India, March 2 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to revive several defunct and underutilised civic hospitals, including the long-shut Sanjay Gandhi Hospital in Bopodi, to expand affordable healthcare for citizens, civic officials said on Sunday.

Sanjay Gandhi Hospital, which has remained closed for nearly four years, will be developed into a general hospital. Initially, the civic body will make a 40- to 50-bed facility operational at the hospital.

Deputy mayor Parshuram Wadekar chaired a review meeting of civic health services where decisions were made. Additional municipal commissioner Pavneet Kaur, health chief Dr Nina Borade and senior officials from the health, engineering and building departments were present.

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