Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid foundation stones for several infrastructure development projects worth around Rs 6,100 crore here during his Telangana visit.
Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, Union Tourism Minister and newly-appointed president of BJP in Telangana G Kishan Reddy, BJP MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar and other leaders were present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Gadkari said Modi has given highest priority to infrastructure development in the country. He further said Rs 1.10 lakh crore worth of infrastructure projects so far either completed or ongoing or started in Telangana.
“I am confident that by the end of 2024, Telangana will have projects worth Rs 2 lakh crore in the state,” the Union Minister said.
The projects for which the foundation stone was laid include a railway wagon manufacturing unit to be developed at a cost of over Rs 500 crore. The modern manufacturing unit will have enhanced wagon manufacturing capacity.
It will help in employment generation and development of ancillary units in nearby areas, an official release said.Earlier, Modi offered prayers at the famous Goddess Bhadrakali temple in historic Warangal, the capital of Kakatiya kingdom.
Modi, who was accompanied by Union Tourism Minister and newly-appointed Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy and other leaders, offered prayers at the temple.
Earlier in the day, the PM arrived in Hyderabad by a special aircraft and reached Warangal in a chopper.
Before leaving for Warangal Modi tweeted: “Leaving for Warangal to attend a programme where we will inaugurate or lay the foundation stone for development works worth over Rs.6100 crores. These works cover different sectors ranging from highways to railways. They will benefit the people of Telangana.”
Alleging that the NDA government at the Centre has been “anti-Telangana” in the last 9 years, ruling BRS Working President K T Rama Rao had said his party would “boycott” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state on July 8.
