Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has approved the transfer of an unused land belonging to the Central Tobacco Research Institution (CTRI) at Rajahmundry for Agriculture University in the residual Andhra Pradesh city.
According to a press release, Naidu had addressed a letter to the Agriculture Minister on June 2 requesting to transfer the land measuring 21.93 acres land of CTRI, which was lying unused, for the Agriculture University at Rajahmundry on a long-term lease.
The Agriculture Minister promptly responded and met Naidu today to convey that the request has been acceded to and the transfer of land approved, the release added.
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