Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday arrived in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool, where he will inaugurate multiple development projects worth a total of around Rs 13,430 crore.
He arrived at Kurnool airport in the morning and was welcomed by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidualong with Governor S Abdul Nazeer and Deputy Chief Minister K Pawan Kalyan.
The Prime Minister is scheduled to proceed by road to the Srisailam temple in Nandyal district and also to visit the Sri Shivaji Spoorthi Kendra. Later in the day, he will return to Kurnool and projects across key sectors, including industry, power transmission, roads, railways, defence manufacturing, and petroleum and natural gas.
He is also scheduled to address a public meeting alongside the “Super GST Savings” event being organised by the Naidu government.
A PMO statement said the Prime Minister would lay the foundation stone for Kurnool-III Pooling Station’s transmission system strengthening. The Rs 2,880-crore project includes the construction of a 765 KV double-circuit Kurnool-III Pooling Station–Chilakaluripeta transmission line, which will increase transformation capacity by 6,000 MVA and enable large-scale transmission of renewable energy to support the nation’s growth.
He will also lay the foundation stones for the Orvakal Industrial Area in Kurnool and the Kopparthy Industrial Area in Kadapa, with a total investment of over Rs 4,920 crore. Developed jointly by the National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT) and the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd (APIIC), these modern, multi-sectoral industrial hubs feature plug-and-play infrastructure and a walk-to-work concept. They are expected to attract Rs 21,000 crore in investments and generate approximately one lakh jobs, boosting industrial development and global competitiveness in Andhra Pradesh’s Rayalaseema region.
To enhance road infrastructure, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for the six-lane Greenfield Highway from Sabbavaram to Sheelanagar — a project worth over Rs 960 crore. It is aimed at easing congestion in Visakhapatnam and facilitating trade and employment. In addition, six other road projects worth around a total of Rs 1,140 crore will also be inaugurated — the four-laning of the Pileru–Kalur section, widening from Kadapa/Nellore border to CS Puram, the four-lane Rail over Bridge (ROB) between Gudivada and Nujella Railway Stations on NH-165, and the improvement of the bypassed section in N Gundlapalli Town on NH-544DD.
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Modi will further lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation several key railway projects worth over Rs 1,200 crore. The projects include the laying of the foundation stone for the Kottavalasa-Vizianagaram Fourth Railway Line and the Rail Flyover between Pendurti and Simhachalam North, and the dedication to the nation of the doubling of the Kottavalasa-Boddavara section and the Shimiliguda-Gorapur section. These projects will reduce congestion, ensure faster and safer journeys, facilitate smooth movement of passengers and freight, and promote industrial, trade, and tourism growth across the region, while generating employment opportunities for local communities, as per the PMO.
In the energy sector, the Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation the Srikakulam–Angul Natural Gas Pipeline of GAIL India Limited, built at a total cost of around Rs 1,730 crore, spanning around 124 km in Andhra Pradesh and 298 km in Odisha. He will also inaugurate Indian Oil’s 60 TMTPA (Thousand Metric Tonnes per annum) LPG bottling plant at Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, established at an investment of around Rs 200 crore. The plant will serve over 7.2 lakh customers through 80 distributors across four districts of Andhra Pradesh, two districts of Tamil Naduand one district of Karnataka. It is aimed at ensuring a reliable LPG supply for households and businesses in the region.
To strengthen defence manufacturing, the PM will dedicate the Advanced Night Vision Products Factory at Nimmaluru, Krishna district, established by Bharat Electronics Limited at an investment of around Rs 360 crore. The facility will manufacture advanced electro-optical systems for the Indian Defence Forces, reinforcing self-reliance in defence production and promoting skilled employment in the region.
