Hyderabad:The Union Railway minister Mr.Suresh Prabhu on Thursday in his railway budget allocated Rs 141 crore for the Peddapalli-Karimnagar-Nizamabad project, Rs 20 crore for the Manoharabad-Kotapalli line.He also announced Rs 1,200 crore for the new Secunderabad-Mahbubnagar double lining project but allocation for this project in the present Budget is Rs Rs 27.44 crore.
Furthermore, Rs 150 crore has been allocated for the Manchariyal-Peddam-pet line and Rs 45 crore for the Kazipet-Ballarsha triple lining project. The Secunderabad station might also soon have malls and shopping complexes coming up at the ‘air space’ of the station, including above the train lines.
Moreover, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao did not respond officially on the allocation of funds to Telangana in this Rail Budget by Suresh Prabhu.