The drainage problems in the West constituency in Vijayawada city are linked with the Railways and the previous government did not show interest to address these issues, said Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath. “If at all the YSRCP government had worked with integrity to address the problem, there would be no flood in Vijayawada during the recent heavy rains,” he added.
MP Sivanath said that the Railway, Revenue and VMC officials conducted a joint inspection to find a permanent solution to the drainage problem, and SCR General Manager Arun Kumar Jain responded positively. During a meeting, the MP brought to the notice of the GM the pending railway projects within the Vijayawada Parliament segment. He explained the problem to the Railway Department and sought a permanent solution, mainly in the West constituency.
Speaking to the media later, the MP criticised that the State is lagging behind in railway projects due to the negligence of the previous YSRCP government. Due to the negligence in acquiring land for the Visakha railway zone, the project did not kick-start. The Railway officials said that the previous government did not pay attention to the proposals for the railway projects. He said that he will work sincerely with the cooperation of the railway authorities to complete the pending works.
He pointed out that the meeting was convened with the aim of completing the pending projects in Andhra Pradesh. Proposals such as ROBs, railway under bridges, new railway lines and new trains were discussed. The proposal for the Amaravati capital railway line has been prepared and the work will start soon. When asked for new trains and Vande Bharat Express to the capital, the Railway officials said they would inform the Railway Board and work to get them.
He further said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian Railways will progress and under the leadership of CM Chandrababu, the railway projects in the State will be completed. The MP said that in the coming five years, all the pending projects will be completed.