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  • Team Khaana Chahiye has distributed 22 lakh meals to people across Mumbai

    Team Khaana Chahiye has distributed 22 lakh meals to people across Mumbai

    Team Khaana Chahiye has distributed 22 lakh meals to people across Mumbai.

    The hapless state of the poor and destitute in India in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic is a tragic story. People are dying of hunger. Migrant workers are walking across states to reach home. In short, it is a dismal sight as the nationwide lockdown, imposed to contain the spread of the new virus, has come at a heavy price.

    There is no doubt about the fact that the grim reality of the state of the country at the moment is disturbing. But, in the midst of such a catastrophe, Maharashtra has been blessed enough to find its messiah in a group of young volunteers, who are going from soup to nuts to ensure that the needy are catered to.

    This group of young volunteers in Mumbai launched an initiative called Khaana Chahiye on March 29 to serve food to the poor and needy amid the nationwide lockdown. Over the past 50 days, team Khaana Chahiye has distributed 22 lakh meals to people across the Maharashtra capital and will continue to do so till India is under lockdown irrespective of the continuous extensions.

    Ruben Mascarenhas, one of the co-founders of Khaana Chahiye, discussed the aim of the initiative during an interview.

    “When the lockdown was announced at first, we got a lot of information about people going hungry. Economic activities came to a grinding halt while the poor and the homeless were the worst affected due to the lockdown. So, we started off with 1200 meals on the Western Express Highway and expanded to other routes such as the Eastern Express Highway, Link Road and SV Road in Mumbai,” Ruben Mascarenhas told

  • Lockdown 4.0 and its guidelines will remain in force till May 31 with states/UTs and district authorities taking the call on classifying and mapping red, orange, green, containment and buffer zones.

    India’s tally of confirmed novel coronavirus cases passed the 90,000-mark on Sunday with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare a total of 90,927 cases across the country. As many as 34,108 recoveries, 2,872 casualties and 53,946 active cases add up to this figure.

    With over 30,000 cases, Maharashtra continues to lead with the most number of infected patients followed by Gujarat (10,988), Tamil Nadu (10,585) and Delhi (9,333). The state of Maharashtra has also recorded the most casualties at 1,135, followed by Gujarat (625), Madhya Pradesh (243), and West Bengal (232).

    By means of an order issued under Section 6 (2) (i) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday extended the nationwide lockdown till May 31. The order added that the extension is subject to change in guidelines to be issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Both the MHA and the MoFHW issued subsequent orders detailing the guidelines that will remain in force till the end of May.

    Lockdown 4.0

    By issue of an order, the MHA’s new guidelines will come into effect starting Monday. As per the order, all shops and markets with the exception of malls will be allowed to reopen for business (not in containment zones). Delivery of non-essentials by e-commerce websites is now allowed, except in containment zones.

    Inter-state and intra-state bus and train movement has also been given the green signal subject to consent by various state governments.

    Hotels and restaurants, schools and colleges, cinema halls, gyms, bars and other such public places will remain closed. Similar prohibitions will apply to air travel and metro rail services at least till May 31. The MHA has also reiterated that places of worship will not be open to the public as of yet and any other form of gathering will also remain suspended until further notice.

     

    Maharashtra decongests prisons

    Taking a cue from the Supreme Court’s suggestion and reports of Covid-19 coming to light from Mumbai’s Arthur Road jail and other prisons, officials in Maharashtra decided to release over 7,200 prisoners on Sunday. In a bid to contain overcrowding of jails, prison authorities in the state are likely to release another 10,000 prisoners soon.
    These inmates have been released either on temporary bail or parole. Maharashtra has 60 prison complexes.

    Covid-19 patient’s body found at bus stand

    Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Sunday ordered an inquiry into the death of a coronavirus patient who was found dead under mysterious circumstances. Aged 67, Chhagan Makwana was admitted to the Ahmedabad civil hospital after he had trouble breathing. He later tested positive for Covid-19.

    However, Makwana’s body was found by the Ahmedabad Police lying unclaimed at the BRTS bus stand in Danilimda on Saturday night. His family members said they were under the assumption that he was undergoing treatment at the civil hospital where they left him.

  • Lockdown 4.0: How life can change in Delhi, AAP govt to unveil its plan today

    Delhi is likely to see some relaxations in the restrictions in the fourth phase of lockdown, barring the areas that are currently designated as containment zones, as centre extended nationwide shutdown till May 31. The capital had 76 containment zones, as on Sunday, where restrictions will stay as per existing protocol.

    Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, while endorsing the Centre’s decision to extend the lockdown to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, hinted that his government would relax restrictions. The CM said that the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, on Sunday evening, were largely in line with the proposal sent by the Delhi government.

    “We have used the lockdown period to prepare our healthcare system if Corona cases increase, but it is now time to relax the restrictions to some extent. Delhi government will prepare the detailed plan for Delhi based on the Centre’s guidelines and announce it tomorrow,” Kejriwal said.

    We will prepare a detailed plan for Delhi based on the Centre’s guidelines and announce it tomorrow [on Monday]. We’re prepared if corona cases increase, but it is now time to relax restrictions to some extent.

    – CM Arvind Kejriwal

    Interstate movement of passenger vehicles, buses allowed will be allowed states’ consent, the guidelines said. This means Delhiites may now be allowed to drive or take bus rides, to other cities and states. People living in non-containment zones can expect e-commerce services too.

    As on Sunday, the pandemic has affected nearly 10,000 people in Delhi which included 148 deaths. Kejriwal had, a few days ago, suggested that outside containment zones, economic activities should be started, but social distancing and masks should be mandatory.