Telangana formation day | The growth of South Central Railway
The Hindu
Railways has been chosen as one of the engines of growth by the Modi government and this is reflected in heavy duty investments towards its development and growth across zones, South Central Railway (SCR) being no exception.
Railways has been chosen as one of the engines of growth by the Modi government and this is reflected in heavy duty investments towards its development and growth across zones, South Central Railway (SCR) being no exception.
SCR, which mainly encompasses Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, has been getting substantial funds since 2014. The average budgetary allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully or partly in Telangana during 2014-19, was ₹1,110 crore a year.
This was enhanced to ₹2,056 crore in 2019-20, ₹2,602 crore in 2020-21, ₹2486 crore in 2021-22 and ₹3,048 crore in 2022-23 and this year, it was ₹4,418 crore.
The launch of MMTS Phase-2 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a key moment during his visit to Secunderabad railway station to flag off the Vande Bharat Express to Tirupati, considering the more than a decade delay.
The near ₹700 crore upgradation of Secunderabad railway station, a new terminal station coming up at Cherlapally, completion of the pending rail connectivity towards Mahabubnagar, Medak, connecting Nizamabad-Peddapalli-Karimnagar, Secunderabad-Manoharabad and so on, have been significant developments in recent years.
Senior Railway officials point out that the commencement of works for the proposed wagon repair/manufacturing facility at Kazipet, the speedy construction of the third line works upto Vijayawada-Balharshah sections, portend to the hectic activity in the months ahead which would only benefit the socio-economic development of the region.
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has told Parliament recently that SCR had commissioned an average 55 km new lines/doubling works a year in Telangana during 2014-22. This was 216% higher than the average 17.4 km a year commissioned during 2009-14.
“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”