(a) whether North-South distance will be substantially reduced by connecting Kurnool and Nandyal via Panyam as Nandyal is already connected to Yerraguntla which is on Chennai-Bombay line by laying a new Railway line along with the National Highway;
(b) if so, whether there is any proposal to lay a railway line between Kurnool and Nandyal via Panyam; and
(c) if so, the steps taken by the Railways for laying of above line and the time by which the work is likely to be completed?