6 things you must know about Andhra Pradesh’s new capital

APThe plan for Andhra Pradesh’s new capital is ready and will come out by next month. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, who went to Singapore last month, said Singapore will prepare the master plan for the capital.

“The Japanese companies are ready to associate in construction, environment and other requirements of the city,” the chief minister said.

“It will be a deadly combination,” he added.

Chnadrababu Naidu will lay the foundation stone by June first week.

1. The government plans to build the capital on 30,000 acres in Guntur-Vijayawada region in five years.

2. It is estimated to cost Rs.1 lakh crore.

3. The Guntur-Vijayawada region will have two ring roads: Regional Expressway and Outer Regional Expressway.

4. A railway freight corridor connecting New Delhi via Hyderabad.

5. Secretariat, Raj Bhawan, legislative assembly and high court to be a part of core capital.

6. National Waterway 4 has been proposed.

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