Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation for Rs 49,040 crore worth of works in Amaravati and officially relaunch construction work in the capital city tomorrow.
This is the second time Modi will launch projects in Amaravati, having laid the original foundation stone for the construction of the capital city in October 2015. The PM will address a public gathering afterwards.
Chief Minister N has asked leaders and cadre from the TDP, Jana Sena and to be in attendance.
The PM will arrive at Gannavaram Airport at 2:55 pm, where ministers and TDP-NDA coalition leaders will receive him. From there, he will travel by helicopter to Velagapudi.
He is scheduled to reach Velagapudi at 3:15 pm, where Naidu and Deputy CM K will welcome him.
Naidu said that both the Centre and the state are closely coordinating to make his Amaravati dream a reality, and that despite a financial crunch, several welfare and developmental programmes have been taken up in the 10 months of the TDP-led NDA coming to power. He said that revenue generated from Amaravati will be used to push more developmental works and welfare programmes. He called the capital a self-sustained project and said basic facilities will be provided in the next three years.
Naidu said that land has been successfully pooled for the capital city, and that the farmers have given their land keeping in view the state’s future.
The CM also said that the Polavaram project will be completed by 2027 and that large-scale employment opportunities will be generated with the establishment of in Visakhapatnam. Work on the construction of Bhogapuram airport is moving at a fast pace, he said, adding that LG Corporation is going to invest Rs 5,000 crore in the state.
