Hyderabad: Construction of new 12-storey Osmania hospital launched

HYDERABAD: Work on the new Osmania General Hospital (OGH) complex began in Hyderabad on Friday, coinciding with Dussehra. The 12-storey facility is coming up on the Goshamahal Stadium land and will replace the current hospital with a 2,000-bed modern complex.

The contract has been awarded to Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL). Company director K Govardhan Reddy launched the construction after performing puja at the site. He said the hospital would be completed within the government’s timeline and match private corporate hospitals in facilities and equipment.

2,000-bed hospital with robotic surgery, helipad

According to the plan, the new building will have 29 major operation theatres and 12 minor theatres. It will include facilities for robotic surgery and organ transplantation. A helipad will be built on the rooftop for emergency transfers.

Two basement levels are planned for parking, with space for vehicles of doctors and patients’ attendants. Supporting infrastructure will include a sewage treatment plant, biomedical waste management facility and separate buildings for nursing, dental and physiotherapy colleges.

Foundation laid in January, project cost in thousands of crores

Chief minister A Revanth Reddy laid the foundation stone on January 31, announcing that the hospital would be completed in two years. He had also assured that the heritage Osmania building will be preserved while medical operations shift to the new complex.

The project cost runs into several thousand crores. Officials said the hospital is being built to international standards and will serve not only Hyderabad but also patients from across Telangana and neighbouring states.