Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Foundation Stones Laid for Rs 527 Crore Urban Projects
New city improvement projects are being started in four urban areas of Guntur district.
Together, these projects will cost Rs 527 crore.
The money will be used for urban development and infrastructure.
Guntur Municipal Corporation will receive Rs 205 crore.
Mangalagiri-Tadepalli will receive Rs 250 crore.
Tenali will receive Rs 44 crore, and Ponnur will receive Rs 28 crore.
Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu launched the wider programme online.
Officials also plan to test underground ducts for messy overhead cables on one model road in Guntur.
Urban development projects worth Rs 527 crore received foundation stones in four Guntur district urban local bodies.
Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu virtually launched works worth Rs 11,360 crore across 123 municipalities in 26 districts.
The Guntur Municipal Corporation was allocated Rs 205 crore for development works.
Mangalagiri-Tadepalli Municipal Corporation received Rs 250 crore, while Tenali and Ponnur received Rs 44 crore and Rs 28 crore respectively.
Officials agreed to select a model road in Guntur for a pilot project involving underground ducts for overhead cables.
- Who
- Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Guntur district officials, and local legislators participated in the project launch.
- What
- Foundation stones were laid for urban development works worth Rs 527 crore in four urban local bodies.
- When
- The programme was held on Tuesday.
- Where
- The event took place at Sri Venkateswara Vignana Mandiram in Guntur; the projects cover Guntur, Mangalagiri-Tadepalli, Tenali, and Ponnur.
- Why
- The works aim to provide improved, world-class urban infrastructure, including a pilot solution for disorderly overhead cables.
- Total Guntur district allocation
- Rs 527 crore
- Statewide programme value
- Rs 11,360 crore
- Municipalities covered statewide
- 123 municipalities across 26 districts
- Guntur Municipal Corporation allocation
- Rs 205 crore
- Mangalagiri-Tadepalli allocation
- Rs 250 crore
- Tenali allocation
- Rs 44 crore
- Ponnur allocation
- Rs 28 crore
- Cable-management pilot
- Underground ducts on one selected model road in Guntur