BMC gives nod to Sion Hospital to fell trees, actor raises concerns

The BMC has plans to expand the 1,400-bed Sion Hospital to around 3,000 beds’ capacity.

While it is heartening to see a majority of the states and Union Territories having gone much below the replacement rate, these states will start experiencing a decline in their population in a couple of decades.

For the expansion project of the Sion Hospital, the Tree Authority of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has given permission to cut down 158 trees at the premises of the hospital.

However, actor and environmentalist Sayaji Shinde has raised his concerns over it. Meanwhile, the hospital said it is looking for a ground for the re-transplantation of the trees.

The BMC has plans to expand the 1,400-bed Sion Hospital to around 3,000 beds’ capacity. Under the development project, the hospital is in a process to demolish the old quarters of the RMO and nurses.

Talking about the project, Dr Mohan Joshi, dean of the hospital, said, “We have taken due permission from the Tree Authority of BMC for felling the trees. It is not an individual decision of the hospital. Also, we are in the process of identifying land for the re-transplantation and plantation of the trees.”

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