Experts oppose use of fertile land for Guntur
8 years, 11 months ago

Experts oppose use of fertile land for Guntur

Deccan Chronicle  

GUNTUR: A team of urban experts, led by former JNTU professor and urban development expert Prof. Amitabh Kundu, has objected to the use of fertile lands for the concrete buildings of Amaravati capital region. Mr Kundu, Centre for Economic and Social Studies professor in Urban Studies, Dr C. Ramachandraiah and others visited Venkatapalem, Mandadam, Uddandarayunipalem, Lingayapalem, Tallayapalem, Rayapudi, Tullur, temporary capital Velagapudi and other areas of the Amaravati capital region on Sunday. He said that already there are a lot of regional inequalities in Andhra Pradesh and centralisation of development would further increase inequalities which is not good for the state. He added that the new capital Amaravati would also be constructed at good height and feared that if the floods hit the Amaravati region, all the villages would be marooned.

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