PM Modi to be on two-day visit to Andhra Pradesh, Odisha from Jan 8

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Andhra Pradesh and Odisha from Wednesday. Mr Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth over two lakh crore rupees at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. He will lay the foundation stone for the state-of-the-art NTPC Green Energy Limited Green Hydrogen Hub Project at Pudimadaka near Visakhapatnam, which is the first Green Hydrogen Hub under the National Green Hydrogen Mission. 

The project entails an investment of about one lakh 85 thousand crore rupees. He will also lay the foundation stone and inaugurate various railway and road projects worth over 19 thousand 500 crore rupees in the



state. These projects will reduce congestion, improve connectivity and enhance regional social and economic growth.

       

The Prime Minister will inaugurate the 18th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas convention in Odisha. The Convention provides an important platform to connect and engage with the Indian diaspora and enable them to interact with each other. The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention is being organized in partnership with Odisha from 8th to 10th of this month in Bhubaneswar. A large number of Indian diaspora members from over 50 different countries have registered to participate in the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas Convention.