Summary:
The Purandare ground is used by 22 cricket teams, apart from footballers and other athletes. “The Purandare ground is leased to KEM and one of the conditions for the medical colleges to get MCI recognition is that it should have a ground. The KEM runs the Seth GS Medical College, which is one of the foremost institutions in the state. “The BMC did not give us a hearing despite the chief minister himself assuring us,” said Dhiren Khanolkar from the Purandare Bachao Samiti. “The college will be derecognised by the KEM in the absence of sports facilities,” a senior doctor said.The KEM dean, Dr Hemant Deshmukh, said contrary to the “misconceptions” that the doctors were building a gymkhana for their pleasure, the facility will be used by the students..