'Earlier Telangana Was Victim Of Ignorance': PM Modi Launches Projects Worth Rs 56,000 Cr In Adilabad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Telangana's Adilabad where he inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various developmental projects worth over Rs 56,000 crore.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugruated and laid the foundation stone of a slew of developmental projects worth over Rs 56,000 crore in Telangana's Adilabad. The projects relate to rail and road sector with major focus on power sector. 

Speaking at the event Modi said, "For many years, Telangana was a victim of ignorance."  

"Earlier regions like Telangana were victims of igonrance. But in the last 10 years, our government spent much money for the development of Telangana," he said.  

"The entire world is talking about India's growth rate. India is the only country in the world which continued to grow at 8.4 per cent in the last quarter. Soon, our country will become the third largest economy of the world," noted PM Modi.  

Later addressing a public rally in Adilabad, PM Modi said that the contribution made by the people of Telangana was never given due respect even after several decades post-independence. 

"After 2014, the BJP Government at the Centre gave great importance to the development of Telangana and the honour of the tribal community...Could anyone have imagined that a tribal woman would become the President of the country," he said. 

"Could anyone have imagined that the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda would be celebrated as a national festival? For the development of tribals, BJP Government formed a separate ministry," he added. 

Training guns on the opposition, Modi said, "They (Opposition) keep talking about elections...Yesterday for the entire day, I sat down with all the ministers, senior secretaries, and officials of the Government of India - the top team of around 125 people. I didn't discuss elections, I elaborately discussed the action plan for the 'Vikst Bharat Nirman'..."

During the event, which was also attended by Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, PM Modi inaugurated NTPC's 800 MW (Unit-2) of Telangana Super Thermal Power Project in Peddapalli. Based on ultra-supercritical technology, the project will supply 85 per cent power to Telangana and will have the highest power generation efficiency of approximately 42 per cent among all power stations of NTPC in India, said the Prime Minister's Office in a statement on Sunday.

The newly electrified Ambari-Adilabad-Pimpalkhuti rail line was also inaugurated during the event. Modi also laid down the foundation stone for two major national highway projects connecting Telangana with Maharashtra and Telangana with Chhattisgarh through NH-353B and NH-163.