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Plans For High-Speed Rail Corridor In AP Going At “Jet Speed”
Posted by Pradeep Sadanapalli | July 14, 2007 | 319 views
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Loading ...The State Government has embarked on an ambitious project of introducing a high-speed rail corridor connecting Hyderabad with Machilipatnam via Vijayawada.
Chief minister Dr YS Rajashekar Reddy today announced plans for high speed rail corridors between Hyderabad and other major cities that would enable trains to move at 200 kmph. This would be the first of its kind in the country.
The project intends to reduce the travel time between the State capital with the port city to just two hours. Officials have been directed to prepare a comprehensive project report so that the Government could seek Central funds. At a high level meeting with transport minister Mr K Laxminarayana, he asked senior officials to prepare a detailed project report, which would be submitted to the Centre for early clearance.
According to a press release from the Chief Minister’s office on Sunday, Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy said that once the corridor was established, it would provide a direct link from Hyderabad International airport to Machilipatnam port.
The rail corridor would bring about industrial revolution in Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Nalgonda, Mahabubnagar, Medak, Warangal and Krishna district. The corridor is on the lines of the one proposed between New Delhi and Mumbai. The State Government is planning to seek Central funds for the project.
The project is expected to be launched on 15 August 2008. The high speed corridors would operate between Hyderabad-Mumbai, Hyderabad-Bangalore, Hyderabad-Visakhapatnam via Vijayawada and Hyderbad-Chennai via Vijayawada. The project requires 3,000 km of elevated rail tracks. Dr Reddy will make a presentation on this to the Prime Minister when the latter visits Hyderabad on 31 July. He will ask the Centre to take up this project or permit the state to develop it on the lines of the twin-cities Metro Rail.
“The high speed rail corridors will be more beneficial to the state as it allows less journey time, less energy consumption, environmental compatibility, better safety, less congestion, development of the adjoining area, more business opportunities, alternative to air transport and release of capacity on conventional lines.”
SOURCES:
The Hindu
The Statesman
Topics: Govt In Action, Infrastructure |
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