South Central Railway (SCR) has been given a record budgetary allocation of ₹14,232 crore, which is ₹446.50 crore more than last year’s ₹13,786.19. While ₹2,905 crore will be spent on doubling/tripling works, ₹1,530 crore will be used for track renewals and ₹1,184 crore for laying new lines, according to General Manager Arun Kumar Jain.
At a press conference here at Rail Nilayam on Friday, Mr. Arun Kumar said that ₹1,144 crore has been allocated for road over and under bridges and about ₹790 crore for passenger amenities as per the ‘pink’ book placed in Parliament on Thursday.
For the Twin Cities, the Cherlapally fourth terminal, likely to be completed by March, has been allocated ₹46 crore; Kazipet wagon repair workshop ₹150 crore; MMTS phase II ₹50 crore; and its extension up to Yadadri ₹10 crore.