Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Naidu, and Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, laid the foundation stone for the long delayed Bharat Electronics new optics manufacturing facility at Nimmaluru village.
BEL, which has a similar facility in Machilipatnam town, wanted another 50 acre site for expansion of its activity and made a request to the state government way back in 2008.
BEL will manufacture futuristic optical, night vision and soldier surveillance devices at a cost of Rs 300 crore at the new facility which will be ready by 2018.