Capital race: Report on land submitted to CCLA

By SNV Sudhir

Visakhapatnam, Aug 29, 2013: Even as the protests for Samaikyandhra is gaining momentum, across the 13 districts of Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra, local district officials have prepared a detailed report on the availability of land in the district as sought by the CCLA to set up a new capital for divided Andhra Pradesh.

The local officials have recently sent the report to the CCLA in Hyderabad. As per the sources in the revenue department, huge chunks of land were identified near Anadapuram and also the land covered under Peddapalli reserve forest area. The Peddapalli reserve forest area comes under the revenue divisions of Narsiptanam and Anakapalli, which was recently formed. 

The revenue staff identified around 13,000 acres of vacant land covered under this Peddapalli reserve forest area coming under Makavarapalem, Kotavuratla, S Rayavaram mandals in Narsipatnam revenue division, Yelamanchali and Kasimkota mandals in Anakapalli revenue division.

Besides, another 5,000 acres were also identified between Rambilli and Achyuthapuram mandals which were acquired for the SEZ and left unused or unutilized. Experts are of the opinion that 18,000 acres at one place and also nearer to national highway would be the ideal location for Vizag to be pitched as capital for Seemandhra.

The district administration had already sent the site plans, maps, survey numbers, boundaries and all the other details on the land available in the report. The four revenue divisional officers in the district have asked all the 43 tehsildhars to conduct a survey in their respective areas and file reports. Those who have gone on leave were also asked to immediately join the duties and they have compiled the data. It is worth mentioning here that Vijayawada, Guntur, Ongole and Tirupati are also in the capital race. 

“As per the instructions of our higher ups and CCLA we have submitted the report recently. We have to see what the government would be deciding on the capital and are waiting for the further instructions,” said an RDO.