Updated On: 09 July, 2021 09:05 AM IST | Mumbai | Chetna Sadadekar
BMC’s latest data shows only five out of 24 wards in Mumbai have slums that have been declared containment zones

People walk past Kandivli’s Narsi Pada, declared a containment zone in June. File pic/Satej Shinde
Nineteen down, five more to go. Then, the city will be completely free of Covid-19 containment zones.
According to the BMC’s data, out of the total 24 wards in the city, only five have slums that are in containment. Currently, 13 slums are in containment zones (CZ), including four in K East ward comprising Andheri, Jogeshwari and Vile Parle; three in M East ward (Govandi) and S ward (Bhandup and Powai); two each in R South ward (Kandivli) and H West ward (Bandra and Khar).