MMRDA to offer tenements for the residents of Sarvodaya Hospital

MMRDA to offer tenements for the residents of Sarvodaya Hospital staff quarters in Nahur
The tenements are offered at the resident’s preferred location
Mumbai, April 26, 2010-The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has decided to offer tenements in Nahur, to the 106 residents of Sarvodaya Hospital staff quarters. Post relocation, the work on the 200 meter patch from LBS road to Sarvodaya Hospital on the Versova-Andheri -Ghatkopar (VAG) Metro corridor is expected to commence.
The Authority will soon handover, the tenements to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Immediately after the handover, the Corporation will process the shifting of the residents to the tenements at Nahur.
Earlier the residents were offered a temporary rehabilitation at Gautam Nagar, Deonar. Post discussions they will now be relocated at Nahur which is the preferred location of the residents. The residents can now shift, temporarily, to the tenements in Nahur and return to the Staff Quarters once the building is repaired to habitable condition.
“The MMRDA has shown a goodwill gesture by offering temporary tenements to the residents of the Sarvodaya Hospital staff quarters. This relocation will help steadfast the work on the VAG corridor and thereby ensure a smooth functioning of the project,” said Ms.Ashwini Bhide, Joint Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA.
The Sarvodaya Hospital staff qarters building has been declared “unsafe” and is facing action from the office of the Assistant Commissioner, ‘N’ Ward, since 2001 as per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Act. The repairs and the safety of the residents of the said building rests completely with the Sarvodaya Hospital Trust, and the Corporation is entitled to hold the Trust responsible for the same.