Union Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Saturday announced that Hyderabad is set to become a "high-speed hub" with the introduction of three major bullet train corridors, asserting that the massive Rs 5,400 crore railway budget allocated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is bringing a revolutionary change to Telangana.
Speaking to reporters after the HYSEA GCCS & IT Roundtable at the Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre, Minister Vaishnaw stated that the high-speed corridors would integrate the
regional economies and transform the urban landscape.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given three high-speed bullet train corridors to Hyderabad, which will change its landscape. From Pune to Hyderabad, Hyderabad to Chennai, and Hyderabad to Bengaluru--this will become a major game-changer for the entire region.
Hyderabad will become the high-speed hub. It will bring a huge amount of development, and the economies of this entire region will become fully integrated," the Minister said.