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MAJOR DEVELOPMENT BOOST FOR TELANGANA AS The railway projects inaugurated include multiple sections of the
NARENDRA MODI LAYS PROJECT FOUNDATION STONES. 118-km Kazipet–Vijayawada multi-tracking project, covering the
Narendra Modi recently virtually laid the foundation stone and Warangal–Kazipet, Nekonda–Mahabubabad and Errupalem–
inaugurated development projects worth around `9,400 crore Dornakal Junction stretches, aimed at improving capacity and INFRASTRUCTURE
in Telangana. connectivity on the busy corridor.
Among the projects for which foundation stones were laid is Located in Warangal, the Kakatiya Mega Textile Park has been
the four-laning of National Highway-167 from Gudebellur to developed at an estimated cost of around `1,700 crore and
Mahabubnagar on the Hyderabad–Panaji Economic Corridor, spans 1,327 acres. It is India’s first fully functional PM MITRA Park
along with development of the Zaheerabad Industrial Area in and is designed to operationalise the Centre’s 5F vision — Farm
Sangareddy district. to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign — to strengthen the
The Prime Minister also inaugurated several key infrastructure textile value chain and boost exports.
projects, including sections of the Kazipet–Vijayawada railway Narendra Modi said the textile park would accelerate India’s
multi-tracking project, a Greenfield POL (Petroleum, Oil and textile sector growth and generate large-scale employment
Lubricants) terminal in Hyderabad, the Kazipet rail under rail opportunities, particularly for women. The project is expected to
bypass, and the Kakatiya Mega Textile Park, also known as the attract investments of over `6,000 crore and create more than
PM MITRA Park. 24,400 jobs, with 62% of the land already allotted.

METRO 5A APPROVED AT `4,063 CRORE, OPENS WAY approval, while an additional `120 crore proposal has been
FOR SINDHU NAGAR STATION IN ULHASNAGAR. submitted to the state government. A `220 crore project aimed
The long-pending demand for a Sindhu Nagar metro station at developing an independent water source is also underway,
is set to be realised under the Metro 5A corridor after the state with efforts focused on ensuring round-the-clock water supply
government cleared `4,063 crore for the project, BJP MLA Kumar in the future.
Ailani said recently. On urban redevelopment, Ailani said regular review meetings
Speaking at a press conference, Ailani said Chief Minister are being held to speed up building regularisation processes.
Devendra Fadnavis had earlier assured during an election rally He added that issues related to the Assistant Director of Town
in Ulhasnagar that metro connectivity would be extended to the Planning (ADTP) have been resolved, which is expected to
city and that one of the stations would be named Sindhu Nagar, accelerate the redevelopment of dilapidated structures and
reflecting the region’s cultural identity. boost municipal revenue. He also said efforts are being made to
“This has been a long-standing demand of residents, and with resolve the city’s dumping ground issue and explore engineering
the sanction of funds for the metro project, it now appears closer options such as underground or double-decker metro alignments
to reality,” he said. He also thanked Deputy Chief Minister Eknath to minimise disruption.
Shinde and MP Shrikant Shinde for their support in advancing Meanwhile, work on seven major roads being executed by the
the project, which is expected to significantly improve regional Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)
connectivity. is nearly 90% complete. Additional works, including dividers and
Alongside the metro development, Ailani highlighted several paving blocks, will be taken up shortly. A separate `65 crore
other infrastructure initiatives in Ulhasnagar. He said a `99 crore allocation has also been sanctioned for internal roads and
proposal for concretising key city roads is in its final stage of public toilets ahead of the monsoon, he added.

NARENDRA MODI LAUNCHED `42,000 CRORE UTTAR over 160 projects worth around `6,350 crore. Completed projects
PRADESH INFRA PUSH, FLAG OFF GANGA EXPRESSWAY. valued at more than `1,050 crore include road widening works,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched and laid the foundation rail overbridges, and a 55 MLD sewage treatment plant.
for infrastructure and development projects worth over `42,000 He also launched rural drinking water initiatives under the Jal
crore, covering sectors such as transport, urban services, Jeevan Mission, along with urban development and community
healthcare, and tourism. infrastructure projects such as a synthetic hockey turf, an old-age
A major highlight of the visit was the inauguration of the 594- home, and a solar power facility.
km Ganga Expressway, one of India’s longest access-controlled Foundation stones were laid for projects worth approximately
highways. The project, valued at `36,230 crore, is a six-lane `5,300 crore, including a 500-bed super-speciality hospital, water
greenfield corridor—expandable to eight lanes—linking Meerut and sewerage schemes under AMRUT 2.0, tourism upgrades at
to Prayagraj across 12 districts. It is expected to significantly cut key ghats, and administrative infrastructure.
travel time between the two cities from 10–12 hours to around six Additionally, the Prime Minister flagged off two new Amrit
hours, improving logistics and regional connectivity. Bharat Express trains—connecting Banaras to Pune (Hadapsar)
The expressway also features a 3.5-km emergency landing strip and Ayodhya to Mumbai (Lokmanya Tilak Terminus)—to boost
in Shahjahanpur, adding a strategic defence component, and affordable long-distance travel. A major rail capacity expansion
is expected to serve as an industrial backbone with more than project between Varanasi and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
2,600 hectares earmarked for manufacturing and logistics hubs Junction, including a rail-cum-road bridge over the Ganga,
along its route. In Varanasi, the Prime Minister attended a Mahila will also be launched to ease congestion and improve freight
Sammelan and inaugurated or laid the foundation stone for movement.

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