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CM appeals to NDA leaders in AP to make PM Modi's visit on May 2 a resounding success

Vijayawada, Apr 28 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, here on Monday gave a call to the leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the state to not only give a rousing welcome to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is visiting the state on May 2 for the relaunch of Amaravati Capital city works but also make it a resounding success.

During a teleconference with the NDA leaders, the Chief Minister asserted that Amaravati is a symbol of self-respect of all the Telugus.
Naidu also asked all the NDA leaders to see to it that no inconvenience is caused to those who are attending the public meeting to be addressed by the Prime Minister.

"As decentralisation of development is the policy of the NDA, all the Central educational institutions have been located in North Andhra, Coastal and Rayalaseema districts since 2014. We will develop all the regions in an equal manner," he said.

Expressing confidence that the youth will get employment opportunities on a large scale if industries are set up in the State, the Chief Minister felt that if roads are constructed not only the transport facility will increase but also the economic system will get strengthened. But, some rival forces with a huge conspiracy are deliberately misleading the people and will try to sling mud on development, he remarked.

Naidu told the NDA leaders to alert the public and also explain to the people the developmental aspects being undertaken. The Ministers and the MLAs should take this responsibility to take the developmental aspects to the people, he added.
"We are not leaving welfare and development and overcome all the problems," the CM said.

The State Government is moving ahead by fulfilling the promises made to the people in just 10 months of coming to power, Chandrababu said and informed the NDA leaders that the Centre has sanctioned funds for Polavaram project, railway zone for Visakhapatnam and Rs 11,400 crore for the steel plant.
"We have initiated the process of setting up industries with the sole aim of creating employment opportunities for the youth and also implementing welfare programmes," he stated.

Naidu also announced that the setting up of industrial parks in 42 constituencies across the state which will be initiated next month.
Steps will be initiated soon towards realising the 'One Family-One Entrepreneur' by setting up such industrial parks in all the 175 Assembly segments, he added.

Stating that the construction of Rayalaseema steel plant too will be taken up soon, the Chief Minister said that Visakhapatnam will be developed as economic capital while Tirupati as a spiritual city. Erain-Co In Ramayapatnam and ArcelorMittal Steel giants in Anakapalle are investing lakhs of crores, he said and stated that if Mittal plant is completed Visakhapatnam district will create a record by getting transformed into the largest steel producing city in the country with two steel plants.

"Rayalaseema will be developed in defense, electronics, automobiles, drones, satellite launching and green-energy sectors," Naidu announced, stating that the highways linking to Hyderabad and Bengaluru and also airports are closer to Rayalaseema following which the region will be developed into a logistic hub.
Senior leaders from the TDP, the Jana Sena and the BJP participated in the teleconference.
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