Hyderabad, Oct.25 (NSS): BJP State senior leader Gudur Narayana Reddy on Friday has spoken highly of Union Minister for Coal & Mines G Kishan Reddy for ensuring extension of Multi-Modal Transport System up to Yadadri shrine.
In a media statement, he said with the blessings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and with the efforts of Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw the dream of extension of MMTS up to Yadadri would be a reality soon. He appreciated Kishan Reddy for the relentless efforts he had put in to convince the Central Government for taking up extension of MMTS to Yadadri.
Reddy said the demand to extend the MMTS up to Yadadri was there for two decades. He said though the services were launched in 2003, extension of it up to Yadadri was not implemented till today.
He said former chief minister K Chandrasekhara Rao has time and again spoke of extension of MMTS to Yadadri during his nine-and-a-half years tenure but did not take measures to implement the project.
The BJP leader said everyday about 10,000 pilgrims visit the temple town. The number doubles and triples during the weekends and on important occasions. The importance of the temple has gone up after creation of Telangana State, 10 years ago. He said the pilgrims were forced to cough up hundreds of rupees for travelling to Yadadri in buses and private vehicles every day. Parking for private vehicles was big problem in the temple town. He said extension of MMTS would be helpful to pilgrims for a safe and hassle-free journey. It also saves a lot of time for them, he added.
He said the project was not grounded so far due to the apathy of the State government. The previous BRS government did not pay its share to the Centre to begin the services just to deny the latter the credibility of implantation of the project. He urged Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to go hand in hand with the Centre by releasing the share of the State government for grounding the project at the earliest. He advised the Chief Minister not to follow KCR’s foot prints and take steps to release the State government share so that the implementation of the project is expedited.
