The nurse, who looked after the girl for 23 days following the collapse, gets NoC to take her home.Seven-year-old Sandhya Thakur, who became the face of last year’s Mumbra building collapse when she lost her entire family in the tragedy that killed 74, has finally got a family.On Saturday, the Thane police issued a no-objection certificate regarding the adoption application submitted by senior nurse Veena Kadle from Sion Hospital, who had initiated the formalities in May last year, a month after seven storeys of under-construction Lucky compound came crashing down on April 4.Sandhya was rescued a few hours after the crash – rescue workers terming it a miracle that she was able to survive below the debris for so long.Kadle attended to her for 23 days, after she was rushed to the Sion Hospital with blood clots in her eyes and bruises all over her face.“I watched helplessly as Sandhya cried for days for her mother,” Kadle said, “It felt an instant affection for the girl. Over the three weeks, she also grew extremely attached to me. I started missing her immensely when she was discharged from the hospital and sent to an orphanage in Dombivili,” Kadle said.Her adoption application, however, remained in limbo all these months because the Janani Ashish orphanage in Dombivili, where Sandhya has been living since April last year, raised objections saying it cannot be concluded that the girl has no family left. The orphanage authorities demanded that DNA of all survivors of the Mumbra building collapse be matched with that of Sandhya’s before she be considered for adoption.Since May, the Kadles had been doing the rounds of Thane Police Station, the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) offices, the Mayor’s office, and various government departments to get clearances to adopt Sandhya. They had also approached Home Minister R R Patil and Varsha Gaikwad, minister for woman and child welfare, to expedite the process.The Thane police requested the authorities to expedite the DNA matching of the survivors and Sandhya. On Saturday, the Thane police wrote to the Child Welfare Committee that the girl had lost her entire family in the crash and the adoption could be allowed.“A child’s future was at stake. We requested the Kalina Forensic Lab authorities to treat this as priority case, and they obliged. While we had to ensure the adoption rules were followed, we are also happy that the girl has found a caring home,” Inspector Rajesh Shirtode from the Thane Crime Branch said.Kadle, and her husband Bhagyesh, who don’t have a child of their own, called the police NoC a “huge moment” in their lives, as it brings to an end a 10-month struggle.“We have already started preparing for Sandhya’s arrival. We are hoping to get her home in a couple of weeks. My husband and I have decorated her room with toys and have also decided on the school she will attend,” said Dahisar resident Kadle.Her mother-in-law Sudha said Sandhya had also grown attached to Kadle, addressing her as “ma”. Sudha said, “She would tell Veena to take her home while she was admitted to the hospital. Now our family is complete.”