Following article says 60 acre land has been earmarked for Kazipet near Secunderabad Wagon Factory, a coach factory that manufactures coaches for passenger trains needs about 150 acre land

NOTE: Why the politics of land by state Govt., even a coach factory needs 150 acres which Kalahandi can afford, confirmed source tells us Jaring in Kalahandi has minimum 180 acres of non-forest and Government land (Gochar) land, where railway line is being connected. Why state Govt. is insisting for 500 acres of land, it is not yet clear why?

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Confusing on rail unit

 Feb 28, 2011

Feb. 27: Post the railway budget, there is still confusion as to whether Kazipet has been allocated a wagon-manufacturing unit or a wagon repair unit.

Both railway union leaders and politicians differ on this. According to railway union leaders, a wagon repair unit is set up on a small scale on 40-60 acre land and can provide employment opportunities to 1,500-2,000 people.

Whereas, a wagon manufacturing unit or a coach factory that manufactures coaches for passenger trains, needs about 150 acre land and can provide employment to over 10,000 people. However, railway sources claimed that between the two, they have no idea as to what has been allotted to Kazipet in the recent railway budget. “We will get a clear idea in 3-4 days, after the Railway Board sends the Kazipet unit’s proposal to GM, South Central Railway,” said K. Srinivas, president, SCR Majdoor Union (SCRMU), Secunderabad Division, which also includes Kazipet.

As of now, sources said out of the 60 acre earmarked for the wagon unit in Kazipet, the district administration has in its possession 49 acre in Madikonda while the rest 11 acre is still in possession of private parties. Even in the rail budget, the initial funds allocated for the proposed Kazipet unit is just Rs 20 crore, which sources said, has been given towards land acquisition and levelling works at the project site.

Madath Kalidas, 76, secretary, CPI state control commission, who has been agitating for either a wagon or a rail coach factory in Kazipet since 1976, said, “I think, it would be a wagon manufacturing unit on a small scale.”

Sources, meanwhile, have expressed fears that in case only a wagon repair unit is allotted in Kazipet, it would be the end to the long pending demand for a large-scale unit.
Similarly, city residents have lamented lack of mention of another long- pending demand of making Kazipet a separate division within the SCR in the rail budget. Presently, Kazipet railway station, which connects north and south India, comes under Secunderabad division.