PM Modi To Visit Andhra Pradesh And Karnataka On 1 August
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a day visit to Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka tomorrow. In Andhra Pradesh, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram, Andhra Pradesh. Developed under the Public-Private Partnership mode at a cost of over Rs 5,640 crore, the Greenfield airport has been designed to handle 6 million passengers annually. The airport is expected to provide a significant boost to tourism, trade, investment and employment generation in Andhra Pradesh while strengthening air connectivity in the region.
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of the ASIP Semiconductor Project at Visakhapatnam, being developed with an investment of Rs 460 crore. It is Andhra Pradesh’s first semiconductor manufacturing facility approved under the India Semiconductor Mission. The facility will manufacture around 96 million semiconductor chips annually and create high-skilled employment opportunities, while also fostering a robust ancillary ecosystem to support semiconductor manufacturing.
Mr Modi will also lay the foundation stone for the Transmission System for Integration of Kurnool-IV Renewable Energy Zone – Phase-I 4.5 Gigawatt, being implemented by powergrid through a Special Purpose Vehicle, with an investment of Rs 5,550 crore.
Prime Minister will inaugurate the Transmission System for Kurnool Wind Energy Zone and Solar Energy Zone (Andhra Pradesh) – Part A and Part B, implemented at a cost of Rs 3,550 crore. He will also inaugurate Transmission Scheme for Solar Energy Zone in Ananthapuram two thousand 500 Megawatt and Kurnool 1 thousand Megawatt, implemented by Powergrid at a cost of Rs 820 crore. These transmission projects will enable the evacuation of power generated from the renewable energy zones in Kurnool and Ananthapuram and the transmission of power to beneficiaries across the country through the National Grid.
Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of National Highway projects worth Rs 1,880 crore. The projects to be dedicated include the four-lane access-controlled Greenfield highway from Recherla to Guruvaygudem section of NH-365BG, the four-lane access-controlled Greenfield highway from Guruvaygudem to Devarapalle section of NH-365BG, and the four-lane Tadipatri Bypass on NH-67. Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of the high-level bridge at Lingasamudram on the Penchalakona-Yerpedu section of NH-565. These projects will ease congestion in Vijayawada and several other cities, improve road safety, reduce travel distance and travel time between Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad, and promote regional connectivity.
After concluding his visit to Andhra Pradesh, Prime Minister will reach Mysuru, Karnataka, where he will inaugurate the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre – Viveka Smaraka. He will also address the gathering on the occasion. The Viveka Smaraka commemorates Swami Vivekananda’s historic visit to Mysuru in November 1892 during his journey across India. Established at the historic Niranjana Math, the Viveka Smaraka is spread across a built-up area of over 81,000 square feet and comprises a main building and an annex block. It houses a 4-D Experience Centre, an exhibition hall, an amphitheatre with a seating capacity of around 700 people, classrooms, conference rooms, a library, a reading room, a meditation and yoga hall, and a book stall. The centre also includes dedicated facilities for students preparing for competitive examinations.
