Hyderabad/New Delhi: BRS Working President KT Rama Rao on Tuesday urged Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to establish the Kazipet Railway Division, complete key railway projects in Telangana, and enhance central support for reviving the state’s Tier-2 IT ecosystem. KTR urged the Minister to establish a Kazipet Railway Division within South Central Railway’s restructuring, proposing that it encompass Kazipet–Ballarshah, Peddapalli–Nizamabad, Kazipet–Errupalem, Dornakal–Manuguru, Mothumarri–Vishnupuram, and Kazipet–Vangapalli sections totalling nearly 2,000 track kilometres. Noting support from railway employees, KTR observed that while Guntur Division operates with 900 kilometres and Vijayawada and Guntakal Divisions manage 2,200 kilometres each, Kazipet Division remains operationally feasible and strategically vital. He also requested examining feasibility for a Kothagudem Railway Division. KTR noted that project costs escalated from Rs 1,160 crore to nearly Rs 2,780 crore, stressing that immediate intervention is imperative.