Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is planning to establish a laboratory for electronic warfare projects and an evaluation facility at Kopparthi village in Kadapa district with an estimated investment of nearly Rs. 10,000 crore.
A team from DRDO held a meeting with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu at CM Camp Office on Wednesday and requested the government to allot land for establishing the laboratory. They informed Mr. Naidu that about 3,383 acres of land was identified in Kopparthi village. The team also informed the Chief Minster that the Central government had already sanctioned Rs.468 crore for taking up first phase of the project.
