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Modi Unveils Rs 9,400 Cr Development Projects in Telangana

These projects collectively aimed to strengthen connectivity, improve logistics efficiency, enhance safety and provide a better travel experience for passengers

Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone, inaugurated and dedicated to the nation multiple development projects worth around Rs.9,400 crore. These projects collectively aimed to strengthen connectivity, improve logistics efficiency, enhance safety and provide a better travel experience for passengers.

Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for the four-laning of National Highway-167 from Gudebellur to Mahabubnagar on the Hyderabad-Panaji Economic Corridor at a total project cost of over Rs.3,175 crore. The project will enable smooth, safe and uninterrupted traffic movement, reducing travel time by nearly 1 hour and 30 minutes while lowering fuel consumption and vehicle maintenance costs. The highway will strengthen connectivity between Telangana and Karnataka and facilitate industrial development in both States.

Modi also laid the foundation stone of the Zaheerabad Industrial Area in Sangareddy district, being developed under the Hyderabad–Nagpur Industrial Corridor (HNIC) as part of the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme.

Being developed at a total cost of over Rs.2,350 crore across 3,245 acres, the project is strategically located along NH-65 and will provide seamless multimodal connectivity to major cities, ports, rail networks and airports.

Envisioned as a smart integrated industrial township, the Zaheerabad Industrial Area will feature advanced and sustainable infrastructure and support next-generation industries. Key sectors identified include automobile, food processing, machinery, metals and electrical equipment.

The project is expected to attract investments of nearly Rs.10,000 crore and generate large-scale employment opportunities, significantly contributing to regional economic growth.

Prime Minister inaugurated the PM MITRA Park at Warangal, also known as the Kakatiya Mega Textile Park, developed under PM MITRA Scheme. Developed at an estimated cost of around Rs.1,700 crore, it is India’s first fully functional PM MITRA Park and operationalises the Central government 5F vision - Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign.

Strategically located near the proposed Nagpur-Vijayawada Greenfield Expressway (NH-163G) and in proximity to NH-163, the park offers excellent multimodal connectivity to major railway networks and seaports, ensuring seamless logistics for global trade.

Designed as a world-class industrial ecosystem, the park is equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure including an extensive internal road network, dedicated power substation and assured water supply.

It also emphasises sustainable development through a Common Effluent Treatment Plant with Zero Liquid Discharge technology.

The Prime Minister dedicated to the nation key railway infrastructure projects worth around Rs.1,535 crore. These include multiple sections of the Kazipet-Vijayawada multi-tracking project covering 118 km. The project will enhance line capacity on the busy Grand Trunk corridor, enabling faster train operations, reducing congestion, improving punctuality and boosting freight traffic across the region.

Further, the Kazipet Rail Under Rail Bypass also dedicated to the nation. This strategic project will decongest Kazipet Junction by enabling simultaneous train movements towards Hyderabad, Balharshah and Vijayawada, thereby improving operational efficiency and reducing delays.

The Prime Minister dedicated to the nation Indian Oil’s Malkapur Terminal Project at Hyderabad, developed at a cost of more than Rs.600 crore. The Malkapur Terminal has been established to augment petroleum product handling capacity and meet the growing energy demand of the region. The terminal has a total tankage capacity of 1,65,000 kilolitre (KL).

In a major milestone for India’s healthcare infrastructure, Prime Minister dedicated to the nation Sindhu Hospital, a state-of-the-art, cancer-focused multi-super speciality quaternary care not-for-profit institution in Hyderabad.

Spread across 2.1 million square feet with 18 floors, the hospital has 1,500 beds, more than 150 doctor consultation rooms and 29 advanced operation theatres. Comprehensive care at the hospital spans chemotherapy, radiation therapy, cancer surgeries, bone marrow transplants, advanced critical care and over 33 super specialities, supported by cutting-edge diagnostics, modern laboratory and blood centre facilities.


( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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