Centre approves 30 railway projects worth over Rs 83,000 crore for Telangana: Union Minister Kishan Reddy
railway projects including 15 new railway lines in Telangana with a total outlay of Rs 83,543 crore, Union Tourism and Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters, the Union Minister alleged that due to the «non-cooperation» of the ruling BRS government, works on laying over 700 km 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 Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) in Hyderabad. The state government has been non-cooperative,» Reddy, who is also Telangana BJP president, alleged.
Despite the «non-cooperation» from the state administration, the Union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working for development of Telangana and 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 foundation for 21 of them, Reddy said.
