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Move afoot for coastal corridor in AP
Our Bureau
Hyderabad
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April 22
THE State Government has proposed a major initiative to take up the integrated development of a coastal corridor by creating infrastructure, promoting industries and giving special attention to socio-economic sectors.
The corridor would extend from Srikakulam to East Godavari under the first phase and from West Godavari to Nellore in the second. The initiative is being taken up on the directive of the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.
The total of 73 mandals in the four coastal district would be covered in the first phase. A four-lane coastal road along the long coast has been proposed. Similarly, a robust communication corridor would be developed, according to an official release.
Prof. R.V. Rama Rao of the Institute of Development and Planning Studies, Visakhapatnam in association with the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) of the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC), Ms K. Ratnaprabha, prepared a blueprint, which was presented to the Chief Minister today.
The blueprint has addressed sectoral development of ports, air links, roads, rail networks, communication, IT, tourism, industrialisation, establishing townships etc.
Mr Rajasekhara Reddy asked officials to make a thorough study of the techno-economic feasibility of a four-lane corridor between Visakhapatnam and Kakinada, initially. A detailed project report should be prepared, he suggested.
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