New OGH building to be delayed further

Osmangunj: Despite continuous protest by the doctors, nurses and other medical staff, the works pertaining to construction of new building in Osmania General Hospital (OGH) has been in lurch for a long time.

 There was a plan to construct a five storey modernised building in the 2 acre open place in the premises of Osmania Hospital much earlier and the engineering wing of the hospital has established a plaque near the identified place.

However, the idea could not be materialised even after several years of its inception. The demand for new building has been there before the formation of Telangana.
The Osmania Hospital has the capacity of 1,400 of in-patient and 1,000 out-patients. However, the current premises could not fulfill the needs of growing number of patients every day.

The estimation for the new building was Rs 200 crore. The major hurdle seems to be the heritage tag to the old building of the hospital constructed by Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan. It is said that TSHMIDC engineering wing will inspect the construction works.

As per the basic engineering plan each floor will have 1.50 lakh sft space. The general medicine, general surgery, Ortho and other wards including operation theatres from old building would be shifted to the new building.

Each floor will have nursing school and hostel. Engineering wing officials said that it would take three years to complete if the works are commenced. Medical Joint Action Committee (JAC) chairman R Pandunayak and his colleagues have been staging mid day protest every day demanding the construction of new building.

The JAC says that doctors, nurses and other staff have been working in old building in continuous fear. It is to be noted that the beds from third floor have been vacated since the unattended building has turned into a shabby structure over a period of time.