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Industrial parks to come up in 175 Andhra Assembly constituencies: Minister

Kakinada, May 5 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Minister for Labour Vasamsetti Subhash on Monday announced that industrial parks would be established in all the 175 constituencies in the state.
In Ramachandrapuram constituency, the industrial park would be set up at Adivarapupeta Gurukula Pathasala near Draksharama in a sprawling area of four acres at a cost of Rs.11.5 crore.
Talking to media persons at Ramachandrapuram near here, the Minister said industrial parks would employ many unemployed youth.
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