In view of some people misusing the emergency passes issued by the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) to NGOs and individuals, who volunteered to help the homeless and daily wage workers with food, the civic body has stopped issuing them and cancelled all the old ones.

Lately, the MBMC received complaints that people were using the passes to sell gutkha and liquor, refuel their vehicles at gas stations and roam about freely. Based on this, the civic body cancelled all the emergency passes and asked the police to take strict action against those who misused them. MBMC Mayor Jyotshna Hansale has also asked the cops to not issue passes till further notice and check all the CCTV cameras of the areas from where complaints of misuse have come in.