Though the Bombay High Court has stayed the evacuation till June 5, the society is finding it difficult to continue fighting the case which is straining them financially.
The city administration has ordered the Muslim Ambulance Charitable Society, which provides dialysis for a subsidised charge of Rs 390, to vacate the building out of which it operates as the structure, located in Masjid area, has been declared dangerous for habitation.
Though the Bombay High Court has stayed the evacuation till June 5, the society is finding it difficult to continue fighting the case which is straining them financially.
Dr Abdul Rauf Sumar, president of the charitable society, said that paying salary to his staff has become difficult as the case gobbles up a huge amount.
He said they'd move out if the court asks them to vacate the building. The next hearing is on June 5. "If the court decision is against us, we have no option, but to move to another place," said Dr Sumar.
The society claims the dialysis centre, at Zakeria Masjid Road in Masjid, which falls under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation 's B ward, is Asia's biggest dialysis centre which is not inside a hospital. "The society conducts dialysis of around 80 patients every day. They also conduct tests at its diagnostic centre, about 500 a day. This is done at a very subsidised rate," said Dr Sumar.
It costs between Rs 900 and Rs 1,600 to get a dialysis at a clinic. The society charges Rs 390 per dialysis.
Udaykumar Shiroorkar, assistant commissioner of B ward, said that if the court orders evacuation, the building will be razed. "Since it is dangerous, we have to demolish it before monsoon."
In 2017, after a structural audit, the BMC put the building in C1 category, which means it is 'most dangerous'. A separate structural audit done by society found it was safe. Both audit reports were sent to the BMC's technical advisory committee (TAC), which declared it unsafe after an inspection.
The society presented its side before BMC, and the Building Proposal department sought a proposal for repairs as per 'ease of doing business' procedure through an architect as the earliest.
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