Andhra Pradesh fast-tracks land-pooling plan for Amaravati expansion, farmers apprehensive

Synopsis: The project, once envisioned as a world-class greenfield metropolis, got derailed under the YSRCP government between 2019-14. Now, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is determined to get it back on track. And, he is wasting no time.

The Andhra Pradesh government is fast-tracking the second phase of land pooling for the expansion of Amaravati, even as a mixed feeling of hope and apprehension has gripped the farmers, who form the backbone of the project.

At a Cabinet meeting on 28 November, the government cleared the decks for acquiring about 16,666 acres across seven villages adjoining Amaravati, which officials described as the capital’s “second wind.”

The project, once envisioned as a world-class greenfield metropolis, got derailed under the YSRCP government between 2019-14.