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Maharashtra rain fury: Over 100 Thane civic staff sent to Mahad for relief work
Updated On: 25 July, 2021 08:50 PM IST | Thane | PTI
TMC commissioner Vipin Sharma told reporters the group includes health staff to carry out surveys to detect Covid-19, dengue, leptospirosis, an outbreak of epidemics and fever, and they are carrying 10,000 rapid antigen testing kits and sufficient stock of medicines
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Over 100 Thane Municipal Corporation staff have left for Mahad-Poladpur in Raigad district to help with solid waste management, water and other issues post-Thursday`s devastating landslide and flooding caused by incessant rains, a senior civic official said.
TMC commissioner Vipin Sharma told reporters the group includes health staff to carry out surveys to detect Covid-19, dengue, leptospirosis, an outbreak of epidemics and fever, and they are carrying 10,000 rapid antigen testing kits and sufficient stock of medicines. The group also has conservancy staff, sanitary inspectors, 24 pumps, a 10,000-litre water tanker and two trucks with mineral water, rations, blankets etc, he said.
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