Kishan Reddy Says Warangal Airport Will Be Ready In A Year

Hyderabad: Union minister G. Kishan Reddy on Monday said the Warangal airport would be operational within a year and pledged to be among the first passengers there, promising to land in the city on the inaugural flight.

Speaking at the party's booth workers meeting in Warangal, he presented detailed report card of Central projects for the city and challenged claims by Congress and BRS that the Centre had neglected local development. He invited rival leaders to a public debate at Martyrs Memorial or Ambedkar Chowrasta, saying the BJP would present full project details.

Kishan Reddy urged voters to opt for a double‑engine government for comprehensive development. He appealed to voters to elect a BJP mayor in the upcoming municipal polls, promising to secure further funds for Warangal from the Prime Minister if the party won.

He announced that construction of a 30‑acre railway terminal would begin next month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi would perform the ground-breaking ceremony later this year for the proposed Sammakka‑Sarakka Tribal University, he said.

Kishan Reddy said Warangal, despite never having elected BJP MLAs or MPs, shared a special fondness and respect for Modi. Kishan Reddy accused successive BRS and Congress governments of neglecting the city, and stated that the Modi government has sanctioned about ₹17,000 crore to transform Warangal into a major urban centre.

Giving details of the projects sanctioned by the Centre, Kishan Reddy said the long‑awaited Kazipet rail coach factory has been brought to Warangal, with roughly 90 per cent of work complete and coach production expected to start by January 2027. He noted that the Warangal railway station modernisation has been completed and inaugurated by the Prime Minister, and also recalled the ₹2,909 crore sanction for the Kazipet–Ballarsha third line.

On urban infrastructure, Kishan Reddy said one of seven national mega textile parks has been allotted to Warangal. The district has also secured `PM Sri schools’ on 110 acres of land and an MSME technology centre, he said.

In health, he said a critical‑care block costing ₹108 crore is complete and another ₹130 crore block had been sanctioned. On transport, the Centre was upgrading Hyderabad–Warangal and Warangal–Karimnagar national highways. The Centre had allocated `999 crore for high‑quality cement roads and work valued at ₹1,250-crore work was underway on the Warangal–Karimnagar stretch. The Warangal ring road was 50 per cent complete with ₹500 crore sanctioned, and 50 new buses for the RTC had been approved.

Under the Smart Cities Mission and Urban Challenge Fund, Kishan Reddy said 70 projects worth ₹1,380 crore had been completed and another 40 projects worth ₹414 crore were in progress for beautification, roads and drainage.

On farm welfare, he said ₹1,841 crore under PM‑Kisan has been credited to farmers in Warangal district. Of the Centre’s ₹70,000 crore cotton procurement for Telangana, a sizeable share went to Warangal farmers, with ₹16,550 crore spent on cotton purchases in the past year alone, he said.

He credited the Modi government for securing Unesco world heritage status for Ramappa Temple, a first in the Telugu states and said the Centre was fully funding development of tourist spots including Medaram, Mulugu, Lakkavaram and Bogatha waterfalls.