PM Modi Reviews Bengaluru Suburban Rail, Telangana Irrigation Projects Amid Delays

• PM Modi reviewed the Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project and J Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme in a recent PRAGATI meeting.
• The Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project, under discussion for four decades, was approved in 2020 with a 2023 target but remains incomplete, with costs rising by ₹1,020 crore.
• The project aims to connect Bengaluru city, suburbs, and the airport across 148 km, facilitating 10 lakh daily commuters.
• The J Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme in Telangana, conceived in 2001, will irrigate 5.57 lakh acres in Warangal, Karimnagar, and Nalgonda districts.
• PM Modi will visit Assam on January 17-18 to witness Bodo folk dance, lay foundation for Kaziranga Elevated Corridor, and flag off two Amrit Bharat Express trains.

Why It Matters: PM Modi pushes for expedited completion of delayed infrastructure projects in Karnataka and Telangana.