In a grand plan that promises to give Washington's famed Capitol Hill a run for its money, the camp office-cum-residence of Andhra Pradesh chief minister is being proposed along the banks of river Krishna in Vijayawada.The secretariat, assembly, Raj Bhavan and high court would come up on the opposite side in Guntur district.
These are the salient features of the capital blueprint, which is at an advanced stage and slated to be finalized after a team of experts from Singapore visits the capital region in the first week of December.As per the blueprint, which reflects the vision of CM N Chandrababu Naidu, the capital city would be ultra modern, crisscrossed with six lane roads. Comprising several parks and fountains, it will be the one of the greenest cities in India, whose hallmark will be a beautiful garden spread across a 20-km stretch between the capital and Prakasam Barrage,. The AP assembly will be a grandiose granite-domed structure that is expected to attract visitors from all over the world. Sources said it was on Naidu's insistence that the blueprint has proposed a 44 storey secretariat complex.“Singapore engineers had conveyed to the CM that the sub-surface soil in the capital area region is sandy and not fit for skyscrapers. However, Naidu told them that when there is technology to create islands and tall structures in the middle of the sea, the sandy soil should not pose a problem for constructing skyscrapers. Accordingly , the 44storey skyscraper model for the secretariat complex stands,“ a source said. A team of engineers has visited the capital region and studied the quality of the soil. “Naidu wants to lay the foundations stone for the capital city on Ugadi day, 2015, the Telugu New Year Day , which falls on March 21. The idea is to mark that day as the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the Telugu people.,“ the source said.
The AP Transco has decided to set up an exclusive power generation plant to cater to the needs of the capital region. The 800 MW thermal power station, to be set up on the premises of the Vijayawada Thermal Power Station (VTPS), will supply its entire produce to the capital city. The idea is to provide uninterrupted power supply to the city that is likely to be spread over 80 kilometres.
“The VTPS in Vijayawada produces 1,760 MW of power daily, which is being used by the southern districts of AP. Now, the state government wants to have an exclusive thermal plant for the capital city, which will come up at an estimated cost of about Rs.4,000 crore,” said a senior official in the energy department.
To turn the uninterrupted power supply into a reality, the AP Transco has also proposed an underground network for electricity supply, which will cost another Rs.500 crore.
Since the plant is proposed in the land where VTPS is located, the project will face no troubles regarding environment and land acquisition. The project, which is touted to be completed within two years, would cater to the needs of about 15.75 lakh power consumers.
These are the salient features of the capital blueprint, which is at an advanced stage and slated to be finalized after a team of experts from Singapore visits the capital region in the first week of December.As per the blueprint, which reflects the vision of CM N Chandrababu Naidu, the capital city would be ultra modern, crisscrossed with six lane roads. Comprising several parks and fountains, it will be the one of the greenest cities in India, whose hallmark will be a beautiful garden spread across a 20-km stretch between the capital and Prakasam Barrage,. The AP assembly will be a grandiose granite-domed structure that is expected to attract visitors from all over the world. Sources said it was on Naidu's insistence that the blueprint has proposed a 44 storey secretariat complex.“Singapore engineers had conveyed to the CM that the sub-surface soil in the capital area region is sandy and not fit for skyscrapers. However, Naidu told them that when there is technology to create islands and tall structures in the middle of the sea, the sandy soil should not pose a problem for constructing skyscrapers. Accordingly , the 44storey skyscraper model for the secretariat complex stands,“ a source said. A team of engineers has visited the capital region and studied the quality of the soil. “Naidu wants to lay the foundations stone for the capital city on Ugadi day, 2015, the Telugu New Year Day , which falls on March 21. The idea is to mark that day as the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the Telugu people.,“ the source said.
The AP Transco has decided to set up an exclusive power generation plant to cater to the needs of the capital region. The 800 MW thermal power station, to be set up on the premises of the Vijayawada Thermal Power Station (VTPS), will supply its entire produce to the capital city. The idea is to provide uninterrupted power supply to the city that is likely to be spread over 80 kilometres.
“The VTPS in Vijayawada produces 1,760 MW of power daily, which is being used by the southern districts of AP. Now, the state government wants to have an exclusive thermal plant for the capital city, which will come up at an estimated cost of about Rs.4,000 crore,” said a senior official in the energy department.
To turn the uninterrupted power supply into a reality, the AP Transco has also proposed an underground network for electricity supply, which will cost another Rs.500 crore.
Since the plant is proposed in the land where VTPS is located, the project will face no troubles regarding environment and land acquisition. The project, which is touted to be completed within two years, would cater to the needs of about 15.75 lakh power consumers.
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