OGH new building hits hurdle as land use NOC still pending

A year after its foundation was laid, construction of the new Osmania General Hospital building is yet to take off as the mandatory No Objection Certificate for change of land use remains pending, delaying the Rs 2,700-crore project

Hyderabad: As a year passed, the No Objection Certificate (NOC) required for change of land use and transfer for construction of Osmania General Hospital (OGH) new building is still pending.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy had laid foundation for construction of OGH new building on January 31, 2025. The project, being taken up with a cost of Rs.2700 crore at Goshamhal, was to be completed in two years.

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However, the change of land use issue relating to land owned earlier by the Police Department and later transferred to the Director of Medical Education (DME), is pending for issue of No Objection Certificate (NOC), as required by the MA&UD Department.

This was brought to the notice of Roads and Buildings Special Chief Secretary Vikas Raj, who inspected the hospital construction site on Monday.

The Special Chief Secretary held discussions with officials from all the concerned departments. Officials from GHMC informed that 56 structures identified within the project land would be cleared by February end.

Similarly, project consultants assured that the complete schedule of drawings would be submitted by January 10 and that execution would strictly adhere to the approved timelines. On road infrastructure, directions were issued for immediate submission of design for the proposed Road Over Bridge (ROB), besides rectification of the traffic-obstructing manhole at the hospital entry road.