The Telangana government has accorded administrative sanction of ₹ 2,679 crore for construction of three super-speciality hospitals in and around Hyderabad. Around ₹ 880 crore to ₹ 900 crore was sanctioned for Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS) in LB Nagar, Sanathnagar, and Alwal. A government order announcing this was issued on Thursday.
The fourth TIMS has started functioning at Gachibowli. The three hospitals will have two clusters each. Tenders would be floated to invite bids for construction of the health facilities. Since the hospitals would be big, only major construction companies are expected to participate in the bidding.
Officials said that a technical committee will go through the bids and forward it to the Commissionerate of Tenders for a final decision. Construction is estimated to take 14-18 months.
