Hyderabad, April 6 -- Union Coal and Mines minister G Kishan Reddy has written to Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy, requesting expedited land acquisition for national highway projects in the state.

In his letter, Kishan Reddy highlighted that since Telangana's formation, the central government has constructed 2,500 kilometers of national highways in the state.

"Additionally, another 2,500 kilometers of highway projects are in various stages of development, he stated.

The minister emphasized the need for land acquisition to facilitate the construction of 16 national highway projects spanning 691.52 kilometers, excluding the Regional Ring Road (RRR).

"These projects have an estimated cost of Rs 12,619.27 crore and require 1,550....