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The Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved three industrial projects worth Rs 7,725 crore under the National Industrial Corridor Programme. These include a multi-modal logistics and transport hubs at Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida, and industrial corridor nodes at Andhra Pradesh’s Krishnapatnam and Karnataka’s Tumakuru region, Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Prakash Javadekar said.

Krishnapatnam Industrial Area in Andhra Pradesh and Tumakuru Industrial Area in Karnataka will be in Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC), the minister said adding that the total estimated cost of these projects will be Rs 7,725 crore and the estimated employment generation is more than 2.8 lakh people.