Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be laying the foundation stone for the Railway Manufacturing Unit at Kazipet tomorrow. The Prime minister will be laying the foundation stone to several infrastructure projects at Warangal tomorrow as part of his four-state visit. South Central Railways general manager Arun Kumar Jain informed media that the manufacturing unit will be the first of its kind in the state and will contribute to the overall development of the region. He said the unit will produce a variety of rolling stock based on the specific requirements. Speaking to media, he said the Railway Manufacturing Unit at Kazipet to be set up at an initial cost of 501 crore rupees will stimulate the ecosystem for new industrial development in Hanamkonda. 

He further informed that initially, a Wagon Repair Workshop was sanctioned at Kazipet to undertake a Periodic Overhauling unit (POH) of 200 wagons per month. However, he said considering factors such as the increased demand for wagons by the Railways, requests from political leaders to establish a manufacturing unit to support local industry and the potential for employment generation and socio-economic development in the region, the wagon repair shop is being upgraded to a railway manufacturing unit. The project is expected to create approximately 1200 direct job opportunities once completed.