Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Kharagpur-Amaravati Highway Approved, Naidu Thanks Modi and Gadkari
A new highway connecting Kharagpur and Amaravati has been approved.
It will be 1,107 kilometres long.
Part of the highway will pass through Andhra Pradesh.
That section will have four lanes and cost about Rs 32,000 crore.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister Nitin Gadkari.
He said the road will connect Andhra Pradesh more closely with eastern India.
He also said it could make it cheaper to move goods.
The project is expected to support farming, business, manufacturing and jobs.
The 1,107-kilometre Kharagpur-Amaravati greenfield highway has been approved.
A 457-kilometre four-lane section will pass through Andhra Pradesh.
The Andhra Pradesh section is estimated to cost Rs 32,000 crore.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu thanked Narendra Modi and Nitin Gadkari.
Naidu said the corridor could reduce logistics costs and create opportunities.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.
- What
- Approval was granted for the 1,107-kilometre Kharagpur-Amaravati greenfield highway, including a 457-kilometre four-lane stretch through Andhra Pradesh.
- When
- The approval was acknowledged by Naidu late on Sunday.
- Where
- The corridor will connect Kharagpur with Amaravati and link Andhra Pradesh with eastern India.
- Why
- Naidu said it will reduce logistics costs and support trade, agriculture, manufacturing, employment and Amaravati's economic development.
- Project
- Kharagpur-Amaravati greenfield highway
- Total length
- 1,107 kilometres
- Andhra Pradesh section
- 457 kilometres
- Road design
- Four lanes
- Estimated cost
- Rs 32,000 crore for the Andhra Pradesh section
- Expected benefits
- Lower logistics costs and new opportunities in trade, agriculture, manufacturing and employment