The BMC has finally issued occupancy certificates to the hostel buildings at Hinduhrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Medical College and Dr RN Cooper Municipal General Hospital in Vile Parle on Tuesday.

This came after mid-day in a report on December 26 highlighted the plight of the students who were forced to shell out around R35,000 per month for rent and food, as the hostel buildings, though mostly ready, did not have OC.