Govt. aims to make Kurnool GGH best in State: Bharath

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Industries and Commerce Minister T.G. Bharath Gupta and others beside the plaque aft  performing groundbreaking for the operation  of Visram Sadan astatine  Government General Hospital successful  Kurnool connected  Saturday.

Industries and Commerce Minister T.G. Bharath Gupta and others beside the plaque aft performing groundbreaking for the operation of Visram Sadan astatine Government General Hospital successful Kurnool connected Saturday. | Photo Credit: U. SUBRAMANYAM

Asserting that the authorities is focusing connected the improvement of the Government General Hospital (GGH), Kurnool, Industries and Commerce Minister T.G. Bharath Gupta said they were committed to elevating the hospital, presently ranked 3rd successful the State, to the apical position.

Mr. Bharath connected Saturday performed the groundbreaking ceremonial for the operation of a 150-bed ‘Visram Sadan’ astatine the GGH premises to supply accommodation for attendants of patients, astatine a outgo of ₹14.67 crore. The task is being funded by the Power Grid Corporation of India nether its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. Panyam MLA Gouru Charitha Reddy, Chairman and Managing Director of the Power Grid Corporation of India Vamsi Rama Mohan Burra, and assorted authorities officials were present.

Speaking connected the occasion, Mr. Bharath said each indispensable clearances had been granted for the task and urged the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) to implicit the operation wrong 10 months.

He said ample numbers of patients from Andhra Pradesh, arsenic good arsenic neighbouring Telangana and Karnataka, sojourn the Kurnool GGH for attraction and that the caller installation would greatly payment them.

Mr. Bharath directed GGH Superintendent Venkateswarlu to guarantee that the premises astir the gathering are kept cleanable and hygienic erstwhile the installation becomes operational, and to make consciousness among residents astir maintaining cleanliness.

Mr. Vamsi Rama Mohan said the corp had truthful acold allocated astir ₹100 crore for assorted developmental works successful Andhra Pradesh nether its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Earlier, funds had besides been sanctioned for a CT scan installation astatine the Kurnool GGH, helium added.

Ms. Charitha urged the authorities to implicit the operation enactment astatine the earliest.

Dr. Venkateshwarlu said astir 20% of the patients visiting the infirmary each time travel from antithetic parts of Telangana and neighbouring Karnataka. However, determination are nary capable accommodation facilities for patients and their attendants during their stay, helium said. He added that 60 cents of onshore had been allotted for the remainder location and that the Power Grid Corporation had travel guardant to conception the facility.

Published - May 23, 2026 07:28 p.m. IST

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