Modi Lays Foundation For Railway Manufacturing Unit At Kazipet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone for the construction of a railway wagon manufacturing unit at Kazipet in Warangal.

The PM also laid the foundation stones for several other important National Highway projects in the State.

Telangana Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan, union ministers Nitin Gadkari and G Kishan Reddy, and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar also graced the occasion.

SCR General Manager Arun Kumar Jain and other senior officials from the railways were also present.

Speaking on the occasion, Modi congratulated the people of Telangana for the kicking off of several important infrastructural developmental projects in the State, worth around Rs 6,100 crore.

The PM said that the contribution of Telangana towards national development had always been great, and that the people of the State had played a key role in making India the 5th largest economy in the world.

He also said that the Indian Railways was reaching new heights in the manufacturing sector with the production of thousands of modern coaches and locomotives over the years, and that Kazipet too would now be a proud participant of the Make in India concept embarked upon by the Indian Railways.

"The construction of the railway manufacturing unit at Kazipet will also generate new employment opportunities and will be beneficial for many families in the region," he added.

The manufacturing unit is expected to produce around 200 wagons per month.

Salient features of the Railway Manufacturing Unit, Kazipet

Initially, a Wagon Repair Workshop was sanctioned for Kazipet to undertake periodic overhauling of 200 wagons per month. Later on, considering various factors such as the enhanced requirement of wagons by the Indian Railways, the regular demand for establishing a manufacturing unit in the area to promote local industry and the opportunities for employment generation and socio-economic development of the people in the region, the wagon repair workshop was upgraded to a Railway Manufacturing Unit with an estimated cost of Rs 521 crore.

The unit is expected to produce 1,200 wagons in the first year - i. e. 100 wagons per month. Subsequently, the manufacturing capacity is likely to be increased to 2,400 wagons per year.

The unit is expected to spur the industrial development eco-system in the Hanumakonda region, and to play an important role in the socio-economic progress of the people in the region.