India: Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor Development Program (Tranche 2)

The project is the second tranche of the multitranche financing facility (MFF) for the Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor Development Program (VCICDP). With the comprehensive support through upstream strategic studies and regular programmatic interventions, tranche 2 aims to unlock the state's manufacturing potential through fostering industrial agglomeration with holistic infrastructure support, investment promotion, and skills development. The project will also strengthen climate and disaster resilience and integrate industrial and urban planning for more competitive and livable cities.

PROJECT DETAILS

Commitment Date

Funding Type

Country

Sector

Status

Total Cost

23 May 2023

Loan

India

Economic Corridors

Ongoing

$214.80 million

KEY OUTPUTS

Strengthened Visakhapatnam industrial node infrastructure

Strengthened Srikalahasti-Chittoor industrial node infrastructure

Enhanced sustainable, green, and integrated industrial development enhanced

FINANCING

$141.12 million (Asian Development Bank Ordinary Capital Resources)

$73.68 million (Government of India)