Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid foundation and inaugurated a host of projects worth Rs 58,000 crore in Andhra Pradesh's greenfield capital, Amaravati.
The Prime Minister laid foundation for 74 projects worth Rs 49,000 crore as a part of Amaravati greenfield capital reconstruction.
Further, he also laid foundation for nine central projects worth Rs 5,028 crore, such as DRDO's missile testing centre (Rs 1,459 crore) at Nagayalanka in Krishna district, unity mall in Vizag (Rs 100 crore), Guntakal-Mallappa Gate Rail overbridge (Rs 293 crore) and six national highway projects (Rs 3,680 crore).
The missile testing centre will house a launch centre, technical instrumentation facilities, indigenous radars, telemetry and electro-optical systems, enhancing the country's defence preparedness.
Meanwhile, the relaunch of Amaravati construction works will be the second such launch in a decade, as Modi had already done it once back in October 2015.
In the subsequent four years since the first foundation, the TDP regime, between 2014 and 2019, managed to erect some temporary structures such as the secretariat, High Court building and partially completed some official residential projects.
However, the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP government between 2019 and 2024 scrapped Naidu's 'dream project', for which the TDP supremo had pooled 54,000 acres from 29,881 farmers and other sources.
A total of 8,603 sq km was notified as the capital region, with 217 sq km allocated for the capital city and 16.9 sq km designated as the core capital area.
State-of-the-art highways, expressways, and rail links are expected to connect Amaravati with major ports like Krishnapatnam, Kakinada, and Visakhapatnam, boosting exports and agri-market integration.
Positioning Amaravati as a knowledge and Artificial Intelligence hub, the CM aims to turn it into a national logistics and green energy hub, with port linkages, solar-powered housing and other features.
The Prime Minister laid foundation for 74 projects worth Rs 49,000 crore as a part of Amaravati greenfield capital reconstruction.
Further, he also laid foundation for nine central projects worth Rs 5,028 crore, such as DRDO's missile testing centre (Rs 1,459 crore) at Nagayalanka in Krishna district, unity mall in Vizag (Rs 100 crore), Guntakal-Mallappa Gate Rail overbridge (Rs 293 crore) and six national highway projects (Rs 3,680 crore).
The missile testing centre will house a launch centre, technical instrumentation facilities, indigenous radars, telemetry and electro-optical systems, enhancing the country's defence preparedness.
Meanwhile, the relaunch of Amaravati construction works will be the second such launch in a decade, as Modi had already done it once back in October 2015.
In the subsequent four years since the first foundation, the TDP regime, between 2014 and 2019, managed to erect some temporary structures such as the secretariat, High Court building and partially completed some official residential projects.
However, the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP government between 2019 and 2024 scrapped Naidu's 'dream project', for which the TDP supremo had pooled 54,000 acres from 29,881 farmers and other sources.
A total of 8,603 sq km was notified as the capital region, with 217 sq km allocated for the capital city and 16.9 sq km designated as the core capital area.
State-of-the-art highways, expressways, and rail links are expected to connect Amaravati with major ports like Krishnapatnam, Kakinada, and Visakhapatnam, boosting exports and agri-market integration.
Positioning Amaravati as a knowledge and Artificial Intelligence hub, the CM aims to turn it into a national logistics and green energy hub, with port linkages, solar-powered housing and other features.
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