Date: 2025-05-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Cabinet approves Development of 4-Lane Badvel- Nellore Highway from Badvel- Gopavaram Village on National Highway NH-67 to Guruvindapudi on NH-16 in Andhra Pradesh on Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (DBFOT) mode
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister, has approved the construction of the 4-lane Badvel-Nellore Highway in Andhra Pradesh. This 108.134 km corridor, with a total capital cost of Rs. 3653.10 crore, will be developed on a Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (DBFOT) mode. The project aims to improve connectivity to key industrial nodes within the Vishakhapatnam-Chennai, Hyderabad-Bengaluru, and Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridors, thereby enhancing the country's Logistic Performance Index (LPI). Starting from Gopavaram Village on NH67 and terminating at Krishnapatnam Port Junction on NH16, the corridor will reduce the travel distance to Krishnapatnam port by 33.9 km, decreasing travel time by one hour, and reducing fuel consumption and vehicle operating costs. The project is estimated to generate 20 lakh mandays of direct employment and 23 lakh mandays of indirect employment, while also stimulating additional economic activity and employment opportunities in the surrounding areas.
Key Entities Referenced
Guruvindapudi: Ending point of the highway project on NH16.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs: A committee of the Indian government, referred to as CCEA, that approved the highway development project.
CCEA: Acronym for Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.
Badvel Nellore Highway: A highway project approved for development in Andhra Pradesh.
Badvel Gopavaram Village: Starting point of the highway project on National Highway NH67.
NH67: National Highway 67, part of the Badvel Nellore Highway route.
NH16: National Highway 16, part of the Badvel Nellore Highway route.
Andhra Pradesh: The state in India where the highway project is located.
DesignBuildFinance OperateTransfer: A project delivery method, referred to as DBFOT, used for the highway construction.
DBFOT: Acronym for DesignBuildFinance OperateTransfer.
Rs.3653.10 crore: Total capital cost of the highway project.
108.134 km: Total length of the highway project.
28 MAY 2025: Date of posting of the information.
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi - source of the information.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi: The Prime Minister who chaired the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.
BadvelNellore Corridor: Another reference to the highway project.
Kopparthy Node: An important node on the VishakhapatnamChennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC).
VishakhapatnamChennai Industrial Corridor: One of the three Industrial Corridors of Andhra Pradesh, abbreviated as VCIC.
VCIC: Acronym for VishakhapatnamChennai Industrial Corridor.
Orvakal Node: An important node on the HyderabadBengaluru Industrial Corridor (HBIC).
HyderabadBengaluru Industrial Corridor: One of the three Industrial Corridors of Andhra Pradesh, abbreviated as HBIC.
HBIC: Acronym for HyderabadBengaluru Industrial Corridor.
Krishnapatnam Node: An important node on the ChennaiBengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC).
ChennaiBengaluru Industrial Corridor: One of the three Industrial Corridors of Andhra Pradesh, abbreviated as CBIC.
CBIC: Acronym for ChennaiBengaluru Industrial Corridor.
Logistic Performance Index: An index, referred to as LPI, that will be positively impacted by the project.
LPI: Acronym for Logistic Performance Index.
YSR Kadapa District: District in Andhra Pradesh where the Badvel Nellore Corridor starts.
Krishnapatnam Port Junction: Ending point of the Badvel Nellore Corridor.
ChennaiKolkata: Route on NH16 where Krishnapatnam Port Junction is located
SPSR Nellore District: District in Andhra Pradesh where the Badvel Nellore Corridor terminates.
Krishnapatnam Port: A port in Andhra Pradesh that will be strategically connected by the corridor.
Vehicle Operating Cost: Costs, referred to as VOC, that will be reduced due to the project.
VOC: Acronym for Vehicle Operating Cost.
AnnexureI: Attachment with details of the project alignment and index map.
20 lakh mandays: Estimated direct employment generation.
23 lakh man days: Estimated indirect employment generation.
MJPSBM: Appears to be associated with the release ID but not explicitly defined in context. Further research is required to ascertain the full meaning. Likely a government identifier or code.
2131992: Release ID for the project.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
Cabinet approves Development of 4-Lane Badvel-
Nellore Highway from Badvel- Gopavaram Village on
National Highway NH-67 to Guruvindapudi on NH-16
in Andhra Pradesh on Design-Build-Finance-
Operate-Transfer (DBFOT) mode
Total capital cost is Rs.3653.10 crore for a total
length of 108.134 km
Posted On: 28 MAY 2025 3:17PM by PIB Delhi
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has
approved the construction of 4-Lane Badvel-Nellore Corridor with a length of 108.134 km at a cost of
Rs.3653.10 crore in state of Andhra Pradesh on NH(67) on Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (DBFOT)
Mode.
The approved Badvel-Nellore corridor will provide connectivity to important nodes in the three Industrial
Corridors of Andhra Pradesh, i.e., Kopparthy Node on the Vishakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor
(VCIC), Orvakal Node on Hyderabad-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (HBIC) and Krishnapatnam Node on
Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC). This will have a positive impact on the Logistic Performance
Index (LPI) of the country.
Badvel Nellore Corridor starts from Gopavaram Village on the existing National Highway NH-67 in the YSR
Kadapa District and terminates at the Krishnapatnam Port Junction on NH-16 (Chennai-Kolkata) in SPSR
Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh and will also provide strategic connectivity to the Krishnapatnam Port
which has been identified as a priority node under Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC).
The proposed corridor will reduce the travel distance to Krishanpatnam port by 33.9 km from 142 km to
108.13 km as compared to the existing Badvel-Nellore road. This will reduce the travel time by one hour and
ensure that substantial gain is achieved in terms of reduced fuel consumption thereby reducing carbon foot
print and Vehicle Operating Cost (VOC). The details of project alignment and Index Map is enclosed as
Annexure-I.
The project with 108.134 km will generate about 20 lakh man-days of direct employment and 23 lakh man-
days of indirect employment. The project will also induce additional employment opportunities due to
increase in economic activity in the vicinity of the proposed corridor.
Annexure-I
The details of Project Alignment and Index Map:Figure 1: Index Map of Proposed Corridor
Figure 2: Detailed Project Alignment
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MJPS/BM
(Release ID: 2131992)