After winning a significant number of seats in the recent general elections, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is now a key partner in the BJP-led government. This has rekindled hopes for the proposed new rail zone in Visakhapatnam, which was announced in 2019 but has been stalled due to disagreements between...
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the central and state governments over land allocation. The previous YSRCP government was blamed for delaying the project by not providing land. Prime Minister Modi had also criticized the YSRCP government for this issue during the election campaign. The project was further hindered by a blame game over the site issue, despite a detailed project plan being prepared in 2022. Now, with the TDP's support for the BJP government, people in Visakhapatnam are hopeful that the new rail zone will finally become operational.