The Andhra Pradesh government will soon set up a Gamma irradiation facility at the Mallavalli Model Industrial Park in Krishna district to reduce post-harvest losses and boost agricultural exports. The proposed facility, including a pack house, will open new avenues and markets for exporters and farmers.

The Andhra Pradesh government will soon set up a Gamma irradiation facility at the Mallavalli Model Industrial Park in Krishna district to reduce post-harvest losses and boost agricultural exports. The proposed facility, including a pack house, will open new avenues and markets for exporters and farmers.

The Andhra Pradesh government will soon set up a Gamma irradiation facility at the Mallavalli Model Industrial Park in Krishna district to reduce post-harvest losses and boost agricultural exports. The proposed facility, including a pack house, will open new avenues and markets for exporters and farmers.

The Pune-based company has held talks with the Andhra Pradesh government for its plans to invest Rs. 1,750 crore in setting up new facilities in the state for electric two-wheelers, three-wheelers, and battery manufacturing and battery swapping stations. It is seeking to set up a EV manufacturing unit in Visakhapatnam.

APIIC has invited tenders for Rs. 1,190 crore worth of infrastructure works for Krishnapatnam Industrial Smart City, including roads, bridges, potable water supply network, firefighting system, recycle water supply network, etc. A part of the Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor, the will be developed in 12,944 acres of land.

The company is in talks with the Andhra Pradesh government for its expansion project in Visakhapatnam. Asian Paints is increasing its capacity from three lakh to five lakh kilolitres, which makes it one of the world’s largest paint factories. It started the first phase of commercial production in January 2019 with an investment of Rs. 1,350 crore.

The corporation has issued tenders for the modernisation of 40 municipal schools. French development agency AFD launched the CITIIS Challenge in 2018, of which the major objective is to replicate the initiatives taken up under the smart city project outside the ABD area. The selected cities will receive a funding of 80 per cent of the project cost, up to a maximum of Rs. 80 crore.

The Centre is likely to grant the heritage tag to the historical city of Rajamahendravaram. The state government has already submitted a detailed report to the Centre in this regard. The Centre is expected to sanction Rs. 500 crore of Rs. 1,125 crore in the next two years under the National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) scheme.

The state has urged the Centre to expedite construction of the greenfield express road between Bengaluru and Vijayawada, and project reports related to the work are expected t be prepared soon. The Andhra Pradesh government has also urged the Centre to declare 10 state roads as national highways.