PM Narendra Modi launches projects worth INR 13,500 crore in Telangana

MAHABUBNAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicated multiple developmental projects worth more than INR 13,500 crore to the nation in Telangana on Sunday.

At an event held here, the Prime Minister pressed a button to dedicate and lay the foundation stone for various projects covering sectors such as road, rail, petroleum and natural gas, and higher education.

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, Union Minister for Tourism and Culture G. Kishan Reddy, and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar were also present.

He laid the foundation stone for key road projects that are part of the Nagpur-Vijayawada Economic Corridor. The projects include a 108 km long four-lane access-controlled Greenfield highway from Warangal to Khammam section of NH-163G and a 90 km long four-lane access-controlled Greenfield highway from Khammam to Vijayawada section of NH-163G.

These road projects, to be developed at a total cost of about INR 6,400 crore, will reduce the travel distance between Warangal and Khammam by about 14 km and between Khammam and Vijayawada by about 27 km.

The Prime Minister also dedicated to the nation a road project – four-laning of the 59 km long Suryapet to Khammam section of NH-365BB. Built at a cost of about INR 2,460 crore, the project is a part of the Hyderabad-Visakhapatnam Corridor and is developed under the Bharatmala Pariyojana. It will also provide better connectivity to Khammam district and coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh.

PM Modi also dedicated 37 km of the Jaklair-Krishna New Railway Line. Built at a cost of more than INR 500 crore, the new rail line section brings areas of the backward district of Narayanpet onto the railway map for the first time.

The Prime Minister also flagged off the inaugural Hyderabad (Kacheguda) – Raichur – Hyderabad (Kacheguda) train service from Krishna station via video conferencing. The train service will connect Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet districts in Telangana with Raichur district in Karnataka. The service will provide first-time rail connectivity to several new areas in the backward districts of Mahabubnagar and Narayanpet, benefiting students, daily commuters, labourers, and the local handloom industry in the region.

PM Modi also dedicated to the nation the Hassan-Cherlapalli LPG Pipeline Project. Built at a cost of about INR 2,170 crore, the LPG pipeline, from Hassan in Karnataka to Cherlapalli (a suburb of Hyderabad), provides a safe, cost-efficient, and eco-friendly mode of LPG transportation and distribution in the region.

He also laid the foundation stone of the ‘Multi-Product Petroleum Pipeline of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) from Krishnapatnam to Hyderabad (Malkapur)’. The 425 km pipeline will be built at a cost of INR 1,940 crore, providing a safe, faster, efficient, and environmentally friendly mode of transporting petroleum products in the region.

The Prime Minister also virtually inaugurated five new buildings of Hyderabad University: the School of Economics, the School of Mathematics & Statistics, the School of Management Studies, Lecture Hall Complex – III, and the Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication.