Amaravati gets Rs 1,437 crore basic infrastructure package

The Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) has sanctioned Rs 1,437 crore to establish 100 per cent basic infrastructure across 29 villages in Amaravati.

The decision was taken during the 65th CRDA Authority meeting, chaired by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu at the Secretariat on Thursday, August 27.

The package includes an additional Rs 533 crore, supplementing the previously allocated Rs 904 crore, to complete essential civic works in the 29 villages that pooled land between 2014 and 2019.

The funds will be used for internal roads, underground drainage networks, stormwater drains, drinking-water pipelines and street lighting.

Following technical studies by the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), New Delhi, and IIT Kharagpur on local soil conditions and future traffic projections, the authority decided to construct blacktop roads instead of cement-concrete roads in the Land Pooling Scheme layouts.

The CRDA also sanctioned Rs 596 crore for a Central Public Library, Auditorium and HR infrastructure complex at Sakhamuru.

The authority sanctioned bulk drinking-water supply from Amaravati reservoirs to Mangalagiri Corporation at Rs 10 per kilolitre, with supply to be increased from 30 MLD to 80 MLD.

It also approved a loan waiver of up to Rs 1.5 lakh per family for farmers participating in ongoing land pooling, covering loans secured before January 1, 2026.

The CRDA fixed the price of additional land sought by existing hoteliers and educational institutions at 250 per cent of the baseline value of Rs 4.1 crore per acre, setting the minimum at Rs 10.25 crore per acre.

The authority also identified 42 acres in Pitchukalapalem, Thullur, Mandadam and Kuragallu for commercial, shop and residential developments.

In addition, 8.5 acres was allotted for a proposed National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) Deemed University.

The CRDA also authorised fresh land pooling in Tadikonda and Kantheru along the proposed Inner Ring Road and railway corridors and permitted preparation of a Master Plan for a District Cooling System in Amaravati.