Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy laid the foundation stone for a new building complex of Osmania General Hospital (OGH) at Goshamahal in Hyderabad.

An official statement said that the Chief Minister unveiled the plaque marking the commencement of works for the hospital complex, in the presence of his several cabinet colleagues, including state Health Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha and roads and buildings minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy.

Hyderabad Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi and officials of the health department were also present on the occasion.

The hospital complex is being taken up at a cost of Rs 2,700 crore and is expected to be ready in two years. The state government is utilising 26 of the 38 acres, originally belonging to the police department for the hospital complex, while leaving the remaining 11 acres to the police department for its requirements.

The foundation laying ceremony, however, was marred by protests from the local people under the banner of Goshamahal Parirakshana Samithi demanding the government to withdraw the plans to construct the hospital there.