{
  "id": 8289967,
  "title": "Panvel’s Two Dialysis Centres Remain Incomplete For Nearly A Year, PMC Promises Operation Within Three Months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/panvels-two-dialysis-centres-remain-incomplete-for-nearly-a-year-pmc",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-18T18:04:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/panvels-two-dialysis-centres-remain-incomplete-for-nearly-a-year-pmc-promises-operation-within-three-months"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two dialysis centres planned by the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) have remained incomplete for over a year, with both centres set to be operational within the next three months. The New Panvel (East) facility is projected to be completed after a delayed start, while the Kharghar centre has reached 75% completion.\n\nBoth projects were approved by the PMC last June, but the work order was issued only in November, around five months later. The Kharghar centre is currently underway, having completed 75% of its work, while the New Panvel centre has around 60% of its construction finished. The cost for both centres is estimated at Rs 1.85 crore and Rs 1.70 crore respectively, with the final tender price for the Kharghar centre reduced to Rs 1.03 crore.\n\nHowever, both centres are still waiting for the installation of medical oxygen pipeline systems, with costs estimated at Rs 1.58 crore and Rs 1.60 crore for each site respectively. The tender for these systems is currently under way.\n\nOnce completed, each dialysis centre will have 25 beds. The civic administration has been instructed to expedite the work following discussions with the PMC commissioner, stating that administrative procedures took a considerable amount of time.\n\nPanvel mayor Nitin Patil plans to inspect the projects after Ganeshotsav and issue instructions to hasten the work. Opposition leader Arvind Mhatre has criticized the delay, questioning the implementation of projects approved by the administration, noting that patients are currently being forced to travel to other facilities for dialysis.",
  "summary": "Two dialysis centres being developed by the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) to provide affordable treatment to patients have reportedly remained incomplete for nearly a year, with the civic administration now promising to complete and operationalise both facilities within the next three months. New Panvel centre work progresses after delayed start The New Panvel (East) centre is being…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}