Amaravati is absolutely safe: Minister Narayana

Amaravati: Urban development minister P. Narayana, highlighting Capital Amaravati’s infrastructure, has said works are progressing fast for the 360km-long trunk roads, 1,500km of layout roads, 4,000 residential blocks and several iconic structures.

"Amaravati is an absolutely safe city. For flood prevention, plans were prepared with Dutch experts. Proper canals and reservoirs are being erected. There will be no flooding risk,” he asserted on Wednesday.

“As promised, Amaravati will be completed within three years,” the minister stressed while reviewing the progress of housing projects for officials and employees at Nelapadu on Wednesday. He inspected the under-construction Type-1 and Type-2 quarters for gazetted officers as well as the residential blocks being built for Group-D employees.

CRDA engineers and representatives of contracting companies briefed him on the timelines and infrastructure works, including sewage and utilities.

Narayana condemned the “deliberate misinformation campaigns” against Amaravati and reiterated that “the capital city is one of the safest and fastest-developing urban centres in the state.”

“Those who claim Amaravati exists only in graphics should come to the ground and see the pace of work with their own eyes,” he said.

Ponguru Narayana stated that altogether, 1,440 flats covering 27 lakh sq-ft were in the finishing stage. Most of the slab works were already complete, and the remaining portions were expected to be finished by November. The work on the sewage plant was also progressing rapidly.

He said 50 per cent of the houses would be completed by October 2, while all buildings would be ready by the end of March, after which they would be formally handed over to employees.

The minister revealed that nearly 13,000 workers and staff were engaged in the capital works, aided by about 2,500 heavy machinery units, including excavators and cranes. With the rains receding, the construction has regained momentum.

The minister said, “Some people are stubbornly spreading lies that no work is happening in Amaravati. The public will not tolerate such false propaganda. This city is real, visible, and fast emerging as a model capital.”