**Policy Summary: Badvel-Nellore Four-Lane Highway Project**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has approved the development of a new four-lane highway stretching 108.134 kilometers from Badvel (specifically, Badvel-Gopavaram Village on National Highway NH67) to Guruvindapudi on NH16 in Andhra Pradesh. This project aims to improve connectivity to Krishnapatnam Port. The project will be implemented on a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Toll mode with a total capital cost of Rs. 3653.10 crore.
The highway will provide interconnectivity to three industrial nodes within Andhra Pradesh: the Kopparthy Node on the Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC) via NH40/NH67, the Orvakal Node on the Hyderabad-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (HBIC) via NH40/NH67, and the Krishnapatnam Node on the Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC) via NH67/NH516W.
The project is projected to generate 20 lakh person-days of direct employment and 23 lakh person-days of indirect employment. Additional employment opportunities are expected due to increased economic activity in the region surrounding the new highway.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for the development and maintenance of national highways.
Badvel-Nellore Fourlane Project: A project to construct a four-lane highway between Badvel and Nellore to improve connectivity to Krishnapatnam Port.
SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY: Member of Parliament who raised a question about the Badvel-Nellore Fourlane Project in Lok Sabha.
National Highway NH67: A national highway that is part of the Badvel-Nellore Fourlane Project, connecting Badvel to Guruvindapudi.
Krishnapatnam Port, Andhra Pradesh: A major port in Andhra Pradesh, the connectivity to which is being improved by the Badvel-Nellore Fourlane Project.
Andhra Pradesh: A state in India where the Badvel-Nellore Fourlane Project is located and the industrial corridors are situated.
Public Private Partnership: A mode of project execution where the government partners with private entities to develop infrastructure.
Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor: An industrial corridor in Andhra Pradesh, connected to the project via Kopparthy Node.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4612
ANSWERED ON 21ST AUGUST, 2025
BADVEL-NELLORE NEW FOUR-LANE PROJECT
4612. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY:
Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has given its nod for new four-lane stretch of
108 kms. from Badvel to Nellore on National Highway (NH)-67 to improve
connectivity to Krishnapatnam Port in Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details
thereof;
(b) whether it would be done on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode or
Government would execute on its own, if so, the details thereof;
(c) the manner in which the above stretch would connect industrial
corridors of Andhra Pradesh – Kopparthy Node on Visakhapatnam-Chennai
Industrial Corridor, Orvakal Node on Hyderabad-Bengaluru Industrial
Corridor and Krishnapatnam Node on Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor;
and
(d) the details of the direct and indirect employment likely to be
generated through this project?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. Government has accorded approval for the development of
4-Lane Badvel-Nellore Highway from Badvel-Gopavaram Village on National
Highway NH-67 to Guruvindapudi on NH-16 in the State of Andhra Pradesh
for implementation of the project on Build-Operate-Transfer (Toll) mode for a
total length of 108.134 km and with a total capital cost of Rs.3653.10 crore.
(c) The project will provide inter-connectivity to three important industrial
nodes under three Industrial Corridors in Andhra Pradesh i.e., Kopparthy
Node on the Vishakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC) through
NH-40 & NH-67, Orvakal Node on Hyderabad-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor
(HBIC) through NH-40 & NH-67 and Krishnapatnam Node on Chennai-
Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC) through NH-67 & NH-516W.
(d) The development of project is projected to generate 20 lakh person-days
of direct employment and 23 lakh-person days of indirect employment. The
project will also induce additional employment opportunities due to
increase in economic activity in the vicinity of the proposed road.
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