Andhra’s new capital: CRDA approves Rs 8821.44 crore for Amaravati development
Trunk roads to be laid for Rs 4521 crore, Rs 492 crore allocated for construction of bungalows for ministers and High Court judges
By Newsmeter Network Published on 11 Dec 2024 2:05 AM GMT
Andhra Pradesh: Amravati roads to be developed
Amaravati: Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) has approved the development works worth Rs 8821.44 crore for the capital city of Amaravati.
The approval was granted in a CRDA meeting chaired by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu. The meeting mainly focussed on the construction of roads in Amaravati.
Briefing media persons after the meeting, Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) P Narayana said that Rs 3807 crore of the total amount has been allotted for road construction in the areas where land has been acquired under the land pooling scheme.
Trunk roads will be laid for Rs 4521 crore, while Rs 492 crore has been allocated for the construction of bungalows for the ministers and the High Court judges, Narayana said.
The CRDA at its previous meetings approved works worth Rs 11,471 crore, he said that the total works worth Rs 20,292.46 crore have now been cleared with Tuesday's meeting.
Layouts for an extent of 236 km covering villages like Nelapadu, Rayapudi, Ananthavaram, and Dondapadu have been cleared while trunk roads for 97.5 km have been approved, the Minister said.
Pointing out that tenders have been called for works worth Rs 41,000 crore from 2014 to 2019 but works worth Rs 5,000 crore have only been completed, Narayana said had the works been completed, the construction cost would not have gone up. Due to this delay, the cost has gone up from 25 percent to 28 percent, he added.
The construction cost of buildings has increased from 35 percent to 55 percent, Narayana said. He said had Amaravathi continued as the capital, the cost of these works would not have gone up by 45 percent
MAUD Minister made it clear that the process of calling for tenders for these works will begin by December 15 and will be completed by the end of this month.
Since cases have been filed against the designers from Singapore, the permission of the Chief Minister is needed to invite them again, Narayana added. He said a decision will be taken after consulting the Chief Minister.
