Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate a new railway line between Manoharabad and Siddipet as well as electrification between Dharmabad – Manoharabad and Mahabubnagar – Kurnool from Nizamabad on Tuesday.
Altogether, he will dedicate to the nation and lay foundation stone for several other developmental projects in power, rail and health worth around ₹8,000 crore virtually during the function. The 76-kilometre new rail line between Manoharabad – Siddipet has been completed at a cost of nearly ₹1,200 crore as part of the Manoharabad-Kothapalli new railway line, said an official release on Monday.
Commissioning of this section signifies completion of major portion of the rail project with the State government bearing 1/3rd of the cost and also providing land free of cost. It involved the construction of seven new stations, 13 major bridges and 68 minor bridges.
