BMC is also bracing for resistance from the residents of high-rises, who are not willing to be screened by the outsiders. And in Dadar and Mahim, where residents are visiting private doctors instead of going for free tests, the civic body has reached out to 180 private practitioners, from whom it will collect data.

After their efforts to tackle the troubling surge in COVID-19 cases in residential areas, like Dadar and Mahim, received a lukewarm response, G North ward officials have decided to rope in private practitioners for help. Adopting the strategy that helped bring down the numbers in Dharavi, civic officials are reaching out to 180 private doctors to collect data on vulnerable and symptomatic patients.