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Centre approves 30 railway projects worth over ₹83,000 crore for Telangana: Union Minister Kishan Reddy

Kishan Reddy said, due to the "non-cooperation" of the ruling BRS government, works on laying over 700 km of railway tracks have been stalled.

ByPTI

Published Sep 04, 2023 | 1:33 PM ⚊UpdatedSep 04, 2023 | 1:33 PM

Telangana BJP state president G Kishan Reddy. (X)

The Union government has decided to take up 30 railway projects including 15 new railway lines in Telangana with a total outlay of ₹83,543 crore, Union Tourism and Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Sunday, 3 September.

Speaking to reporters, the minister alleged that due to the “non-cooperation” of the ruling BRS government, works on laying over 700 km of railway tracks have been stalled.

“We (the Centre) have asked the state government to speed up the land acquisition for railway projects. We seek the state government’s support for projects such as Phase II of the Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) in Hyderabad. The state government has been non-cooperative,” Reddy, who is also Telangana BJP president, alleged.

Unprecedented Rail Infra Growth in Telangana Since 2014

From doubling of lines to laying of new lines to electrification of routes, and launch of #VandeBharat trains in the state, to the redevelopment of 21 railway stations and establishing railway manufacturing unit, Telangana… pic.twitter.com/uWm3hARcrq

— G Kishan Reddy (@kishanreddybjp) September 3, 2023

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PM Modi working for the development of Telangana

Despite the “non-cooperation” from the state administration, the Union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working for the development of Telangana and the welfare of the people, he said.

Recently, the Railways gave approval for modernisation and redeveloping 40 railway stations in Telangana and the prime minister virtually laid the foundation for 21 of them, Reddy said.

The Union government has released ₹2,300 crore towards redevelopment of 40 stations, he added.

The union minister said between 2004 and 2014, the UPA government approved only five projects and a total of ₹10,192 crore was sanctioned for laying only 714 km of new railway lines, whereas the Modi government approved 30 projects that included laying of 5,239 km of new railway lines in Telangana.

He further said before 2014, only 17 km of new railway line was laid every year and now under the Modi government it has gone up to 55 km.

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