Hyderabad, Aug. 5 -- Telangana IT and industries minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) requested the union government to reopen all shut units of the Cement Corporation of India (CCI) in Adilabad district. In a letter to union minister for Heavy Industries Mahendra Nath Pandey, KTR said told him that the issue was highlighted earlier, but to no avail.

KTR, in his letter to Mahendra Nath Pandey, told the latter that the matter was pointed out his predecessors, but no favorable decision was made. Giving detailed information about the plant, KTR stated that the CCI Adilabad commenced production in 1984 with an initial cost of Rs. 47 crore.

The plant is located in an area of about 772 acres on the outskirts of Adilabad town and has a township of 170 a...