Visakhapatnam: Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated 11 government projects worth Rs. 248 crore during his visit here on Friday. The chief minister also took part in some private programmes of Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Vizianagaram DCCB chairman Nekkala Naidu before leaving for Vijayawada on Friday evening.
On the CM’s arrival, the YSRC cadre gave a rousing reception to him at the Vizag Airport, from where he directly went to the NAD Junction to inaugurate the flyover built by Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (VMRDA) at a cost of Rs.150 crore.
From there, he went to the VMRDA Park at the beach road to inaugurate six projects including parks erected at a cost of Rs.36.32 crore. He also inaugurated four Smart City projects developed by Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) at a cost of Rs. 61.01 crore.
Jagan attended the wedding reception of Vice President Venkaiah Naidu's granddaughter Niharika and Ravi Teja at the Vizag Convention. The bride and groom were blessed by the CM.
Later, along with the party cadre and cabinet ministers, MPs and MLAs, the CM went to Vizag Convention at Madhurawada to join the wedding reception of Niharika. He offered blessings to Divya Naidu, daughter of Nekkala Naidu at the marriage reception at the AU Convention Centre on the beach road.
Some of the projects inaugurated by the CM included a commercial complex constructed at Pithapuram Colony at a cost of Rs.7.60 crore, a 9-km road from Anandapuram Junction to Boni built at a cost of Rs.7.55 crore, an Rs.11.45 crore multi-level semi-automatic car parking center at Jagadamba, the MVD High School development in Dandu Bazaar and a `4.24 crore Heritage Conservation Hall.
The chief minister inaugurated the old municipal office developed at a cost of Rs.7.16 crore.
