Modi Inaugurates Rs 9,400 Crore Projects in Hyderabad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Hyderabad on May 10, his first trip to the city since beginning his third consecutive term, to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for development projects worth approximately Rs 9,400 crore and address a large public meeting organized by the Bharatiya Janata Party at Parade Grounds.

Modi arrived at Begumpet Airport around 2:50 p.m. from Bengaluru, where he had participated earlier in the 45th anniversary celebrations of The Art of Living foundation. He proceeded to the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, joined by Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, for official events between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. There, he dedicated key infrastructure initiatives to the nation, including the four-laning of National Highway 167 from Gudebellur to Mahabubnagar on the Hyderabad-Panaji Economic Corridor at a cost of over Rs 3,175 crore, expected to reduce travel time by about 90 minutes and enhance connectivity between Telangana and Karnataka.

Other projects included the foundation stone for the Zaheerabad Industrial Area in Sangareddy district under the Hyderabad-Nagpur Industrial Corridor, spanning 3,245 acres at over Rs 2,350 crore and aimed...