Telangana seeks Rail Coach Factory, Better Connectivity

Posted on 21st Jan 2015 11:58 am by mohit kumar

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.

Other news

Covid 19 Deaths: Health Ministry refutes media report, 30 lakh deaths were claimed in first two corona waves

The Health Ministry has denied media reports showing a low number of deaths from COVID-19 in the

BIEAP AP Inter Result: AP Inter 1st & 2nd Year Supplementary Exam Result; Check here with these easy steps

AP Inter Supplementary Results 2023: Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh (BIEAP) has

Bigg Boss 18: 'Every politician is hungry for popularity', Tajinder Singh Bagga takes a dig at today's politics

Politician Tajinder Singh Bagga is currently seen in Salman Khan-hosted reality show 'Bigg Boss S

National Herald case: Sonia says summons 'illegal'

New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday

Adopted children to get Aadhaar cards

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) In a bid to give an identity to adopted children, the women and child

CBI Raid: Action on 21 locations including Delhi-NCR, Sisodia said – welcome to CBI

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia tweeted and informed us that CBI has come, which is welcome. We ar

Chinese come every year, return after getting beaten up: Chinese army hoodlums and street goons, former Army Chief Naravane on Tawang clash

On the skirmish with the Indian Army in Tawang, Arunachal, former Army Chief General MM Naravane

MCD Election 2022: CM Kejriwal said - If MCD wins the election, he will start a new scheme, made this promise regarding RWA

Arvind Kejriwal Press Conference: Along with campaigning in the Delhi Municipal Corporation elect

Petrol Diesel Price Today: Oil companies released the prices of petrol and diesel, know the prices of your city

Petrol Diesel Price: Oil companies have released the prices of petrol and diesel for today. Today

Nepal trying to negotiate border dispute / India; Issued a map showing our areas in Nepal, for this bill was also brought

new Delhi. Nepal, which introduced a bill for amendment to include the new map in the constitutio