K M Dayashankar
The New hospital will come up on a sprawling 32 acres
Hospital design to suit 50 years of medical requirement
One acre of land for District Samakhya buildings in 22 districts
15 new nursing college buildings by next year
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy holds SPEED review.
HYDERABAD, AUGUST 27, 2024: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy ordered the officials to construct a new Osmania building at Goshamahal in Hyderabad. The officials have been asked to finalize an action plan for the construction of the new hospital building at the earliest.
An area of 32 acres of land at the police stadium and Police Sports Complex in Goshamahal is already available to construct a new Osmania hospital. The Chief Minister asked the authorities to immediately transfer the land, which is currently under the control of the Police Department, to the Medical and Health Department and make arrangements for the construction of the new Osmania Hospital on the same premises.
The CM held the first review meeting at the Secretariat on Tuesday on the various development works on the top priority under the SPEED (Smart Proactive Efficient and Effective Delivery) program on Tuesday. State Health Minister Damodara Raja Narsimha, Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari and other officials participated in the meeting. Among the 19 works on the speed list, the Chief Minister discussed plans for the construction of a new building of Osmania Hospital, 15 new Nursing Colleges, 28 new Paramedical Colleges and the construction of Samakya buildings in the districts.
The CM asserted that the new Osmania hospital designs should be finalized only after assessing the medical requirements for the next 50 years in the state. Road connectivity to the hospital should also be developed in four directions of the hospital so that people coming from different areas can reach the hospital without any traffic problems. Academic blocks, hostels for nursing staff and all other required departments will be constructed in the new hospital. The CM suggested that all the medical departments and medical services should be available in the hospital premises on the lines of the corporate healthcare facility and also create pleasant open space apart from concrete buildings and multi-storied structures inside the hospital. Experienced architects should be hired to prepare the hospital designs.
The Chief Minister said that the government will take the responsibility of protecting the existing Osmania hospital buildings as historical heritage structures. As part of the Musi Riverfront Development Project, the Osmania hospital buildings will be transformed into historical buildings to attract tourists.
The Chief Minister directed the officials to identify alternative places for the police department to hand over the Goshamahal site to the Medical and Health department. The District Collector has been asked to visit and inspect the area around the Police Transport Organization, City Police Academy, located in Petlaburj. The police stadium and sports complex, which are located in Goshamahal, will be shifted to another place.
Officials are directed to speed up the construction of new hospitals and to complete 15 nursing college buildings in a year. Nursing colleges will start functioning from this year and arrangements are being made to run them temporarily in the rented buildings.
The Chief Minister said that women’s self-help groups already have Samakhya buildings in 10 districts and new buildings will be constructed in the remaining 22 districts. One acre of land will be allotted to construct the building in every district. The CM ordered the officials to identify the places first and also transfer 3 acres of land allotted to Mahila Sakthi Sangham at Shilparamam in Hyderabad to the department immediately.
Elaborate arrangements will be made to open stalls throughout the year and provide marketing facilities for the products of Mahila Shakti Sangham. The CM asked the officials to promote the entire area as a must-visit place for foreign tourists, dignitaries of various fields and national-level leaders who come to Hyderabad. Different products will be made available in the exhibition throughout the year.
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