'Scope & shape of Amaravati to be decided on receipt of report

: The scope and shape of Andhra Pradesh's capital city Amaravati will be decided after receipt of the report from the committee of experts set up by the state government for a review of the developmental plans initiated so far and to suggest a comprehensive strategy for all round development, according to a senior minister.

The government also wants to ensure that development of the capital does not cause regional imbalances and possibly trigger a demand for division of the state.

"We will take a call on the capital after the experts committee tours the state, studies everything and comes out with its suggestions," state Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister Botcha Satyanarayana said.

A huge question markhangs over the fate of truncated AP's new capital as the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy government brought all development works in Amaravati to a halt after it came to power on May 30, 2019.

There was widespread speculation that the government would shift the capital somewhere else, as several ministers made divergent statements that only compounded the confusion.

In an interview to PTI here on Friday, the Minister, who is in charge of the capital works, sought to dispel various notions over the fate of Amaravati.

Botcha noted that the capital citys development "should not cause regional imbalances and lead to a fresh agitation (for bifurcation)."