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Prime Minister lays foundation stone for SCR works worth ₹1,800 crore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for redevelopment of 57 stations and 156 road over bridges and under bridges, including 15 stations in Telangana and 34 stations in Andhra Pradesh, as part of the countrywide exercise virtually on Monday.

Governor Tamilisai Soundarajan was the chief guest here at the Begumpet Railway Station which is also slated for development in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Rajya Sabha MP K. Laxman, South Central Railway (SCR) General Manager Arun Kumar Jain and others.

Dr. Soundararajan explained the initiatives of the Central government for Telangana like the Vande Bharat trains and redevelopment of stations. Mr. Vikramarka said the government is ready to cooperate in railway projects development as it integrates distant places of the nation.

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