Friday, 11 July 2014

8 trees 'disappear' after hospital comes up on plot at Mumbai Central

The hospital being built by Wockhardt group is opposite the civic-run Nair Hospital in Mumbai Central. (Below) The area in the compound of the new hospital where one of the eight missing trees should’ve been standing. Pics/Emmanual Karbhari
When the Wockhardt Group planned to develop a super-speciality hospital in the place where the Adams Wylie Memorial Hospital stood in Mumbai Central, it was given a go-ahead by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) provided the developer retained nine trees on the plot.

Today, however, while a tall, intimidating structure greets citizens, a lone tree remains on the plot the other eight have disappeared.

In 2006, the Gardens and Trees department of the BMC issued a no-objection certificate (NOC) to the group (a copy of which is with mid-day) to proceed with constructing their hospital on the plot admeasuring approximately 3,587 square metres situated opposite Nair Hospital on Dr Anandrao Nair Road...

Source: Hindi News

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