Mumbai South Central Lok Sabha MP Rahul Shewale on Tuesday urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, to completely lock down Dharavi, one of the most congested urban areas in the world, in order to prevent it from emerging as a COVID-19 hotspot.

The area, a massive maze of shanty colonies, small scale units and squalor, is part of Shewale's constituency and currently has seven COVID-19 positive persons. "If the virus is not contained in Dharavi, then Mumbai will be in serious trouble. The spread of Coronavirus can be very fast in Dharavi due to the congestion," the Shiv Sena MP said.