Mumbai is so congested that it has become difficult even for BMC to find space for its projects! The newest example is the Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray (HBT) clinics. BMC announced them (to be run in containers) to provide health care in slums, but officials are unable to find enough space to set them up. After missing two deadlines to start the project, the civic body has now announced it will be launched on October 2.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), in its budget for the financial year 2022-23 announced the opening of 200 HBT clinics to provide health facilities to Mumbaikars near their homes. It has now announced the launch of 50 HBT clinics and polyclinics from October 2. But the civic body is struggling hard to start these shipping container clinics. A senior BMC official said that the HBT clinics were designed specifically for slums but they are not getting enough space for them. For an HBT clinic, BMC needs minimum 600 sq ft to 1,000 sq ft of space (every clinic will have three containers), but getting even that is difficult.