Visakhapatnam: An Education City is coming up in Vizag for which the state government had identified 1,100 acres at Sabbavaram. Of the 1,100 acres, the state government recently issued orders alienating 740 acres in first phase free of cost to the higher education department.
Though the revenue department had fixed Rs 12 lakh per acre for the alienation, the government upon the request of the higher education department had alienated the land free of cost. Land will be plotted and earmarked to be allotted to private schools, colleges, varsities of international repute.
Already representatives of India's well known private university AMITY had visited the site and evinced interest in setting up their campus at Vizag's Education City.
The district collector had sent proposals to alienate the land 740.83 acres that comes under survey numbers 109, 135, 240, 241, and 242 of Vangali Village, Sabbavaram Mandal in favour of the Higher Education Department for establishment of Educational City Knowledge Hub Project on payment of market value at Rs 12 lakh per acre.
The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA) has stated that the above proposal was placed before the APLMA in its meeting held on 16.10.2015 and the APLMA has recommended for alienation of the land.
The Secretary Higher Education has requested to allot the land free of cost and further stated that if the land is used for commercial purpose in future, the cost of the land may be decided by the government in consultation with revenue department.
Hence, a view may be taken on the request subject to certain conditions, said the GO No: 332 of the revenue department issued recently. The government after careful examination, alienated the said land in favour of the Higher Education Department for establishment of Educational City Knowledge Hub Project on free of cost, subject to some conditions.
“Private universities and organisations like BITS, Sarla Birla academy, etc are to be invited to see the lands. So far seen and earmarked 550 acres for various national-level premier educational institutions and remaining lands available for private institutes will be around 200 acres. As per the Chief Minister’s directions, VUDA has started laying road and other infrastructure of water and electricity have to be taken forward,” said a senior district official.
