Overview
- The state announced on October 23 that TIMS Sanathnagar would start services within 30 days, which opposition leaders say had not happened by November 23.
- BRS leader T. Harish Rao criticized Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, alleging criminal negligence and deliberate delays, and urged the government to complete the projects on a war footing.
- Target dates for operationalising the TIMS facilities at LB Nagar, Sanathnagar and Alwal have repeatedly shifted since the Congress took office, according to the coverage.
- The opposition argues that delays are depriving poor and middle-class families of affordable super-specialty care as existing government hospitals face heavy patient loads.
- Telangana Today details an original total project cost of Rs 2,679 crore and a revised estimate of Rs 5,001 crore, with BRS alleging earlier inflation to Rs 6,714 crore and contrasting progress with foundations laid in April 2022 and an October 3 site inspection.