Andhra Pradesh State municipal administration minister made sensational comments on Amaravati that YS Jagan Mohan Reddy might look for other possible alternatives for Capital City. He earlier said that Amaravati is prone to flooding.
At a press conference, the minister said that the government will make the final decision on the state capital after the expert committee submits its report to the Chief Minister.
'The expert committee will advise the government where to build the capital, which place is suitable, where development is possible and where all the people of the state consider the place as their own', the minister said.
'The present government works in total transparency. Any decision on state capital and its location will be taken by the chief minister in full public view', he added.
The expert committee will soon visit the Amaravati capital region throughout the state to select the best place for the capital. The government has given the responsibility to the panel which consists of urban planning experts from Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, and Chennai.
According to the reports the panel consists Professor Mahaveer, Professor of Planning, Dean (Academic), School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, DR. Anjali Mohan, a Bangalore-based urban and regional planner, Professor Shivananda Swamy from CEPT, Ahmadabad, Professor KT Ravindran, SPA (Retd), Delhi School of Architecture, Delhi and Dr. KV Arunachalam, retired chief urban planner, Chennai. Retired IAS officer GN Rao (Andhra Pradesh) will be the convener of the committee.
Interestingly, Botsa Satyanarayana aid that the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) office built near Tullur in Guntur district will be inaugurated soon as per the previous plan.
At a press conference, the minister said that the government will make the final decision on the state capital after the expert committee submits its report to the Chief Minister.
'The expert committee will advise the government where to build the capital, which place is suitable, where development is possible and where all the people of the state consider the place as their own', the minister said.
'The present government works in total transparency. Any decision on state capital and its location will be taken by the chief minister in full public view', he added.
The expert committee will soon visit the Amaravati capital region throughout the state to select the best place for the capital. The government has given the responsibility to the panel which consists of urban planning experts from Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, and Chennai.
According to the reports the panel consists Professor Mahaveer, Professor of Planning, Dean (Academic), School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, DR. Anjali Mohan, a Bangalore-based urban and regional planner, Professor Shivananda Swamy from CEPT, Ahmadabad, Professor KT Ravindran, SPA (Retd), Delhi School of Architecture, Delhi and Dr. KV Arunachalam, retired chief urban planner, Chennai. Retired IAS officer GN Rao (Andhra Pradesh) will be the convener of the committee.
Interestingly, Botsa Satyanarayana aid that the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) office built near Tullur in Guntur district will be inaugurated soon as per the previous plan.