Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister Ponguru Narayana said the project would be taken up in four packages in Amaravati’s core capital area.
Published May 07, 2025 | 3:23 PM ⚊ Updated May 07, 2025 | 3:23 PM
The funding also covers key infrastructure, including roads and utilities.
Synopsis: The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority has approved tenders worth ₹1,732 crore to build residential towers for government officers and staff in Amaravati. The funding also covers key infrastructure, including roads and utilities. More than ₹1,000 crore has been set aside for water treatment plants, overhead tanks and road links to the national highway network.
The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) has cleared tenders worth ₹1,732.31 crore for the construction of residential towers for government officers and employees in Amaravati.
The decision was taken at the 47th APCRDA meeting held at the state secretariat in Velagapudi on Tuesday, 6 May, chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister Ponguru Narayana said the project would be taken up in four packages in Amaravati’s core capital area.
He further added that approval was given for tenders worth ₹514.41 crore for completing the construction of towers for gazetted officers initiated between 2014 and 2019.
Tenders worth ₹194.73 crore were also approved for external infrastructure.
For non-gazetted employees, the CRDA approved tenders worth ₹506.67 crore for the construction of nine towers, and another ₹517.10 crore for the construction of 12 towers along with related infrastructure.
The authority also cleared tenders worth ₹560.57 crore for a 190 MLD capacity water treatment plant, which includes five years of operation and maintenance. Tenders worth ₹494.86 crore for overhead water tanks were also approved.
Further, the meeting gave the green light to invite tenders for key road projects connecting Amaravati to the national highway network.
This includes 1.5 km of elevated roads on the E-3 seed access road, a 4.10 km extension of the E-13 road at a cost of ₹384.78 crore, and a 3.98 km extension of the E-15 road costing ₹70 crore.
Land allotments to seven institutions were also approved.
Fifty-five acres each were allotted to judicial universities and Quantum Valley. Other allocations include 0.78 acres each to the Income Tax Department and the Indian Red Cross Society, 0.40 acres to Coastal Bank’s head office, and 1 acre to IRCTC Hotels.
An additional six acres were allotted to Basavatarakam Cancer Institute, on top of the 15 acres previously granted, for the construction of a medical college.
According to Narayana, land had previously been allotted to 64 institutions. With the fresh allotments, a total of 1,050 acres has now been allotted to 71 institutions.
(Edited by Dese Gowda)
