PM to unveil RS 62,000-cr infra projects in Telangana

Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch infrastructure projects worth over Rs 62,000 crore during his visit to Telangana on March 4 and 5. He will inaugurate, dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation of multiple developmental projects related to power, rail and road sector in Adilabad and Sangareddy districts. The infrastructure projects to be launched at a public meeting in Adilabad are worth Rs 56,000 crore, while the projects to be launched in Sangareddy are worth Rs 6,800 crore. According to an official release, the major focus of the projects to be launched at Adilabad will be on the power sector. He will dedicate NTPC's 800 MW (Unit-2) of Telangana Super Thermal Power Project in Peddapalli, Telangana. Based on Ultra-Supercritical Technology, the project will supply 85 per cent power to Telangana and will have the highest power generation efficiency of approximately 42 per cent among all power stations of NTPC in India. The foundation of the project was also laid by the Prime Minister.

PM Modi will also dedicate the newly electrified Ambari - Adilabad - Pimpalkhuti rail line to the nation. He will also lay the foundation for two major national highway projects connecting Telangana with Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh through NH-353B and NH-163, respectively.

On March 5, the Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation the Civil Aviation Research Organisation (CARO) Centre in Hyderabad. Built at a cost of more than Rs 350 crore, it has been set up at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad by Airports Authority of India to upgrade and enhance the Research and Development (R&D) activities in the civil aviation sector. It is envisaged to provide a global research platform for the aviation community through in-house and collaborative research to provide indigenous and innovative solutions. PM Modi will subsequently leave for Sangareddy, where he will inaugurate, dedicate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth Rs 6,800 crore.