Hyderabad: Agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao on Friday urged Union minister G Kishan Reddy to allocate Mahanadi coal to Yadadri thermal power plant, as sought by chief minister A Revanth Reddy, and find a permanent solution to the problems faced by Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd (RFCL) to ensure uninterrupted urea supplies to farmers in Telangana.Tummala met Kishan Reddy and submitted representations seeking the Centre’s intervention in several key development projects in Telangana. He sought ₹100 crore from Coal India CSR funds for the University of Earth Sciences at Kothagudem and urged the Centre to allocate Sattupalli Block-III coal block to SCCL.He also requested the Centre to expedite plans for a greenfield airport in Bhadradri Kothagudem district. On railway infrastructure, Tummala sought faster clearances for projects in Telangana and urged the Centre to accord priority to Sattupalli-Kovvuru and Penuballi-Kondapalli railway lines.He also called for early completion of Pandurangapuram-Malkangiri railway line up to Sarapaka. Tummala urged Kishan Reddy to extend the necessary support and expedite the projects, which he said are crucial to Telangana’s development.
