Mumbai: BMC chief Iqbal Chahal gets 'Excellence In Crisis Management' award for handling Covid-19 crisis

23 July,2021 03:54 PM IST |  Mumbai  |  mid-day online correspondent

The award is being given by Speakin, Asia’s largest on demand expert network

BMC chief Iqbal Singh Chahal. File Pic


The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal has been selected for the 'Excellence In Crisis Management' award by Speakin, Asia's largest on demand expert network, on Friday.

Chahal has been selected for his ‘exemplary work' in handling the Covid-19 crisis in Mumbai, tweeted the civic body's official handle.

On Tuesday, the city's Covid-19 mortality rate was just 0.03 per cent.

Also Read: Covid-19: Mumbai's cases drop to less than 400 once again

On April 4, Mumbai had reported 11,163 Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day count so far. Since April 16, the daily Covid-19 tally has been below 9,000. Around 87 per cent of the total cases in the city are of people who are asymptomatic.

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