HYDERABAD: The HC on Friday issued notices to health secretary, ACB director general and commissioner of Telangana Vigilance Commission and asked them to respond to irregularities in construction of hospitals and other health facilities in Rangareddy district within four weeks.
A bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy issued notices to MD of Telangana State Medical Services Infrastructure Development Corporation also in connection with a PIL filed by Syed Naveeduddin of Forum for Anti-corruption, an NGO.
In his PIL, Naveeduddin alleged that medical and health department’s construction works in Rangareddy district and Secunderabad were being entrusted to those who were close to the authorities which, he said, was leading to misappropriation of public funds. He also contended in his plea that his complaints to the authorities had been ignored.
The petitioner cited construction of a new blood bank building at Kondapur area hospital, district TB control centre at Mailardevpally primary health centre, upgradation of Vikarabad government hospital to 100 beds, etc.
He also listed modernisation of casualty and gas pipeline systems at Gandhi hospital’s emergency block and also its emergency ward and operation theatre construction of library cum lecture hall at Gandhi medical college, Rs 50 lakh worth construction of sub-registrar office building at Ghatkesar, maternity and child health centre at Tandur, renovation of T B sanitorium at Ananthagiri hospital in Vikarabad, ayurvedic hospital building at Katedan, renovation of health centre at Mansurabad etc. He sought an inquiry into issue and also strict action against errant officials.