In Photos: 40-year-old woman injured after portion of slab collapses at KEM nursing quarters

A 40-year-old woman suffered injuries after a portion of slab collapsed at the KEM Nurses Quarters and School of Nursing in Parel on Thursday

Updated On: 2022-11-04 03:07 PM IST

The place where the concrete slab fell on the cook at KEM Nurses Quarters and School of Nursing in Parel; plaster fallen off the roof

Sangeeta Chavan, who works as a cook, got a deep gash on her head. The nursing students are attached to the King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College which are among Mumbai’s prestigious institutions

The nursing school and hostel building is about 96 years old

mid-day visited the premises on Thursday with the help of former corporator Anil Kokil. The nutritional lab is so rickety that it is closed

The bathroom walls have turned green due to leakage. Chunks of plaster have come off at several places exposing the rusted iron rods

The hospital on the said that major repair works to the building will be done in the next four to six weeks. "Our senior engineers also visited the spot. The proposal for major repair works of the building is already in the pipeline. The structural audit was done and it was found to be fit to be repaired. The estimations of the repair works were also done. In four to six weeks we will undertake major repairs to the building," Dr Pathak said

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