Thane, Nov 1 (PTI) The civic body in Maharashtra's Thane city has increased the bed capacity in the maternity ward of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital to 90, an official said on Saturday.

The decision was made in view of the growing number of women coming to the civic-run hospital for delivery, which caters not only to residents of Thane city but also to patients from Thane Rural and Palghar districts, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) stated in a release.

Municipal Commissioner Saurabh Rao has also directed officials to modernise the maternity ward at Swatantra Sainik Hakim Ajmal Khan Hospital in the Mumbra area and grant it the status of an extended centre of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital, it stated.

According to official data, 200 outpatients visit the obstetrics d

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