Foundation stone laid for BPCL’s Multiproduct Petroleum Pipeline from Krishnapatnam to Hyderabad
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation, multiple developmental projects worth more than Rs.13,500 crore in Mahbubnagar, Telangana, on 1 Oct 2023.
The development projects include important sectors like road, rail, petroleum and natural gas and higher education.
During the programme, the Prime Minister also flagged off a train service through video conferencing.
He laid the foundation stone of many road connectivity projects which will transform life in the region while pointing out that the Nagpur–Vijayawada Economic Corridor will ease transportation congestion for the benefits of business community in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.
He informed that key economic hubs have been identified in the corridor, including 8 Special Economic Zone, 5 Mega food parks, 4 fishing seafood clusters, 3 pharma and medical clusters and 1 textiles cluster. This will open many avenues for the youth of Hanamkonda, Mahabubabad, Warangal and Khammam districts.
The Prime Minister highlighted that the Suryapet-Khammam section of the Hyderabad Visakhapatnam corridor will help in connecting with the East Coast.
The railway line being built between Jaklair and Krishna section will also be very important for the people here, he said.
Earlier, the Prime Minister inaugurated many buildings at the Hyderabad Central University. The Central Government has given Hyderabad University the status of ‘Institution of Eminence’ and provided special funding.
The Prime Minister announced a Rs.900 crore Central Tribal University in Mulugu district for people of Telangana. “This university will be named after the revered tribal goddesses Sammakka-Sarakka – the Sammakka-Sarakka Central Tribal University.”
Projects:
Foundation stone was laid of Rs.6,400 crore road projects including a part of Nagpur-Vijayawada Economic Corridor. It covers 108-km four-lane access-controlled Greenfield highway from Warangal to Khammam section of NH-163G and 90-km long four-lane access controlled greenfield highway from Khammam to Vijayawada section of NH-163G.
These road projects will reduce travel distance between Warangal and Khammam by about 14 km and between Khammam and Vijayawada by about 27 km.
The Prime Minister dedicated to the nation a road project – four-lane 59-km 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 will also provide better connectivity to Khammam district and coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh.
During the project, the Prime Minister dedicated 37-km of Jaklair–Krishna New Railway Line. The Rs.500+ crore new rail line section brings areas of the backward district of Narayanpet for the first time onto the Railway Map.
He also flagged off the inaugural Hyderabad (Kacheguda)–Raichur–Hyderabad (Kacheguda) train service from Krishna station via video conferencing. The train service will connect Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Mahabubnagar, and Narayanpet districts in Telangana with Raichur district in Karnataka.
The service will provide first-time rail connectivity to several new areas in the backward districts of Mahabubnagar and Narayanpet, benefiting students, daily commuters, labourers, and the local handloom industry in the region.
In line with the Prime Minister’s vision of improving logistics efficiency in the country, the foundation stone and dedication to the nation of important oil and gas pipeline projects were done during the programme.
Modi dedicated to the nation Rs.2,170 crore Hassan-Cherlapalli LPG Pipeline Project in suburb of Hyderabad.
He also laid the foundation stone of the ‘Multiproduct Petroleum Pipeline of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) from Krishnapatnam to Hyderabad (Malkapur). The 425-km pipeline, to be built at a cost of Rs.1,940 crore, will provide a safe, faster, efficient and environmentally friendly mode of petroleum products in the region. fiinews.com
