Ananthapur to get Rs.1500 crore BHEL Project

AP state government has to react quickly to Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd (BEL) proposal for setting up a Defence plant in Ananthapur district, otherwise it will slips out of its hand. A delegation from BEL has met CM Chandrababu Naidu yesterday and requested him to allot 1,000 acres of land for setting up this project with an estimated investment of Rs. 1500 crores. Around 500 local people may get direct employment in this project and thousands will get indirect employment through its ancillary units that come along with it. The delegation also asked the Chief Minister to allot land to expand their existing project at Machilipatnam. BEL Machilipatnam is currently manufacturing Infra-Red lenses that have huge demand by Indian Defence wings. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu positively responds to their proposals.