Delays in the construction and associated works for Osmania General Hospital’s new complex at Goshamahal are adding pressure to the century-old hospital’s existing facilities, with doctors reporting space constraints, prolonged waits for elective surgeries and referrals to other public hospitals in Hyderabad.
The project has been affected by administrative bottlenecks, slow movement of technical files, inter-departmental friction and delays in shifting public utilities around the Goshamahal Police Stadium site, according to a report by Telangana Today. The report also cited complications involving civic infrastructure and clearances connected to the proposed hospital complex.
The existing Osmania General Hospital campus at Afzalgunj has been operating under increased pressure after the heritage building that housed the inpatient block was shut. Departments and patients have consequently had to use cramped, ageing auxiliary and neighbouring blocks, reducing the hospital’s operational capacity.
Senior doctors quoted in the report said the hospital’s patient inflow was contributing to longer waiting periods for elective surgeries. They also said patients were at times being referred to Gandhi Hospital or the Area Hospital in King Koti because of the limited space available at the present OGH facility.
The Telangana Junior Doctors Association has called for the construction and related works to be accelerated, while asking the authorities to resolve administrative, technical, financial and contractual bottlenecks. “We request that the pace of construction and associated works be substantially accelerated and that all administrative, technical, financial and contractual bottlenecks be resolved immediately,” senior office bearers of T-JUDA said, according to Telangana Today.
The State government had previously set December 2027 as the completion target for the new OGH project. Dr Narahari Chandrakanth Reddy, general secretary of T-JUDA, said junior doctors had recently interacted with senior health officials, who assured them that the project would follow the timeline. He added that frequent reviews were needed to ensure that the work remained on schedule.
The project has also faced concerns related to land allocation, traffic congestion, approach-road widening and the proposed location of the mortuary. A public interest litigation concerning land allocation has been cited in connection with the project. Local opposition has also been reported over proposals to demolish or acquire commercial properties for a large approach road to the new hospital.
T-JUDA has sought periodic and transparent progress reviews by senior authorities, strict adherence to deadlines, timely release of funds and stronger technical monitoring. The doctors’ association has also called for checks on structural quality and worker safety, as well as parallel development of essential utilities and supporting infrastructure.
The immediate requirement identified by the hospital’s medical fraternity is the time-bound completion and commissioning of the Goshamahal complex. The project’s next critical milestone remains progress towards the December 2027 completion target, alongside resolution of the pending administrative, utility, land and access-related issues.
