SCR appraises PMO on Kovvur-Bhadrachalam railway line seeking financial share from A.P., Telangana

SCR GM Gajanan Mallya hints at the possibility of construction railway stadium by RLDA in Rajamahendravaram

The South Central Railway (SCR) authorities have briefed the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), seeking financial contribution from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to complete the proposed Kovvur-Bhadrachalam railway line. “The status of the Kovvur-Bhadrachalam railway line project has been discussed with the Prime Minister Office during a high-level meeting. The State governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are required to contribute their share to complete the project. The project can be taken up and we are prepared to do it,” South Central Railway General Manager Gajanan Mallya confirmed during his visit to Rajamahendravaram. “The Kovvur-Bhadrachalam railway line project had been sanctioned before the bifurcation of the united Andhra Pradesh. It aims to reduce 40 kilometres of the distance between Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam,” said Mr. Gajanan Mallya.