Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister K E Krishnamurthy on Tuesday said that the new capital of Andhra Pradesh should be convenient for the citizens of all the 13 districts in the State.
Krishnamurthy said that the decision on the location of the new capital would be taken in a transparent manner after going through all the aspects.
He also denied lobbying for Kurnool as the new capital. However, he said that the committees set up for the new capital would explore all the options.
He said that Vijayawada had been selected as the temporary capital due to its connectivity with other places.
The Deputy CM also informed that government properties within a 10 kilometre radius of all district headquarters had been identified for the new capital.
As part of this exercise, 177 acres have been identified in Srikakulam, 581 in Vizianagaram, 1,473 in Visakhapatnam, 204 in East Godavari, 79 in West Godavari, 3,247 in Krishna, 2,012 in Guntur, 559 in Prakasam, 5,823 in Nellore, 2,050 in Chittoor, 4,270 in Anantapur, 689 in Kadapa and 4,972 in Kurnool. (INN)
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