Navi Mumbai: A video clip showing two rats roaming around at a quick commerce grocery store in Ghansoli in the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation jurisdiction went viral on social media on Sunday.In the two-minute video, a staff member at the store was seen catching one rat found hidden in the stock of Amul milk products and another rat hidden in a basket of watermelons, with one watermelon already nibbled by the rat. Rat pups were found in two baskets, one of them containing snacks.When contacted, NMMC commissioner Kailas Shinde said, “Upon seeing the video on social media, I told the Ghansoli ward officer to check and ascertain. The ward officer reported that he personally visited the store in Ghansoli and checked; when it was learnt that the video in question was three to four months old, he will contact the FDA department on Monday and accordingly initiate further action.”Vasant Mundavare, Ghansoli ward officer, said, “As the Ghansoli store incharge has claimed that the video of rats was 3-4 months old, on Monday, I will initially inquire with NMMC’s Licensing department headed by Deputy Municipal Commissioner Rahul Gethe, whether previously any action had been taken against the concerned store for unhygienic conditions due to which the rats were roaming in the stock of eatables.”
