Naidu for an ad-hoc capital

Says ad-hoc capital should have all infrastructure facilities

Andhra Pradesh chief minister, N Chandrababu Naidu, has asked the members of the state-level advisory committee on capital city to scout for an ad-hoc capital that will house key administrative offices until a new capital was ready with all the necessary infrastructure. He said the ad-hoc capital should have all the infrastructure facilities.

The chief minister on Tuesday held a meeting with the committee members and discussed the potential capital for Andhra Pradesh. During the meeting, a delegation from McKinsey gave a presentation titled “Vision for AP Capital”.

Asking the committee members to chalk out a master plan for the new capital, Naidu said the new capital should be unique and slum-free. The share of flora and fauna in the new capital city should be 60 per cent, he said.

According to an official press release, the committee has been asked to study the pros and cons of Indian cities like Chandigarh, New Raipur, Navi Mumbai and Gandhinagar. They have also been asked to take cues from global cities like Brasilia, Singapore, Putrajaya (in Malaysia) in building AP’s capital city.

The chief minister has advised the team to finish visiting India cities by August-end. The committee has been asked to visit Southeast Asia, Europe, China, Japan, Korea and the West Asia and finish reviewing them by October-end.