KOTDWARA-Khoh river Death of a child who went to bathe--2- Mumbai opens up but not local trains;

 DATE-08/06/2021      REPORT-SHAHRUMA PARVEEN

KOTDWARA-Khoh river Death of a child who went to bathe--

A boy who went to bathe in Grastonganj Khoh river died due to drowning. He was the only brother of four sisters. After the incident, there is an atmosphere of mourning in the wood station area. SI told that 14-year-old boy Muntasif son Naseem Abbasi, resident of Wood Pad, used to work in making LED bulbs at someone's place in Grastonganj. Around 12 noon on Monday, he went somewhere without informing. After a long search, his body was found in the river near the bridge of Grastonganj. On information, the police pulled out the child and brought him to the hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. The councilor said that during the last year's river training and channelization, large potholes had developed in Khoh river. The boy died by drowning in one of these pits filled with water. Told that the boy was the only brother of four sisters. Her father drives an e-rickshaw and the entire family lives in a hut. The administration has demanded proper compensation to the family of the child.

 Mumbai opens up but not local trains; commuting woes still on 

 

As Mumbai enters unlock mode with offices, retail shops, manufacturing units opening up from Monday, many citizens continue to face commuting woes. Despite people being allowed to commute by Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) buses, mobile application-based cabs, autorickshaws and taxis, passengers have to travel for three hours and are spending more than double the amount for commuting to work every day.

 Local train services for the general public were suspended for the second time on April 15 in a bid to control the spread of Covid-19 in the city, and the restrictions have not been lifted yet.

Before the epidemic, Mumbai suburban train network was used by more than 7 million people for their daily commute. Many of these people now have to travel to their workplace again, but the cheap and fast travel option of local trains is not available yet.

The authorities may allow women commuters to travel by train along with essential care workers and those travelling for medical reasons, in Mumbai which falls under level three of the unlock order. The state government has clarified that the decision on allowing women commuters to travel by local trains was given to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Disaster Management Authority (DMA). BMC, however, on Saturday evening issued a notification stating women commuters will not be allowed to travel by local trains yet.

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