Hyderabad, Jan 19 (IANS) Telangana Monday urged Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu to set up rail coach factory and improve rail connectivity in the state as stipulated in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisaton Act.
Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao told Prabhu during a meeting here that the state government will facilitate the availability of required land for coach factory.
He also called for initiating the work on wagon manufacturing unit at Kazipet in Warangal district. The project was sanctioned during 2012-2013 at an estimated cost of Rs.152.26 crore.
KCR, as the chief minister is popularly known, called for a new railway division at Kazipet to meet the requirements of the newly-created state.
Prabhu, who called on the chief minister at the state secretariat, responded positively to the demand for speeding up work on pending railway projects in the state.
KCR said that in view of the increasing population of twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the Moulali and Nagulapally Railway Stations need to be upgraded to full-fledged terminal stations to ease pressure on Secunderabad Railway Station.
He also requested the central minister to re-name AP Express as Telangana Express.
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