Centipede in ice-cream tub ordered online, claims Noida woman; authorities launch probe
Noida, Jun 16: A woman here has claimed she has found a centipede inside an ice-cream tub she ordered through an instant delivery app, said food safety officials, who have launched a probe into the matter.
In a post on X on June 15, the woman, who identified herself as Deepa Devi, shared a picture showing the insect inside the ice-cream tub of a popular brand and appealed to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to take action.
The Noida food safety department has collected samples of the brand's ice-cream from the store of the instant delivery company for testing, the officials said.
"Sample has been taken and sent to the laboratory for testing. We are under process of registering the matter with regard violation of provisions of the Food Safety Act, 2006," Chief Food Safety Officer Akshay Goyal told PTI.
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He said the food safety department took suo motu cognisance of the woman's social media post and reached out to her.
The packaging date printed on the ice-cream tub was April 15, 2024, and the expiry date April 15, 2025, according to the official.
"The matter is under investigation now. All facts would be confirmed only once the lab reports are received by us," Goyal said.
He also added that people can approach the food safety department's office in Surajpur if they have any concern about food items in Noida and Greater Noida.
यूपी : नोएडा की दीपा ने ब्लिंकिट से अमूल की वैनिला मैजिक आइसक्रीम ऑनलाइन मंगाई थी। उसके अंदर जिंदा कनखजूरा (centipede) निकला है। इससे पहले मुंबई में आइसक्रीम में इंसानी उंगली निकली थी। pic.twitter.com/guhgW3bnby
— Sachin Gupta (@SachinGuptaUP) June 15, 2024
आइसक्रीम में कटी उंगली के बाद Amul Ice Cream में निकला कनखजूरा, पहले गाजियाबाद और अब नोएडा में... @Amul_Coop @letsblinkit #noida
— Tricity Today (@tricitytoday) June 15, 2024
पीड़िता दीपा की बाईट। ... pic.twitter.com/2iK4dT3Ifl
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Mumbai Metro lines 9 and 2B open for commuters
Mumbai (PTI): Commercial operations on the first phases of Mumbai Metro corridors 9 and 2B began on Wednesday morning, a day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the mass-transit routes, officials said.
While the Metro 9 marks the first direct connectivity between a suburb in Mumbai and a part of Thane city in the metropolitan region, the Line 2B will provide the first metro connectivity on the Harbour Line in Mumbai.
The 5.6-km elevated Phase 1 stretch of Metro Line 9 comprises four stations -- Dahisar East, Pandurangwadi, Miragaon and Kashigaon. The 5.53-km Phase 1 of Metro Line 2B has five stations, including Deshbhakt N G Acharya Udyan (Diamond Garden), Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk, Deonar, Mankhurd and Maharashtra Nagar–Mandale.
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According to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), Line 9 is expected to cut travel time between Mira-Bhayandar in Thane district and Mumbai to around 30 minutes from the current one to two hours. Built at Rs 6,607 crore, it will eventually provide seamless connectivity to south Mumbai through interlinking with other lines.
With the addition of the two new lines, Mumbai’s operational Metro network has expanded to six corridors, including Line 1 (Ghatkopar-Andheri-Versova), Line 2A (Andheri West-Dahisar East), Line 7 (Dahisar East-Andheri East) and the underground Line 3 (Colaba-Bandra Kurla Complex-SEEPZ).
As per MMRDA, the revised timetable for Line 2A and Line 7 came into effect on Wednesday, aimed at improving frequency, predictability and overall commuter experience.
It said that with the inauguration of Line 9, Metro Line 2A will now operate as a standalone corridor between Andheri West and Dahisar East, with services from 5.50 am till around 11 pm and a peak frequency of about six minutes.
The integrated Line 7-9 corridor (Gundavali to Kashigaon), spanning 19.79 km, will operate from 5.50 am to 11 pm, with a peak frequency of under six minutes and 276 services on weekdays.
Metro Line 2B (Phase 1) services commenced at 6 am and will run till around 10.30 pm at intervals of approximately nine-and-a-half minutes, operating 209 services daily, according to officials.
MMRDA said the integration of Line 7 with Line 9 enables direct connectivity from Andheri East to Mira-Bhayandar, while Lines 2A and 7 will function as separate corridors.
A seamless interchange facility at Dahisar station will allow passengers to switch between Lines 2A and 7 without exiting the “paid” (ticketed) area.
