PM Modi Lays Foundation For Rs 13,500 Crore Developmental Projects In Telangana; Key Highlights Here

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone for multiple developmental projects worth more than Rs 13,500 crore in Mahbubnagar, Telangana. These developmental projects include important sectors like road, rail, petroleum natural gas and higher education.

While addressing the gathering, Modi underlined the advent of the festive season and said that the passage of Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam in the Parliament had established the spirit of Shakti Puja before the onset of Navratri.

He expressed happiness in laying the foundation stone of many road connectivity projects today which will transform life in the region.

As per the PMO's statement, under the developmental project would be the Nagpur - Vijayawada Economic Corridor to ease transportation and business in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. These will also give a push to trade, tourism and industry in these states.

Modi also informed that key economic hubs have been identified in the corridor, including 8 Special Economic Zone, 5 Mega food parks, 4 fishing seafood clusters, 3 pharma and medical clusters and 1 textiles cluster. This will open many avenues for the youth of Hanamkonda, Mahabubabad, Warangal and Khammam districts.

Further, the PM emphasized the need for rail and road connectivity for a land-locked state like Telangana for taking the goods manufactured here to the ports. He said many key economic corridors of the country are passing through Telangana. All these will become a medium to connect the state with the East and West Coast. The Suryapet-Khammam section of the Hyderabad Visakhapatnam corridor will also help in this.

It will help in reaching the East Coast. Besides, logistics costs of industries and businesses will also be reduced. The railway line being built between Jaklair and Krishna section will also be very important for the people here, he said.

Also, Modi said that the government is giving impetus to the expansion of the LPG distribution network in the country.

He added that the Hassan-Cherlapalli LPG Pipeline Project will play a crucial role in providing energy security to people in the region. He also touched upon laying the foundation stone for the Multiproduct Petroleum Pipeline between Krishnapatnam to Hyderabad which will help in the creation of thousands of direct and indirect jobs in Telangana.

Moreover, Modi also announced the formation of the National Turmeric Board by the Central Government for the benefit of turmeric farmers of Telangana. He underlined that the National Turmeric Board will focus on value addition to the supply chain and help in infrastructure improvement for the farmers. Modi also congratulated all the turmeric-growing farmers from Telangana and the entire nation on the formation of the National Turmeric Board.

Moving ahead, he also said that the government is going to establish a Central Tribal University in Mulugu district. This university will be named after the revered tribal goddesses Sammakka-Sarakka. About Rs 900 crore will be spent on Sammakka-Sarakka Central Tribal University.