After the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) initiated a cleaning drive in civic-run hospitals, the authority has now taken a step further by establishing a committee to address the issue of rodents and insects. The BMC insecticide department has proposed the formation of this committee, which will provide recommendations to handle the challenges posed by rodents and insects.

Sudhakar Shinde, the additional municipal commissioner currently overseeing BMC Health, recently visited various civic-run hospitals, including a midnight inspection at KEM hospital in Parel. During this inspection, Shinde observed a noticeable rodent problem. Consequently, in response to his directive, the rodent control team killed around 1,500 rodents on the premises of the civic-run hospital.