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PM to lay foundation stone for Mannavaram Project

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PM to lay foundation stone for Mannavaram Project
PM to lay foundation stone for Mannavaram Project

Hyderabad, Aug  29 :

 Prime Minister  Manmohan Singh will lay  the foundation  stone for the Mannavaram unit of NTPC- BHEL  (joint venture)  on September 6 according to an official press release here on Saturday. The PM will be reaching Tirupati for a two-day visit on September 5.

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Speaking  to the media, Chief  Minister said  he thanked the PM and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi for allotting the  unit to Andhra Pradesh. The A P Government alloted 750 acres of land for the Rs. 6,000- crore project at Mannavaram near Srikalahasti in Chittoor district. This unit will  manufacture power equipment in the State. The project with an estimated outlay of over Rs. 7000 crores is expected o provide indirect and direct employment to over 30,000 people.