Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated, laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation multiple development projects worth over 58,000 crore rupees from Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, today, including the core capital facilities for the city of Amaravathi. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said these projects form a strong foundation for Andhra Pradesh’s aspirations and Viksit Bharat’s hopes. He said the country has focused extensively on physical, digital, and social infrastructure over the past 10 years.
Mr Modi added that India is among the nations whose infrastructure is developing rapidly, and Andhra Pradesh is also benefiting from this progress. He said the NDA government is especially focused on the development of farmers. The Prime Minister stated that in the last 10 years, the central government has spent 12 lakh crore rupees to provide affordable fertilisers and modern seeds to farmers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the restart of construction work for the Andhra Pradesh state capital, Amaravati. Speaking on this occasion, the Prime Minister said that he does not see just a city but a dream coming true – a new Amaravati, a new Andhra.
Emphasising that over the past 10 years, India has focused extensively on physical, digital, and social infrastructure, the Prime Minister highlighted that India is now among the fastest-modernising infrastructure nations in the world, and Andhra Pradesh is benefiting significantly from this. The Prime Minister also emphasised that DRDO’s Nava Durga missile testing range in Nagayalanka, for which the foundation stone was laid today, will serve as a force multiplier for India’s defence capabilities. The Prime Minister noted that once completed, the EKTA mall in Visakhapatnam will boost the local economy and strengthen the “Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat” vision.
The Prime Minister also announced that this year’s International Day of Yoga (21st June), marking the 10th edition, will be celebrated at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, and urged the people to undertake more activities on yoga in the next 50 days. Speaking on this occasion, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for extending support to the Amaravathi project and reiterated his full support for any decision the Prime Minister takes to redress the Pahalgam terror attack.
