The residents of Kannamwar Nagar at Vikhroli plan to go on a hunger strike to demand the redevelopment of a civic hospital in their backyard that was shifted to another location four years ago citing poor structural health. Their Gandhi-style agitation to get back Krantiveer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Hospital will start on September 12. BMC officials said the work will start as soon as possible without giving a specific time frame.

In 2018, the corporation closed the operations of Phule hospital at Kannamwar Nagar and moved it to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Maternity Home at Tagore Nagar, Vikhroli East. But the hospital is not working at full capacity, said Dr Yogesh Bhalerao, a local resident.