Emergency and civic help

Emergencies

• Any emergency: police, fire or ambulanceSource: Free Press Journal; Factly112
• AmbulanceSource: Factly108
• Ambulance for all patients (state service, since July 2026)Source: Free Press Journal102
• Fire brigadeSource: BMC Disaster Management101
• PoliceSource: Free Press Journal100
• Sea rescue, Indian Coast Guard (toll-free)Source: Indian Coast Guard1554
• BMC disaster control and helpline (floods, fallen trees)Source: IANS; BMC Disaster Management1916
• Women’s safety, Mumbai PoliceSource: Free Press Journal103
• Child helpline (Childline, 24 hours)Source: Wikipedia1098
• Cyber crime and online fraudSource: Free Press Journal1930
• Gas leak (LPG emergency, 24 hours)Source: Business Today1906

Police and fire

• Police station for Madh IslandMalvani police station handles incidents on Madh Island and at Aksa. In an emergency, call 112 or 100.Source: Free Press Journal; DNA
• Malad fire stationFrom a BMC fire brigade manual; for a fire, call 101 or 112 first.Source: BMC Chief Fire Officer+91 22 2807 1010

Hospitals (BMC)

There is no BMC hospital on the island itself. These are the nearest public ones on the mainland side.

• Shatabdi Hospital (Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Municipal Hospital), Kandivali WestICU, NICU, dialysis, CT and MRI.Source: BMC; BMC Disaster Management+91 22 2864 7003
• M. W. Desai Municipal Hospital, Haji Bapu Road, Malad EastEmergency OPD.Source: BMC+91 22 2877 0007
• S. K. Patil Hospital, Malad EastSource: BMC Disaster Management+91 22 2889 9447
• Malavani Municipal Maternity HomeGate No. 6, Malavani, Malad West.Source: BMC
• Choksey Municipal Maternity Home and dispensaryMarve Road, Malad West.Source: BMC

BMC: water, drains, roads

Madh Island is in BMC’s P/North ward (Malad).

• P/North ward officeMunicipal Office Building, near Liberty Garden, B. J. Patel Marg, Malad West 400064.Extension 7302.Source: BMC Diary 2026; Free Press Journal+91 22 2999 4000
• BMC complaints helplineSource: Free Press Journal1916
• MyBMC on WhatsApp (complaints, certificates, payments)Source: BMC+91 89992 28999
• Open manhole? Report on WhatsAppSource: Free Press Journal+91 93245 00600

Electricity

Adani Electricity supplies suburban Mumbai.

• Power cut, Adani Electricity (24 hours, toll-free)Source: IANS19122
• Adani Electricity on WhatsAppSource: IANS+91 95945 19122

Rations

• Ration card and public distribution (toll-free)Source: Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Department1800 224 950
• One Nation One Ration CardSource: Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Department14445

Buses, ferries and the bridge

• BEST bus 271Malad station (West) to Madh Jetty, via Marve Road, Aksa Beach and Madh Church.Source: YoMetro; Wikipedia
• BEST bus 269Madh Jetty to Borivali station (West), via Aksa, Marve and Charkop.Source: YoMetro
• BEST bus 272Malad station (West) to Marve.Source: YoMetro
• Versova–Madh ferryPassengers and two-wheelers. Stops after midnight, and is disrupted or stopped in the monsoon: check at the jetty.MoreSource: Free Press Journal
• Marve–Manori ferryFrom Marve beach to Manori, for passengers and two-wheelers.Source: Free Press Journal
• Versova–Madh bridgeOn 17 September 2026 the Bombay High Court allowed BMC to cut mangroves for the 2 km bridge. Completion is targeted for March 2029.Source: LiveLaw; Free Press Journal

Post

• PIN code for Madh Island400061 (Madh branch office; deliveries come from the Versova post office).Source: Film Facilitation Office; pincode.net.in
• 400095Kharodi and INS Hamla post offices, Malad West.Source: Post office directory