Visakhapatnam: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded a grand reception on his arrival in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday. AP Governor Syed Abdul Nazir, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan and BJP leaders welcomed Prime Minister Modi in the port city.
Later, Prime Minister Modi reached Siripuram Junction in the city from the airport and participated in a grand road show from there. Prime Minister Modi's road show continued from the Siripuram intersection to the Andhra University Engineering College grounds. Large crowds lined up all along during the prime minister's roadshow.
Along with Prime Minister Modi, CM Chandrababu and Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan also participated in the roadshow. After the roadshow, Prime Minister Modi participated in a public meeting organized on the grounds of AU Engineering College. Workers of the BJP-TDP-Janasena alliance gathered in large numbers to welcome PM Modi.
During his current visit to Visakhapatnam, PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for projects worth Rs. 2.08 lakh crore.
Later, addressing a public meeting held at the AU Engineering College grounds, PM Modi said that they would support the realization of the hopes and aspirations of the people of Andhra Pradesh. He laid foundation stones for 17 road projects in the state which include the Kris City project in Tirupati district, a green hydrogen hub at Pudimadaka near Visakhapatnam and a bulk drug park at Nakkapally under the auspices of NTPC.
PM Modi also laid the foundation stone for the Krishnapatnam Industrial Node, Guntur-Bibinagar Railway Line Doubling Works and the Gutti-Pendekallu Railway Line Doubling Works. The Prime Minister dedicated a 6-lane bypass at Chilakaluripet to the nation.
The prime minister thanked the people of Andhra Pradesh for their love and affection and paid salutations to Simhachalam Varahanarasimha Swamy. PM Modi said that he has been supporting AP in all fields and clarified that the projects launched today will help the development of the state. This state will be the main centre for IT and technology and these projects will take the development of the state to new heights, he said.
PM Modi further said that a production target of 5 million tons of green hydrogen has been fixed by 2030. There are 2 green hydrogen hubs in the country, one of them has been allocated to Visakhapatnam, he said, adding that many people will get employment through the Green Hydrogen Hub. He said the foundation stone of a bulk drug park has been laid in Nakkapally and similar bulk drug parks are coming up in three states. Kris City will be a part of the Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor, he said, adding that the manufacturing sector in AP has already received a boost through Sri City.
CM Chandrababu Naidu, in his address at the meeting, said that PM Modi is the one and only leader who earns the praise from the entire world now. CM Naidu recalled how the NDA alliance won the Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election in 2024 with 93 per cent strike rate, asserting that their alliance would continue to achieve much more under the leadership of PM Modi.
CM Naidu further said that the NDA alliance would certainly come back to power in the Delhi assembly elections. He asserted that PM Modi would continue to be at the helm of affairs in the country for long as the prime minister has been striving to uplift the poor people and his slogans have all along been welfare, development and reforms.
PM @narendramodi arrived in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh a short while ago. He was received by Governor, Shri S. Abdul Nazeer, Chief Minister, Shri @ncbn, Deputy CM, Shri @PawanKalyan and other dignitaries. pic.twitter.com/2XVISLR9Vm
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