Mayor Joshi visits city q-centres, praises facilities offered by NMC

Nagpur: Mayor Sandip Joshi, who is locked in a war of words with municipal commissioner Tukaram Mundhe over several issues, praised the facilities at quarantine centres in the city being offered by the NMC.
On June 30 and July 1, Joshi visited Pachpaoli, RPTS and VNIT quarantine centres and expressed satisfaction over the arrangements there. Less than a week ago, BJP and some Congress corporators had criticized Mundhe during the marathon five-day general body meeting on adjournment motion over poor arrangements at quarantine centres.
“Medical officers, staff, police and other government departments are on 24X7 duty during the Covid crisis. All of them are exposing themselves to risk only to ensure safety of the citizens. This work is exemplary and unmatched,” said Joshi while expressing gratitude to the corona warriors. “People of Nagpur will always remain indebted to them,” said the mayor.
Joshi also sought feedback from inmates of the quarantine centres regarding meals and other facilities. The inmates expressed satisfaction over the quality of free meals being provided by Radha Soami Satsang and also sanitation.
A few activists, however, questioned the dual standards adopted by political parties including BJP and Congress and pointed out that till June 26, both the ruling and opposition parties in the NMC were criticizing the civic chief for poor facilities, including food and sanitation, in the quarantine centres.
During the recent GB meeting, citing complaints from citizens, corporators had claimed that those staying in quarantine facilities were being served poor quality food and made to stay in unhygienic conditions. The elected representatives had ignored their political differences and launched scathing attack on the municipal commissioner blaming him for mismanagement.
Mundhe had admitted in the House that during the initial days there were complaints, but in due course, not only quality of food improved but hygiene at these centres also improved manifold. “After the NMC took over the administration of facilities at city’s quarantine centres, it has reduced the cost of food from Rs169 per person per day to Rs52,” Mundhe had replied.