Foundation stone laid for Rs.3,750 crore six-lane Greenfield Raipur-Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has laid the foundation stones and dedicated to the nation multiple projects worth over Rs.20,000 crores in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, and at Ramagundam, Telangana, on 12 Nov 2022.
He laid the foundation stone of Andhra Pradesh section of the Rs.3,750 crore six-lane Greenfield Raipur- Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor. The Economic Corridor will provide faster connectivity between the Industrial Nodes of Chhattisgarh and Odisha to Visakhapatnam Port and Chennai – Kolkata National Highway. It will also improve connectivity to tribal and backward areas of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of a dedicated Port Road from Convent Junction to Sheela Nagar Junction in Visakhapatnam. It will ease traffic congestion in Visakhapatnam City by segregating local and port-bound goods traffic.
Foundation stone was laid for the modernisation and upgradation of Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour. The Rs.150 crores fishing harbour, after its upgradation and modernisation, will double the handling capacity from 150 tons per day to about 300 tons per day, provide safe landing and berthing and other modern infrastructure facilities reduce turnaround time in the jetty, reduce wastage and help improve price realisation.
Modi dedicated to the nation Rs.200 crore Narasannapeta to Pathapatnam section of NH-326A built as a part of the Srikakulam-Gajapati Corridor.
He dedicated to the nation, the Rs.2,900 crore U-field Onshore Deepwater block project of ONGC in Andhra Pradesh. It is the deepest Gas discovery with a production potential of about 3 million metric standard cubic metres per day (MMSCMD).
Also, foundation stone was laid for the Rs.2,650 crore Srikakulam Angul Natural Gas Pipeline Project of GAIL with a capacity of around 6.65 MMSCMD. This 745-km pipeline will be built as a part of the Natural Gas Grid (NGG), creating the vital infrastructure to supply Natural Gas to domestic households, industries, commercial units and Automobile sectors in various districts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The pipeline will supply natural gas to the City Gas Distribution Network in Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts of Andhra Pradesh.
Modi laid the foundation stones of various road projects worth over Rs.2,200 crores, namely the Medak-Siddipet-Elkathurthy section of NH-765DG; Bodhan-Basar-Bhainsa section of NH-161BB; Sironcha to Mahadevpur Section of NH-353C at Ramagundam.
He also dedicated to the nation fertilizer plant at Ramagundam, having laid the foundation stone for the project on 7 August 2016.
The Ramagundam Plant will make available 12.7 LMT per annum of indigenous neem-coated Urea production.
The project has been set up under the aegis of Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (RFCL) which is a Joint Venture Company of National Fertilizers Limited (NFL), Engineers India Ltd (EIL) and Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited (FCIL). RFCL was entrusted with the responsibility of setting up the New Ammonia-Urea Plant with an investment of more than Rs.6,300 crores. Gas to RFCL Plant will be supplied through Jagdishpur–Phulpur-Haldia Pipeline.
The plant would not only improve the availability of fertilizer but will also boost overall economic development including the development of infrastructures like roads, railways, ancillary industry etc.
The Prime Minister also dedicated to the nation the Rs.1,000 crore Bhadrachalam Road-Sattupalli rail line. fiinews.com
