Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Friday and handed him over a wish list of 10 issues including provision of a grant of Rs 20,000 crore for the Kaleshwaram project
During their hour-long meeting, the Chief Minister also sought amendment to the Presidential Order to allow the new zonal system to be implemented, bifurcation of the High Court, completion of pending railway projects.
Mr Rao also asked for handing over Bison Polo Ground in Secunderabad to build the new Secretariat, setting up an IIM, providing funds for the Hyderabad IT Investment Region, setting up IIIT in Karimnagar and opening Navodaya schools in all new district headquarters. Mr Rao claimed that the Prime Minister responded positively to all the issues.
On Kaleshwaram, the CM stated in the representation submitted to the Prime Minister, “The project will cost an estimated Rs 80,000 crore. For completion of this project, in addition to Rs 25,000 crore budgetary provision, we procured a loan from financial institutions of Rs 22,000 crore. We still need funds. I requested the PM to extend financial help of Rs 20,000 crore.”
