Tanneries excluded from Krishnapatnam Leather Complex

The Andhra Pradesh state government has decided to remove leather tanning activity at the proposed Krishnapatnam International Leather Complex (KPILC) to put an end to pollution concerns of neighbouring villagers. The project is coming up at Kothapatnam village in Kota mandal of Nellore district, in 532 acres at an investment of Rs 281 crore. The leather complex is expected to provide employment to 15,000 people. Government of India gave environment clearance in 2014 itself. Department of industrial policy and promotion cleared the project in 2016. But the project remained a non-starter due to unrelenting agitation by the residents of 10 surrounding … Continue reading Tanneries excluded from Krishnapatnam Leather Complex

Dagadarthi location confirmed for Nellore Airport

The Andhra Pradesh cabinet gave its formal nod to Nellore airport at Dagadarthi, putting an end to all th confusion over the location of the airport. The ministry of civil aviation has already given the site clearance for developing the green field no-frills airport. The 368-crore airport to be deeloped by Messer Turbo Consortium will come up in 1,352 acres at Dagadarthi. The cabinet approved allotment of 110 acres in Nellore to Midhani for setting up an aluminum alloy plant. The cabinet also gave its nod for the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Corridor Development Bill-2017 which will help in development, maintenance, planning and regularization … Continue reading Dagadarthi location confirmed for Nellore Airport

Tata Chemicals to setup a Rs400 crore prebiotics plant in Nellore district

Tata Chemicals Ltd is setting up a prebiotics plant to manufacture fructo-oligosaccharides and galacto-oligosaccharides powders classified as nutritional biotechnology products. The Rs 400 crore plant is coming up on a 40-acre site in the APIIC Industrial Park of Mambattu Village, Tada Mandal, Nellore district. The plant is expected to be completed in two phases with first phase production likely to start in December 2018. When completed, it would provide direct employment to 150 people and indirect employment to 80 members. The company hopes to realize a turnover of ₹183 crore from the plant by 2021. Continue reading Tata Chemicals to setup a Rs400 crore prebiotics plant in Nellore district

New location being mooted for Nellore airport project?

The proposed airport at Dagadarthi seem to have been shelved ostensibly due to high cost of lands in the region and not enough cooperation from owners of nearly 168 private lands to be acquired for the project. There has been intense speculation that resulted in higher land prices at the airport project surroundings. This has made the task of district officials difficult to complete land acquisition and the government decided to take the extreme step. You can take a look at the project history by clicking the link below: https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/newairports/nellore-dagadarthi-airport Another practical reason for a change in decision seems to be … Continue reading New location being mooted for Nellore airport project?