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Andhra govt to call fresh tenders for Amaravati development works soon

The Andhra Pradesh government will soon call fresh tenders for the state capital development works here, state Municipal Minister P Narayana has said. Addressing reporters after the 39th Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) meeting, Narayana said, World Bank agreed to give Rs 15,000 crore for Amaravati development works but insisted on completing flood prevention works as soon as possible. Consequently, action will be taken to build reservoirs within the 217 sq km Amravati core capital region and outside. The Municipal Minister said the old tenders called for Amaravati will be closed soon and fresh tenders will be called to complete Amaravati works in three years. Between 2014 and 2019, he noted that tenders worth Rs 41,000 crore were called for Amaravati development and works to the tune of Rs 35,000 crore were also taken up. The High Court and Assembly buildings, roads, residential complexes of judges, ministers, officials and others were part of these works. Narayana acc

Around Rs 60,000 cr to be spent on developing Amaravati as Andhra's capital

Making it clear that the rivers of the Vamsadhara, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Pennar will be interlinked, the Chief Minister felt that Amaravati is going to be the most beautiful city in India

Andhra CM Naidu slams former YSR-Cong govt for building Rishikonda Palace

After visiting the Rishikonda Palace spread over 61 acres here on Saturday, the Chief Minister asked media persons whether it is acceptable to build such a costly palace with public money

Pawan Kalyan announces Sanatana Dharma protection wing in Janasena party

The announcement came as Pawan inaugurated the 'Deepam-2' free cooking gas cylinder scheme in Jagannadhapuram village

Firecracker laden two-wheeler explodes in Andhra Pradesh, one dies

A man died after the firecrackers he was carrying on a two-wheeler exploded in Eluru town on Thursday, police said. The incident occurred when two persons were transporting a bag of firecrackers bought for Diwali celebrations. The bag containing "onion bombs" and other crackers exploded after falling on the road, resulting in the death of the rider on the spot, a senior police official told PTI based on preliminary investigation. The pillion rider and two others standing on the roadside suffered injuries and were admitted to a hospital. According to police, the impact of the blast was so severe that the legs and other body parts of the two-wheeler rider got dismembered. CCTV footage aired by TV channels purportedly showed an explosion and some persons running away with dust engulfing the area. A case was registered and investigations was on.

TCS pact done in 90 min: Andhra Minister Lokesh on speed of doing business

It is no longer ease of doing business'. The new mantra of attracting investments is "speed of doing business" which helped the Andhra Pradesh government close the deal with TCS to set up a campus in Visakhapatnam in just 90 minutes, Minister Nara Lokesh said. In an interactive session at the ITServe Alliance Synergy Conference in Las Vegas (USA), Lokesh said Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu-led NDA regime in the state is actually looking at business processes reengineering in the government to deliver seamless governance in the hands of people, making officials and politicians irrelevant. "So when I met Chandra Sir (N Chandrasekaran), chairperson of Tata Sons, I was asking him what his advice would be to me. He said just focus on the speed of doing business. "So our singular focus is on the speed of doing business. We will create a very conducive environment in Andhra Pradesh in terms of attracting investments and grounding those investments. And one example of that is how we ...

CM Naidu meets Adani Group delegation to discuss investment opportunities

Discussions covered projects with the potential to drive comprehensive growth across the state in key sectors

Developmental work worth Rs 63K cr to start soon in Amaravati: Minister

Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh has said that the construction and developmental works by the government and private sectors in and around the capital Amaravati, worth USD 7.5 billion (Rs 63,000 crore) will start soon. Lokesh, who is currently touring the USA, has appealed to industrialists to invest in the state, which has a favourable environment in all aspects. "I explained that various construction and development works will be started in the vicinity of the capital Amaravati with USD 3 billion in the government sector and USD 4.5 billion dollars in the private sector," Lokesh said in a social media post on Sunday night. He further said new green field seaports are coming up at Machilipatnam, Ramayapatnam, Kakinada and Moolapet areas of the state. He also said the upcoming Visakhapatnam International Airport at Bhogapuram is set to boost large-scale economic activities there. The work on the airport will be completed in the next 18 months. The minister said an AI (artifici

CM Naidu thanks PM Modi after approval of Amravati Railway Project

Naidu said that the project will go a long way for the state capital and that they will be inviting PM Modi to lay the foundation stone

Cabinet approves 2 railway projects worth Rs 6,798 cr in Bihar and Andhra

The projects will bolster connectivity to Nepal, North-East India, and border areas, facilitating smoother movement for both passenger and goods trains

TFR in South India explained: Why are they worried about population growth?

Concerns over delimitation of Lok Sabha seats and a fall in fertility rates in South India have states revisiting family planning schemes

Andhra CM Naidu announces Rs 20 crore annual allocation for police welfare

CM also mentioned that the state government has released Rs 100 crore in the past four months under several intitiatives

Delimitation in focus as 2 South CMs talk reversing population policies

The statements have come after southern states have reported a total fertility rate (TFR) below the replacement level

Andhra Pradesh's new liquor policy: Rs 99 liquor to counter illegal influx

The Andhra Pradesh government has rolled out a new liquor policy aimed at boosting revenue by Rs 30,000 crore, curbing illegal trade, and funding welfare schemes

Why does the Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu want families to have more kids?

Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu said that his government plans to legislate allowing only candidates with more than two children to contest local body elections

Naidu promises to clear pending bills worth Rs 763 cr of police dept

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday said his government would clear pending bills worth Rs 763 crore of the police department and also promised to hire 6,100 constables. The Chief Minister gave the assurance while speaking on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day at the Indira Gandhi Municipal Stadium in Vijayawada. The previous government (YSRCP) has left bills of the police department worth over Rs 763 crore unpaid. Will take decisions in phases to cooperate with the police department and will clear all those bills, said Naidu during his speech as part of the Police Commemoration Day. Noting that investing in the police department is akin to investing in the state, the CM said he always gave importance to and cooperated with it. According to Naidu, the state government has already cleared pending bills worth Rs 100 crore of the department within 125 days of coming to power. Emphasising on the need for providing latest technologies to the police departm

CM Chandrababu Naidu restarts 'dream project' of Andhra's capital Amaravati

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday restarted the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) project works here. The works at Rayapudi village in the capital region were restarted after a hiatus of five years, following the erstwhile YSRCP government abandoning Naidu's 'dream project'. Naidu took up the CRDA project office works in a seven-storey building at a cost of Rs 160 crore during his earlier tenure between 2014-2019. However, between 2019 and 2024, former Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy promoted the idea of three capital cities and kept the development of Amaravati on the back-burner. With the emergence of Naidu as the CM of the bifurcated state for the second time post 2024 polls, Amaravati capital project received a shot in the arm. On October 16, the decision to restart the works was taken during a CRDA authority meeting, said an official statement on Saturday.

World Bank, ADB commit $1.6 bn for Andhra capital Amaravati from Jan 2025

The World Bank along with the Asian Development Bank in principle has committed to fund USD 1600 million (Rs 13,600 crore) for Amaravati capital city phase-I development and will start releasing the amount from January next year, a senior official of the Andhra Pradesh government has said. Of the total cost of Rs 15,000 crore for the phase-I development, the Central government will be funding the remaining Rs 1,400 crore, the official said, adding the total amount from the World Bank should be drawn within five years. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), part of the World Bank, which provides loans and guarantees, among others and ADB will be funding USD 800 million (Rs 6,800 crore) each for the project. The repayment of the WB and ADB loans will be taken care of by the Centre, the official said. "The project is being funded jointly by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank. The funds will be released starting from January 30, 2025 or it can happen e

Andhra eyes Rs 10 trn investment in clean energy for net zero by 2047

Andhra Pradesh is eyeing Rs 10 lakh crore investment in the clean energy sector in the state as it unveiled a new policy that incentivises investments across solar, wind and round-the-clock renewable energy projects to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2047. Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu unveiled the AP Integrated Clean Energy (ICE) Policy that envisages incentives ranging from hassle-free land acquisition at reasonable price to power subsidy to certain sectors. The ICE Policy will involve a proposed investment outlay of Rs 10 lakh crore, creating direct and indirect employment for 7,50,000 workers, the policy document said. The policy looks to leverage the state's vast renewable energy potential across wind, solar and hybrid sources, storage capabilities through pumped storage projects, a long coastline, six operational ports (with four under development) and skilled manpower availability as it pivots energy transition. The Andhra Pradesh government is ...

Low pressure intensifies into depression, heavy rains lash parts of Andhra

The well-marked low pressure area over southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal moved west to northwestwards and intensified into a depression on Tuesday evening, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The weather system lay over southwest Bay of Bengal at 5:30 pm today, about 490 km east to southeast of Chennai and 590 km southeast of Nellore, it noted. "It is likely to move west-northwestwards and cross north Tamil Nadu-south Andhra Pradesh coasts between Puducherry and Nellore, close to Chennai during the early morning of October 17 as a depression," the Met said in a press release. According to a Met official, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at a few places in the state on Wednesday, along with extremely heavy rainfall in some isolated places. Squally weather with wind speeds reaching up to 60 km per hour (kmph) is likely over southwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal, including along and off Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh coasts