Telangana Govt suspends in-charge Superintendent of Niloufer Hospital
Niloufer Hospital
Hyderabad: The Telangana Health Department on Friday suspended the in-charge superintendent of Niloufer Hospital for allegedly allowing the construction of a private medical store within the hospital premises without obtaining official approval.
The unauthorized store was also demolished by authorities on the same day.
The suspension order issued by Telangana health secretary Christina Z Chongthu read: "In the circumstances reported by the director of medical education (DME), Hyderabad, govt places Dr N Ravi Kumar, in-charge superintendent, Niloufer Hospital, Hyderabad, under suspension,” reports TOI.
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The construction work for the private medical store had commenced three days ago, but came to the authorities’ attention only after media reports surfaced. According to the news reports, Dr. Ravi Kumar allegedly claimed that the construction was being carried out with approvals from both the Health Department and the Hyderabad District Collector. However, both authorities later refuted the claim.
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