THANE: Chief minister Eknath Shinde, Monday, announced capacity augmentation of the municipality run Kalwa CSMM hospital and Civil hospital along with few district facilities considering the rush of patients there. Shinde also announced Rs 71 crore funds for improved infrastructure at the Kalwa facility.
Shinde was talking to the media late Monday following a review of the hospital facilities after the unfortunate incident of 18 deaths reported here in a single day on Sunday. Four more deaths were reported on the following day. Shinde was accompanied by Thane civic chief Abhijit Bangar and district collector Ashok Shingare, Manuj Jindal, CEO, Thane ZP among others.
