This Mumbai-based builder has donated his newly constructed 19-storey building to be a Covid hospital

• Mehul Sanghavi, of Shreeji Sharan Developers, was worried about the growing number of cases in the city and wanted to contribute in some way.
• The building in Malad has 130 flats and was even ready to be handed over to the flat owners.
• Malad has been a coronavirus hotspot, while Mumbai has over 62,700 cases now.

Real estate in Mumbai doesn’t come easy – with space issues and skyrocketing prices. But even then, a Mumbai-based builder has donated a 19-storey newly constructed building to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), for the building to be converted into a Covid-19 hospital.

Mehul Sanghavi, of Shreeji Sharan Developers, was worried about the growing number of cases in the city and wanted to contribute in some way. "The country is going through a difficult phase right now. It's our responsibility to ensure that we step up and serve the nation to our best abilities. Locally speaking, our area, Malad is a COVID hotspot, where cases would likely double in the next 17 days. When MP Gopal Shetty suggested that we lend the building to the effort, we immediately agreed to do so,” Sanghavi said.

The building in Malad has 130 flats and was even ready to be handed over to the flat owners. “We have decided to bear the costs for the buyers, by providing them rent for their flats for the period, from our coffers", he added.

Malad has been a coronavirus hotspot and a portion of it was shutdown once again even after Unlock 1.0 because of the increasing number of cases.

The situation in Mumbai has been grim for a while now. Mumbai has over 62,700 coronavirus cases, while Maharashtra now has over 120,000 confirmed cases. Mumbai’s death toll due to coronavirus stands at 3311.

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