Bifurcated Andhra Pradesh’s new capital will be located around Vijayawada
On Thursday the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced that the State’s new capital will be located around Vijayawada. Naidu stated that the decision to locate the capital in the central region of the residuary state was taken after a prolonged consultative process. After a lot of discussions with the core stakeholders, this decision was approved by the State Cabinet on September 1.
Naidu made this announcement in the State Legislative Assembly. He also explained that the State has decided to go in for a decentralised development with three mega cities and 14 smart cities. This will happen simultaneously along with the setting up a new capital in Vijayawada.
AP will adopt a land pooling system to be worked out by a Cabinet subcommittee. This system will be used to acquire land to develop the capital. The Opposition YSR (Named after late Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy) Congress Party insisted on a debate on the capital before it was announced. The Chief Minister’s announcement was made after adjournments in the House, as the opposition were not ready to accept Chandrababu Naidu’s proposition easily.
Naidu mentioned that the decision of the Cabinet is a reflection of popular sentiment. It is affirmed by the views expressed in the representations received by the Sivaramakrishnan Committee. Nearly 50 % of the representations received by the committee favoured the Vijayawada-Guntur region as the best location for the capital.
Source- The Hindu Business Line
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