Wait till tomorrow
We have collected the sample and by 11 am we will know the chemical composition of the water. For information on the bacteria, we will have to wait till tomorrow morning Dr Jayraj Thanekar Executive health officer, BMC
100 cops deployed
We have posted around 100 men from Mahim police station and from our reserves. There are swimmers and local kolis too to prevent any untoward incident. The crowd began receding after 4 am and is now down to a trickle Gyaneshwar Fadtare DCP Zone 5
Its temporary
Some chemicals or sugar must have fallen in the water, otherwise salt water simply cannot turn sweet. Only a thorough chemical analysis of the water can reveal the reason. Anyway, it is a temporary phenomenon Dr V Subramaniam Associate professor, department of Physics, IIT, Chennai Bombay cola
Empty bottles of soft drinks were flying off the shelves in Mahim last night. And, of course, the sellers were making a killing. 500 ml bottle: Rs 5 One litre bottle: Rs 10 1.5 litre bottle: Rs 15 |