The project was initiated by Congress MLA Amin Patel who has been following the project for the past five years. "This hospital will be one of its kind. There will be an outpatient department where well-known oncologists will undertake consulting. We will also start a chemotherapy centre soon," he said.
Keskar added that the hospital will be constructed by the BMC and an NGO will then be appointed through the tendering process to provide the equipment to run the hospital. She said that the tender is likely to be floated this year and work will begin next year. She added that apart from healthcare for cancer patients, there will be a dialysis centre, two floors for ophthalmology department and a dispensary.

The BMC Eye Hospital in Kamathipura. Pic/ Bipin Kokate 

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Healing gardens

The civic body had appointed Devang Mehta as the architect to design the building. "This building will have terrace healing gardens on each floor which will consist of shrubs and trees with an irrigation system. The water from rainwater harvesting and sewage water will be put through a filtration plant and will be utilised for non-drinking purposes like gardening and flushing," said Mehta.

He added that it will take approximately Rs 35 crore to construct the building.

Higher FSI

The space behind the hospital. Pc/ Bipin Kokate

Durgesh Palkar, deputy municipal architect said that the project is in the final stages of approval. While it had received initial approval for the concept, the final plans were submitted earlier this month. "The Building Proposal department is scrutinising the plan and will give their approval soon. The plot is narrow. But since it is next to the main road, we were able to get a higher FSI and constructing a high-rise was possible," said Palkar.

He added that the project will be taken up in two parts. The first 10 floors will be constructed while working on the approvals for the remaining floors.

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