In the wake of the rising toll of Coronavirus cases, troops of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) arrived in Mumbai on Wednesday morning. The Central paramilitary forces will be deployed in several areas of Mumbai to assist the local police in the on-going battle against coronavirus.

Around 100 personnel arrived in the city and they have been stationed at the campus of the SDNT College in Churchgate. The personnel will be deployed in congested areas such as Bhendi Bazar, Pydhonie, Masjid Bandar, Azad Maidan, Jogeshwari and Dharavi where social distancing norms have not been properly followed and constant violation of the lockdown is reported.