Naidu’s Amaravati Dream Revived: PM Modi Launches Rs 58,000 Crore Infra Blitz In Andhra Pradesh

Amaravati Project: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation for projects worth Rs 58,000 crore in Amaravati on Friday, including the relaunch of the construction of the greenfield capital city—Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's 'dream project'. The Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation for 94 projects, including institutions for the capital city, national highways, railway upgrades, and defence installations.

As part of resuming the construction of Amaravati, the PM laid foundation for 74 projects worth Rs 49,000 crore, which encompassed the construction of the Assembly, Secretariat and High Court buildings and judicial residential quarters, along with housing buildings for 5,200 families.

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He laid the foundation for infrastructure and flood mitigation projects, including a 320 km world-class transport network with underground utilities and advanced flood management systems in the greenfield capital city. The land pooling scheme will develop 1,281 km of roads, equipped with central medians, cycle tracks, and integrated utilities across Amaravati.

Likewise, the PM laid the 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 3,176 crore).

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The six national highway projects for which he laid the foundation include the widening of several NH sections, construction of an elevated corridor, a half cloverleaf, and a road overbridge, among others. These initiatives will improve connectivity, facilitate inter-state travel, reduce congestion, and enhance overall logistics efficiency. Additionally, the construction of a rail over rail between Guntakal West and Mallappa Gate stations aims to bypass goods trains and ease congestion at the Guntakal Junction.

Similarly, the PM dedicated three railway projects worth Rs 254 crore to the nation, which included doubling and tripling projects.

(With PTI inputs)

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