Grant new railway lines for Telangana state
Establish the Kazipet Railway Division.
Sanction approvals for the Regional Ring Rail project.
CM A. Revanth Reddy appeals to Union IT and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
NEW DELHI, JULY 17, 2025: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has requested Union Minister for IT and Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw to give the nod to Semiconductor projects in the Telangana state expeditiously. The Chief Minister also appealed to the Union minister to approve the proposed Advanced System in Package Technologies (ASIP) project and Micro LED Display Fab Project Crystal Matrix, as Telangana is already equipped with world-class infrastructure, a conducive environment for innovations and state-of-the-art world-class research and development centres.
The Chief Minister, accompanied by state IT Minister D Sridhar Babu and State Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy, met Union IT and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav at Rail Bhavan on Thursday.
During the meeting, the CM brought to the notice of the union minister Telangana’s request for the establishment of a high-tech electronics park in Muchcherla, Rangareddy district, under the EMC 2.0 scheme. The CM urged Mr Ashwini Vaishnaw to set up a new electronic manufacturing park near the Regional Ring Road (RRR), and the Union minister responded positively.
“Regional Ring Rail and connect between Dry Port and Machilipatnam Port”
Appealing to the Railways Minister to give permission for new projects to increase railway connectivity in Telangana, the CM said that a Regional Ring Rail project has been proposed parallel to the Hyderabad Regional Ring Road. Since the Railway Board has already permitted the final location survey, the CM requested to give approvals to the Rs . 8,000 crore Regional Ring Rail project. The CM briefed the union minister about the benefits of the Regional Ring Rail, which will increase connectivity between rural and urban areas and reduce traffic congestion at major stations in Hyderabad city. The Regional Ring Rail project will also reduce rural poverty and improve employment opportunities in urban areas.
CM Revanth Reddy has put a demand for the sanction of a railway line connecting Hyderabad Dry Port to Machilipatnam (Bandar) Port before the Union Minister. The CM brought to the attention of the union minister that this route will help in the export of medicines, electronic devices and food processing products.
Appealing to the union minister to set up the Kazipet Railway Division for efficient railway operations in the state, the CM said that the Kazipet Division should be set up to provide safe and fast services to the passengers. The Chief Minister also urged the Railway Minister to sanction new railway lines for the development of backwards areas in Telangana and for the connectivity of various areas, mainly industrial and agricultural exports and imports. As part of this, the CM requested the Union Minister to sanction Vikarabad-Krishna (122 km- estimated cost Rs. 2,677 crores, Kalwakurthy-Macherla (100 km- estimated cost Rs. 2,000 crores, Dornakal-Gadwala (296 km- estimated cost Rs. 6,512 crores), Dornakal-Miryalguda (97 km- estimated cost Rs. 2,184 crores) routes and bear the entire cost of the new projects by the Railways.
MPs Porika Balaram Nayak, Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, Kunduru Raghuveer Reddy, Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy, Suresh Shetkar, Special Chief Secretary of the State Industries Department Sanjay Kumar, Special Chief Secretary of R&B Vikas Raj, Coordinating Secretary of Central Government Schemes Dr. Gaurav Uppal and others participated.
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