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The company that constructs the solid waste management plant is also expected to construct and operate transfer stations for the four municipal corporations of Thane,Kalyan-Dombivli,Ulhasnagar and Bhiwandi-Nizampur,and the two municipal councils of Ambarnath and Kulgaon-Badlapur. Earlier this year,the agency had invited an expression of interest from companies for the project. The agency got a response from 15 international and 22 domestic companies providing some techno-commercial inputs.

Missing boy found dead near creek

The body of a two-year-old boy was found near a creek in Goregaon (West) on Monday morning.

According to the police,the boy,Prince Patel,went missing while playing outside his house on Sunday. His family lodged a missing person’s report with the Bangur Nagar police around 8 pm and the boy’s body was found around 7 am on Monday. It was found near a creek,around 500 metres away from his residence in Mahalaxmi Chawl in Goregaon (West). The boy was rushed to Bhagwati Hospital but was declared brought dead. The family suspects foul play. They said it was not possible for Prince to cover the distance by himself. “We have not found any injury marks on his body and the preliminary post mortem report revealed he died of drowning. Based on the report,we have registered a case of accidental death,” said Ramesh Kadam,senior inspector from the Bangur Nagar police station.

September 22 declared International CML Day

To spread awareness about Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML),September 22 has been declared ‘International Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Day’ by patient organisations across the world. September 22 or 9/22 signifies the translocation of the chromosomes 9 and 22,which cause CML. On this day,Friends of Max,a peer support group comprising more than 14,000 CML survivors in India,will be one of the many international CML groups which will spread awareness about the diagnosis,timely treatment and care for patients living with CML.