New Delhi, May 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2 May relaunched the works for the construction of Amaravati, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh. Modi also laid the foundation stone for various projects across the state, including in Amaravati, worth Rs.57,962 crore.

The projects include the construction of five towers of the Amaravati Government Complex, the High Court, and the Legislative Assembly Building, to name a few.

Modi had laid the foundation stone of Amaravati for the first time way back on 22 October 2015, in his first term as PM, during an event in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. The then TDP government, led by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, undertook a few development works. However, the works came to a halt afte...