From Our Correspondent
Tulluru (Guntur district): The Andhra Pradesh government will commence the second phase of land pooling for capital city requirements from January 7, Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development P. Narayana announced on Friday.
The State government has officially notified the scope of the second phase of the Land Pooling Scheme (LPS) for Amaravati, covering approximately 16,666 acres across seven villages in the capital region. The proposal was approved by the State Cabinet on November 28, 2025, following which the Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 252, authorising the initiation of the process.
The second phase follows the government’s announcement, after assuming office in 2024, that additional land would be required to meet revised infrastructure, institutional, housing and road network needs of the capital city. The fresh pooling is aimed at facilitating planned expansion and addressing gaps left by the prolonged halt in Amaravati’s development during the previous term.
Minister Narayana was speaking at gram sabhas held at Nelapadu and Malkapuram villages in Tulluru mandal as part of the capital villages development programme. The meetings were attended by local MLA Tenali Sravan Kumar and officials of the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA).
CRDA officials briefed villagers on the development works being taken up across capital villages, including construction of cement concrete roads, provision of household drinking water pipeline connections, round-the-clock water supply, streetlighting and comprehensive drainage systems.
Addressing the gatherings, the Minister said the government has drawn up plans to complete major development works in capital villages within the next six months. He said the second phase of land pooling would be implemented transparently and assured farmers that their interests would be protected under the scheme.
The initiation of the second phase of land pooling marks a key step in the State’s renewed push to restart Amaravati’s development, with the government seeking to move decisively from announcements to execution while rebuilding confidence among landowners and residents in the capital region.