Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Ravindra Waikar has written to the state’s Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, highlighting the urgent need to transfer the Aarey Hospital from the Aarey authority to the BMC.

In his letter, Waikar reiterated long-pending issues at the hospital, such as a shortage of doctors and essential medicines. “People here have passed away due to a lack of timely treatment for communicable diseases, snakebites and accidents,” he said.