In some good news for Dahisar residents, the heavily populated Ganpat Patil Nagar area is slowly bouncing back to life after being under complete lockdown for months in view of the high number of COVID-19 cases reported from the region. As no new case was reported from the slum area over the past 15 days, the main New Link Road has been opened up. However, the slum continues to be under strict supervision and the residents will have to continue following Containment Zone regulations so that the situation remains under control.

'Camps, screenings helped'
Dahisar's slum pocket with over 10,000 households and a population of 50,000 was turning out to be a major hotspot with rapid increase in COVID-19 cases. But timely precautions, tests and screening helped contain the spread of the virus in the region.