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Heritage tag hinders repair works at Osmania hospital
The State government is of the opinion that it would not be possible to take up repair works to the existing building of Osmania General Hospital which is a Heritage building. Speaking to media on Friday, the minister for health C Lakshma Reddy said, Osmania hospital was built only for the purpose of hospital. Some people now called it as ‘Heritage’ building.
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Hyderabad: The State government is of the opinion that it would not be possible to take up repair works to the existing building of Osmania General Hospital which is a Heritage building. Speaking to media on Friday, the minister for health C Lakshma Reddy said, Osmania hospital was built only for the purpose of hospital. Some people now called it as ‘Heritage’ building.
Heritage is for monuments. OGH building is in a state of collapse. It is not possible to take up repair works. There is need of discussion for an alternative solution, he said. The Minister said the health department and the Chief Minister have announced that OGH will have all the facilities and will be upgraded to 2000 beds and that the government would construct twin towers.
For constructing of twin towers, we need space. The word heritage would not suit for this building. The Minister said OGH has proved that it is on par with any corporate hospital in terms of expertise. “For the first time in the government hospital a Liver Transplantation was done successfully on a 29-year-old man, Sharif, a weaver from Kadapa district.
He will be discharged in two to three days. The state government had sanctioned Rs 10 lakh for the operation from Chief Minister’s Relief Fund and very soon best facilities will be provided for kidney transplantation and joint replacement. The government is planning to develop the best trauma care centre at OGH. Very soon the vacant posts will be filled,” he further said. Meanwhile the government also gave its nod to OGH doctors to utilise the operation theatres at King Koti district hospital.
