Mumbai Notes — Municipal Union’s plea

MUMBAI, August 15: The Municipal Mazdoor Union, Mumbai, submitted a demand to the municipal administration on August 14 demanding immediate...

MUMBAI, August 15: The Municipal Mazdoor Union, Mumbai, submitted a demand to the municipal administration on August 14 demanding immediate opening of outdoor patient departments in all municipal hospitals in the city and the suburbs to treat BMC staff and industrial workers exposed to occupational stress. A study conducted by the union had found that the workers were exposed to various types of lung, skin and eye diseases.

J N Port

The Board of Trustees of Jawaharlal Nehru Port has decided to collect ground rent charges from shipping lines for a period of two months from the date of landing instead of the existing four months. Earlier, the shipping lines had asked for the review of the practice on the grounds that importers are mainly responsible for containers lying unclaimed in the port area. Acting on the requests, the board decided to collect rent only for two months and collect balance charges from the sale proceeds. The board also decided to dispose of the cargo which could not be sold off in three auctions through open tenders.

Police drive

The Mumbai police have launched a drive against anti-social elements and have already arrested 34 members of major gangs and 113 other criminals. The police have also appealed to the people to furnish information about such persons on telephone numbers 100, 2621855, 2625020, 2621983 and 2620903. Identities of informants will not be revealed.

More bus trips

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In a bid to help school students, BEST has decided to provide additional bus trips in the morning and evening from August 18 on an experimental basis. The trips will be operated between Nana Shankerseth building, Chira Bazaar to Babulnath via Marwadi Vidyalaya, Grant Road bridge and Pandit Ramabai Marg, among other places. The trips will be operated from Chira Bazaar at 8.35 and 8.50 in the mornings and at 15.40, 16.00 and 16.20 from Babulnath in the evenings. BEST will also be operating additional bus trips from Prathana Samaj to Mantralaya .

Exhibition

A philatelic exhibition has been organised by the Department of Posts from Aug 15 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s independence. The exhibition will remain open on all working days between 10.00 am to 6.00 pm. A set of two postage stamps brought out on the occasion will be on sale, along with specially designed first day covers.