India, Aug. 6 -- To ensure uninterrupted healthcare services during redevelopment, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to construct a new, five-storeyed, 200-bed building for Annasaheb Magar Hospital in Hadapsar before demolishing the existing structure.

Additional municipal commissioner Pavneet Kaur reviewed the hospital's functioning during a visit on Monday and inspected the proposed architectural plan for the new building. She directed officials to complete the new facility first and continue operating the existing hospital until the new building is ready.

"The hospital caters to around 400 outpatients every day and is one of the busiest civic healthcare facilities in eastern Pune. It is essential that medical services ...