Amaravati, May 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi disclosed that when he first became the chief minister of Gujarat, he used to study and emulate the model adopted by the chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh, N Chandrababu Naidu, in the field of technological development.

Modi inaugurated a total of 94 projects for a whopping Rs 57,962 crore at a public meeting held in Amaravati, to re-launch the Amaravati capital city project on Friday, May 2.

Among these were foundations for projects involving 74 works for Rs 49,000 crore, foundations for nine central government projects worth Rs 5,028 crore, inauguration of eight national highway works for Rs 3,620 crore, and inauguration of three new railway projects.

Modi praises Naidu's futu...