PM Modi launches projects worth Rs 13,430 crore in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
On 16 October 2025 in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, PM Narendra Modi laid foundation stones for, inaugurated and dedicated projects worth about Rs 13,430 crore in industry, power transmission, roads, railways, defence manufacturing and petroleum.
Summary
On 16 October 2025 in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stones for, inaugurated and dedicated to the nation projects worth about Rs 13,430 crore. They include Transmission System Strengthening at the Kurnool-III Pooling Station (over Rs 2,880 crore), with a 765 kV double-circuit line to Chilakaluripeta adding 6,000 MVA of transformation capacity; the Orvakal Industrial Area in Kurnool and the Kopparthy Industrial Area in Kadapa (over Rs 4,920 crore), developed by NICDIT and APIIC; a six-lane greenfield highway from Sabbavaram to Sheelanagar (Rs 960 crore); and rail projects worth over Rs 1,200 crore. He dedicated GAIL's Srikakulam–Angul Natural Gas Pipeline (about Rs 1,730 crore; 124 km in Andhra Pradesh and 298 km in Odisha), inaugurated Indian Oil's 60 TMTPA LPG bottling plant at Chittoor, and dedicated BEL's Advanced Night Vision Products Factory at Nimmaluru. He also noted Google's plan to set up India's first AI Hub in Andhra Pradesh.
Key facts
- Date/place
- 16 Oct 2025, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
- Total
- About Rs 13,430 crore
- Transmission
- Kurnool-III Pooling Station; 765 kV D/C line to Chilakaluripeta; +6,000 MVA
- Industrial areas
- Orvakal (Kurnool), Kopparthy (Kadapa) — NICDIT + APIIC, Rs 4,920 crore+
- Gas pipeline
- GAIL Srikakulam–Angul: ~Rs 1,730 crore; 124 km AP + 298 km Odisha
- LPG
- Indian Oil 60 TMTPA bottling plant, Chittoor
- Highway
- Sabbavaram–Sheelanagar six-lane greenfield, Rs 960 crore
Practice MCQs 3 questions
PM Modi launched development projects worth about how much in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, on 16 October 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Rs 13,430 crore
PIB: the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone, inaugurated and dedicated projects worth around Rs 13,430 crore in Kurnool.
The Srikakulam–Angul Natural Gas Pipeline, dedicated to the nation on 16 October 2025, was built by which company?
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Correct answer: D — GAIL (India) Limited
PIB: the Prime Minister dedicated the Srikakulam–Angul Natural Gas Pipeline of GAIL India Limited, built at about Rs 1,730 crore, spanning about 124 km in Andhra Pradesh and 298 km in Odisha.
Consider the following statements about the Kurnool projects of 16 October 2025: 1. The Orvakal and Kopparthy Industrial Areas are being developed jointly by NICDIT and APIIC. 2. The Kurnool-III Pooling Station project includes a 400 kV single-circuit line to Chilakaluripeta. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. PIB: Orvakal (Kurnool) and Kopparthy (Kadapa) are developed jointly by NICDIT and APIIC; the Kurnool-III project includes a 765 kV double-circuit line to Chilakaluripeta.