Which mandals does the Kadapa-Renigunta Highway pass through?

Package 1 covers Kadapa, Bakarapet, Ontimitta, Pedapalle, Nandalur, Rajampet and Orampadu. Package 2 covers Pullampet, Owkuru Palli, Ayyapureddi Palli, Kodur, Shettigunta, Ballupalle and Mamandur to Renigunta.

Why did the highway need wildlife board approval?

Its alignment diverts forest and non-forest land from the Eco-Sensitive Zones of the Sri Venkateswara and Sri Penusila Lakshmi Narasimha wildlife sanctuaries, requiring sign-off from the National Board for Wildlife's standing committee.

How much land is being acquired for this highway project?

Around 1,066 acres in total across both packages, with the acquisition task entrusted to the Andhra Pradesh state government.

Is the Kadapa-Renigunta project a widening or a new greenfield highway?

Reporting on the project varies. Earlier coverage described it as widening the existing two-lane NH-716 to four lanes; more recent coverage describes it as a greenfield four-lane alignment. Confirm the current DPR status for your specific stretch before assuming either.

How do I check my survey number against the highway's land acquisition zone?

Use the Meebhoomi portal to search your survey number and pull the ROR-1B and pattadar passbook details, then cross-check against the officially notified acquisition villages for Packages 1 and 2.

What is the YSR Jagananna Saswatha Bhoomi Hakku scheme and how does it affect land near the highway?

It is Andhra Pradesh's statewide resurvey programme aimed at granting stable, dispute-free property rights using modern survey technology in partnership with the Survey of India, covering 17,000 villages in three phases.

Is this highway linked to Krishnapatnam Port?

Yes, the broader corridor concept extends the Kadapa-Renigunta alignment toward Krishnapatnam Port in Nellore district, though this extension is a separate, longer-term alignment beyond the core stretch.

What has caused delays in this project historically?

Pending forest and wildlife clearances were the primary bottleneck, with Stage-I forest clearance granted in December 2023 and the wildlife clearance component only clearing in mid-2025.

Road

Kadapa-Renigunta Highway

Overview

Kadapa Renigunta Highway land acquisition covers a roughly 120 km, four-lane corridor connecting YSR Kadapa district to Renigunta near Tirupati, developed by NHAI as part of the Solapur-Chennai Economic Corridor under the Gati Shakti programme. Kadapa-Renigunta Highway is a live on 1acre. The project needed rare national wildlife board clearance because its alignment cuts through two eco-sensitive zones, and land acquisition is still underway across two construction packages. This page covers the forest and wildlife clearance history, and where the corridor's real-estate upside is expected to concentrate.

Wildlife Clearances and the Two-Package Acquisition Zone

Unlike a standard highway widening, this project needed sign-off from the National Board for Wildlife's standing committee before construction could proceed, because its alignment diverts forest and non-forest land from the Sri Venkateswara Wildlife Sanctuary's Eco-Sensitive Zone and the Sri Penusila Lakshmi Narasimha wildlife sanctuary's ESZ. The approval covers over 133 hectares total, including roughly 77.65 hectares of forest land across both sanctuaries, and it came bundled with a separate condition: creation of a designated tiger corridor for Andhra Pradesh.

Wildlife Clearances and the Two-Package Acquisition Zone

**Package**

**Route Covered**

**Land Requirement**

Package 1

Kadapa, Bakarapet, Ontimitta, Pedapalle, Nandalur, Rajampet, Orampadu

Part of the 1,066-acre total acquisition

Package 2

Pullampet, Owkuru Palli, Ayyapureddi Palli, Kodur, Shettigunta, Ballupalle, Mamandur to Renigunta

Remainder of the 1,066-acre total acquisition

**Package**

**Route Covered**

**Land Requirement**

Package 1

Kadapa, Bakarapet, Ontimitta, Pedapalle, Nandalur, Rajampet, Orampadu

Part of the 1,066-acre total acquisition

Package 2

Pullampet, Owkuru Palli, Ayyapureddi Palli, Kodur, Shettigunta, Ballupalle, Mamandur to Renigunta

Remainder of the 1,066-acre total acquisition

Stage-I forest clearance for the project was granted in December 2023, but the wildlife clearance component took until mid-2025 to clear the NBWL standing committee, showing how long an environmentally sensitive alignment can take even after forest clearance is secured. Land acquisition itself is entrusted to the Andhra Pradesh state government, and it remains under process as of the latest reporting, with construction expected to begin only once acquisition completes. Before treating any plot along this corridor as clear for a transaction, confirm the survey number against the official Meebhoomi land records portal, cross-check its ROR-1B and pattadar passbook details, and separately verify whether it falls within the notified forest/ESZ diversion area, since that status determines whether the land is even part of the acquisition process or a genuinely private holding outside it.

Where the Corridor's Growth Potential Concentrates

The highway sits inside the larger Solapur-Chennai Economic Corridor, and its stated purpose is to link Kadapa and Annamayya districts to Renigunta airport, Tirupati, and two major ports, Krishnapatnam and Chennai, for freight movement.

Where the Corridor's Growth Potential Concentrates

**Node**

**Growth Driver**

**Known Risk**

Rajampet / Nandalur stretch

Package 1 towns along the primary agricultural belt

Sits directly inside the active acquisition corridor

Kodur / Mamandur stretch

Package 2 towns closer to Renigunta and Tirupati

Proximity to Sri Venkateswara sanctuary ESZ adds an environmental-clearance layer

Renigunta terminus

Direct link to Renigunta airport and Tirupati/Tirumala pilgrim traffic

High-value node once operational; construction timeline still tied to acquisition completion

Krishnapatnam Port corridor extension

Broader freight link for iron ore, granite and agricultural exports

Extension beyond the core Kadapa-Renigunta stretch is a separate, longer-term alignment

**Node**

**Growth Driver**

**Known Risk**

Rajampet / Nandalur stretch

Package 1 towns along the primary agricultural belt

Sits directly inside the active acquisition corridor

Kodur / Mamandur stretch

Package 2 towns closer to Renigunta and Tirupati

Proximity to Sri Venkateswara sanctuary ESZ adds an environmental-clearance layer

Renigunta terminus

Direct link to Renigunta airport and Tirupati/Tirumala pilgrim traffic

High-value node once operational; construction timeline still tied to acquisition completion

Krishnapatnam Port corridor extension

Broader freight link for iron ore, granite and agricultural exports

Extension beyond the core Kadapa-Renigunta stretch is a separate, longer-term alignment

The highway's real appeal is less about any single town and more about what it connects: interior Rayalaseema agricultural land to a working port and a major pilgrimage-driven air and rail hub. Industry commentary expects industrial parks, warehousing and logistics hubs, and improved land values along the corridor once construction begins, but that begins only after acquisition wraps up, and acquisition itself has already taken years to reach this stage given the forest and wildlife approvals required. Land just outside the notified corridor, particularly near the Rajampet and Kodur town centres, is better positioned to capture near-term appreciation than land still inside the active 1,066-acre acquisition footprint.