Available land in Andhra Pradesh to be used for IT Park
Andhra Pradesh has 32,872 acres of Government land available within a radius of 10 km from district headquarters. Deputy Chief Minister KE Krishna Murthy disclosed this in a press conference here recently. SPSR Nellore district had the highest acreage at 5,823 acres while West Godavari had the lowest at 79 acres.
Krishna district, which is going to have the new capital, has 3,247 acres of land near its district headquarters Machilipatnam which is about 60 km from Vijayawada. When asked on the availability of Govt land in and around Vijayawada, the minister said the data was not yet available.
The available land would be used for developing infrastructure for information technology industry, institutions of higher education and housing for the middle class and economically weaker sections, the minister said. The Govt had earlier asked the 13 district collectors to provide information on available land.
This development would be helping in creating an ample amount of job openings in the state. It has not been stated as when the work would start but it is being expected that the requirements for the project would be met soon.
Source: The Hindu Business Line
Andhra Pradesh, Economically weaker sections (EWS), KE Krishna Murthy, Machilipatnam, SPSR Nellore district, Vijayawada, West Godavari
