Hyderabad/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Tuesday lay the foundation stone of various development projects worth around Rs 8,000 crore, in important sectors like Power, Rail and Health in Telangana.

Modi will arrive at Nizamabad of Telangana from Chhattisgarh at 3 pm on Tuesday.

An official statement from PMO on Monday said, "In line with the Prime Minister’s vision of increasing power generation with improved energy efficiency in the country, the first 800 MW Unit of phase 1 of Telangana Super Thermal Power Project of NTPC will be dedicated to the nation."

It will provide low cost power to Telangana and provide a boost to economic development of the state.

It will also be one of the most environmentally compliant power stations in the country.

Telangana’s rail infrastructure will get a boost as the Prime Minister will dedicate to nation rail projects including the new Railway Line connecting Manoharabad and Siddipet; and the electrification project between Dharmabad - Manoharabad and Mahabubnagar - Kurnool.

The 76 km long Manoharabad-Siddipet rail line will boost the socio-economic development of the region, especially in the districts of Medak and Siddipet. The electrification project between Dharmabad - Manoharabad and Mahabubnagar - Kurnool will help in improving average speed of trains and will lead to environment-friendly rail transport in the region.

Modi will also flag off Siddipet - Secunderabad - Siddipet train service, benefiting the local rail commuters in the region.

In an effort which will augment health infrastructure inTelangana, Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of 20 Critical Care Blocks (CCBs) across the state under Pradhan Mantri - Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission.

These CCBs will be built in the districts of Adilabad, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Jogulamba Gadwal, Hyderabad, Khammam, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Mahabubnagar (Badepally), Mulugu, Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Narayanpet, Nirmal, Rajanna Sircilla, RangaReddy (Maheshwaram), Suryapet, Peddapalli, Vikarabad and Warangal (Narsampet).

These CCBs will augment district level critical care infrastructure across Telangana benefiting people of the state.