Tata Trusts, People for Animals to build veterinary hospital

Tata Trusts in partnership with People For Animals, today announced the collaboration to build a state-of-the-art, multi-specialty veterinary hospital and emergency clinic in the city to serve the needs of all domestic and farm animals at affordable rates.
The hospital will be located at Kalamboli in Navi Mumbai and is expected to be ready in two years. The project cost including construction, facilities and infrastructure is estimated to be over Rs 100 crores.
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union minister for women and child development Maneka Gandhi who is also the founder of People for Animals, along with Tata Trusts chairman Ratan Tata were present at the announcement.

"With Manekaji and Tata Trusts coming together, this will create capabilities that can serve the entire country... I am sure this coming endeavour will benefit the people of Maharashtra, and I thank both People For Animals and Tata Trusts for taking up this initiative. I assure you that you will always have the support of the Government of Maharashtra," the chief minister said at the announcement here.
The vision for the Animal Care Center is of a state-of-the-art animal hospital spread over 9,000 sq mts in size, with emergency, in-patient and out-patient facilities for small and large animals.
"I would like to thank Devendra Fadnavis and Ratan Tata for their support to realise a vision that dates back to 35 years when Pritish Nandy, MF Hussain, Mario Miranda, Anupam Kher and I came together and voiced our need for a pan-India animal organisation," Maneka Gandhi said.

The Centre is conceived as a one-stop destination that provides high-quality medical care for animals, with specialised services in orthopaedics, dentistry, trauma surgery and other treatments lacking at present in the Greater Mumbai region.

"A state-of-the-art animal and care unit for the city of Mumbai was much needed. We are happy... Tata Trusts has agreed to fund this facility as it will help save animal beings who give so much of themselves to us.
"A promise has been made to give the city a good facility and I trust all of us who have been involved, to have the passion and integrity to make this happen." Tata said.

In addition to the medical facilities for animals, the proposed hospital will also impart continuing veterinary education and training and host workshops and programmes for the skills development of practicing veterinarians.
The Centre will, additionally, train veterinary support staff to enable the building of a cadre of well-trained professionals who can service the hospital as well as contribute to the greater human resource needs in animal healthcare in India.