Andhra Pradesh : Municipal Administration Minister P. Narayan said that 40-45 thousand acres of land is being acquired in land acquisition for the second phase of the Capital Amaravati Project. In the first phase, 217 sq km. He said that the same rules adopted for land acquisition will apply in the second phase as well. He said that this land will be acquired for setting up an airport in 5,000 acres, smart industries in 2,500 acres and 2,500 acres for a sports city. Should that land be acquired in land acquisition? Should the land be acquired? He said that an opinion poll was conducted under the aegis of local MLAs before deciding on this issue. Farmers have already voluntarily come forward to give 38,000 acres of land, including 26,000 acres in Pedakurapadu constituency and 12,000 acres in three villages of Tadikonda constituency. He said that the farmers giving land in the second phase will be given developed lands within three years. A CRDA meeting was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu at the Secretariat on Monday. Narayana informed about the decisions taken in the meeting at a press conference. He said that the authority has approved exemption from land registration fee for educational and medical institutions to be set up in the capital.
Narayana: 40-45 thousand acres of land will be acquired for the second phase of the capital
