With the Wuhan Virus pandemic getting worse thanks to “Special Operations” and “Single Source” events (politically correct terms for the Tableeghi Jamaat), governments are on a spree to fix the issue. While Maharashtra under the incumbent Maha Vinash Aghadi has completely messed up, there are a few silver linings, mainly thanks to the fact that Praveen Pardeshi is the Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai.
Here’s what BEST is doing to help fight the pandemic.
BEST has offered to ferry unescorted patients as a goodwill gesture. As reported by Rajendra Aklekar in Mid-Day, two buses from the Wadala depot are being used to ferry patients from the Podar Hospital in Worli to the MCGM’s Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar.
Drivers aren’t too happy with the move, they claim the buses have not been disinfected. They have been given personal protective equipment (PPE) kits, but apparently don’t know how to use them. Ideally, the Health Ministry led by Rajesh Tope should step in and do the needful by training drivers. If cops in Yogi Adityanath’s Uttar Pradesh can be trained, why not Mumbai’s bus drivers?
Here is a pic of the drivers wearing their PPE gear.
BEST has also been using it’s AC minibuses to transport food packets. Seats have been removed and the air-conditioning is used to keep the food cool.
Well, so far so good eh?
A day later: thanks to HT Journalist Tanushree Venkatraman for reporting this.
BEST’s minibuses have been used to deliver sanitary napkins to various organisations across the city.
The MMRDA meanwhile has been using UPL Limited’s Falcon to spray Sodium Hypochlorite (NaOCl) in the Bandra Kurla Complex, when they should logically be disinfecting Andheri (West) (K-West ward) and Worli (G ward) where maximum cases have propped up. Guess this is what happens when the Chief Minister lives in Bandra East.
Well, that’s all from me for now.
Featured image; BEST’s postvans parked near the BSES/ Bhramakumari’s Hospital on SV Road/Palliram Path next to the K-West Ward office and Andheri pedestrian Subway.
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BEST has truly become the lifeline of the city. Good write-up Srikanth