As the monsoon approaches the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has advised Mumbaikars to stay vigilant and take precautions to avoid any mishaps or water-borne diseases.
Taking it to X, formerly known as Twitter, the civic body advised citizens to avoid eating unhygienic food as it attracts disease.
🍛Unhygienic food attracts diseases
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) June 12, 2024
🚫Avoid eating unhygienic food
📢Stay vigilant, Prevent disasters#MyBMCUpdates https://t.co/DCcIOrPcnk pic.twitter.com/8cjbg6weiM
Additionally, the BMC has requested people to avoid walking in stagnant rainwater as it can harbour diseases like leptospirosis. The civic body has installed 481 dewatering pumps and nullah desilting works to avoid waterlogging in the city.
🌧️Stagnant rainwater can harbour diseases like leptospirosis
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) June 11, 2024
🚫Avoid walking in stagnant rainwater
📢Stay vigilant,
Prevent disasters#MyBMCUpdate https://t.co/IwEYMMkGrP pic.twitter.com/H846tgdQc1
Moreover, it is pertinent to note that the tree collapse incidents in the last few years have claimed several lives. According to reports, around 57 trees and branches collapsed in the first heavy rainfall recorded in the city on Sunday night, June 9. In the wake of such incidents, the BMC has urged citizens to avoid standing under trees during heavy rains. The civic body has put posters at several places in the city to alert the citizens.
Emphasizing on this, the garden department released a statement on Tuesday, June 11, and shared: "During heavy rain and gusty winds, the risk of tree or branch collapse increases. Additionally, the possibility of lightning strikes cannot be ignored. Therefore, citizens should avoid standing under trees for their own safety."
As part of their monsoon preparedness, 22,334 trees and branches were pruned as well as 433 dead or infested trees were removed last month.
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The contractual labourers appointed by the garden department carry out the trimming of trees along the side of roads and in public places in the city.
However, the responsibility of the trees on housing society premises or government properties, and private land is shifted on to the owner of the land by the BMC. The citizens can contact the concerned ward or BMC's helpline 1916, if they wish to prune dangerous trees on private land.
In addition to this, BMC issued notices to 4,909 establishments urging timely completion of tree trimming activities in both private and government-owned areas.
According to the tree census conducted in 2017, there are nearly 30 lakh trees under the BMC jurisdiction. Out of these, 15.51 lakh are located on private premises, 10.67 lakh on government premises, and 1.86 lakh trees line the roadsides.
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