In view of the rising COVID-19 cases in some states, including Maharashtra, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation now plans to visit the around 22,000 homes that were found locked during its survey amid lockdown last year, in a bid to stop the spread of the disease. Community health workers have been tasked with the job. 

This decision comes on the heels of the Central government’s directions to states such as Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala as well as Maharashtra, to be more vigilant, especially as all restrictions have now been removed. 
With the threat of a fourth wave looming and even those with vaccines getting infected, BMC has upped its efforts to arrest the spread without imposing restrictions.