Mumbai: Well-equipped hospital along highway is need of the hour in Vasai

Following the sudden death of entrepreneur Cyrus Mistry in a road accident near Palghar, Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) President and Vasai MLA Hitendra Thakur wrote to state health minister Dr Tanaji Sawant requesting construction of a well-equipped 200-bed hospital with updated amenities and facilities along the highway. Thakur, who was also accompanied by Nallasopara MLA Kshitij Thakur and Boisar MLA Rajesh Patil, also gave a copy of the letter to the Chief Minister during his visit to his official residence. 

 

Recently, Cyrus Mistry's car accident near Palghar has brought to the fore many issues such as healthcare facilities on highways and overall road infrastructure and design. 

"There is no hospital near the highway within a 30-km stretch of Vasai taluka on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route. If an accident occurs on such a long highway, medical help is not able to reach immediately. This was also noticed during Mistry's accident," Thakur wrote in the letter. 

Hitendra Thakur had earlier drawn the administration's attention to the drawback. The Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway passes through the tribal talukas of Talasari, Vikramgad, Wada, Jawhar, Mokhada, Dahanu where there are no proper health facilities. As a result, there is no other option but to take them to Mumbai. Many patients lose their lives in the transit.