Demolition or revamp: 114-yr-old Osmania hospital’s heritage value leaves Telangana in fix

The fate of the 114-year-old majestic building of Osmania General Hospital on the banks of Musi river in Hyderabad hangs in the balance

Hyderabad: The fate of the 114-year-old majestic building of Osmania General Hospital on the banks of Musi river in Hyderabad hangs in balance, as pressure is mounting on the Telangana government to construct a new building for the hospital in view of the precarious condition of the existing structure.

In July 2020, the Telangana government ordered closure of the century-old building of Osmania General Hospital that was inundated due to heavy rain and sewerage water. (Wikimedia Commons)

Telangana health minister T Harish Rao, who held a meeting with higher officials of the medical and health department on July 3, to work out the plan to construct a new