Telangana: Manugur-Ramagundam railway line works to pick up momentum

According to the gazette notification issued by the Centre on this October 16, sub-Collector, Kataram, revenue divisional officer, Bhupalpally and additional Collector (revenue), Peddapalli would be the competent authority to carry out the process of land acquisition

Kothagudem: The works related to proposed Manugur-Ramagundam new broad gauge railway line set to be expedited with the Central government authorising revenue officials in the State to perform the functions of competent authority.

According to the gazette notification issued by the Centre on this October 16, sub-Collector, Kataram, revenue divisional officer, Bhupalpally and additional Collector (revenue), Peddapalli would be the competent authority to carry out the process of land acquisition.

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Kataram sub-Collector would be looking after land acquisition in Malharrao and Kataram mandals, Bhupalpally RDO would monitor Ghanpur and Bhulpally mandals in Bhupalpally district.

Similarly, the additional Collector would look after land acquisition in Mutharam, Manthani, Ramagiri, Kamanpur and Peddapalli mandals in Peddapalli district.

The 207.80 kilometre railway line granted special railway project would connect Manugur in Kothagudem district and Ramagundam in Peddapalli district. The railway line, referred to as the coal corridor, would serve as a vital supply chain as it connects coal belt areas in Telangana to industrial regions across the country.

Once the construction of this line is completed, it will become easier to visit Sammakka and Saralamma gaddelu at Medaram in Mulugu district as the railway line passes through Tadvai.

As it ensures rail connectivity to Mulugu and Bhupalapally districts industrial development would be accelerated. It might be noted that the railway project was proposed in 1999.

The Centre reconsidered the project and sanctioned it in the year 2013-14 with an initial cost of Rs. 1,112 crore and revised cost of the project is set to be Rs. 3600 crore.

The new railway line could also help the development of tourist and religious places like Kaleshwaram, Ramappa, Medaram, Kota Gullu, Mandasa, Laknavaram and Bogatha falls.

The Centre has also been mulling to lay a railway line connecting Kothagudem with Malkangiri in Odisha to provide connectivity to mining and industrial areas of Chhattisgarh and Odisha besides connecting interior tribal areas.