Highlights Of New AP Capital Report

Highlights Of New AP Capital Report

The KC Sivaramakrishna Committee which was appointed by the Union government regarding the new capital, has submitted its report yesterday. The reports is of 187 pages and the committee took around 4,728 suggestions from several organisations, leaders and people. Here are the highlights:

• AP state should be declared special status as severe financial problems are ahead.
  
• If Vijayawada - Guntur region is made the capital then there would be more financial and environmental problems.
  
• For providing better infrastructure in new capital, the estimated budget is Rs 1,536 crores.
  
• Vijayawada - Guntur land prices are quite high and farmers will be the major losers. The new capital city needs 10,000 acres of land whereas only 1,458 acres of land is available in Vijayawada- Guntur region.
  
• There is no need for High Court to be established in the new capital city. Vizag can be alloted AP High Court and Rayalaseema can be preferred for High Court Bench.
  
• For the construction of Raj Bhavan, 15 acres needed.
  
• 20 acres needed for CM camp office, ministers offices and secretariat.
  
• 80 to 100 acres needed for AP Assembly.
  
• Gathering of land for the new capital would take around 3 to 4 years.
  
• Better infrastructure and Educational institutes should be set up in backward districts.
  
• All the government offices should be established in all the 13 districts.
  
• The committee suggested for decentralisation of development. Assembly, High Court, Secretariat needed to formed in different places.
  
• IT and Industries should be established in Vizag region.