Union Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan after inaugurating the RUB in Bhimavaram on Saturday.
Union Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan on Saturday claimed that the allocation of ₹7,032 crore in the Railway Budget for the financial year 2022-23 was seven times more than the allocation made for the period of 2009 to 2014 for railway infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh.
Mr. Muraleedharan inaugurated the Road Under Bridge (RUB) in Bhimavaram that connected the road traffic to the National Highway.
Rajya Sabha member G.V.L. Narasimha Rao and BJP State president Somu Veerraju accompanied the Union Minister.
The South Central Railway built the ₹21-crore RUB project.
Addressing the gathering, Mr. Muraleedharan said, “The Central government has been extending financial aid to the State as per the A.P. Reorganisation Act. In fact, the State has received more financial benefit that what has been promised and envisaged in the Act.”
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently allocated ₹450 crore for Visakhapatnam railway station,” he added.