Hyderabad, Aug. 9 -- Union Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has stated that the railway manufacturing unit being set up at Kazipet, Warangal district is estimated to cost Rs 521.36 crore. So far, Rs 310.78 crore, about 60 per cent of the total expenditure, has already been utilised for the project.

Responding to a question raised by Congress MP Anil Kumar Yadav in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, August 8, the minister said the upcoming facility will have the capability to manufacture and maintain various types of railway products.

He added that construction work and the installation of electrical infrastructure for the unit are almost complete.

Once operational, the Kazipet facility is expected to bolster railway manufacturing capacity and...