CM Naidu Says Journey to Develop World-Class City Begins
At the inauguration of the CRDA office, the Chief Minister recalls farmers’ struggles and announces a team to resolve their issues.
Vijayawada: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said the journey for development of capital Amaravati as a world-class city has begun in an ambitious manner.
He was inaugurating the multi-storied G+7 building for the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) on Monday in the presence of officials, party leaders and the farmers who offered lands for the capital.
This building, he said, would accommodate mainly the offices of the CRDA, the Amaravati development corporation and the municipal administration. He said, “In the aftermath of the 2014 bifurcation, there was confusion as to where the AP capital could be set up. The UPA government that ruled the Centre then kicked up a controversy over this. However, we decided to set up the capital in Amaravati, which is located in the centre of the state.”
“We needed land for building the capital city. Farmers from Amaravati offered their land and we took up a land pooling exercise for the first time in the world and made it a successful endeavour. This building is a big step in the building of the capital city,“ he said.
Naidu especially praised the women farmers who fought for retaining Amaravati as the capital city when the YSRC government sought to develop three capitals. He said, “The fruits of the sacrifices made by the farmers should be enjoyed by them. They gave their lands under phase-1 of land pooling. I am committed to care for the farmers who parted with their lands.”
He said, “We are facing no hurdles in developing the capital city as Quantum Valley and setting it up in Amaravati while a Google Data Centre would be set up in Visakhapatnam.”
The foundations of Amaravati, he said, are very strong. “We brought soil and water from holy temples, masjids and churches to lay its foundation. I pray to Lord Venkateswara every day for proper shaping up of the capital city. I will meet the farmers who offered their lands for Amaravati separately for a chat. Let us develop it together.”
The CM entrusted the task of resolving any issue of trouble to the Amaravati farmers to three leaders - Union minister for rural development Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, minister for municipal administration P. Narayana and Tadikonda MLA Tenali Sravan Kumar.
