KTR urged Union minister Piyush Goyal to sanction new industrial corridors

HYDERABAD: Telangana industries minister KT Rama Rao urged Union minister of Industries and commerce Piyush Goyal to sanction new industrial corridors between Hyderabad and Nagpur and another between Hyderabad and Warangal. KT Rama Rao, who met the union minister on Thursday night, also sought support for setting up a Dry Port in Telangana.Earlier speaking at the Wings India 2020 curtain raiser programme, KTR said aerospace and defence sector is a priority sector for Telangana. The Minister stated that the Telangana Academy of Skill and Knowledge has already partnered with several aerospace and defence organizations for skilling the necessary manpower. He said many companies have invested in aerospace and defence industries in the state in the past five years. KTR said Telangana is the only state that had Drone policy in the country.The minister said the Telangana government was planning to develop five heliports at various places for better air connectivity. He said the government was also keen `flying for all’ in the next few years. He urged the Centre to support the state government. He gave an overview of the defence and aerospace ecosystem in Telangana.The Telangana minister met Aerospace and Defence head honchos in Delhi on the sidelines of Wings India 2020 program. According to officials, GE Aviation country head Vikram Rai met minister KTR. TATA and GE Aviation have together set up a world-class Center of Excellence (COE) focused on aero-engine components in Hyderabad in 2018. Minister and Vikram Rai discussed about the current operations of GE in Telangana and the plans for future expansion. Anand Stanley president & MD, Airbus India & South Asia Nik Khanna, managing director of BAE Systems India also met the minister. Later in the day Pierre Dickeli, CEO Safran India met Telangana industries minister and updated the minister about their recent expansion in Telangana. Safran had initially set up a facility to manufacture aircraft engine parts in Telangana and has recently opened their second plant too.