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Business EconomyPosted at: May 25 2023 8:29PM


ADB, India sign $141.12 million loan for projects in Andhra Pradesh

New Delhi, May 25 (UNI) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have signed a US$141.12 million loan to support the development of high-quality internal infrastructure such as roads, water supply systems and electricity distribution network in three industrial clusters
in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
This financing is the second tranche of the $500 million multi-tranche financing facility (MFF) for the program approved by the ADB in 2016 to build infrastructure in three industrial clusters in the Visakhapatnam and Srikalahasthi-Chittoor nodes in the state.
"The ADB financing through adopting multi sectoral approach will help the state in promoting industrialization to increase the share of manufacturing in the state’s gross domestic product, build competitiveness and creating jobs in the project target areas," said Finance Ministry in a statement
on Thursday.
The latest tranche of financing will help strengthen industrial infrastructure in Visakhapatnam node with the development of internal infrastructure in the start-up area of the 160-hectare (ha) Rambilli and 441-ha Nakkapalli industrial clusters, widening of 13.8-kilometer (km) of the Atchuthapuram–Anakapalli road and improvement of 4.4-km access road to the Nakkapalli cluster.
As per the official statement, internal infrastructure in the proposed clusters will include internal
roads, storm water drains, water supply systems, and electric power distribution systems.
"In Srikalahasthi-Chittoor node, the project will help develop the start-up area of the 938-ha Chittoor–South industrial cluster, and improve a 9.5-km access road to the Chittoor-South industrial cluster
and an 8.7-km access road to the Naidupeta industrial cluster," it said.
Among the outputs, the project will support the state in rolling out an updated marketing action plan for investment promotion, and enhance skills of people including the socially and economically vulnerable sections.
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