Orvakal Industrial Smart City (Kurnool) — Master Plan, Land Use & Phasing

Planning horizon and governance

Orvakal is being planned in two overlapping frameworks. The state government's Final Master Plan for the "Orvakal Node" under the Hyderabad-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (HBIC) was notified on 8 July 2025 via GO Ms. No. 121, covering an extent of 9,718.84 acres. Separately, under the central National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP), the Orvakal node spanning 2,621 acres is being developed under the Hyderabad-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor with National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) and National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT) involvement.

The Andhra Pradesh Industrial Corridor Authority accorded approval to declare Orvakal Node under HBIC as an industrial node under the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Corridor Development Act, 2017, via GO Ms. No. 121 issued on 8 July, and the government declared the node in exercise of powers under Section 3(2) of that Act. The implementing SPV on the ground is the "AP Industrial Corridor Infrastructure Development Corporation", renamed after the existing SPV NICDIT Krishnapatnam Industrial City Development Limited had its mandate expanded to include the Orvakal Node, with a Programme Manager for New Cities appointed via Letter of Award on 27 March 2025 and an EPC contractor appointed on 9 October 2025. As of January 2026, an EPC contract kick-off meeting for the Orvakal and Kopparthy Industrial Areas was held under the chairmanship of the NICDC CEO & MD on 24 December 2025.

No single completion year for the overall master plan has been published; official status reports instead track phase-wise land transfer and construction milestones (see Phases below).

Total planned area vs. area being developed now — do not confuse the two

These are two different numbers and should not be conflated:

• Total notified master-plan area (long-run ceiling): the final master plan for the Orvakal Node of the Hyderabad Bengaluru Industrial Corridor encompasses 9,719 acres of land, per the July 2025 GO. Earlier reporting shows the footprint grew over time: the state government initiated the mega industrial hub in March 2021, initially covering around 4,800 acres and later extending it to 10,000 acres as part of the HBIC initiative, near Orvakal, Uppalapadu, Guttapadu, Meedivemula, and North Konthalapadu in Kurnool district.
• Area actively being built now (NICDC/NICDIT-funded): a consultant for Detailed Master Planning and Preliminary Engineering for the Orvakal Node (9,305 acres) was appointed in January 2021, with GoAP proposing 4,742 acres to be developed under the NICDIT framework, of which 2,621 acres are proposed as the Phase-1 Activation Area, and 2,346 acres of that is under possession of the State Government. As of the most recent status report, 1,292 acres of land has been transferred by the State government to the Project SPV, with matching equity of Rs 500 crore released, and a 300-acre area in the southern part of the site has been designated for 'Drone City'.

In short: the 9,718.84-acre figure is the full notified planning envelope for the node (industrial + non-industrial uses, all three phases); the 2,621-acre Activation Area is the smaller, centrally co-funded first tranche actually under construction as of early 2026. No official target year for completing the 2,621-acre Activation Area has been published as of this writing (July 2026).

Land-use split

The notified Final Master Plan sets aside just over half the node for industry, with the rest allocated to supporting urban uses: the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Corridor Authority approved the final master plan for the land use pattern, comprising 52 per cent of the land being utilised for industrial purposes. The balance land bank is to be used for infrastructure related to transportation, residential, commercial, public and semi-public areas, public utilities, roads, green areas, waterbodies, and other uses, developed in almost an equal number of phases. The GO does not break the remaining 48% into individual percentages for each of those categories, so this page reports only the industrial share as a hard number.

Phasing (industrial land use, cumulative)

The master plan phases industrial land release cumulatively rather than releasing the full 52% at once: under the first phase of industrial use in Orvakal Node, 1,424 acres will be utilised, followed by 3,594 acres in the second phase and 5,017 acres in the third phase. By Phase 3, industrial land reaches roughly 52% of the total 9,718.84-acre node, matching the headline land-use ratio. No calendar-year targets for Phase 1/2/3 completion are stated in the notified GO or in NICDC/NICDIT status reports reviewed for this page.

Separately, on environmental clearance: EC for the Phase 1 Guttapadu Cluster was granted by MoEF&CC on 11 November 2020, and Terms of Reference for the Somayajulapalle and Komarolu land parcels (Phase 2), admeasuring 2,470 acres, was granted by MoEF&CC.

Population, employment and investment targets

Employment: the node is expected to generate employment for 45,000 people once development of all three phases is completed. For the narrower 2,621-acre NICDC Phase-1 node specifically, Orvakal has an investment potential of ₹12,000 crore and a project cost of ₹2,786 crore, and aims to generate 45,071 jobs.

Investment: Beyond the core infrastructure cost, the state's broader ambition for the wider Orvakal industrial area is larger: the Government of Andhra Pradesh is aiming for investments of nearly ₹50,000 crore in industry across sectors such as food processing, manufacturing and logistics in the Orvakal region over time — this is a state target for the surrounding industrial ecosystem, not a master-plan infrastructure budget.

No official residential population target for the node was found in the sources reviewed. Real-estate commentary notes housing demand is expected to rise around the hub as jobs grow, but this is market commentary, not a notified planning figure, so it is not stated as a number here.

Named early anchor investments already announced at Orvakal include an integrated steel plant, an EV facility, a drone-manufacturing unit, and consumer-goods and chemicals units: Jairaj Ispat Ltd is establishing an integrated steel plant over 413 acres with an investment of Rs 2,938 crore aiming to employ 1,030 people; Pure Energy is progressing with an EV manufacturing facility across 105 acres with Rs 1,286 crore investment creating 1,200 jobs; and a drone manufacturing unit over 300 acres with Rs 7,000 crore investment is expected to create 1,000 jobs.

Planner / consultant

A consultant for Detailed Master Planning and Preliminary Engineering for the Orvakal Node (9,305 acres) was appointed in January 2021, engaged by the Government of Andhra Pradesh / project SPV. The consultant's name has not been disclosed in the NICDC/NICDIT status reports or state notifications reviewed for this page, so it is omitted here rather than guessed. The environmental prefeasibility study for the industrial park component was prepared by M/s Ramky Enviro Services Private Limited, Hyderabad, acting as the EIA consultant, distinct from the master-planning consultant.

Where to find the official plan documents

Readers who want the primary documents rather than summaries should go to:

• The NICDC project page for Orvakal, Andhra Pradesh — nicdc.in/projects/12-new-projects/orvakal-andhra-pradesh — for the Phase-1 Activation Area fact sheet (area, investment potential, jobs, connectivity).
• NICDC/DPIIT monthly Dashboard Monitoring Unit (DMU) status reports on the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme, which track land transfer, SPV, EC and EPC milestones for Orvakal alongside other NICDP nodes (published periodically by NICDC/DPIIT).
• The Andhra Pradesh government's Gazette/GO notification (GO Ms. No. 121, dated 8 July 2025) publishing the Final Master Plan and land-use pattern for the Orvakal Node under HBIC, issued by the Industries & Commerce Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
• The MoEF&CC Environmental Clearance / ToR records for the Orvakal industrial park (Guttapadu Cluster Phase 1; Somayajulapalle–Komarolu Phase 2) on the Parivesh/environmentclearance.nic.in portal.

This page summarises facts drawn from these sources; for exact clauses, annexures, zoning maps or GO text, consult the linked originals directly.