While Juhu Koliwada residents were initially opposed to the sealing of their area as there are only two COVID-19 patients here, by Tuesday evening they were ready to co-operate with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), convinced the procedure is for their own benefit. Their only issue is that even medical shops are closed and want them to be kept open.

After the number of positive patients gradually started increasing in K west ward comprising areas from Jogeshwari West to Vile Parle West, the BMC decided to completely seal seven slum pockets here (mid-day had reported this, New front, New tactics, on May 12). These include - Nehru Nagar, Versova, Anand Nagar, Gaondevi Dongri (Gilbert Hill), Junaid Nagar/Samata Nagar, Juhu Galli and Juhu Koliwada with a total population of 1,21,780 people. But while other pockets have a large number of positive cases, there are only two cases reported in the periphery of 550 metres from Juhu Koliwada.