City Donakonda in Prakasam district, who was on the run from the capital with good connections to Bangalore, Hubli, Guntur and Secunderabad by road and rail. Have 54,000 Acres Land Government and the distance between Hyderabad and Donakonda is only 290 km - 5.5 hours away. 

Keeping all these advantages in mind, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu at a public meeting announced that it would Donakonda as an industrial city. University of the mines and minerals would be established in Prakasam, Veterinary University and the airport in Ongole, Industrial estate in Kanigiri, Ramayapatnam Port Development, Food Park and also the completion of Project Velugonda