The seven-storey construction, which can function the official constructing of APCRDA, in Amaravati, on Saturday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu is scheduled to inaugurate the brand new workplace constructing of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) on October 13. The constructing is the primary main civil infrastructure challenge to be accomplished in Amaravati, marking a big milestone within the State’s Greenfield capital growth.

The state-of-the-art seven-storey construction, unfold throughout a complete built-up space of 28,562 sq. metres, stands as a mannequin of environment friendly design and execution within the upcoming administrative core of Amaravati.

The floor flooring covers 2,213.20 sq. m, whereas every of the higher flooring ranges between 2,870 sq. m and a pair of,982 sq. m. The challenge features a inexperienced belt space of three,561.24 sq. m, open area reserve (OSR) of 4,046.86 sq. m, and open parking area of 5,503.73 sq. m, alongside different facilities masking 1,578.28 sq. m.

The challenge website was abuzz with exercise on Saturday as lots of of staff had been giving the ultimate touches resembling portray, laying tiles in parking and open areas, landscaping, planting saplings, fixing electrical and knowledge cables, cleansing interiors, arranging workplace furnishings, and eradicating development particles.

The completion of the APCRDA headquarters is seen as a symbolic first step in direction of reviving Amaravati’s long-delayed capital metropolis imaginative and prescient, which is predicted to achieve renewed momentum underneath Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s management.

Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) division’s Principal Secratary S. Suresh Kumar advised The Hindu that that is going to be a serious milestone in constructing Amaravati Capital City.

Recollecting the assorted surprising hurdles and legacy points within the development of the capital, he stated the federal government achieved a milestone by finishing the APCRDA constructing.

Initially, the federal government deliberate to finish the capital metropolis in 4 to 5 years, but it surely was delayed on account of varied causes.

Explaining that even after restarting the halted works after 2024, there have been many legacy points, litigations, value escalations, authorized obligations to clear pending dues earlier than floating tenders primarily based on revised estimates, and lots of different hurdles, he stated that the federal government had addressed all the problems.

The inauguration of the APCRDA constructing would give confidence to all stakeholders, together with the federal government, the farmers who had parted with their land, and the folks, he stated.

The constructing will home the places of work of all of the Heads of the Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Department. It may have a centralised Command Control Centre, which can monitor the progress of each growth challenge undertaken within the capital metropolis of Amaravati.

This constructing is turning into an emblem for each different challenge, that are in progress right here in Amaravati, he stated.

Coordination with all of the Heads of Departments of MA&UD might be simple, as all of them are going to be positioned at one place, the Principal Secratary added.

Published – October 12, 2025 03:30 am IST