Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Nalgonda Trauma Center Stalls Amid NHAI, Telangana Land Dispute
A trauma center was planned near Korlapahad to quickly help people hurt in road accidents.
It was supposed to be built beside National Highway 65 in Nalgonda district.
The center would have been about 6,500 square feet.
Telangana Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy laid its foundation stone in July 2024.
He said it would open by September 8, 2024.
However, the National Highways Authority of India said the center could not be built on its land.
The foundation plaque was removed, and the project stopped.
The state government has not yet chosen another location.
A social activist wants the center built somewhere between Nakrekal and Korlapahad.
The proposed trauma care center at Korlapahad was planned as a joint venture with ADP India.
The 6,500-square-foot facility was intended to treat accident victims on National Highway 65.
NHAI objected to construction on its land and removed the foundation-stone plaque.
The project has stalled because Telangana did not provide an alternative site.
More than 160 accidents and about 40 deaths were reported on the highway stretch last year.
- Who
- The Telangana Health department, the National Highways Authority of India, ADP India, Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, and social activist Shaik Ibrahim.
- What
- A proposed trauma care center at Korlapahad has stalled because of a dispute over the land where it was to be built.
- When
- The foundation stone was laid in July 2024, with an announced opening date of September 8, 2024; the project remains stalled.
- Where
- Near the Korlapahad toll plaza in Kethepally mandal, Nalgonda district, along National Highway 65 in Telangana.
- Why
- The National Highways Authority of India objected to construction on its land, while the state government has not allotted an alternative site.
Project proponents
Highway authority
Where the center should be built
Project proponents
The Telangana government and social activist Shaik Ibrahim support establishing the trauma center near Korlapahad or at another location between Nakrekal and Korlapahad.
Highway authority
The National Highways Authority of India objected to construction on land under its control.
Response to the stalled project
Project proponents
Shaik Ibrahim has urged the state government to provide an alternative site so accident victims can receive treatment quickly.
Highway authority
The National Highways Authority of India removed the foundation-stone plaque after objecting to the proposed construction on its land.
- Planned location
- Near the Korlapahad toll plaza in Kethepally mandal, Nalgonda district
- Planned size
- 6,500 square feet
- Project partnership
- Joint venture with ADP India
- Foundation stone
- Laid in July 2024 by Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy
- Announced opening
- September 8, 2024
- Reported accidents
- More than 160 accidents on the Hyderabad–Kodada stretch of National Highway 65 last year
- Reported deaths
- About 40 people died in those accidents
- Highway danger points
- The stretch has 17 identified black spots