JJ seeks adjacent land for expansion

The J J Group of Hospitals, home to the Grant Medical College, has asked the Maharashtra government to allot six acres from an adjoining 12-acre parcel earlier held by Richardson & Cruddas Ltd (R&C), a Government of India undertaking.

- Ravikiran Deshmukh

The land, located along the JJ campus in Byculla, was reclaimed by the state in 2016 and is currently under the custody of the Mumbai City District Collector.

Hospital authorities have argued that the campus is bursting at the seams. The Dean has proposed that half of the reclaimed land be handed over to create a modern research centre, a bone marrow transplant facility, and new student hostels mandated under All India Medical Council norms. The plan also includes staff quarters and a guest house to ease longstanding accommodation shortages.