Reclaimed 6,000sqm land sparks tussle between Breach Candy Hospital, BMC

A tug-of-war has begun over a patch of reclaimed land reclaimed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for its Coastal Road project, and claimed by Breach Candy Hospital on the basis of an old but still-valid lease.

- Sabah Virani

MUMBAI: It's a plot that is gaining new twists and turns.

In all, about 6,000 square metres of land reclaimed by the BMC on the west coast of the city is currently in contention. The hospital has laid claim to about 2,300 sq m as they had leased it decades ago. They say they want to use it for a parking lot. The remainder belongs to the adjacent, private Breach Candy Club, which is still measuring its plot and has not put in a claim yet.