Hyderabad, Feb. 12 -- Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Thursday, February 12, urged the Centre to take up the entire cost of developing the Krishna-Vikarabad railway line, as the state government was bearing the cost of land acquisition for the project.

He met Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in Delhi and informed him that limestone deposits have been identified at Tekulakode in Karnataka, located along the proposed route, and efforts are underway to develop the region into a cement and textile industrial hub.

To strengthen his case, the CM added that the Krishna region is strategically located near several cement industries in Karnataka, and Kodangal, Tekulakode, and Doulthabad are being developed as industrial zones. ...