The delay in the reconstruction of the civic-run Bhagwati Hospital at Borivali, will now cost R181 crore more than the initial estimation of R300 crore. The hospital, which was planned for 1,000 beds, will also be downsized to 500 beds, due to the rise in cost. After years of delay, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) last week gave the contract to revamp the Harilal Bhagwati Hospital, Borivali for Rs 481 crore. This is because no one came forward when the tender was floated.

Overnight in 2013, patients at the hospital were shifted to a new building, as the old building was dilapidated. The staff members were transferred to Babasaheb Ambedkar Municipal hospital, also called the Kandivali Shatabdi hospital. Since then, BMC has been planning to revamp the hospital into a super multi-specialty hospital.