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CRDA releases master plan draft notification for Andhra Pradesh capital

VIJAYAWADA: Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) has released a master plan draft notification for both the new capital and capital region of Andhra Pradesh.

CRDA has sougth objections, modifications and also suggestions for the draft notification, released on its website late last night, within a period of 30 days.

People can also meet the officials to submit their objections and suggestions either at CRDA office in Vijayawada city or its sub-offices at Guntur, Tenali, Mangalagiri and Tulluru. The public may also send their objections and suggestions either by post or by e-mail.

The capital region is of 8,603.32 sq kms which consists of 54 revenue mandals (tehsils) in both Guntur and Krishna districts and the capital city has only 217 sq kms.

CRDA has made some modifications to meet the local conditions, in the master plan provided by the Singapore government in July to the AP government.

The capital city has been divided into nine small areas as dedicated to government, financial, tourist, knowledge, health, electronics, media, justice and sports activities.

In the draft master plan, CRDA has stated that the priority has been given to protect natural resources, ecology, water tanks, canals and riversAndhra Pradesh on Monday released the master plan for Amaravathi, the proposed state capital that is being built from scratch. As per the master plan designed by the Singapore government, the capital city spans an area of 217 sq. km. between Vijayawada and Guntur towns, and leverages resources of the Krishna river that flows in the region.
Construction of a new capital was necessitated by last year’s bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh to create a separate state of Telangana, which will take exclusive possession of Hyderabad in 2024. Till then, Hyderabad will serve as the joint capital of Telangana and residuary Andhra Pradesh.
The newest capital in the country incorporates the concepts of Vastu and Feng Shui, the Indian and Chinese sciences of construction, touches three national highways, and will be fed by seven growth corridors including those from Hyderabad to Machlipatnam Port and from Chennai to Visakhapatnam.
“This is a good beginning,” Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said at a media briefing on Monday. “A country is coming together to help with our capital.”

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The plan envisages creating 5.6 million jobs in the capital and its environs that will be home to 13.5 million people by 2050.
“The master plan will guide the development of Amaravathi up to 2050,” said S. Iswaran, a minister in Singapore Prime Minister’s office and second minister for trade and industry.
A Singapore government delegation led by Iswaran handed over the document to the Andhra Pradesh government on Monday, marking the completion of the second milestone of a three-stage plan.
The Infrastructure Corporation of Andhra Pradesh had inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with International Enterprise Singapore to develop the master plan for Andhra Pradesh’s capital in three stages.
The master plan for the bigger capital region, spread across 7,420 sq. km was handed over to the state government on 30 March. The final phase of the master plan for the seed capital region, covering an area of 8 sq. km where the secretariat, government offices, residences of the chief minister and governor, among others will be located, will be handed over on 15 June, chief minister Naidu said.
The capital city master plan banks heavily on the Krishna river to develop a water network of over 80km, covering 3% of the total area. Canal parks, an amphitheatre, island resorts, an island-themed park, and a waterfront promenade spanning 35km along river Krishna have been proposed, according to a presentation made by the Singapore government.
Notably, the master plan marks 21% of the total area for a green network. It also promotes the use of public transport.
“This is a green plan, meaning, it allows for natural assets to be brought out for people to enjoy. It is green because of its emphasis on public transportation and not just private transportation and cars,” Iswaran said.
A bus rapid transit system, which can eventually be upgraded to mass rapid transit network with four lines spanning 135km, is proposed. A transport hub will be located in the capital’s north-east. Walkways, local waterways and cycle tracks run along the riverfront. Expressways and semi-expressways spanning 127km will run across the capital city out of the total road network of 938km.
“By and large the plan is very good. They have integrated whatever concepts we had in mind,” said Naidu.
Andhra Pradesh has time till 2024 to build its capital. Till then, the state government can work out of Hyderabad, the joint capital for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
“Even if we can stay in Hyderabad for 10 years, we want to build the capital at the earliest,” Naidu said. But he admitted that building a capital will not happen overnight, and it takes time to finalize everything, prepare finer details of the buildings that will come up in the new capital, issue contracts, build a capital and an economy around it.
To sidestep provisions of the Land Acquisition Bill that makes acquisition of land a costly and difficult affair, the state government opted to acquire land through land pooling from farmers of the fertile region in one of the biggest such exercises undertaken in the country. Land owners who part with their land under the pooling exercise will receive plots of commercial and residential land in the developed capital.
The government pooled 33,000 acres from farmers under a scheme it announced last year. Of this 17,000 acres have been handed over, Naidu said.

Proposal to build the city in 217 square kilometres involving 29 villages. he CRDA has invited objections and suggestions, if any, relating to the said notification.

The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) has released the draft detailed master plan for AP capital city area. The CRDA has invited objections and suggestions, if any, relating to the said notification.

The Andhra Pradesh government has already pooled about 30,000 acres from farmers for the purpose of building a world class capital with the help of entities belonging to Singapore, China and Japan.

The CRDA Commissioner N. Srikanth said that the objections and suggestions can be sent in writing to the CRDA Commissioner within 30 days. The person making the objection or suggestion should also give his name and address, telephone or fax and e-mail address.The CRDA, in its policy guidelines, indicated that the land usage pattern will consist of agriculture protection zones, industrial zones, infrastructure and protection zone. The guidelines specify uses that are permissible in each land use zone in the planning area. However the guidelines are suggestive in nature and may be one of the parameters to grant or refuse the permission by the APCRDA, the Commissioner said.

The plan proposes to build capital city in 217 square kilometres involving 29 villages. About 7,000 hectares earmarked for living spaces, 1,950 ha for public utilities, 3,385 ha for commercial establishments and 6,390 ha for parks and open spaces in the mega smart city. The authority proposed three agricultural protection zones and urban zone, including existing urban area and proposed urbanized area.

An industrial zone and a development corridor zone are also part of the plan. The infrastructure category comprises traffic and transportation, multi model integrated logistic hub and airport area. Another protection zone has been created to protect the water bodies, hills and forest.

All agriculture land beyond the proposed Outer Ring Road and outside the urbanizable boundary of the regional centres is zoned for protection under Agricultural Protection Zone- 2. Land is reserved for the city’s expansion in future. The zone is a green belt.

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Proposal to build the city in 217 square kilometres involving 29 villages. he CRDA has invited objections and suggestions, if any, relating to the said notification.

The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) has released the draft detailed master plan for AP capital city area. The CRDA has invited objections and suggestions, if any, relating to the said notification.

The Andhra Pradesh government has already pooled about 30,000 acres from farmers for the purpose of building a world class capital with the help of entities belonging to Singapore, China and Japan.

The CRDA Commissioner N. Srikanth said that the objections and suggestions can be sent in writing to the CRDA Commissioner within 30 days. The person making the objection or suggestion should also give his name and address, telephone or fax and e-mail address.The CRDA, in its policy guidelines, indicated that the land usage pattern will consist of agriculture protection zones, industrial zones, infrastructure and protection zone. The guidelines specify uses that are permissible in each land use zone in the planning area. However the guidelines are suggestive in nature and may be one of the parameters to grant or refuse the permission by the APCRDA, the Commissioner said.

The plan proposes to build capital city in 217 square kilometres involving 29 villages. About 7,000 hectares earmarked for living spaces, 1,950 ha for public utilities, 3,385 ha for commercial establishments and 6,390 ha for parks and open spaces in the mega smart city. The authority proposed three agricultural protection zones and urban zone, including existing urban area and proposed urbanized area.

An industrial zone and a development corridor zone are also part of the plan. The infrastructure category comprises traffic and transportation, multi model integrated logistic hub and airport area. Another protection zone has been created to protect the water bodies, hills and forest.

All agriculture land beyond the proposed Outer Ring Road and outside the urbanizable boundary of the regional centres is zoned for protection under Agricultural Protection Zone- 2. Land is reserved for the city’s expansion in future. The zone is a green belt.

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