DNA RAIN CHECK: Thane locals mostly stay above water, want pest control done

Mumbai | Saturday | 14th July, 2018

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The residents now await the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) officials to tend to their health, affected by various ailments. The residents also said it is time the TMC started taking measures to check infection. The lanes of Bhaskar Colony in Chikhalwadi, Naupada, saw a column of water four feet tall, but the Indiranagar slums were free from flooding this time. Ratnesh Mishra, another resident, said even partial flooding could have been avoided if the TMC had cleaned a nearby nullah properly. "Some 200 houses had knee-deep water inside them," said JP Yadav, a resident..