PMC loses its own: 50 staffers infected, 5 die of Covid

Fifteen PMC employees are undergoing treatment and 18 have recovered. Of the 12 contractual staff with Covid-19, six are undergoing treatment and six have recovered.

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“The main reason for this seems to be cash flow. Private hospitals get money immediately if they admit patients on their own, but they have to wait for some time for the bills to be cleared by PMC if the patient is referred by the civic body,” he added. (Representational)

Fifty staffers of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) have been infected with coronavirus, and five of them have succumbed to the infection so far

The deceased, all of them women, were permanent staffers of the civic body. Fifteen PMC employees are undergoing treatment and 18 have recovered. Of the 12 contractual staff with Covid-19, six are undergoing treatment and six have recovered.

“Salute to the PMC warriors who laid down their life for the call of duty to protect citizens of Pune in the fight against this deadly Covid-19. RIP and salute from entire PMC,” said Additional Municipal Commissioner Rubal Agarwal.

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Four of the deceased were conservancy workers in various ward office areas while one was working as an attendant in the civic-run Kamla Nehru Hospital. PMC Employee Welfare Officer Shivaji Daundkar said the civic body was committed to providing necessary help to the kin of the deceased staff.

The PMC has promised life insurance of Rs 1 crore to the family of employees who die while fighting the pandemic. If a family member of the deceased civic staff seeks a job in the PMC, then the family will get financial assistance of Rs 75 lakh.

The civic body will also cover the treatment costs of infected employees.

Ajay Jadhav

Ajay Jadhav is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, Pune. He writes on Infrastructure, Politics, Civic issues, Sustainable Development and related stuff. He is a trekker and a sports enthusiast. Ajay has written research articles on the Conservancy staff that created a nationwide impact in framing policy to improve the condition of workers handling waste. Ajay has been consistently writing on politics and infrastructure. He brought to light the lack of basic infrastructure of school and hospital in the hometown of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde even as two private helipads were developed by the leader who mostly commutes from Mumbai to Satara in helicopter. Ajay has been reporting on sustainable development initiatives that protects the environment while ensuring infrastructure development. ... Read More

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