Chandrababu's announcement on AP capital in state assembly today

Hyderabad: Chandrababu Naidu, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, will be announcing the Andhra Pradesh state capital officially in the state assembly on Tuesday.

It is evident that the Sivaramakrishnan committee exclusively appointed for the selection of the new capital of residuary Andhra Pradesh has come out with their guidelines which have been made public. Chandrababu Naidu is keen to establish the new capital on the Vijayawada-Guntur. Nevertheless, the committee has strictly opposes the same. The highlights of the committee’s report are appended below:

It is justified to give sop for Andhra Pradesh to help the state in economic deficit.

SDC should be approached soon to grant special sop to Andhra Pradesh

The area between Vijayawada-Guntur may impose threat for the economy to the state, apart from creating nvironmental degradation

Rs 1536cr required for the provision of basic amenities in the capital region

The ring road near VGTM may increase the land rates beyond limit, apart from a heavy threat imposed to fertile lands

There is no mandatory rule the High Court should be located at the same place where there are assembly and secretariat. Committee reminded of the fact that many states have such a situation in this milieu.

High court should be established in Visakhapatnam and a special bench for Rayalaseema should also be established

Rajbhavan needs 15 acres land

Assembly Bhavan needs 80-100 acres land

Suggested for the establishment of CM, Ministers, Offices, Secreteriart near VGTM. All these need 20 acres land

Near VGTM only 1,458 acres land is available while the capital needs 10,00 acres.

Land acquisition will take 3-4yrs and the land acquisition on the present market rates is a costly affair. The land rates have been increased at Vijayawada & Guntur.

Capital and development should be decentralised.

Nuzvid, Musunur, Amaravtahi, Pulichintala can be utilised for few government offices.

There should be a definite strategy for equal development of all districts

The backward areas should be developed with basic amenities and educational institutions.

Government offices should be distributed in all 13 districts.

The domestic and foreign investments should be development oriented.

The quarters for the staff of various departments should be scattered at many places.

All IT related industries should be established in Visakhapatnam.

CMO and Secretariat can be established at Nuzivid, Gannavaram, Musunur.