Slum dwellers have more civic sense than residents of high-rise buildings: Mumbai Mayor on Covid surge
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Referring to the sharp surge in Covid-19 cases in Mumbai, Mayor Kishori Pednekar said that slum dwellers have shown that they have more civic sense than the ones living in high-rise buildings.
Mumbai would not have witnessed such a sharp surge in cases of infection had residents of high-rise buildings in the city adhered to Covid- appropriate behaviour, Mayor Kishori Pednekar said. With the possibility of a lockdown looming large in Maharashtra amid the rapid rise in the number of #coronavirus cases, here's a look at the ground situation. (@pankajcreates) #Maharashtra #Mumbai #CovidSurge #Coronavirus #Covid19 pic.twitter.com/y40SP63XnP Addressing a press conference on Friday, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said, "It is generally assumed that the people in high rises are more educated and the people living in slums are less educated." "Today, the people living in the slums have shown that they have more civic sense than the ones living in various housing societies...The ones living in slums abide by the rules and follow procedures. So I can only request the various housing societies to follow rules," she went on to say.
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