Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the 21st century belongs to 140 crore Indians and that the country will become “Viksit Bharat” (Developed India) by 2047.
Hailing the country’s Make in India ecosystem, he said “we saw the might” of homemade “things” in Operation Sindoor, the military offensive launched at crossborder terror launchpads in Pakistan, post the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
“By 2047, centenary year of Independence, Viksit Bharat will happen,” the PM said in his address after inaugurating and laying the foundation stones for projects worth over Rs 13,000 crore.
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“I can say confidently that 21st century is going to be India’s,” Modi added.
The PM further said Andhra Pradesh now has visionary leadership in Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and his deputy Pawan Kalyan and that there was full cooperation from the Central government to the state.
He said with Google’s AI Hub investment, a new international sub-sea gateway will be developed in which several countries’ under-sea cable systems are linked. They will come up to Visakhapatnam on the eastern shore.
“In the last 16 months, the vehicle of development is moving very fast in Andhra Pradesh and unprecedented progress is taking place in the double engine government,” he said.
He said Andhra Pradesh is not only a land of self-respect and culture, but also the hub of science and innovation.
Several projects which were either inaugurated or laid foundation stone for today, will improve connectivity, support industries and better improve people’ lives in the state, he further said.
Modi alleged that 11 years ago when Congress was in power at the Centre then electricity consumption per person average was less than 1,000 units. Country also faced challenges of blackout then and there were no electricity poles in our villages.
Earlier, PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation for multiple projects worth Rs 13,430 crore here spreading across the state.
The projects span across key sectors such as industry, power transmission, roads, railways, defence manufacturing, and petroleum and natural gas.
He laid the foundation for the Transmission System Strengthening at Kurnool-III Pooling Station at an investment of over Rs 2,880 crore.
Likewise, he laid the foundation stones for the Orvakal Industrial Area in Kurnool and the Kopparthy Industrial Area in Kadapa, with a total investment of over Rs 4,920 crore.
Further, Modi laid the foundation for and inaugurated railway projects worth over Rs 1,200 crore.
He laid the foundation stone for the Kothavalasa-Vizianagaram Fourth Railway Line and the Rail Flyover between Pendurthi and Simhachalam North.
