Centre takes up 30 railway projects worth Rs. 83,543-cr
In order to provide well-oiled rail network across the country, the Union government has approved 30 railway projects including 15 new railway lines in Telangana involving an investment of Rs 83,543 crore. The Railway Ministry has fast-tracked over 700 km railway tracks that have been lying in limbo for decades. In order to start new projects in Telangana, the Centre has directed the state government to speed up the land acquisition so that all these projects could be started as quickly as possible. Apart from this, the Union government is also seeking the state government's support for projects such as Phase-II of Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) in Hyderabad.