Mumbai: BJP MLA demands employees of International airport to be housed inside premises

The number of cases in Maharashtra is rapidly increasing. It has the highest number of coronavirus cases. 

In a bid to curb the spread, BJP MLA Parag Alavani on Thursday demanded that employees of the Mumbai international airport should be placed inside it's premises.

Alavani, the MLA from suburban Vile Parle, where several of the airport staff reside, said accommodation arrangements should be made inside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport so that they don't have to travel for work.

The MLA has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi in this regards. The MLA in his letter stated such a decision needs to be taken in view of the growing number of covid-19 cases in the city.

Though passengers flights have been suspended in view of the coronavirus-enforced lockdown, the airport is still handling cargo aircraft and movement of goods.

At present, cargo movement in on and airport staff who reside nearby are called for work, he said.

"These employees may be infected with the virus and the entire locality where they reside may also get infected," the MLA said.

"To boost their immunity, proper medicines and food should be given to them," Alavani said in the letter.