NMMC, heliport and war against mosquitoesThere was high drama in Navi Mumbai's Nerul over a proposed heliport on Wednesday. Upset at seeing a signboard of City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited (Cidco) about the proposed heliport on a plot of land near Palm Beach Road, residents of Nerul (W) staged a demonstration at the spot. They also smashed the signboard to register their protest.
Sources said the signboard was put up at the spot on Tuesday night. Residents of Nerul Sector 30 saw it on Wednesday morning. Soon, word on the signboard spread and the locals who were against helicopter operations in the area headed towards the plot.
A group of people, including villagers, reportedly barged into the plot, dragged brought down the signboard and vandalized it. These people did the right thing by bringing down the signboard because there is a recreation ground (belonging to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation) next to the plot where the signboard has been put up and these people want the authorities to allow locals to use this plot, too, as it is a vital open space. That's the reason why they were opposed to the setting up of a heliport there.
The CIDCO wants to build a heliport on this spot. But the NMMC prefers to use the land as a recreation ground. Now both NMMC and CIDCO authorities should sit together, discuss on this issue and come up with a solution that will be acceptable to the residents of that particular region.
NMMC should also intensify their war against mosquitoes. NMMC officials should make it a point to visit every housing society in Navi Mumbai and inform the residents over there the ways and means to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes. NMMC should chalk out a plan to fight malaria which is caused by these mosquitoes. They should do inspection of housing societies to ensure that necessary preventive measures are complied with.
There were quite many malaria cases in 2011 and some people had died too owing to malarial attack. NMMC should take great care to see to it that there are no or minimum malarial case this year. They should aim to reduce or nullify the fatalities this year. Films on malaria should be made and screened in theatres so that the public is well informed in the matter of how exactly to tackle malaria.
NMMC additional commissioner Sanjay Pattiwar was right in suggesting that public land owning authorities should be asked to list mosquito breeding sites in their premises. He also suggested that Municipal school teachers and students be included in the drive against mosquito menace. Pattiwar's suggestions prove that NMMC is indeed serious about putting an end to havoc caused by mosquitoes in the city.
Sources said the signboard was put up at the spot on Tuesday night. Residents of Nerul Sector 30 saw it on Wednesday morning. Soon, word on the signboard spread and the locals who were against helicopter operations in the area headed towards the plot.
A group of people, including villagers, reportedly barged into the plot, dragged brought down the signboard and vandalized it. These people did the right thing by bringing down the signboard because there is a recreation ground (belonging to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation) next to the plot where the signboard has been put up and these people want the authorities to allow locals to use this plot, too, as it is a vital open space. That's the reason why they were opposed to the setting up of a heliport there.
The CIDCO wants to build a heliport on this spot. But the NMMC prefers to use the land as a recreation ground. Now both NMMC and CIDCO authorities should sit together, discuss on this issue and come up with a solution that will be acceptable to the residents of that particular region.
NMMC should also intensify their war against mosquitoes. NMMC officials should make it a point to visit every housing society in Navi Mumbai and inform the residents over there the ways and means to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes. NMMC should chalk out a plan to fight malaria which is caused by these mosquitoes. They should do inspection of housing societies to ensure that necessary preventive measures are complied with.
There were quite many malaria cases in 2011 and some people had died too owing to malarial attack. NMMC should take great care to see to it that there are no or minimum malarial case this year. They should aim to reduce or nullify the fatalities this year. Films on malaria should be made and screened in theatres so that the public is well informed in the matter of how exactly to tackle malaria.
NMMC additional commissioner Sanjay Pattiwar was right in suggesting that public land owning authorities should be asked to list mosquito breeding sites in their premises. He also suggested that Municipal school teachers and students be included in the drive against mosquito menace. Pattiwar's suggestions prove that NMMC is indeed serious about putting an end to havoc caused by mosquitoes in the city.
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