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VIJAYAWADA: In a huge blow to the state government’s ambitious plans to build a world class capital city, Amaravati, the World Bank appears to have pulled out of financing the project.

The proposed Amaravati Sustainable Infrastructure and Institutional Development Project (ASIIDP) comprised five components.

Component one which is Integrated Urban Infrastructure and Services has the highest financing component. This component was to support the implementation of priority transport corridors as part of a broader land-use plan, and the integration of 25 villages into the Amaravati Capital City development. The component was to finance construction of 92.2 km of high-priority, sub-arterial roads as part of the network of roads planned under the Amaravati Capital City Master Plan, upgrading existing infrastructure within selected villages with a focus on water supply, sewerage, village roads and drainage infrastructure, including integration of such upgraded infrastructure into the trunk infrastructure of Amaravati Capital City.

The Climate Resilient component was expected to increase sustainability and climate resilience in Amaravati Capital City by supporting integration of its built environment with the natural surroundings, riverfront, and greenery. The component would primarily finance flood mitigation works, including improvement of the carrying capacity of 19.9 km of Kondaveeti Vagu and 16.7 km of Palavagu, construction of three new flood retention reservoirs within Amaravati Capital City to buffer the peak flood flows, construction of a pumping station at Undavalli, construction of a gravity escape regulator from Kondaveeti Vagu to Krishna Western Delta canal on the Eastern side of Amaravati Capital City and setting up of early flood warning and monitoring systems.