Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Centre Approves ₹304.44 Crore Road Linking Kopparthy, Kadapa Bypass
The Central Government approved money to build a road near Kopparthy and Kadapa.
The project will receive ₹304.44 crore.
Pawan Kalyan, Andhra Pradesh’s Deputy Chief Minister, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nitin Gadkari.
The road will connect the Kopparthy Industrial Area with the Kadapa Bypass.
Kopparthy is part of an important industrial corridor.
Supporters say the road will make it easier for vehicles and goods to travel.
They also expect it to encourage businesses and create jobs in Rayalaseema.
The article does not give a completion date for the road.
The Central Government approved ₹304.44 crore for a road connecting the Kopparthy Industrial Area with the Kadapa Bypass.
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for the funding.
The connectivity is intended to improve access to the Kopparthy Industrial Area, a node of the Visakhapatnam–Chennai Industrial Corridor.
Pawan Kalyan said the road would make industrial travel and goods movement easier in Rayalaseema.
He said the project could support investment, employment and commercial activity in the region.
- Who
- The Central Government, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.
- What
- Approval and allocation of ₹304.44 crore for road connectivity between the Kopparthy Industrial Area and the Kadapa Bypass.
- When
- The announcement and Pawan Kalyan’s response were reported on September 19, 2026; the article describes the announcement as occurring on Friday.
- Where
- Kopparthy and Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh’s Rayalaseema region.
- Why
- To improve industrial access and goods movement and support investment, jobs and commerce in the region.
- Project
- Kopparthy Industrial Area–Kadapa Bypass connectivity
- Allocation
- ₹304.44 crore
- State
- Andhra Pradesh
- Region
- Rayalaseema
- Industrial corridor
- Visakhapatnam–Chennai Industrial Corridor
- Expected benefits
- Improved industrial movement, investment, employment and commercial activity
- Support acknowledged
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari