Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the multiple developmental projects including higher education valued at Rs 13,500 crore in the state of Telangana on Sunday, October 1, 2023, as per the official announcement.
Modi will reach Mahabubnagar district to lay down the foundation in important sectors such as road, rail, petroleum and natural gas and higher education. During the event, the Prime Minister will also flag off a train service through video conferencing, as mentioned in the press statement.
Among the projects, the key road projects that are part of the Nagpur Vijayawada Economic Corridor. The projects include – a four-lane highway of 108 Km long access controlled Greenfield highway from Warangal to Khammam section of NH-163G and a 90 km long four-lane access controlled greenfield highway from Khammam to Vijayawada section of NH-163G. These road projects are expected to be built around a total cost of Rs 6400 crore. The project claims to reduce the travel distance between Warangal and Khammam by about 14 km; and between Khammam and Vijayawada by about 27 km, as per the release from the PMO office.
Apart from these projects, a four-laning of 59 km long Suryapet to Khammam section of NH-365BB. Built at a cost of about Rs. 2,460 crore, the project is a part of Hyderabad Visakhapatnam Corridor and is developed under Bharatmala Pariyojana. It claimed to provide better connectivity to Khammam district and coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh and there other projects will also be inaugurated during the PM’s visit, it added.
The Prime Minister will also inaugurate five new buildings of the University of Hyderabad i.e., School of Economics; School of Mathematics and Statistics; School of Management Studies; Lecture Hall Complex III and Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication (Annexe). The upgradation of infrastructure at University of Hyderabad is a step towards providing improved facilities and amenities to the students and faculty, the release mentioned.
With inputs from ANI.