Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for projects worth ₹58,000 crore in Amaravati, which also included relaunching the construction of this greenfield capital city of Andhara Pradesh, which is Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's “dream project”.
The Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for 94 projects, which included capital city institutions, national highways, railway upgrades and defence-related installations.
As part of resuming the construction of Amaravati, the PM laid foundation stones for 74 projects worth ₹49,000 crore, which encompassed the construction of the Assembly, Secretariat and High Court buildings and judicial residential quarters, along with housing for 5,200 families.
Modi also laid the foundation stones for infrastructure and flood mitigation projects featuring a 320-km world-class transport network with underground utilities and advanced flood management systems in the greenfield capital city of Amaravati.
The land pooling scheme infrastructure projects will cover 1,281 km of roads equipped with central medians, cycle tracks and integrated utilities across the greenfield capital city.
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Likewise, the PM laid the foundation stone for nine Central projects worth ₹5,028 crore, like DRDO’s missile testing centre (₹1,459 crore) at Nagayalanka in Krishna district, Unity Mall in Visakhapatnam (₹100 crore), Guntakal-Mallappa Gate Rail overbridge (₹293 crore) and six national highway projects (₹3,176 crore).
The missile testing centre will comprise a launch centre, technical instrumentation facilities, indigenous radars, telemetry and electro-optical systems, enhancing the country's defence preparedness.
Ekta Mall or Unity Mall at Madhurawada in Visakhapatnam has been envisioned with the objective of fostering national integration, supporting the Make in India initiative, promoting “One District One Product” initiative, generating employment opportunities, empowering rural artisans and enhancing the market presence of indigenous products.
The six national highway projects for which the PM laid the foundation include the widening of various sections of national highways, construction of elevated corridor, half clover leaf and road overbridge, among others.
These projects will enhance connectivity and inter-state travel, reduce congestion and improve overall logistics efficiency. Likewise, the construction of a rail over rail between Guntakal West and Mallappa gate stations aims to bypass goods trains and slash congestion at the Guntakal Junction.
Similarly, the PM dedicated three railway projects worth ₹254 crore to the nation, which included doubling and tripling projects.
Modi also inaugurated eight national highway projects worth ₹3,860 crore, which provide seamless connectivity to religious and tourist places like Tirupati, Srikalahasti, Malakonda and Udayagiri Fort, among others.
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