Andhra Pradesh government has decided to construct an eight lane road between Amaravati and Vijayawada. According to plan, it is four lane road from Kanakadurga Varadhi to Amaravati. Later it is changed to six lane, but finally decided to go with eight lane road, with the instructions of Chief Minister.

The Amaravati Development Board and Capital Regional Development Authority, with the help of IIT - Madras are planning for the design.

This is named as seed axis road, as it is the main entrance for the capital Amaravati. Already the works has been started with a cost estimate of Rs.600 crores, which would be completed in two phases, including an iconic flyover. The first phase would be between Dondapaadu and Undavalli, and these works are already started. The second phase, would be between Undavalli and Kanakadurga Varadhi.

According to the new plan, CRDA has to acquire more land and also a tunnel road would be required at Seethanagaram Hill. The first phase is going to be completed within 6 months and immediately the second phase of road works would be taken.

The Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB) On Saturday inked two MoUs With Russian corporations in the presence of Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi and Russian President Mr. Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Eighth Annual Brics Summit in Goa.

According to state commissioner of information and public relations Krishna Kishore, APEDB signed an agreement with JSC United Ship building Corporation, the biggest shipbuilding corporation in Russia, to boost ship building in Andhra Pradesh. Seventy per cent of the naval ships in India, including submarines, have been supplied by JSC United, its subsidiaries, and partners.

It has an order book of over $20 billion, with substantial orders from the Indian defence. The state aims to emerge as one of the biggest shipbuilding hubs in Asia in the years to come. This facility by JSC United will not only cater to the Indian market, but also tap exports.

The other MoU was signed by the APEDB, JSC Alexeev's Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau, JSC Radar MMS and JSC Morinsis – AGAT and Elcom Systems Private Limited to facilitate investments in Andhra Pradesh. JSC AlexeeV's Design Bureau is a leading designer and manufacturer of high-speed vessels in Russia having vast experience in the field of research, design, construction, testing and operation of high-speed vessels.

JSC Radar MMS is one of the World's leaders in the field of developing special and civil purpose radio electronic systems and suites, precision instruments, special software. JSC Morimsis-AGAT is an umbrella organisation in the Russian shipbuilding industry specials zing in the domains of informational systems and technologies, system engineering in the sphere of marine data computing equipment and electromagnetic compatibility of radio-electronic facilities. Elcom is an electronics design, development, manufacturing and services company which is part of SUN Group. Elcom has three state-of the-art electronics manufacturing factories in Mohali, Punjab and an R&D centre in Noida, NCR. The company makes its own patented products as Well as undertakes indigenisation of foreign products under "Make in India" philosophy and sells its communications, avionics, and radar products to the military and civil sectors, in India and abroad.

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has visited Polavaram Project site at Ramayyapetain Polavaram mandal on Monday. The Chief Minister reached Polavaram on Monday and inspected the Polavaram Irrigation Project site at Ramayyapeta village and reviewed the ongoing Works. Chief Minister also conducted aerial suvery over the project site.

Chief Minister also has held a review meeting at the contract agency office. In View of the Chief Minister's tour to Polavaram area, the Superintendent of Police Bhaskar Bhushan and other higher officials already visited the site area and reviewed the security arrangements. The police party searched the forest area, as it is nearer to the extremists-prone Chhattisgarh and Khammam districts.

Meanwhile, following the Chief Minister's tour to the Polavaram, the contract agency increased the pace of Works.

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Krishna District government schools are going to have digital classrooms onpar with corporate schools. The e-classes are going to start from October 17th, in the government schools in Krishna district. State government, has taken this imitative with the donors to make all the government schools digital.

In the first phase, the schools with strength of more than 300 students are selected, to provide digital classrooms. These schools are spread in, Vijayawada Urban and Rural mandals, Machilipatnam, Gannavaram, Penamaluru, Pamarru, Gudlavalleru, Mudinepalli, A. Konduru, Vissannapeta, Vuyyuru and other mandals. Teachers are also being trained to explain the lessons in digital.

All these schools are provided with internet, computer, digital screens and projectors. Very soon e-learning would be implemented in all the government hospitals.