialrun will only start bymid-November afterstatic and moving test,”informed, A K Singh,PRO Central Railway.

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Highway police recover Rs. 21 lakhsas fines in two months

By: Vikram Gaikwad

NAVI MUMBAI: In aspecial campaignlaunched against traf-fic defaulters for lane-cutting and negligentdriving on the Mum-bai-Pune Expressway,the Highway Police tookaction against 12,377vehicles in the last twomonths and collected afine of Rs 20 lakh 79thousand. In additionto this, the HighwayPolice is also planningto send a proposal forcancelling the vehiclelicense or permit of thedefaulting drivers.

The drive was car-

who were cutting laneand fine of Rs 20 lakh79 thousand were re-covered from them,”informed Assistant Po-lice Inspector SubhashPujari, in charge of thePalaspe Highway Po-

ried following the in-crease in accidents onthe highway due to lanecutting by drivers. ThePalaspe Highway Po-lice Centre launched aroad safety campaignand other public aware-ness initiatives atKalamboli, Khalapur

toll naka and vehicleowners in different ar-eas. During the drive,informative leafletswere also distributed.

“The drive was ini-tiated from July 15.During the drive, ac-tion was taken against12,377 heavy vehicles

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DOCUMENT MISSING

Notice is hereby given that CIDCO Final Order is-sued in respect of Flat No. B/3/2:5 situated at Sector -1, Vashi, Navi Mumbai - 400703 and issued in favourof Mrs. Petrisha Felix, has been misplaced/lost inSector - 2, Vashi Area and is not traceable.A complaint to the effect has been lodged by Mrs.Petrisha Felix with Vashi police station who have re-corded the same vide their document missing regis-ter No 2646/2019 dated 20th August, 2019.Any member of the public who finds/has found thesaid documents is requested to arrange to return thesame to Mrs. Petrisha Felix. Mobile: 9819481642Date : 20-09-2019 Sd/-Place: Navi Mumbai. Mrs. Petrisha Felix

I have changed my name from SATYA PATHAKto SATYA PRAKASH PATHAK Affidavit no. 6052/2019dated 18/09/2019.

CHANGE OF NAME

PUBLIC NOTICETHIS NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the property more particularlymentioned in the schedule written hereunder belonging to Mr.ANANTHARAMAN S. of which Original Deed of Assignmentdated 10.05.2001, duly registered with the Sub-Registrar of Thane-3, on 10.05.2001, under Serial No.7499/2001 executed betweenMr. PANDIT CHOKHAJI AHIRE & Mr. T. V. MOHAN, theprevious owners alongwith Registration Receipt are lost/misplaced& same are not traceable. A police complaint for the same has beenlodged with Nerul Police Station on 26.06.2018, which is recordedin property missing Register, under Reg. No.1933/2018.All persons are hereby informed to put in their claims or interest in orto the said property or any part thereof within 14 days with sufficientevidence from the appearance of this Notice to the undersigned, asotherwise the title of the property shall be declared as clear, free fromall encumbrances without any reference or regard to any such claimor interest which shall be deemed to have been waived.

SCHEDULE OF PROPERTYResidential Unit No.6, ANAND VIHAR Co-op. Hsg. Soc. Ltd.,situated at Plot No.173, Sector-16A, Nerul, Navi Mumbai-400 706,Tal. & Dist. Thane.

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Picture exhibition ofPM Modi at Kharghar

PANVEL: A two days picture ‘exhibition’ basedon the life of Prime Minister of India, Naren-dra Modi has been organized at the Little WorldMall in Kharghar.

The exhibition will be inaugurated on 21st

September and will be open for public from 9am to 9pm on both the dates. The citizens willget an opportunity to see the journey of PM Modi.

22nd Annual General Bodymeeting of South Indian

Welfare AssociationVASHI: South Indian Welfare Association of

Navi Mumbai will be holding its 22nd GeneralBody Meeting on 22nd September, 2019 at SiwaSaayujyam, plot no. 20, Sector 14, SaayujamMarg, Koperkhairane.

NMMC plans variousactivities under ‘Swachhta

Hi Seva’ campaignNAVI MUMBAI:

‘Swachhta Hi Seva’, aNational campaign oncleanliness was initiat-ed by Prime Minister,Narendra Modi to markthe birth anniversary ofMahatma Gandhi. Thecampaign is being im-plemented across thenation from September11 to October 27, 2019.In Navi Mumbai too,the Navi Mumbai Mu-nicipal Corporation(NMMC) is planningvarious activities underthe campaign.

With an aim to curb

the use of plastic, thecivic body had organisedworkshop for societieson September 11. Thecampaign was launchedby Mayor Jaywant Su-tar and Municipal Com-missioner A B Misal.

Under its variousactivities, the municipalcorporation will be lay-ing emphasis on the 3Rsi.e. Reuse, Reduce andRecycle. A workshop wasorganized on September11 in Belapur for thesame. A similar cam-paign was organized onSeptember 13 at MiniSea Shore, Vashi. Simi-larly, on September 14,at School no. 104 Ner-ul, a rally was organisedin which the studentswere taught about theill-effects of plastic. Thestudents took pledge ofnot using plastic. OnSeptember 18 at theTeacher’s Day event inNerul, all the dignitar-ies and teachers, includ-ing the Mayor, took a

collective oath to banplastic.

An official fromNMMC said, “We wantto completely ban theuse of plastic in the NaviMumbai MunicipalHeadquarters. The city’siconic building shouldalso stand for ‘No Plas-tic’.”

Speaking furtherabout the events, the of-ficial said, “A meetings ofthe heads of various reli-gious organizations willbe held on September 20.While sanitation cam-paign will be organized

in all the departmentson September 21 and 22.A meeting of hotel own-ers will be held on Sep-tember 23 and on Sep-tember 24 a meeting willbe held with the MahilaBachhat Gat.”

He further said anawareness rally will beheld on September 25,in which students fromstandard 6th to 10th fromall the schools underNMMC will be partici-pating. While a drawingcompetition themedplastic ban is being or-ganized on September27.

On September 30,special campaigns onplastic collection will beimplemented in all eightward department offices.On October 2, after thecompletion of 5 years ofthe Swachh Bharat Ab-hiyan, a cleanliness runis being organized tospread the message ‘Runfor Plastic Free NaviMumbai’.


Employment fair to be heldin Panvel on September 22


PANVEL: An employ-ment fair has been or-ganized for unemployedcandidates in Raigad atKV Girls School (Jun-ior College), near Wad-ala Lake, Panvel onSunday, September 22,2019, from 10:00 amonwards. The event isorganised by Maha-rashtra Government’sGuidance Centre forSkill Development, Em-ployment and Entrepre-neurship, Panvel

Representatives ofvarious companies willbe present at the meet-ing to conduct live in-terviews of qualifiedand interested candi-dates for their vacan-cies. The companies areproviding opportunitiesfor candidates havingeducational qualifica-

tion of 10th, 12th, ITI,Degree, Graduate.

Candidates whowant to participate inthis mega fair shouldvisit the said web por-tal https://mahaswayam.gov.in toregister and update. Ifone has already regis-tered on the unem-ployed web portal, theyshould login to the cor-rected website by enter-ing their old 15 digitregistration numberand verifying the mo-bile and Aadhaarnumber. After verifica-tion, one has to click onthe Job Fair tab and goto Rojgar Melava Pan-vel and apply as perqualification.

Those requiringhelp may call on hel-pline number18602330133 or the Roj-

gar Chat Helpline thatis available at the bot-tom right of the websitehomepage.

Aspiring unem-ployed candidates andtrained beneficiaries /candidates under Pra-mod Mahajan SkillsDevelopment Missionshould take maximumadvantage of this op-portunity, say the orga-nisers. Every candidatemust bring their Re-sume, two photos, alleducational qualifica-tion certificates andcome along with theextra photocopies of thesame at the interview.This has been an-nounced by Maharash-tra Government’s Guid-ance Centre for SkillDevelopment, Employ-ment and Entrepre-neurship, Panvel.

Navi Mumbai: With an aim to highlight the plight of the citizens in Akkalkot of Solapurdistrict who are facing water scarcity, the two youths have travelled 600 kilometer onfoot and would be reaching Mantralaya (Mumbai) on 25th September, 2019. The duo-Mahesh Katare and Kiran Gavandi who reached Navi Mumbai were greeted by ShivSena’s Turbhe Division Head Dipesh Shinde, Vijayanand Mane and they assured tosupport them. (By: Chandrashekhar Hendve)

but due to delay in busservice, my appoint-ment got cancelled,”angrily remarked San-geeta Patil (60), whowas waiting for the busno.18 from 10:30 amtill around 12:30 pm.

Due to delay in busservice, Sunil Nair(23), a resident of Sec-tor-17, Ulwe missedhis important inter-view. He had beenwaiting for the bus toreach Vashi since 10am. However, till12.30 no bus was insight. “I travel by busregularly but this typeof delay had never hap-pened before,” he re-marked.

Conductor of busNo.23 on the conditionof anonymity said,“Due to traffic conges-tion the buses were de-layed by two hours.

By Abhitash D. Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: Theresidents of Ulwe whowere commuting bythe Navi Mumbai Mu-nicipal Transport(NMMT) buses onThursday, September19, 2019 on the routefrom Kharkopar toCBD Belapur andKharkopar to Ko-perkhairane bus depothad harrowing experi-ence as the buses weredelayed by around twohours. Both bus no 23and 18 were delayed forone and half to twohours from morning 10am till evening 5pmdue to huge trafficsnarls on the route.

“I had been waitingwith my grandson togo to the hospital inVashi for treatment.My appointment withthe doctor was at 12pm

Ulwekars inconvenienceddue to two hours bus delayCommuters forced to pay exorbitant

amount to auto-rickshaw drivers

The 10: 30 am bus ar-rived at Sector-17,Ulwe at 12:30 pm forCBD-Belapur. Fewbuses of Vashi wereeven cancelled. Thecondition of the road inthe entire stretch is pa-thetic. There are hugepotholes due to whichthere are perpetualtraffic snarls.”

Many residentswere forced to ply byauto-rickshaw andtaxi cab, who chargedexorbitantly.

Shirish Aradwad,NMMT General Man-ager said, “On Thurs-day due to traffic con-gestion, many buseswere delayed and thecommuters from Ulwefaced difficulties. Weare planning to in-crease the number ofbuses for Kharkopar infuture.”

Highwaypolice...Cont. from pg. 1

lice Centre. He said,“The drive will contin-ue and the campaignwould be intensifiedthrough e-challanagainst the driver whodo not comply with traf-fic rules.”

Some drivers have been found to have stopped the vehi-cle in an unsafe manner on the express lane. Also, somemotorists have been found to be violating the speed limit.Therefore, the highway police have been ordered to takestrict action against such drivers. Between July 15, 2019and September 18, 2019, following action was taken forlane cutting and non-compliance of lane discipline.

Month Cases Fine (Rs.)July 4987 997400August 4869 775800September 2521 3,06,200Total 12377 20,79,400


Issue : 119 20 September, 2019

Rising beggar population

- A matter of concernGrowth of any city is synonymous to its

industrialization and economic develop-ment. The huge manpower needed for sus-taining this development process actuatesthe rural urban shift leading to migrationfrom nearby rural areas. Most of the timesthe city is not able to provide the basicamenities required for living to this mi-grating population, who then seek shelterin the slums. These squatter settlementsor slums are in fact the by-product of un-controlled urbanization. The slum popula-tion keeps multiplying at a very high rateand more mouths to feed than hands toearn, lead family members especially thechildren, either into crime or begging.These are two fields, which do not requireany sort of investments and are a sourceof easy money.

Navi Mumbai of late, is becoming a hubfor such activities. One encounters beg-gars on almost all the traffic signals, out-side hotels and restaurants, near ticketcounters of railway stations and outsidereligious places. Eunuchs are also becom-ing a common feature on traffic signals. Thebeggars and eunuchs seem to get somesort of training to extort money from thevehicle owners who stop at these signals.They, in a very adamant manner, coax andcajole people to dole out money. If some-one refuses to pay, they dare to abuse andeven try to inflict damage on the vehiclesin their bid to show displeasure. If a per-son happens to be travelling in an autorickshaw, they create embarrassing scenesby touching feet, begging with foldedhands, displaying empty stomachs andsometimes by even crying, in turn forcingthe person to yield and give alms.

Apart from this, these beggars alongwith the vendors pose a grave accidentthreat as they continue with their businesswithout caring for the traffic and the onusfor their safety lies with the vehicle driv-er.

Since these activities are going unhin-dered even in the presence of the trafficpolicemen, it is very obvious that such il-legal activities have the police umbrella.The police should take steps to curb theseillegal activities, which apart from creat-ing shabby scenes are also accident haz-ards. Unless nipped in the bud, this prob-lem will turn into a menace and then tak-ing action at a later date would seem to beapparently “inhuman”. Efforts should bemade by the authorities to persuade thesepeople to slog for earning their livelihoodrather than resorting to easy money mak-ing through begging thus prevent creat-ing parasites on the society.

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: A wom-an lawyer was duped byan unknown personwho tactically obtainedthe OTP number alongwith credit card infor-mation and removed Rs90 thousand from thewoman’s credit card.The NRI police havelaunched a probe intothe case under the IT Actincluding fraud againstan unknown person.

The victim, a wom-an lawyer, a resident ofSector 23, Ulwe had tak-en a credit card fromSBI Bank on September11. However, the credit

A woman lawyer duped on thepretext of activating credit card

Bank account, ATM or credit card and

OTP information is not asked by any

bank. Therefore, citizens should beware

of fraud phone calls. Police have also

urged that no one should give

information about their bank account,

ATM card, credit card and OTP.

card was not activated.On September 13, awoman named PujaSharma contacted thevictim saying that shewas speaking from SBIbank. She also soughtinformation about thenew SBI credit card, aswell as the security

code, OTP and CVVnumber of her KotakMahindra Bank creditcard. Following whichthe accused Puja trans-ferred Rs 90,000 fromthe credit cards of boththe banks and trans-ferred to another ac-count online through

the link Mobiqwik.com.During this period,

the lawyer did not readthe message as she wasbusy shopping with herhusband. However, shereceived an alert callfrom the SBI Bankabout the cash beingwithdrawn from heraccount, followingwhich she saw the mes-sages on her mobile.She then lodged a com-plaint with the NRI po-lice station. According-ly, the police have start-ed investigating thecase against an un-known woman throughfraud and IT Act.

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: Fouryouths were arrested forbeating a police man onduty at Aadai Circle inNew Panvel area ataround midnight onTuesday. After the inci-dent, Khandeshwar po-lice have arrested all the

Four youths arrested for beating policefour accused on charg-es of obstructing gov-ernment work.

The four youths ar-rested have been identi-fied as AniruddhaRadhakrishnan (26),Vipin Vijay Bindu (28),Akeel Raj Rajan (27),Bin Thomas Keje (23) all

resident of Panvel.On September 17,

police Naik RajendraGaikwad was patrollingat Khandeshwar PoliceStation. At that time,the four accused ap-proached him and askedhim the route to go to-wards Panvel. However,

during talks, they start-ed beating Gaikwad fol-lowing which he calledthe beat marshal.

At this time, the cit-izens who saw the inci-dent tried to stop thefour youths. Howeverthe police then arrestedthem.

was convened at 12pmand all the memberswere informed one dayprior about the meet-ing. However, the meet-ing started at around1:15pm. Soon after en-tering the house, theStanding CommitteeChairman Navin Gavtewithout reading theproposals no 1-72,passed it in just oneminute and there wereno discussion on it.

Many corporatorsfrom Shiv-Sena wereunhappy with the an-swer they received.Even though theythanked the StandingCommittee Chairmanfor bringing out the pro-posals before the stand-

ing committee but theyalso expressed dissatis-faction for not being al-lowed to discuss aboutthe proposals and theproblems in their areas.

Most of the propos-als that were passedpertained to road re-pairing work, drainageand sewage system, fill-ing of potholes, renno-vation and developmentof schools, cleaning andrepairing of gutters,beautification of gar-dens and building ofsafety walls for the gar-dens, garden mainte-nance work, concretisa-tion of roads, buying ofequipment for healthdepartment, extensionof school buildings etc.

Saroj Patil, Shiv-Sena Corporator said,“In my ward, sewerageline is around 30 years

old. During monsoon,water gets accumulat-ed and due to poordrainage system, waterseeps inside the houses.I have been raising thisissue since long butthere has been no ac-tion. There have beencomplaints from theresidents of my wardthat many a times,along with water, thegarbage from the sew-erage lines flood thehouses. Due to this dis-eases like dengue, ma-laria and diahorrea arerampant. The NMMCadministration shouldlook into the matter onpriority basis and theyshould lay new sewer-age lines.”

Shiv-Sena corpora-tor Ranganath Auti andSaroj Patil too were nothappy with the proceed-

ings of Special Stand-ing Committee meeting.They raised issue say-ing that only memberswho have power in thecivic body are allowedto speak but others arenot allowed to speak inlength about theirwards’ problems.

NMMC StandingCommittee Chairman,Navin Gavte whilespeaking with the me-dia after the specialstanding committeemeeting said that thespecial committee meet-ing was convened as itwas important to passproposals, before theimposition of the moralcode of conduct. “We didnot want the develop-ment work to get affect-ed. Hence, proposalsworth Rs 200-250 croreswere passed.”

72 proposalspassed in...

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PANVEL: With anaim to help peopleget clean drinkingwater, corporatorDr. Surekha Mo-hokar installed twowater filters indifferent locationsthrough her funds.

One of the filters

Inauguration of water filters

has been installedat Amardhamcemetery in wardNo 18 and the otherfilter has beeninstalled at ShivaVishwanath PavanMahadev Temple onBasaveshwarMarg.

Custard applesarrive in APMC

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: Al-though it is just theonset of the custard ap-ple season, still theNavi Mumbai Agricul-ture Produce MarketCommittee (APMC),Vashi’s fruit division isalready seeinggood arrival ofthe juicy, aro-matic fruit.The traders inthe wholesalemarket aresatisfied withthe sale of thefruit in themarket. Cur-rently, 350 to400 quintals offruit are com-ing in thewholesale mar-ket.

“About 7 to8 tempos ar-rive daily. The supply ofthe fruit is from Nash-ik, Junnar from Pune,Ahmadnagar and Kar-nataka. This year, thearrival of sitafal or cus-tard apple has startedmarginally late. How-ever, this has not affect-ed the supply. Therewill be more supply inthe days to come,” saidRamlal Mishra, a trad-er.

“The high quality

custard apples are be-ing sold between Rs 50to 90 per kg in thewholesale market.Traders say that theconsumers are happyand the fruit is in de-mand as prices are un-der control. However

around Diwali the pric-es are likely to go downfurther go down as thesupply will be maxi-mum”, said anothertrader.

Mayur Shelke atrader said, “Custardapple is widely used formaking ice cream.With good arrival of thefruit, customers canenjoy its natural good-ness in the chilled des-sert form.”

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: A 54-year-old woman fromSector 21, Nerul wascheated by two people.The victim who runs atailoring business be-friended a man namedAlex Omar who sent afriend request to her onFacebook last August.After few days the duostarted chatting overWhatsapp. During theirchat, Alex created animpression that he wasworking in England. Helater told her that he issending imported purs-es, perfumes, jewellery

A woman duped by a fake Facebook friendworth 80,000 pounds asa gift.

Within two days, awoman named N Sumicalled the victim sayingthat she was speakingfrom the Delhi airportcustoms department.She said that her giftwas in the customs de-partment at Delhi air-port and asked her to paya few thousand rupees incash to redeem the gift.Otherwise the gift wouldbe sent back. Therefore,the victim immediatelysent the cash on-line tothe bank account provid-ed by the accused Sumi.

The woman thenscanned the gift box,stating that she hadfound cash in the formof a pound and said thatshe would have to paysome more lakhs as apenalty.

Following which thevictim sent Rs 24 lakh18 thousand in all. How-ever, the victim laterrealized that she wascheated after Sumicalled the victim againand demanded moremoney. The victim lat-er went to the NaviMumbai Police CyberCell. Accordingly, the

cyber cell has initiated apreliminary investiga-tion into the matter andhas finally started inves-tigating the case againstthe unidentified persons.

Nowadays, manyyoung people are accept-ing friend requests fromthe strangers and startchatting with them andbecome victim to variousfrauds. Therefore, citi-zens should not associatewith strangers throughFacebook or social net-working, said DeputyCommissioner of Policeof Crime Branch PravinPatil.


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India’s youngest magician ‘Swarang’enthralls audience in Jaipur

After captivatingand mesmerizing audi-ence with his magicaltricks in Mumbai andother parts of the coun-try, Swarang PritamRandive, touted as In-dia’s youngest magi-cian, enthralled audi-ence at Chanda Gardenin Jaipur at the 2ndAkhil Bhartiya JaduMahotsav 2019 organ-ised by M. S. Magic andSocial Academy Sanst-han.

In this magic con-vention, more than 200renowned magiciansfrom all over India hadparticipated. These in-cluded Magician Sam-rat Shankar, MagicianJugnu, Magician V.Samrat, Magician Ra-

jkumar, Magician Wil-son, Magician Junior SKumar among others.The chief guest of theprogramme, B.D. Kal-

la, Cultural Ministerof the state of Rajast-han lauded the magi-cal performances ofSwarang.

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Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: Forthe safety of thecitizens, especially

MLA Manda Mhatre gives Rs. 50 lakhs forinstalling CCTVs in Vashi and Sanpada

women and childrenin Navi Mumbai,MLA Manda Mhatregave Rs. 50 lakhsfrom her MLA fund

for installing CCTVcameras in Vashi andSanpada. She inaugu-rated the civil work onSeptember 18, 2019.


By Dr. Firuzi Mehta

We live in an agewhere life has becometoo fast for most of us.Stress is a common partof our daily lives andpeople are turning tomeditation, yoga, aro-matherapy and othernatural forms of relax-ation and treatment.The use of flower reme-dies is a similar form oftreatment which worksdeeply and without sideeffects. It was intro-duced by Dr. EdwardBach, who was a quali-fied Allopathic doctor,who later studied andpracticed Homeopathy.Dr. Bach spent six longyears roaming about injungles and ravines,collecting information

about various plantsand their flowers andthen produced 38 med-icines which corre-spond to 38 possiblechanges of man’s mood.These medicines arecalled Bach FlowerRemedies.

There is an intimate

relation between thephysical body andmind. The mind is themirror which reflectsthe physical state of theperson. Hence, ail-ments in the differentparts of the body havea cumulative effect onthe mind and mood ofthe person. It is this

change of mood – themental state – of thepatient which the Flow-er Remedies intend tochange and rectify,thereby nullifying thecumulative result of allphysical ailments.

In Bach FlowerRemedies, physical

symptoms are usuallynot considered, onlymental symptoms aretaken into account. Thesuitable remedy, basedon mental symptoms,is selected from the 38remedies. When we saythat treatment by Bach

HEALTH AND FITNESS

Bach Flower Remedies

By Ashok Dhamija &

Jaspal Singh Naol

NAVI MUMBAI: Ateam of medical expertsled by Dr. Anu Vij(HOD Obstetrician andGynaecologist), Dr.Suresh Birajdar (Se-nior Neonatologist andPaediatrician) alongwith associate Dr. PriyaDeshpande (MS Obste-trician and Gynaecolo-gist) an expert in ultra-sonography, Dr. AnitaRoy (MD Anaesthesia)associated withKharghar based Moth-erhood hospital, man-aged a high-risk preg-nancy successfully re-cently, where doctorsremoved a dead foetusfrom the womb and con-tinued with conserva-tive management tosave the second twinpost 15 weeks of gesta-tion of a 36 year old tobe mother who had ahistory of three failedattempts. The survi-vor second twin siblingwho was born prema-turely three early thanthe expected deliverydate, weighing 840grams was successful-ly treated in the NICUfor over two months isnow back home at San-pada with his parentsSangam and Priti Iyer.As per the medical fra-ternity, continuation ofpregnancy after onetwin is delivered oraborted is rare. The oc-currence rate of asyn-chronous delivery is0.14 per 1000 births.The longest inter twindelivery interval report-ed worldwide is 111days.

Addressing the me-dia representatives dur-ing a press conferencein the city on Thursday

Motherhood Hospital ExpertsSuccessfully Manage High-Risk Pregnancy

Involving Abortion Of One Twin

19 Sept, 2019, Dr. AnuVij, said, “After dis-cussing with the fami-ly, it was decided thatwe remove the deadtwin and wait andwatch for 24 hours forfurther uterine activi-ty. The uterus was qui-et after the first twinwas expelled and USGshowed that the secondtwin was doing well in-side. So, the decision toput the cervical stitchagain was taken. Pa-tient continued thepregnancy till 25w6days, after whichshe gave birth to a pre-emie weighing 840grams and was shiftedto NICU for furthercare.”

The experiencedHOD Obstetrician andGynaecologist, furthersaid “Twin pregnanciesare at high risk and of-ten complicated by prob-lems related to the pla-centation, maternalage, medical problemsand obstetric complica-tions, and concernsabout the growth of thetwins. Death of onetwin before birth leavesa survivor at high risk.The survivor twin caneven suffer from cere-

bral palsy or any otherbrain impairments.Hence, we had to takeextra care to save thebaby living inside themother’s abdomen”.

Dr Suresh Birajdarwho took over thecharge of the prematurebaby twin at 25w 6daysafter being shifted toNICU, said “ Startingfeeding the baby veryearly within the firstthree days of being bornwith exclusive breastmilk helped in gainingweight as well as boost-ing immunity. Alongwith exclusive breastmilk feeds, strict handhygiene practices fromthe staff helped in keep-ing the tiny baby safefrom life-threateninginfections. The babycurrently weighs 1.7kg.” In addition he fur-ther said “During thehospital stay, the moth-er was trained for Kan-garoo care (Baby is kepton the mother’s chestfor skin to skin contact)as part of the baby’scare procedure withinthe first few daysafter stabilisation alonguse of CPAP (continu-

Contd. on pg. 8

Dr. Anu Vij - HOD Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Mother Hospital, Kharghar (3rd fromLeft) addressing the media in presence of (L to R), Dr. Priya Deshpande, Dr. Anita Roy,Dr. Suresh Birajdar and the proud parents (Photos by Ashok Dhamija)

Sangam and Priti Iyer proudly pose with apple of the eyeShakti

Yulu Bikes misused byurchins and beggars in NerulNMMC Commissioner says action will be

initiated after complaints from residents


NAVI MUMBAI: The cy-cle and e-bikes facilitiesinitiated by the civicbody in association withthe private firm YuluBikes are being misusedby the urchins and beg-gars in Nerul.

Hrishikesh Mhatre,a resident of JuinagarSector-23 informed, “Onecan see beggars and ur-chins sitting on thesecycles near Dwarka Ho-tel, opposite Nerul sta-tion. They not only dis-turb the people in the sta-tion premises by beggingbut they disturb eventhose who wish to usethe facility. veryone bydifferent style of begging.In the absence of securi-ty personnel, it becomesdifficult for the residents

to lodge complaint. Onefails to understand whythe civic body or evenpolice officials and rail-way authorities are nottaking action againstthem.”

Mr. Mhatre evenshared the picture withNewsband.

Speaking with News-band, Navi MumbaiMunicipal Commission-er, Annasaheb Misalsaid, “I will ask my of-ficers to look into thematter and take actionimmediately. In otherareas too, we will con-duct a check.”

Contd. on pg. 8


City receives highestrainfall after 2005

More than 1200 mm rainfall recorded

in September till date


NAVI MUMBAI:According to the datareceived by the NaviMumbai MunicipalCorporation (NMMC)disaster managementcell, the satellite cityhas received highestrainfall in 2019 after2005. The cityreceived the totalrainfall of around4920.40 mm tillThursday, 19th Sep-tember, 2019 ataround 8:30am. Thecity has recorded morethan 1,250 mm ofrainfall in September,2019 making it thehighest in the last 15years.

The civic bodyinitiated the system ofrecording the rainfallfrom the year 2005. Inthe year 2013, the cityhad registered

3,347.28 mm ofrainfall which hasalready been crossedthis year. In 2005 thecity received thehighest rainfall inSeptember with arecord rainfall of683.40 mm.

An officer from theNMMC disastermanagement cell said,“Although monsoonarrived late this year,it rained heavily inJuly and now if itcontinues to rain inthis manner, by theend of September, thecity might cross 5,000mark. The rainfallreceived this year ishighest in 15 years.”

The NMMCdisaster managementcell data says that inthe year 2018 the totalrainfall received inSeptember was 83.15

mm while in 2017 inSeptember it was499.98 mm followedby 470.65 mm in 2016and in 2015 it wasrecorded at 167.33mm whereas in theyear 2014 it was349.61mm.

The current levelof Morbe Dam is 87.82metres. The damgates were opened on14th of September,2019. The civic bodyofficials said that thedam has overflownthis year many timesand the gates of thedam were openedseveral times. Thecivic body recorded arainfall of around802.78 mm in Augustand in July it was1571.48 mm while inJune the rainfallrecorded was 817.85mm.

ous positive airwaypressure) a non-inva-sive technique as partof the ventilatory sup-port for such young pa-tients”.

Dr, Anita Roy on theother hand shared theimportance of decisionmaking in such criticaltimes. It defines theexpertise of the doctorsand their hours of dedi-cation to ensure its suc-cess in the backdrop

Dr. Priya Desh-pande on the otherwhile highlighting theexceptional case wherethe other sac is intactand the need to just ob-serve for 24-48 hourand holding treatmentsaid “Nature knowswhat to do and we needto assist it to achievesuccess. In this case weheld our treatmentbriefly and not interferewith nature”.

Mr and Mrs Iyer,the proud parents of thebaby who have namedthe two and a halfmonth baby boy ‘Shak-

MotherhoodHospital...

Cont. from pg. 8

ti’ for his fighting spir-it said, “We want tothank the hospital andthe expert team of doc-tors and the supportingstaff including thenurses for giving ourbaby including themother, a new lease oflife. It’s a dream cometrue for us. Our babywas saved and is haleand hearty due to theirdedicated efforts. Theexpert team kept usupdated on the avail-able the lines of treat-ment due to the rarityof the challenge wherean expectant mothercontinued pregnancy,after abortion of onetwin. They in fact werevery open to resolvingour trivial queries andwere always there tostand by us in the needof the hour and ensuredour baby narrowly es-caped death. For usthey are next to Godonly. Now we will beable to live life the waywe have always dreamtof.”

Abhinav Joshi Re-gional Head OperationsWest speaking on theside-lines to Newsband

Correspondent said“Motherhood Hospitalsis a leading women &children’s hospital, ded-icated to the health andwell-being of womenand children was estab-lished way back in 2007with 10 branches inseven cities across In-dia including Kharghar,Navi Mumbai.Equipped with State-of-the-art Infrastructure& Equipment’s thecomprehensive & per-sonalized care in obstet-rics, gynaecology, fertil-ity, neonatology, paedi-atrics, fetal medicine,and radiology, makes itthe preferred healthcarechoice for paediatriccare. The experiencedpanel of Doctors areavailable 24x7 high-quality care to new-borns and children too,including a 24-hourneonatal emergency ser-vice. In addition vari-ous women health ar-eas like breast health,high-risk pregnancy,laparoscopic surgery &general gynaecologyexpertise too are avail-able”.

Brief Backdrop:36-year-old Mrs Priti Iyer a social worker working with L&T CSR

Dept, had a history of 3 failed attempts and she conceived dichorionic(fraternal) twins spontaneously. At 13 weeks 5days gestation, her cervixstarted opening from inside. Hence, a stitch was placed in the cervix tohelp it to stay closed and was kept on medication and bed rest. Thisstitch became loose and had to be reinforced after two weeks. Patientwas very closely monitored for cervical length and integrity of the stitch.

After a few days, she visited the hospital on 15 weeks by gestationwith complaints of abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. She was againkept on conservative management but this time she started leakingfrom one of the sacs. She had severe pain which leads to the tearing ofthe stitch and expulsion of the first twin .

Hence, ultra-sonography (USG) was performed to examine the growthof the twins and the amount of liquor. USG revealed that one of thefetuses (twin 1, lower fetus) was showing no movements and heart ac-tivity and confirmed the demise of one of the twins. It was lying outsidethe uterus. The second twin was normal and doing well. This was dis-heartening and devastating for her entire family.

Flower Remedies isbased on only mentalsymptoms, it does notmean that this treat-ment is confined tomental cases only. Itsimply means that thepatient is cured bothphysically and mental-ly by the remedy whichis prescribed based onmental symptoms.

Some advantages of

the Bach Flower Rem-edies are:• Selection of the rem-

edy is easy as thereare only 38 medi-cines to choose from.

• More than one rem-edy can be taken in-dividually or in com-bination at the sametime.

• There are no side ef-fects.

• These remedies canbe taken with medi-cines from other sys-tems without inter-

fering with their ac-tion.The ultimate pur-

pose of Bach FlowerRemedies is to removefrom the mind of thepatient any obstructionwhich prevents hissmooth flow of lifewhich means harmoni-ous working of the bodyby the soul actingthrough mind. Aftertaking the medicine ifthere is a change in themood of the patient, themedicine may be

changed accordingly.There is no fixed ruleby which it can be de-termined how long itwould be necessary tocontinue giving FlowerRemedies. If it is a tem-porary sensation, it

may go even with onesingle dose of the reme-dy, but if it is intendedto change the very tem-perament of the personor to remove a chronicailment, it may requiremonths to do it. All

these remedies shouldbe available at mostHomeopathic Pharma-cies and the remediescan be had in liquid orglobule form.

The writer is B.H.M.S.

(Bom.) H.M.D. (Lon.)

Bach FlowerRemedies...

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World Rose Day-Day ofHope for Cancer Patients

By C.K. Subramaniam

Hospitals acrossthe city observe WorldRose Day on Septem-ber 22 to bring cheerto cancer patients andtheir caregivers. Theday is observed inmemory of 12-year-oldMelinda Rose fromCanada who was diag-nosed with Askin Tu-mour, a rare form ofBlood Cancer. Her doc-tors did not give hermore than a few weeksto live, but she livedfor six months andmade her life meaning-ful by giving hope tomany other cancer pa-tients and their care-givers with her letters,poems and emails. Shenetworked with otherchildren who were alsocancer patients andtheir caregivers.

On Rose day, peo-ple all around theglobe, try to make theday beautiful to Cancerpatients by givingthem handmade roses,cards and gifts. If aloved one is diagnosedwith cancer, friends,family members and

well-wishers may of-ten find it tough toreach out to the pa-tient and say the rightthing. But by notreaching out to them,and not being around

during this tough timecan make the patientfeel alone.

World Rose Daytries to bring cheers inthe lives of both Can-cer patients as well astheir care givers. It isa feeble attempt to takeout stress from theirlives and to makethem feel positive andhopeful. Dealing withstress is important.Researches conductedworldwide have shown

that high levels ofstress can lead to notjust depression, lowerquality of life and neg-ative health behav-iours, but also lowerimmunity and faster

disease progression.We need to help Can-cer patients deal withtheir stress, because ithas an adverse effecton their physical aswell as their mentalhealth.

Rose is a symbol oflove, care and concern.Let us all join handsand try to bring posi-tivity, hope and cheerin the lives of Cancerpatients and their car-egivers.


MUMBAI: Two books‘Beautiful Women’ and‘Ardhe Akash Mathya-var’ (Half the sky overour heads) publishedby People’s Publica-tion House (PPH) willbe unveiled on 21st

September, 2019in Dadar MatungaCultural Center at5.30 pm. The event isjointly hosted by PPHand Lokanche Dost.

One of the organis-ers Bhanudas Dhuriinformed, “Literature,knowledge andinformation mustnever be limited dueto language barrier.Instead, it must bemade available toevery individual whois in search of good

Story and poetry books to beunveiled on 21st September

reading. Since child-hood, we have beenreading good literarybooks that havebrought about greattransformation in ourlives. To make theseavailable to largenumber of readers, wefelt the need to bringthese in Marathi aswell so that theknowledge, informa-tion and inspirationreaches to them aswell.”

Another organizer,Raju Shirdhankarinformed, “The book‘Beautiful Women’narrates the journeysof few women, whowere forced into fleshtrade. But how thesewomen rose from thedarkness of their

profession towards thejourney of self-respect.It is originally writtenin English by SalilChaturvedi and hasbeen translated intoMarathi by NamanDinesh Sawant.‘Ardhe Akash Mathya-var’ is a collection ofpoems by activist Dr.Shridhar Pawar. Inthese poems, thewriter unravels thepain and sufferingsfrom inside the bylanes of a sex mar-ket.”

Akshay Pathakalso an organiserinformed, “Literatureand book lovers travelacross the globe togain more and more

Samir Zaveri, Rail-way and RTI Activistadded, “The step takenis really appreciated asit is the need of thecommuters. Howeverthe Central Railwaymust first properlystudy the pros and consof the AC Trains pres-ently running on West-ern Railway. Due to thehigh ticket prices, thetrains on that route runempty for the day long.It is only during peakhours it has commut-ers.”

He further added,

“While deciding on thefares in Navi Mumbai,they should have a dif-ferent fare structurefrom that of WesternRailway. Otherwise, thetrains are likely to runempty. Most of the com-muters between Thane- Vashi and Thane –Panvel are labourers,working in the Indus-trial Zones. A higherfare will deter themfrom using the facility.Big corporate compa-nies do reimburse theFirst Class Tickets oftheir employees butwhen it comes to ACPass, these are reim-bursed to very high endofficers only.”

Zaveri suggested,“On a trial basis, theRailways can first in-stall an AC coach in theexisting local train togain confidence andgood response from thecommuters for betterresponse in future.”

However, most of thecommuters are highlyexcited and are eagerlywaiting for the launchof these trains.

Surjit Singh, a dai-ly commuter betweenThane and Turbhe ex-pressed, “This willbring a great sigh ofrelief for daily commut-ers like me who can nowdream of reaching officein comfort.”

AC trainsfinally...Cont. from pg. 1

Contd. on pg. 10


Trees at Aarey Colonymust be saved

Destroying the Aarey colony of its trees for thesake of constructing the Mumbai Metro car shedis like improving batting skills at the cost of bowling. The trees at theAarey colony must be saved at any cost from being felled.

Jubel D’Cruz, Mumbai

Aarey versus KanjumargIn what can spell trouble for the Maharashtra government and also to

Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited, the Bombay HC indicated thatit would look into the probability of shifting the controversial metro IIIproject to Kanjurmarg instead of Aarey colony. With the result, all therecords pertaining to Kanjurmarg site will have to be presented for tak-ing a fair decision. It is reliably learnt that it was decided to construct thecar sheds for both Metro III and Metro VI lines at Kanjurmarg and thesudden change of place has sparked controversy and the resultant turnaround in the case. Thus Aarey versus Kanjurmarg question is raisedand going rounds as of now.

C.K. Suresh, Joy Homes, LBS Marg, Bhandup, Mumbai

It is time to prevent an entire generationfrom Nicotine addiction

It is a right step in the right direction to issue an Ordinance banningE- Cigarettes. E- Cigarettes were initially deemed a safe alternative totraditional smoking. While E-Cigarettes do not contain chemicals, in-cluding tar, present in tobacco, many substances which are present couldbe potentially harmful.

By banning E-Cigarettes, we are trying to prevent entire generationfrom nicotine addiction and youth is going to be really benefited. Thereare more than 400 brands available in India and over 10 crore people inIndia smoke E-Cigarettes. The Ordinance, which will be turned into alegislation in the next Parliament session, proposes maximum punish-ment up to one year along with a fine of Rs.1 lakh, for first time violators.

Abhishek Ramaswamy, Neelkanth Greens, Manpada, Thane

In Arun Jaitley India lost a noblemanOn August 24, 2019, India lost a nobleman, who was an embodiment

of successful political structure of his country and led a foundation ofwisdom and law. From the very young age, Arun Jaitley had a sounduniversity education in political science, public relations and forming gov-ernment policies. With his enormous experience, he was a great supportfor guidance to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.

He was born in a family of lawyers. His two children, Sonali and Ro-han are both lawyers. He displayed through his entire political careeroutstanding gifts of intellect, political wisdom, his utter love of his nationand his standing revels the heights the government enjoys today. He dis-played not only tactical ingenuity and political ferocity, but also politicalsagacity and magnanimity. His policies, guidance, foundation structurewere capable of explicating reality (success) on all levels.

He will always be remembered with affection by the people of Indiawhom he served with such honour and dedication.

Jubel D’Cruz, Mumbai

Letters to the Editor....

Duck CurryIngredients:

1 duck (plucked)25 gm ghee50 gm mutton masala10 gm sugar15 ml vinegar10 gm garam masala powderFor the masala:500 gm onions, cut into rings50 gm ginger- garlic paste15 gm green chillies, slit and deseededMethod: Heat a large pan on medium flame and add the duck pieces.

Cook till all the water evaporates. Now add the ghee and fry the duckpieces till light brown.Add the sugar and cooktill the caramel coatsthe meat. Remove theduck and store it asideto cool. Add the onionsand cook till translucent.Add the ginger -garlic paste and sauté.Lower the flame and addthe mutton masala andsauté till the aromais released.

Add the fried duckpieces, then add waterto cover them and cook till done on a medium flame. When the duck istender, add the vinegar and cook for a few minutes or until you see the oilfloat on the gravy. Add the garam masala powder and let it simmer.

Chicken CurryIngredients:

1 kg chicken2 cups onion, sliced 3 tbsp tamarind paste 1/2 kg potatoes, cut into cubes1 sour lime2 cup coconut milkSalt to taste5 tbsp gheeFor the masala:4 red chillies2 tsp coriander seeds6 cloves 2 tsp turmeric powder 1 cup coconut, scraped1 tbsp roasted gram1 tbsp jeera3 tsp khus khus15 pepper corns2-inch piece cinnamon4 cloves garlic 2 tbsp chicken masalaGrind the above mentioned ingredients to a fine paste.Method: In a hot pan, add 5 tbsp ghee and the sliced onions. Add the

masala and fry. Season it with salt. Add the chicken pieces with 1 cup ofwater and cook for 10 minutes. When the chicken is nearly done, add thepotatoes. After the potatoes are nearly cooked, add the tamarind and sourlime juice to taste. Let it simmer for a few minutes. When the chicken isfully cooked, add the coconut milk. Simmer for a few minutes, and yourchicken curry is ready.

RecipesBy Jubel D’Cruz

knowledge, informa-tion and inspiration.However in metropoli-tan cities like Mum-bai, people are con-

stantly on the moveand lead a stressfullife. Books are knownto be stress busters.Moreover, theseinspire people to thinkbeyond boxes.”

The guests ofhonours for the

Story andpoetry...Cont. from pg. 9

programme will bewriter, reporterPratima Joshi, photog-rapher SudharakOlwe, Rajan Bawdekarof People’s PublishingHouse and RaviBhilane, President ofLokanche Dost.


AsthmaAsthma is a common long-term inflammato-

ry disease of the airways of the lungs. It is char-acterized by variable and recurring symptoms,reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm.Symptoms include episodes of wheezing, cough-ing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath.These may occur a few times a day or a few timesper week. Depending on the person, they maybecome worse at night or with exercise.

Asthma is thought to be caused by a combi-nation of genetic and environmental factors.Environmental factors include exposure to airpollution and allergens. Other potential triggersinclude medications such as aspirin and betablockers. Diagnosis is usually based on the pat-tern of symptoms, response to therapy over time,and spirometry. Asthma is classified accordingto the frequency of symptoms, forced expiratoryvolume in one second (FEV1), and peak expira-tory flow rate. It may also be classified as atopicor non-atopic, where atopy refers to a predisposi-tion toward developing a type 1 hypersensitivityreaction.

There is no cure for asthma. Symptoms canbe prevented by avoiding triggers, such as aller-gens and irritants, and by the use of inhaled cor-

ticosteroids. Long-acting beta agonists (LABA) orantileukotriene agents may be used in addition toinhaled corticosteroids if asthma symptoms re-main uncontrolled. Treatment of rapidly worsen-ing symptoms is usually with an inhaled short-acting beta-2 agonist such as salbutamol and cor-ticosteroids taken by mouth. In very severe cas-es, intravenous corticosteroids, magnesium sul-fate, and hospitalization may be required.

In 2015, 358 million people globally had asth-ma, up from 183 million in 1990. It caused about397,100 deaths in 2015, most of which occurredin the developing world. It often begins in child-hood. The rates of asthma have increased signifi-cantly since the 1960s. Asthma was recognized asearly as Ancient Egypt. The word "asthma" is fromthe Greek ?s?μa, ásthma, which means "panting".

ArthritisArthritis is a term often used to mean any dis-

order that affects joints. Symptoms generally in-clude joint pain and stiffness. Other symptomsmay include redness, warmth, swelling, and de-creased range of motion of the affected joints. In

some types other organs are also affected. Onsetcan be gradual or sudden.

There are over 100 types of arthritis. The mostcommon forms are osteoarthritis (degenerativejoint disease) and rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoar-thritis usually occurs with age and affects the fin-gers, knees, and hips. Rheumatoid arthritis is anautoimmune disorder that often affects the handsand feet.[6] Other types include gout, lupus, fi-bromyalgia, and septic arthritis. They are all typesof rheumatic disease.

Treatment may include resting the joint andalternating between applying ice and heat. Weightloss and exercise may also be useful. Pain medi-cations such as ibuprofen and paracetamol (ace-taminophen) may be used. In some a joint replace-ment may be useful.

Osteoarthritis affects more than 3.8% of peo-ple while rheumatoid arthritis affects about 0.24%of people. Gout affects about 1–2% of the Westernpopulation at some point in their lives. In Austra-lia about 15% of people are affected, while in theUnited States more than 20% have a type of ar-thritis. Overall the disease becomes more com-mon with age. Arthritis is a common reason thatpeople miss work and can result in a decreasedquality of life. The term is derived from arthr-(meaning joint) and -itis (meaning inflammation).


Saraswati College of Engineering celebrates Foundation DayKHARGHAR: Saras-

wati College Of Engi-neering (SCOE),Kharghar celebrated itsFoundation Day on17th September, 2019,which also marked thebirthday of the FounderSecretary of SaraswatiEducation Society,Vrushali Deshmukh.

Members of the SESfamily who completed10 years of their ser-vice, both in teachingand non-teaching, werefelicitated by the digni-taries. The rank

ing ceremony, followedby Saraswati Vandanasung by the music clubof SCOE. On this Occa-

sion the college maga-zine was released by thedignitaries. The high-light of the day was the

cultural event conduct-ed by the Youth Inspira-tor Network, DanceClub and Music Club.

achievers of all the de-partments from 1st

year to the final yearwere also felicitated.

The programme start-ed with the Flag hoist-

NAVI MUMBAI: TheNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation(NMMC) will be cele-brating World SeniorCitizens Day on Octo-ber 1 this year withvarious programmes.

As part of celebra-tion on September 26,2019, Carrom Contestand Chess Contest hasbeen organised at Sit-aram Master Park,Sector 7, Sanpada atthe Senior CitizensCentre from 10 am.Those interested canregister before Sep-tember 24.

Group dramas,fancy dress competi-tion, poetry recita-tion, singing, storytell-ing competition will beheld on September 25,2019 at Sector 12 Ner-ul at Plot no. 7C. Theapplications for thecompetition should besent by September24th.

Bridge Tournamentwill be held on Septem-ber 25, 2019 at 10 amat Sector 15 CBD Be-lapur at Senior citizensCentre at Naga GannaPatil Park.

NMMC organises various competitionsto mark World Senior Citizen Day

Apart from this, anessay contest on topic‘Place of Senior Citizenin the community’ toowill be held.

The senior citizenswho have turned 75years of age betweenOctober 01, 2018 tillSeptember 30, 2019 andsenior citizen coupleswho have completed 50

years of marriage be-tween the above period,will be honoured at 10am at the SahityaMandir House, Sector6, Vashi in at specialprogramme. The lastday for registration isSeptember 25.

Detailed informa-tion about of the com-petition and awards,application, rules,terms and conditions isavailable at all theward offices as well as

at the department ofDeputy Commissioner-Social Welfare Develop-ment Navi MumbaiMunicipal Corporation,Belapur Bhavan, 1stFloor, Sector. 11, C.B.DBelapur.

For more informa-tion call on 022 -27563505 for Belapur.For Nerul section con-

tact Dadasaheb Bhos-ale - 9702974123, whilefor Vashi, Turbhe, con-tact Dashrath Gamb-hire on 9702309054and for Gansoli, Airoliand Digha contactPrakash Kamble -9969008088.

Mayor Jaywant Su-tar has appealed all thesenior citizens of NaviMumbai MunicipalCorporation to partici-pate in large numberin the events.

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