VIZAG-CHENNAI INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR (VCIC)
Vizag Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC) is the first coastal economic corridor in the country. It is part of the East Coast Economic Corridor (ECEC).22

It covers more than 800 km of Andhra Pradesh’s coastline and is aligned with the Golden Quadrilateral. It also plays a critical role in the “Act East Policy” of India which focuses on increasing the integration of the Indian economy with the economies of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). 17

ADB carried out initial development activities for VCIC and identified the following four nodes for development: 17

Visakhapatnam
Chittoor
Donakonda
Machilipatnam
The four nodes identified by ADB are based on the following criteria: 17

Current level of industrial agglomeration
Availability of land for development of new industrial clusters
Proximity to urban centres and seaports
Rail and road connectivity
Availability of power and water.
Current Status of Project: 18

Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a loan of US$ 631 Mn to the Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) for the development of VCIC project.The National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT) has approved development of Vishakhapatnam and Chittoor as priority nodes in phase-1 of VCIC.The Government of Andhra Pradesh has awarded seven civil works contracts which are to be met out of ADB financing. The awarded civil works are as given below:
Construction of 1 MLD Common effluent treatment plant, NaidupetaAugmentation of Industrial area, NaidupetaBulk water supply & summer storage tank, NaidupetaSamaralakota –Rajanagaram RoadAugmentation of Sub Stations in Visakhapatnam NodeAugmentation of Sub Stations in
Chittoor NodeWater Supply distribution network improvement in GVMC area
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