Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu reviewed the progress of various projects in Andhra Pradesh during a meeting with the Union Ministers concerned in New Delhi on Wednesday, and advised them to expedite the same, an official release said.
BEL venture
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed the Vice-President that a Defence Systems Integration Complex was being set up by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) at Palasamudram in Anantapur district as an extension of its Missile Systems Strategic Business Unit in Bengaluru, and the foundation for it was laid in 2015. Once commissioned, the facility would be the largest in the country, spread over 900-plus acres.