Police boss felicitates 'Best COVID-19 warriors' of Mumbai

The police are among the frontline warriors who have borne the brunt of COVID19 Recently five police personnel were recognised for their exceptional duties during the pandemic which helped save many livesMumbai Police Commissioner Parambir Singh felicitated them as the Best COVID19 warrior in the police stations where they are posted He also instructed them to give lectures to students online on protecting oneself from COVID19 On Wednesday a police Naik gave such a lecture in a zoom meeting to the students of Chemburbased The Green Acres Academy International schoolPolice Naik Dinesh Methekar 45Police Naik Methekar of Dahisar police station saved lakhs of slum residents in Dahisar by making them aware of COVID19 and ensuring that followed all precautionsMethekar has been giving guidance lectures for this Due to Methekar and his team there were no COVID19 cases in the Dahisar slums Methekar said I also took a lecture at The Green Acres Academy Chembur International school on Wednesday We decided to give lectures to all students for their safety I also gave details about how our department handles this pandemic situation We instructed students to use gloves and avoid going into crowded places if they are going for Diwali shoppingIf students take precautions they will guide their family members It will help us protect people from COVID19PSI Pramod Chandrakant Nimbalkar 36Nimbalkar attached to Samta Nagar police station opened a COVID19 centre for the police department and ensured that more than 200 police personnel and their families were treated Speaking to midday PSI Nimbalkar said I found a place called Manav Mandir hospital which was shut down a few years ago in Samta Nagar I approached the trustee of the hospital and reopened it The hospital was converted into a COVID centre I took the help of Dr Milind Padval of Seven Hills hospital to operate it Our Senior Inspector Raju Kasbe helped me get all permissions to run this COVID centrePSI Sandip Vijay Ranadive 34Ranadive is attached to MIDC police station He helped admit more than 1500 police personnel and their families who were infected by COVID19 into Seven Hills hospital PSI Ranadive said I found that many police officers and their families were not getting admission into hospitals due to increased numbers of COVID patients in Mumbai I spoke to Seven Hills hospital and managed to get admission for more than 1500 patients Senior Inspector Jagdish Shinde helped me get all approvals for admissionPSI Appa Kisave 35PSI Appa KisaveKisave of Goregaon police station helped more than 20000 migrant workers get accommodation and safely sent them home during the lockdown PSI Kisave said In Mumbai the maximum number of migrant workers stays in Goregaon I found more than 20000 migrants on the road with small kids attempting to go back to their native places I decided to help them until they reached their homes I took the help of private colleges schools and party halls and gave accommodation to all these people in the Goregaon area With the help of a senior inspector we also gave them food packages All 20000 people safely reached their homes and I am so happyPSI Parimal Dinkar Patil 32PSI Parimal PatilPSI Patil of Tardeo police station helped admit a seriously sick COVID19 patient lying on a road into a hospital Patil said In the month of May I received a call from a local source and he told me that a COVID19 patient was laying on the road I found he was not getting admission in hospital I got him admitted into KEM hospital Later I also gave him accommodation in a transit campKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news crime news current affairs and a complete guide from food to things to do and events across Mumbai Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest news