Chandrababu sets stone for own house in Amaravati
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu along with his family members performing Bhumi Puja for their new house to be built at Velagapudi on Wednesday
- Performs bhumi puja along with wife, son, daughter-in-law and grandson
- He bought a 5-acre residential plot in Velagapudi from a local farmer’s family
- The building coming up next to E9 Road in the core area of the capital, will be ground plus one spreading over 1,455 square yards
- CM constructing house in core capital area is also seen as an attempt to create confidence among investors in Amaravati
Vijayawada: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday performed bhumi puja for his house in the state capital Amaravati.
He, along with his family members set the stone amid elaborate religious rituals by priests amid chanting of Vedic hymns.
Chief Minister’s wife Bhuvaneswari, son and minister Lokesh, his wife Brahmani, and their son Devansh attended the ceremony held behind the state Secretariat at Velagapudi.
Naidu had last year acquired a 5-acre residential plot in the Velagapudi revenue area from a local farmer’s family. Recently, the plot registration process was completed.
The residence is coming up next to E9 Road in the core area of the capital. The ground plus one house will be spread over 1,455 square yards.
The Chief Minister plans to complete the work and move in within a year. Following the groundbreaking ceremony, representatives from the construction company shared plans for the house, which is expected to incorporate modern features tailored for future needs.
The plans reportedly include a mini conference hall and servant quarters. A large portion of the land is proposed to be developed into a garden. Adequate parking space will be earmarked.
Local farmers are elated over the Chief Minister’s decision to build his house in their vicinity. They decorated the site with flowers and rangoli. The women farmers presented new clothes to the two couples.
He will be one of the first persons from outside the capital city to have his house in the core area of the state capital.
He decision to build his own house in the Amaravati core area is seen as an attempt to create confidence among prospective investors in the capital city.
Naidu purchased the site after criticism from his political opponents that he had not built his own house in Amaravati despite his ambitious plans to develop it as a world-class city.
YSRCP chief taunted Naidu for not building his own house in Amaravati, though he (Jagan) had constructed his own house in Tadepalli close to the Amaravati region.
The TDP president had been living in a rented house at Karakatta road on the banks of Krishna river ever since the administrative capital was shifted from Hyderabad in 2015.
