HYDERABAD: Putting an end to months of suspense, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday announced that the new capital of the state would be located around Vijayawada. Making astatement in the legislative assembly amid adin caused by opposition YSR Congress, Naidu said, The Cabinet met on September 1and resolved to locate the capital city in acentral place of the state, around Vijayawada, and go for decentralized development of the state with three mega cities and 14smart cities. It is proposed to go for land pooling system to be worked out by aCabinet sub-committee, he said. READ ALSO: AndhraPradesh houseset for capital chaos This decision of the Cabinet is areflection of the popular sentiment, and is affirmed by views expressed in the representations received by the Sivaramakrishnan Committee (appointed by the Centre), he said. Nearly 50per cent of the representations received by the Committee favoured Vijayawada-Guntur region as the best location for the capital area, Chandrababu said. The state government, as resolved by the Cabinet, was of the opinion that the interests of the entire state and its balanced development could be best served by locating the capital city at a central place around Vijayawada. This would enable equal access to people from all regions of the state, he observed. Before Naidu made astatement on the issue, adamant MLAs of YSR Congress stalled the proceedings demanding that the House first discuss the Sivaramakrishnan Committee report on location of new state capital. The House had to be adjourned twice for 15and 10minutes respectively as the Opposition legislators remained in the Well, holding placards and raising slogans for adiscussion on the subject. Though Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao, legislative affairs minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu, other ministers and TDP MLAs found fault with the YSRCs conduct, the opposition members remained adamant on their demand. You cant dictate terms to the House. It runs as per rules and procedures. You can take part in the discussion and express your views, the Speaker told the agitating members but to no avail.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 08:35:25 +0000
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