Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Again, no vaccination in Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli today

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) informed that only the second dose of Covaxin and Covishield will be administered on July 10. The vaccination centres shall be open for those above 18 years of age who want to take the second dose of Covaxin. Covishield second dose shall be administered only to 60-plus age group. With 300 doses each, the Covishield second dose will be given at General Hospitals in Nerul, Vashi and Airoli. The centres will operate between 9 am and 5 pm. Read story here

The long-drawn stalemate between parents and private schools over fees is likely to see a breakthrough as the state government is mulling an ordinance as early as next month empowering officials to deal with such conflicts. Read story here

There will be no vaccination at public centres in the city for the second consecutive day on Saturday due to shortage of doses. This is the third time in July that the BMC has had to cancel the drive. Private centres ran and administered over 40,000 doses on Friday, according to CoWin. Civic officials said vaccination will resume on Monday. Read story here

Parts of the western suburbs of Mumbai will face water cuts or low pressure supply on July 13. BMC said that as they plan to carry out maintenance work, several areas like Bandra, Khar, Santacruz, Vile Parle, Andheri and Jogeshwari will face water cuts or low pressure of water supply on July 13. The maintenance works pertaining to the supply valve will be undertaken on July 13 for a 12 hour period between 10 am to 10 pm due to which these areas will water supply issues. Hence, the BMC has requested citizens to store adequate water and use in sparingly.

The Navi Mumbai corporation extended the deadline of its global tender for Covid vaccine a third time on Friday, but also decided to place an order with Dr Reddy’s for the Russian Sputnik V to tide over the vaccine shortage, reports B B Nayak. Sputnik will be used only for senior citizens. About 10,000 doses are expected in the next fortnight and thereafter, 2,000 every week. Two doses of Sputnik will cost NMMC Rs 1, 900. “We are dealing with Dr Reddy’s, which is ready to provide the vaccines under the 25% private quota, but not under the 75% quota for the Centre. We are consulting with the state government before going ahead,” said NMMC commissioner Abhijit Bangar.

A recreational ground in Bandra will be named after Darryl D’Monte, former resident editor of The Times of India, Mumbai. D’Monte, who took over as resident editor of TOI in 1988, passed away in March 2019 at age 75. Local corporator Asif Zakaria said he had moved the proposal and it was approved a few months ago in the BMC general body meeting. An inauguration has been planned on July 11 at 11am with a tree plantation ceremony by his family members to mark the occasion.

In an oral direction to Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), Bombay high court on Friday asked it to remove debris and restore Lotus Lake at Nerul. Read story here