Vijayawada, February 28: Union Minister of State for Railways K H Muniyappa yesterday said that seven new projects at a cost of Rs 3,745 crore have been sanctioned for Andhra Pradesh in the Rail Budget 2011-12.
Another 14 projects at a cost of Rs 2709.49 crore have also been announced for the state in the budget by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, which would be taken up by the 12th five-year plan period, he told reporters here.
“In addition to the above projects, another Rs 942.38 crore was allocated for ongoing projects in Andhra Pradesh,” Muniyappa said.
He said a multi functional complex was sanctioned for Secunderabad and Guntur, while Karimnagar and Kamareddy stations would be developed as ‘Adarsh’ stations.
The bogeys of MEMU suburban trains running in Secunderabad and Hyderabad will be increased from six to eight, he added.
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