TB and Chest Hospital also known as Erragadda Chest Hospital is a tuberculosis hospital located in Hyderabad, India.[1] The 670-bed hospital is located on 65 acres near Erragadda

TB and Chest Hospital
Formerly known as The Irranuma Palace and now as Chest hospital
Map
Geography
LocationHyderabad, India, India
Coordinates17°26′44″N 78°26′06″E / 17.445522°N 78.434988°E / 17.445522; 78.434988
Services
Beds670
History
Openedafter 1888
Links
ListsHospitals in India

History edit

The Irranuma Palace, now the government Chest Hospital, was built during the time of the sixth Nizam by a noble, Nizamuddin Fakhrul Mulk in 1888 and abandoned it because of a superstition[according to whom?]. The palace was donated to be converted into a hospital by the VII Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan.[2][3] Erramanzil belonged to the same family. Their tombs, Fakhrul Mulk, still exists at SR Nagar.

After Telangana was formed in 2014, the new Chief Minister K C Rao planned to demolish the centuries-old Irranuma Palace and build a new secretariat in its place.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Roli Srivastava. "'Outdated' TB hospitals sit on huge land bank". Times of India. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Nizam-era Chest Hospital in ruins | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Losing Hyderabad: Should the Erragadda chest hospital be relocated?". The News Minute. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2021.