Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) Commissioner N. Srikanth has said while the government is committed to constructing a world-class capital city, it faces the challenge of rehabilitating displaced people and offering them alternative livelihoods.
“Showing jobs and ensuring their acceptability is a daunting task. Unless there is cooperation from all stakeholders, the construction of the capital city will not be a smooth affair,” he observed.
Speaking at a programme at the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) at Nidamanur here on the eve of World Heritage Day, Mr. Srikanth said the CRDA had so far acquired 33,000 acres (70 to 80 per cent of land is agrarian in nature) under the ‘land pooling’ system.
“Acceptability of jobs has to be ensured lest discontent should brew among people who shift from the capital region. In addition to job creation, skills have to be upgraded on priority basis to enable people to utilise opportunities that the construction of the capital city will bring,” he added.
Mr. Srikanth said the sleepy town of Amaravathi would regain its past glory in the near future, as the capital city was coming up in its vicinity. Its distinct Hindu and Buddhist heritage would be protected, he added.
‘Unless there is cooperation from all stakeholders, construction of the capital city will not be a smooth affair’
