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Nation PM's visit to South India

DEEP WATER BLOCK PROJECT WITH ECONOMIC

CORRIDOR IN ANDHRA PRADESH

On the second day of his visit, Prime Minister Chhattisgarh and Odisha to the Visakhapatnam
Modi laid the foundation stones of development port and the Chennai-Kolkata National Highway.
projects worth over Rs 10,500 crore in
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, and dedicated The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone
some of them to the nation. It includes an for a dedicated port road from Convent Junction
onshore deepwater block project. Addressing a to Sheela Nagar Junction in Visakhapatnam. It
function organised on the occasion, he said, "The will reduce traffic congestion in Visakhapatnam
people of Andhra Pradesh have a very special city by separating local traffic and port-bound
thing: they are very loving and enterprising by cargo traffic.
nature."
He also dedicated to the nation the Pathapatnam
Today, in almost every corner of the world, people section of NH-326A constructed at a cost of over
of Andhra Pradesh are showcasing their talent in Rs 200 crore as part of the Srikakulam-Gajapati
every work. Be it education or entrepreneurship, corridor. PM dedicates to the nation ONGC's
technology or the medical profession, the people U-field onshore deep water block project in
of Andhra Pradesh have carved a niche for Andhra Pradesh, which has been developed at a
themselves in every field. The inauguration and cost of over Rs 2900 crore. It is the deepest Gas
laying of foundation stones for projects worth discovery of the project with a gas production
more than ten thousand crores of rupees will potential of about 3 million metric standard cubic
become a medium to fulfil the aspirations of metres per day (MMSCMD).
Andhra Pradesh and Visakhapatnam.
Prime Minister Modi also laid the foundation
Prime Minister Modi will lay the foundation stone stone for the redevelopment of Visakhapatnam
of the Andhra Pradesh section of the 6-lane Railway Station to be built at a cost of about Rs
greenfield Raipur-Visakhapatnam Economic 450 crore. The redeveloped station will cater
Corridor. It will be built at a cost of over Rs 3750 to 75,000 passengers per day and improve the
crore. This economic corridor will provide rapid passenger experience by providing modern
connectivity between the industrial nodes of facilities.

Yatra train. This is a religious journey train that will International Airport got another terminal, the
take Karnataka residents to historical cities such Vande Bharat Express and, the Bharat Gaurav Yatra
as Kashi, Ayodhya, and Prayagraj. Along with this, train. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also gifted a
Prime Minister Modi also launched development statue of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda at Bengaluru's
projects worth Rs 25000 crore in Karnataka, Tamil Kempegowda International Airport and a
Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. Bengaluru terminal -2.

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