CRDA gives its nod for acquiring additional 20,494 acres in Amaravati
The CRDA also gave the green signal to invite Request for Proposals (RfPs) for various mixed development projects, including a high-density residential zone, in nearly 58 acres spread across Mandadam, Rayapudi, and Pichukalapalem villages, and approved the allotment of 2.50 acres of land each for the construction of world-class convention centres near Vivanta and Hilton Hotels five-star hotels to be built at Mandadam, Hyatt Regency in Thullur, and Novotel in Lingayapalem.
Besides, the CRDA had been authorized to dredge sand required for the constructions in Amaravati from the upstream of Prakasam Barrage on the Krishna for a period of two years. It was estimated that the projects costing ₹49,040 crore that were underway in Amaravati needed 16 million cubic meters of sand over the next couple of years.
Land allotments
Further, the CRDA approved the recommendation of the sub-committee of Ministers to allot 25 acres to KIMS Medical and Hospital, 12 acres each to Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy and MSK Prasad International Cricket Academy, five acres to the State Forensic Science Laboratory, four acres to Basil Woods International School, two acres each to Central Bureau of Investigation, Zoological Survey of India, Income Tax Department, AP Grameena Bank, and an office of the BJP, 0.50 acres each to South Indian Bank and the Bureau of Immigration, 0.495 acres to AP Cooperative Bank Ltd., and 0.40 acres to the Central Bank of India.
The CRDA granted permission for the construction of a four-lane ROB (Rail Over Bridge) on the E-15 road near Mangalagiri town, and resolved to cancel the 1.40 acres of land that was allotted to GAIL and Ambika Group. It was also decided to build memorials for Alluri Sitharama Raju and 'Amarajeevi' Potti Sriramulu in Amaravati.
Mr. Naidu called upon the officials to work with the kind of commitment that made the construction of the State Secretariat in a record time possible in 2014-19, and told them to closely follow the proposal to build Amaravati airport with the Central government, while ordering that notices be issued to agencies which were struggling to meet the timelines.
Municipal Administration Minister P. Narayana, Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand, CRDA Commissioner K. Kanna Babu, and Amaravati Development Corporation (ADC) CMD D. Lakshmi Parthasarathy Bhasker and other senior officials of CRDA, ADC, the Finance Department, and the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration took part.
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