Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation inaugurated 59 Urban Health and Wellness Centres and a 650-seat auditorium at its CBSE School No. 94 in Koparkhairane on October 20, adding new primary healthcare and civic education facilities across the city.
The facilities were inaugurated through a videoconference by Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik during a Dussehra event attended by Navi Mumbai Mayor Sujata Patil, former lawmaker Sanjeev Naik, NMMC House Leader Sagar Naik, Health Committee Chairman Dr Jayaji Nath and other civic officials, according to Mid-Day.
The auditorium is located on the fourth floor of NMMC CBSE School No. 94 in Sector 11, Koparkhairane. The fully air-conditioned facility has seating for 650 people and includes a 650-square-foot stage, acoustic design, sound and lighting systems, and a screen for audiovisual presentations.
NMMC House Leader Sagar Naik described the auditorium as a Dussehra gift to Navi Mumbaikars and said its facilities would bring civic school infrastructure closer to the standards associated with leading private schools. Sanjeev Naik said the venue could provide an alternative to Vashi’s Vishnudas Bhave Auditorium for sociocultural events.
The auditorium is intended to host cultural and educational programmes. NMMC has urged residents to make use of the facility, although the civic body has not provided details in the supplied report on its booking process, operating schedule or charges.
The 59 Urban Health and Wellness Centres have been launched across the NMMC jurisdiction under the National Urban Health Mission and the 15th Finance Commission. Their stated purpose is to bring basic healthcare services closer to residents’ homes and reduce the need to travel for routine medical consultations.
The centres are expected to treat minor ailments such as fever and colds. The services listed include maternal and child healthcare, routine immunisation and basic blood tests. They will also provide screening and counselling for lifestyle-related conditions, including diabetes and hypertension.
The centres are being positioned as neighbourhood-level primary healthcare facilities. Their planned services cover preventive care, early screening and basic treatment, but the supplied report does not specify the exact locations of all 59 centres, their staffing levels, daily operating hours or the date on which services will begin at each facility.
Sanjeev Naik suggested integrating teleconsultation services at the centres to improve residents’ access to medical advice. The report does not indicate whether teleconsultation has been formally approved or when it would be introduced.
Forest Minister Ganesh Naik congratulated the NMMC on the development of its civic schools and expressed confidence that the new health centres would help residents access care for minor health problems closer to home. Mayor Sujata Patil said the civic body remained committed to holistic development and highlighted the introduction of English-medium education from the nursery level in NMMC schools.
The NMMC said the new facilities were part of its wider civic development initiatives and called on residents to use the auditorium and health centres.
