Overview
- At a Kurnool public event, the Prime Minister inaugurated and laid foundation stones across power, roads, railways, defence manufacturing, petroleum and industry as part of a statewide package.
- The Transmission System Strengthening at Kurnool‑III Pooling Station involves over Rs 2,880 crore for a 765 kV double‑circuit line to Chilakaluripeta, adding 6,000 MVA and enabling large‑scale renewable power evacuation.
- Industrial hubs at Orvakal (Kurnool) and Kopparthy (Kadapa) are being developed with more than Rs 4,920 crore, with official projections of about Rs 21,000 crore in follow‑on investment and nearly one lakh jobs.
- Energy and logistics additions include GAIL’s Rs 1,730‑crore Srikakulam–Angul gas pipeline spanning 124 km in Andhra Pradesh and 298 km in Odisha, Indian Oil’s Rs 200‑crore LPG bottling plant at Chittoor, and multiple road and rail upgrades.
- PM Modi reiterated the Viksit Bharat 2047 goal and referenced a state‑promoted plan for Google to set up a $15 billion AI/data‑centre hub in Visakhapatnam, presented in speeches as part of a broader investment push.