Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India will dedicate the Bhadrachalam Road – Sattupalli New Railway Line to the Nation via video link from a function to be held at Ramagundam oÂn 12th November 2022. The Hon’ble PM will also inaugurate and dedicate several other key infrastructural projects to the Nation. The New Line project will play a key role in revitalising the Rail infrastructure in the State of Telangana and will immensely boost the industrial sector development.
Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan, Hon’ble Governor, Telangana State; Shri K. Chandrashekar Rao, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Telangana State; Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Hon’ble Union Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region, Govt of India; Shri Sanjay Kumar Bandi, Hon’ble MP; Shri Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Hon’ble MP and Shri Korakanti Chandar, Hon’ble MLA will participate in the program at Ramagundam.
Simultaneously, a regional function will be held at Bhadrachalam Road Railway Station. Shri Puvvada Ajay Kumar, Hon’ble Minister for Transport, Govt of Telangana; Zilla Parishad Chairpersons - Shri Kankaiah Koram & Shri Lingala Kamala Raju; Hon’ble Members of Parliament - Shri B. Parthasaradhi Reddy, Shri Vaddiraju Ravichandra and Shri Nama Nageswara Rao; Hon’ble MLAs – Shri Vanama Venkateswara Rao, Shri Mecha Nageswara Rao & Shri Sandra Venkata Veeraiah will participate in the program at Bhadrachalam Road Railway Station.
The Bhadrachalam Road – Sattupalli New Railway Line stretching for a distance of 54.10 kms has been constructed at an estimated cost of Rs. 990 crores and has been completed in a record time of less than 4 years. The project has been given major thrust by the Centre by including it among the 14 most important coal evacuation projects in the country, leading to its constant monitoring and timely completion.
The project will bring new and unconnected areas in Telangana oÂnto the railway map for the first time and aid in the socio-economic development of the region. It will also facilitate in the transportation of the coal from the nearby open cast coal mines to different power houses not oÂnly in Telangana but also to different units spread across the nation. The new railway line will provide a safe, fast and economic mode of transportation for the people and industry, while also promoting environmental friendly means of moving coal from the region
The Bhadrachalam Road – Sattupalli New Railway line project is a cost sharing project with M/s Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) and Ministry of Railways. When compared to the road network, this new railway line will enable faster, safer and pollution free transportation of coal from Singareni coal fields to various destinations.