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Badvel-Nellore corridor approved

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Badvel-Nellore corridor approved (GS3 · Roads, 28 May 2025)

What happened

  • CCEA approved a 108.134 km Badvel-Nellore 4-lane corridor at ₹3,653.10 crore on DBFOT mode [PIB].

Background

  • It links nodes on three industrial corridors [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Connectivity to Krishnapatnam.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Infrastructure: energy, ports, roads, airports, railways; investment models

  1. As per PIB (2025-05-28): CCEA approved a 108.134 km Badvel-Nellore 4-lane corridor at ₹3,653.10 crore on DBFOT mode.
  2. Connectivity to Krishnapatnam.
Quotable data point

CCEA approved a 108.134 km Badvel-Nellore 4-lane corridor at ₹3,653.10 crore on DBFOT mode.

PIB: Badvel-Nellore, 28 May 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: DBFOT.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Mode

Answer (c) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerInfrastructure in India: Importance, Financing, PPP Models, National Infrastructure Pipeline and PM Gati Shakti (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: Badvel-Nellore, 28 May 2025

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