The Andhra Pradesh government has submitted a proposal for the construction of a new bridge across River Penna as the existing one has become old and is not meeting the growing vehicular needs of Nellore. Although a proposal was earlier sent for a four-lane bridge, the government has submitted the file for a two-lane structure.

Andhra Pradesh’s Agricultural Marketing Department has invited bids to install 112 grid-connected solar cold storage rooms across the state. The state government is establishing multipurpose facility centres to ensure the availability of pre-and post-harvest facilities. The current tender aims to facilitate primary processing and assaying at the village level.

The Andhra Pradesh government has approved a slew of new development projects, including the Rs. 1,000 crore Vizag Beach Corridor, to make Visakhapatnam a premier tourist destination. The project will be a hospitality district with world-class accommodation facilities.

The Beach Road in Visakhapatnam would be extended to Bhogapuram, connecting the port city with the proposed international airport. Expansion of the Beach Road from Visakhapatnam to Bheemili will be taken up first and then towards Bhogapuram in a phased manner.

The state government had finalised a 12.91-acre site opposite the Central Prison for a recently sanctioned medical college in the city. The Sports Authority of India has sanctioned a sports complex with a grant of Rs. 12 crore under the Khelo India programme, which will come up on Nannaya University campus.

The state water resources department has invited tenders for construction of lift irrigation schemes to divert water from Galeru Nagari Sujala Sravanti to Handri Neeva Sujala Sravanti. Tenders to enhance drinking supplywater to the seven Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL)-affected villages have also been floated.

The state government will construct a district hospital in Gudivada on 30 acres of land with Rs 120 crore. The government is also setting up 13 medical colleges to promote education and strengthen the medicals and health in the state.

The rehabilitation and upgrading project of the Eepurpalem-Ongole section of NH214A (NH216) to two-lane with paved shoulders covering a length of 57.87 km was inaugurated recently.

The state has bagged a prestigious project from Centre for setting up a National Investment and Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ) in Prakasam district. The NIMZ will be spread over 14,000 acres in Markapuram division and the Centre is preparing a detailed project report for the first phase.