Amaravati: PM launches works worth over ₹58,000 crore, including Missile Test Range at Nagayalanka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated, laid foundation stones for and dedicated projects worth over ₹58,000 crore in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, on 2 May 2025.
Summary
Amaravati, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh, saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi launch projects worth over ₹58,000 crore on 2 May 2025. Foundation stones were laid for the Legislative Assembly, High Court, Secretariat, other administrative buildings and housing for over 5,200 families (over ₹11,240 crore); trunk infrastructure and flood mitigation works with a 320 km transport network (over ₹17,400 crore); and Land Pooling Scheme infrastructure covering 1,281 km of roads (over ₹20,400 crore). He also laid the foundation stone of a Missile Test Range at Nagayalanka worth around ₹1,460 crore, and of the PM Ekta Mall at Madhurawada in Visakhapatnam.
Key facts
- Date
- 2 May 2025
- Total
- Over ₹58,000 crore
- Capital buildings
- Assembly, High Court, Secretariat, housing for 5,200+ families: ₹11,240 crore+
- Trunk and flood works
- 320 km network: ₹17,400 crore+
- Land Pooling roads
- 1,281 km: ₹20,400 crore+
- Defence
- Missile Test Range, Nagayalanka (~₹1,460 crore)
- Ekta Mall
- PM Ekta Mall, Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Where in Andhra Pradesh did the Prime Minister lay the foundation stone of a Missile Test Range on 2 May 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Nagayalanka
The foundation stone of the Missile Test Range was laid at Nagayalanka, worth around ₹1,460 crore.
The Land Pooling Scheme infrastructure projects in Amaravati, launched on 2 May 2025, cover roads of what length?
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Correct answer: D — 1,281 km
The Land Pooling Scheme projects cover 1,281 km of roads worth over ₹20,400 crore; the 320 km network is part of the trunk and flood works.
Consider the following statements about the Amaravati projects of 2 May 2025: 1. Projects worth over ₹58,000 crore were launched. 2. The foundation stone of the PM Ekta Mall was laid at Madhurawada in Visakhapatnam. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the PIB release.