Navi Mumbai Cyclothon 2021 postponed

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has postponed the "Navi Mumbai Cyclothon 2021" scheduled on February 28, due to the sudden rise in Covid-19 cases. Now, the Sports and Cultural department of NMMC has not given any new date for the event currently.

As part of the “My Earth” campaign, the NMMC had decided to organize "Navi Mumbai Cyclothon 2021" on February 21, to create awareness for the protection and conservation of the environment and to emphasize public participation. However, due to some reasons, it was postponed to February 28.

However, during February, the city saw a rise of around 36% so far. The number of active cases under the NMMC jurisdiction was 797 on February 1. However, by February 24, the number of active cases reached 1019, a rise of 36 percent. In February, around 70 to 100 positive cases are being reported each day. The number of active cases of Covid-19 had come down below 800 by the end of January which again crossed 1000. Civic chief Abhijit Bangar has warned on almost every occasion to take necessary precautions as Covid-19 can spread again.