KARNATAKA (Metro Rail News): Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on 11th and 12th November 2022. On 11th November at around 9:45 AM, the Prime Minister will pay floral tributes to the statues of saint poet Sri Kanaka Dasa and Maharshi Valmiki at Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru. At around 10:20 AM, Prime Minister will flag off Vande Bharat Express and Bharat Gaurav Kashi Darshan Train at KSR railway station in Bengaluru. At around 11:30 AM, Prime Minister will inaugurate Terminal 2 of Kempegowda International Airport. After that, at around noon, Prime Minister will unveil the 108 feet bronze statue of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, followed by a Public function in Bengaluru at around 12:30 PM. At around 3:30 PM, Prime Minister will attend the 36th Convocation Ceremony of Gandhigram Rural Institute at Dindigul in Tamil Nadu.
On 12th November, at around 10:30 AM, Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple projects at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Then, at around 3:30 PM, Prime Minister will visit the RFCL plant in Ramagundam, Telangana. Finally, at around 4:15 PM, the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple projects at Ramagundam.
PM in Bengaluru, Karnataka
Prime Minister will inaugurate the Terminal 2 of Kempegowda International Airport at Bengaluru, built at around Rs. 5000 crores. The terminal will double the Airport’s passenger handling capacity to 5-6 crore per annum from the current capacity of about 2.5 crores.
Terminal 2 is designed as a tribute to the Garden city of Bengaluru, and the passenger experience is meant to be a “walk in the garden”. Passengers will travel through 10,000+ sqmts of green walls, hanging and outdoor gardens. The Airport has already established a benchmark in sustainability with 100% usage of renewable energy across the campus. Terminal 2 has been created with sustainability principles woven into the design. Based on the sustainability initiatives, Terminal 2 will be the largest in the world to be pre-certified platinum rating by US GBC (green building council) before commencing operations. The theme of ‘Naurasa’ unites all the commissioned artworks for Terminal 2. The artworks reflect the heritage and culture of Karnataka as well as the broader Indian ethos.
Overall, the design and architecture of Terminal 2 have been influenced by four guiding principles: Terminal in a garden, sustainability, technology and art & culture. All these facets showcase T2 as a modern terminal yet rooted in nature and offers all travellers a memorable ‘destination’ experience.
Prime Minister will flag off Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat Express. Bengaluru at Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna (KSR) Railway Station. This will be the fifth Vande Bharat Express train in the country and the first such train in South India. It will enhance connectivity between the industrial hub of Chennai, the Tech & Startup hub of Bengaluru, and the famous tourist city of Mysuru.
PM will also flag off the Bharat Gaurav Kashi Yatra train from Bengaluru KSR Railway Station. Karnataka is the first state to take this train under the Bharat Gaurav scheme. The Government of Karnataka and the Ministry of Railways are working together to send pilgrims from Karnataka to Kashi. The pilgrims will be provided comfortable stay and guidance for visiting Kashi, Ayodhya and Prayagraj.
Prime Minister will unveil a 108-metre-long bronze statue of Sri Nadaprabhu Kempegowda. It is being built to commemorate the contribution of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, the city’s founder, towards the growth of Bengaluru. Conceptualized and sculpted by Ram V Sutar of the Statue of Unity fame, 98 tonnes of bronze and 120 tonnes of steel have gone into making this statue.
PM in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs. 10,500 crores. He will lay the foundation stone of the Andhra Pradesh section of the six-lanes Greenfield Raipur- Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor. It will be built at the cost of more than Rs 3750 crore. The Economic Corridor will provide faster connectivity between the Industrial Nodes of Chhattisgarh & Odisha to Visakhapatnam Port & Chennai – Kolkata National Highway. It will also improve connectivity to tribal and backward areas of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. Prime Minister will also lay 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. He will also dedicate to the nation, Narasannapeta, to the Pathapatnam section of NH-326A, built at the cost of more than Rs 200 crore as a part of the Srikakulam-Gajapati Corridor. The project would provide better connectivity in the region.
Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation the U-field onshore Deepwater block project of onGC in Andhra Pradesh, developed at the cost of more than Rs. 2900 crores. It is the most profound Gas discovery of the project, with a gas production potential of about 3 million metric standard cubic metres per day (MMSCMD). In addition, he will lay the foundation stone of the Srikakulam Angul Natural Gas Pipeline Project of GAIL, with a capacity of around 6.65 MMSCMD. This 745 km long pipeline will be built at a total cost of more than Rs 2650 crores. Being a part of the Natural Gas Grid (NGG), the pipeline will create the vital infrastructure to supply Natural Gas to domestic households, industries, commercial units and Automobile sectors in various districts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. In addition, the pipeline will supply natural gas to the City Gas Distribution Network in the Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts of Andhra Pradesh.
Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for the Visakhapatnam Railway Station’s redevelopment at around Rs 450 crores. The redeveloped station would cater to 75,000 passengers daily and improve the passenger experience by providing modern amenities.
Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for the modernization and upgradation of Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour. The total cost of the project is around Rs. 150 crores. After its upgrade and modernization, the fishing harbour, after its upgradation and modernization, will double the handling capacity from 150 Tons per day to about 300 Tons per day, providing safe landing and berthing and other modern infrastructure facilities, reducing turnaround time in the jetty, reducing wastage and helping improve price realization.
PM in Ramagundam, Telangana
Prime Minister will dedicate and lay the foundation stone of multiple projects worth over Rs. 9500 crores in Ramagundam. He will dedicate the Fertilizer plant at Ramagundam to the nation. The Foundation stone for Ramagundam Project was also laid by Prime Minister on 7th August 2016. The driving force behind the revival of the Fertilizer Plant is the vision of the Prime Minister to achieve self-sufficiency in the production of urea. 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 responsible for setting up the New Ammonia-Urea Plant with an investment of more than Rs. 6300 crores. Gas to RFCL Plant will be supplied through Jagdishpur – Phulpur- Haldia Pipeline.
The Plant would ensure an adequate and timely supply of urea fertilizer to the farmers in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Chattisgarh and Maharashtra. The Plant would not only improve fertilizer availability but will also boost overall economic development in the region, including the development of infrastructures like roads, railways, ancillary industry etc. Apart from this, the region will benefit from the development of MSME vendors to supply various factory goods. RFCL’s ‘Bharat Urea’ will provide a tremendous boost to the economy by not only reducing imports but also by giving an impetus to the local farmers through a timely supply of fertilizers and extension services.
The Prime Minister will dedicate the Bhadrachalam Road- Sattupalli rail line to the nation, which has been built at around Rs. 1000 crore. He will also lay the foundation stone for road projects worth over Rs. 2200 crores, namely the Medak-Siddipet-Elkathurthy section of NH-765DG, Bodhan-Basar-Bhainsa section of NH-161BB, Sironcha to Mahadevpur Section of NH-353C.
PM in Gandhigram, Tamil Nadu
Prime Minister will address the 36th Convocation ceremony of Gandhigram Rural Institute. More than 2300 students of 2018-19 and 2019-20 Batches will receive their degrees in the convocation ceremony.
