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Mumbai: Seven schools squeezed into one building in Govandi
Updated On: 08 August, 2025 07:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Aditi Alurkar
Govandi’s Shivajinagar BMC school is at bursting point with 3800 students, and operates morning and afternoon shifts; originally, the premises housed only Marathi, Hindi, PwD (Persons with Disabilities), and Urdu-medium students

With no FOB, students attempt to cross the busy road after school. Pics/Aditi Alurkar
Situated front and centre on the bustling Mankhurd-Ghatkopar Link Road, Shivajinagar BMC School Group No. 1 is bursting at the seams. As of today, the school building accommodates students from seven different schools, a Marathi-medium, Hindi-medium, three Urdu-medium schools, a school for special children, and an English-medium CBSE school, according to school officials.
A few classrooms are also reserved for a night school and the Election Commission.

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