Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow along with Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan in Vishakhapatnam. He will launch projects worth Rs 2 lakh crore in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday (January 8) as he embarks on a two-day tour of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The projects are a part of the government's major push for sustainable development, industrial growth and infrastructure enhancement.
He will also inaugurate the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in Bhubaneswar on Thursday (January 9). Modi said in a post on X, "I look forward to being among the people of Visakhapatnam to inaugurate key works linked to green energy, renewable energy, infrastructure and more.It is a matter of great joy that the foundation stone for the NTPC Green Energy Limited Green Hydrogen Hub Project will be laid, making it the first such hub under the National Green Hydrogen Mission."
The projects will include investment in 20 GW renewable energy capacities, making it one of India's largest integrated green hydrogen production facility with a capacity of producing 1,500 TPD (tonnes per day) green hydrogen and 7,500 TPD green hydrogen derivatives, including green methanol, green urea and sustainable aviation fuel primarily targeting the export market, the PMO said.
South Coast Railway headquarters
The project will contribute substantially in achieving India's non-fossil energy capacity target of 500 GW by 2030. Other initiatives include the foundation stone laying of the South Coast Railway headquarters in Visakhapatnam and the bulk drug park at Nakkapalli in the Anakapalli district.
PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone of Krishnapatnam Industrial Area (KRIS City) under the Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. A flagship project under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme, it is envisioned as a greenfield industrial smart city.
The project is set to attract significant manufacturing investment of approximately Rs 10,500 crore and is projected to create around a lakh direct and indirect jobs, significantly enhancing livelihoods and driving regional progress.
'Pravasi Bharatiya Divas' in Odisha
The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention is the flagship event of the Union government that provides an important platform to connect and engage with the Indian diaspora and enable them to interact with each other, it said.
The 18th convention is being organised in partnership with the Odisha government from Wednesday to Friday in Bhubaneswar. Its theme is "Diaspora's Contribution to a Viksit Bharat".
A large number of Indian diaspora members from more than 50 countries have registered to participate in the convention. PM Modi will remotely flag-off the inaugural journey of the Pravasi Bharatiya Express, a special tourist train for the Indian diaspora, which will depart from Nizamuddin in Delhi and travel to multiple destinations of tourism and religious importance for a period of three weeks. It is part of the 'Pravasi Teertha Darshan Yojana'.
