Thane: KDMC health services fail to provide emergency care

Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation’s health system faces intense scrutiny after two snakebite victims died due to a lack of essential facilities. Despite spending Rs 75 lakh on an ICU and pledging a 100-bed hospital, neither is operational, forcing critical patients to be referred elsewhere. This tragedy underscores the fragile state of KDMC’s public healthcare infrastructure.