Funding gaps, land delays impact Telangana railway projects
HYDERABAD: Delay in acquiring required land and pending financial contributions from the state government are impacting railway infrastructure expansion in Telangana. According to the Ministry of Railways, of the total 2,343 hectares of land required, only 1,580 hectares (67%) has been acquired from the state government.
In reply to a question raised by Dharmapuri Arvind in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed that the Manoharabad-Kothapalli new railway line, which costs around Rs 2,781 crore, for which Telangana must provide land free of cost, has hit a roadblock near Siricilla.“
