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CM Revanth Reddy urges Centre to expedite high-speed rail projects in Telangana

New Delhi/Hyderabad, Oct 30 (UNI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday urged union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to expedite approvals for several major railway projects in the State, including the proposed Hyderabad–Pune, Hyderabad–Bengaluru and Hyderabad–Chennai high-speed rail corridors.
During a meeting at Rail Bhawan in New Delhi, the Chief Minister said the State government had reviewed the Centre's proposals for the three corridors and submitted revised proposals with suggestions.
He clarified that land acquisition would begin only after the Centre finalised and approved the alignments.
Revanth Reddy also sought immediate sanction for the 130-km Vikarabad–Krishna railway line, citing the potential to develop a cement and textile hub in view of large limestone deposits near Tekalkode.
He proposed that the 360-km Regional Ring Rail be aligned alongside the Regional Ring Road (RRR) to boost connectivity and employment.
He further requested approvals for the Dornakal–Gadwal, Kalwakurthy–Macherla, Kacheguda–Jaggayyapeta, Patancheru–Adilabad, Bodhan–Latur and Akannapet bypass railway lines.
The Chief Minister also urged the Railway Minister to establish the proposed Mega Coaching and Freight Maintenance Depot at Anantharam village near Mahabubabad.
He informed the Centre that the State government had agreed to hand over 409 acres and one gunta of land required for the project.
State Minister Vivek Venkataswamy, MPs Dr. Mallu Ravi, Vem Narender Reddy, Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, Balram Naik, Gaddam Vamshi Krishna and Anil Kumar Yadav, along with senior state officials, attended the meeting.
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