Amaravathi is one of the cities under consideration by the government of Andhra Pradesh for appointment as its capital in Vijayawada-Guntur state region. Amaravathi, which derives its name from Amareshwara temple situated in the historic village in Guntur district, enters the capital region chosen by the state government.
Asked about media reports in a section of the press suggesting that the state government has completed Amaravathi as the name of the capital city, Advisor (Communications) to the Government, Parakala Prabhakar said that the name is being studied but the final decision has not been taken in this regard yet.
Agriculture Minister P Pulla Rao had said yesterday that Amaravathi, located on the banks of Krishna River, has been suggested by many, but the final decision has not yet been taken.
It is expected that N Chandrababu Naidu chief to announce the name minister when the foundations for the construction of the capital city sit expected in June. Singapore government agencies are preparing a master plan for the core capital region as a “gesture of goodwill” towards the state government.
Hyderabad: N Chandrababu Naidu’s government is considering naming the new town Amaravathi as the capital of Andhra Pradesh. The new capital was built between Vijayawada and Guntur.
According to Indian Express, an official announcement is likely to be done shortly.
The royal city Amaravathi is 35 kms away from the area where the capital will come up for that about 33,000 hectares have been acquired through pooling scheme of land by the government.
Urban Development and Local Government Minister Dr P Narayana has been assigned the task of sharing the land and the acquisition of new capital, near Vijayawada.
According to the Reorganization Act of Andhra Pradesh, 2014, Hyderabad will remain the capital of both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for 10 years.
The area being acquired by the government to build the capital is distributed in 29 villages in Thulluru, Mangalagiri and Tadikonda mandals of Guntur district. The road through Vundavalli Vijayawada-Thulluru cut cleanly through upland tracts, infertile ‘land’ on the left, 3 km from the shore Krishna, and fertile “wet earth” with rich alluvial soil to the right, inside 1 km from Krishna.
