That hospital has been neglected for quite long time
9 Feb 2012
‘Outdated’ TB hospitals sit on huge land bank - The Times of India
The TB and Chest Hospital at S R Nagar, Hyderabad currently sits on 65 acres, of which only a part is occupied by the hospital buildings and
the rest is open space. But its serene tree-lined entry to the administrative block doesn't give the complete picture.
Dr P N S Reddy, superintendent of the TB & Chest hospital in Hyderabad says he has written many letters to authorities drawing their attention to the failing condition of the premises, but nothing has been done so far. "The (hospital) building was declared unfit for human habitation," says Dr Reddy, before adding how the roof of a ward caved in last rainy season.
The chief minister had recently visited both hospitals and expressed dissatisfaction over congestion and pollution there.
Consequently the state government decided to release an amount of Rs75 million (Dh4.5 million) to develop TB Hospital at Vikarabad. A TB Sanitorium was built by the Nizam government at Vikarabad, 70km away from Hyderabad. The same place will now be developed into a major hospital and Erragadda hospital will be relocated there. Similarly the mental hospital will also be shifted.
