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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation for projects worth Rs 58,000 crore here, which also included relaunching the construction of the greenfield capital city of Amaravati , which is Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's 'dream project'.

The Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation for 94 projects, which included capital city institutions, national highways, railway upgrades and defence-related installations.

Addressing the public rally in Amravati after laying foundation stone and inaugurating multiple projects in Andhra Pradesh Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Amravati is the capital of Indralok and it is not merely a coincidence that Amravati is the capital of Andhra Pradesh. It is a sign of the establishment of 'Swarna Andhra'. 'Swarna Andhra' will strengthen the pathway for Viksit Bharat and Amravati will empower the vision of 'Swarna Andhra'."

PM Modi said, "Amaravati is going to be a city where dreams of the youths will get fulfilled. Amaravati will emerge as a leading city in sectors such as information technology, artificial intelligence, green energy, clean industry, education and healthcare. The central government is providing all the assistance to the state government to provide the infrastructure needed for these sectors."

PM Modi said, "Today, multiple projections worth nearly Rs 60,000 were inaugurated and their foundation stone was laid. These projects are the strong foundation of Andhra Pradesh's aspirations and Viksit Bharat's hopes."

"NTR Garu envisioned a developed Andhra Pradesh. Together, we need to make Amaravati and Andhra Pradesh the growth engine of 'Viksit Bharat' (developed India). We need to fulfil the dream of NTR Garu. In the past 10 years, India has focused a lot on physical, digital and social infrastructure. India is among those nations whose infrastructure is developing rapidly. Andhra Pradesh is also getting benefits from this," PM Modi said.

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.He laid foundations for infrastructure and flood mitigation projects featuring a 320 km long world-class transport network with underground utilities and advanced flood management systems in the greenfield capital city. 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 of 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).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.PM 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 he laid the foundation include the widening of various sections of NH, construction of elevated corridor, half clover leaf and road over bridge among others.These projects will enhance connectivity, inter-state travel, reduce congestion and improve overall logistics efficiency. Likewise, the construction of 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 Rs 254 crore to the nation, which included doubling and tripling projects.

Further, Modi inaugurated eight national highway projects worth Rs 3,860 crore, which provide seamless connectivity to religious and tourist places like Tirupati, Srikalahasti, Malakonda and Udayagiri Fort among others. PTI STH GDK “We bring the World to you" Disclaimer : This e-mail message may contain proprietary, confidential or legally privileged information for the sole use of the person or entity to whom this message was originally addressed. Please delete this e-mail, if it is not meant for you.

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