Prime Minister lays foundation stone to upgrade six railway stations in Kalyana Karnataka under Amrit Bharat
The Hindu
PM Modi virtually lays foundation stone for 6 railway stations in Kalyana Karnataka, incl. Kalaburagi, Wadi, Shahabad, Bidar, Koppal & Ballari. Cost of projects: ₹150.1 crore. Union Ministers & Lok Sabha MPs from respective districts present. Aim to revolutionise railway infrastructure & provide superior services. Railway Minister positively responded to demand for Kalaburagi Railway Division. Koppal-Sindhanur rail service to be reality in a month. Ballari MP promises to bring more funds for railway network expansion.
As part of revolutionising railway infrastructure in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually laid foundation stone for upgrading six railway stations in Kalyana Karnataka, Wadi, Kalaburagi, Shahabad, Bidar, Koppal and Ballari, under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) on Sunday.
These railway stations are among the 13 in the State and 508 in the country that are being taken up for upgradation under the ambitious scheme.
As per details provided by the authorities, the total cost of the six projects is ₹150.1 crore. Wadi station is on the top in the region in terms of project cost (₹32.7 crore) followed by Kalaburagi (₹29.1 crore), Shahabad (₹26.1 crore), Bidar (₹24.4 crore), Koppal (₹21.1 crore) and Ballari (₹16.7 crore).
Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers and New and Renewable Energy Bhagwant Khuba, Lok Sabha member from Kalaburagi Umesh Jadhav, Lok Sabha member from Koppal Karadi Sanganna and Lok Sabha member from Ballari Y. Devendrappa led the foundation stone-laying ceremonies in their respective districts.
“There was a time when people thought that train services were meant for the poor. The Railways has, however, got rid of the tag by improving its infrastructure and the quality of travel services. Today, even rich people use train services because of the superior services that Railways is providing. At present, 50 Vande Bharat Express trains are operating nationwide. The number is expected to rise to 400 by next year,” Mr. Khuba said in Bidar after the foundation stone-laying ceremony.
In Kalaburagi, Mr. Jadhav said that the Railway Minister has positively responded to the demand for establishing a new Railway Division with Kalaburagi as its headquarters.
“I took a delegation of Kalyana Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw with a list of demands, including the establishment of Kalaburagi Railway Division. The Minister has responded positively,” Mr. Jadhav said.
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