Expert Committee to find new capital of Seemandhra
Updated: Apr 25, 2014 05:55:33pm
Hyderabad, Apr 25 (KNN) The Centre has constituted an expert committee to study the various alternatives regarding the new capital for the successor State of Andhra Pradesh - Seemandhra and make appropriate recommendations in accordance with the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
“The committee would “study various alternatives for locating the new capital of the successor State of Andhra Pradesh and evaluate their comparative suitability based on available data, site visits and consultations with the stakeholders, central government and the existing government of Andhra Pradesh and the successor State of Andhra Pradesh and submit its report within 31st August, 2014,” said an official notification.
Meanwhile, industries, traders and small scale suppliers to the government departments in Andhra Pradesh are in for tough times as the state is heading for bifurcation. While the Andhra Pradesh Medical Services and Infrastructure Development Corporation (APMSIDC) wants suppliers to register for any pending claims for supplied quantities to APMSIDC) from the year 2009 to March 2014 before May-5; Central Sales Tax (CST) is likely to increase business cost in both Andhra and Telangana, even as uncertainty prevails in the pharma industry.
One of the duties of the Expert Committee would be to evaluate the possible alternatives and make appropriate recommendations based on availability of sufficient land, water and other essential natural resources with due regard to the possibility of de-reservation of degraded forest land.
Further, it would conduct an assessment of the potential for planned growth for the estimated population with appropriate zoning regulations as well as the feasibility of accommodating large structures to house the Raj-Bhawan, State Legislature (Assembly and Council), Secretariat, High Court, office buildings, guest houses, residential quarters and physical infrastructure including stadia, conference halls, convention centres, hotels, hospitals, schools, colleges, educational and training institutions, libraries, museums, theatres, places of recreation and tourism, parks and markets etc.
The Committee would study the potential for connectivity by rail, road and air with various districts of the successor State of Andhra Pradesh and the present common capital of Hyderabad and other major cities of the region as well as the possibility to develop rapid mass transit systems within the city.
In addition, it would assess the potential for developing a vibrant economic, social and cultural infrastructure for a symbiotic growth with the other important cities in the region.
The Committee while making its recommendations will inter-alia consider allied issues such as: a) The least possible dislocation to existing agriculture systems as well as ensure minimum resettlement of people and their habitations. b) Preservation of local ecology and natural features including water bodies. c) Promoting environmentally sustainable growth coupled with measures for pollution mitigation including solid and liquid waste management. d) Vulnerability assessment from natural disasters like floods, cyclones and earthquakes. e) Assess the scope for minimizing the cost of construction and acquisition of land f) Ascertain the availability of raw materials, skilled and unskilled labour etc. required for the construction of a new capital.
Suggestions from the public specific to the issues mentioned in the terms of reference of the committee are invited.
The expert committee would comprise of Research Professor & Chairman, Governing Board, CPR – Chairman, K C Siva Ramakrishnan; Director, National Institute of Public Finance & Policy, New Delhi, Rathin Roy; Director, Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bengaluru, Aromar Revi, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi, Jagan Shah; Former Dean School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, K T Ravindran (KNN/ES)
“The committee would “study various alternatives for locating the new capital of the successor State of Andhra Pradesh and evaluate their comparative suitability based on available data, site visits and consultations with the stakeholders, central government and the existing government of Andhra Pradesh and the successor State of Andhra Pradesh and submit its report within 31st August, 2014,” said an official notification.
Meanwhile, industries, traders and small scale suppliers to the government departments in Andhra Pradesh are in for tough times as the state is heading for bifurcation. While the Andhra Pradesh Medical Services and Infrastructure Development Corporation (APMSIDC) wants suppliers to register for any pending claims for supplied quantities to APMSIDC) from the year 2009 to March 2014 before May-5; Central Sales Tax (CST) is likely to increase business cost in both Andhra and Telangana, even as uncertainty prevails in the pharma industry.
One of the duties of the Expert Committee would be to evaluate the possible alternatives and make appropriate recommendations based on availability of sufficient land, water and other essential natural resources with due regard to the possibility of de-reservation of degraded forest land.
Further, it would conduct an assessment of the potential for planned growth for the estimated population with appropriate zoning regulations as well as the feasibility of accommodating large structures to house the Raj-Bhawan, State Legislature (Assembly and Council), Secretariat, High Court, office buildings, guest houses, residential quarters and physical infrastructure including stadia, conference halls, convention centres, hotels, hospitals, schools, colleges, educational and training institutions, libraries, museums, theatres, places of recreation and tourism, parks and markets etc.
The Committee would study the potential for connectivity by rail, road and air with various districts of the successor State of Andhra Pradesh and the present common capital of Hyderabad and other major cities of the region as well as the possibility to develop rapid mass transit systems within the city.
In addition, it would assess the potential for developing a vibrant economic, social and cultural infrastructure for a symbiotic growth with the other important cities in the region.
The Committee while making its recommendations will inter-alia consider allied issues such as: a) The least possible dislocation to existing agriculture systems as well as ensure minimum resettlement of people and their habitations. b) Preservation of local ecology and natural features including water bodies. c) Promoting environmentally sustainable growth coupled with measures for pollution mitigation including solid and liquid waste management. d) Vulnerability assessment from natural disasters like floods, cyclones and earthquakes. e) Assess the scope for minimizing the cost of construction and acquisition of land f) Ascertain the availability of raw materials, skilled and unskilled labour etc. required for the construction of a new capital.
Suggestions from the public specific to the issues mentioned in the terms of reference of the committee are invited.
The expert committee would comprise of Research Professor & Chairman, Governing Board, CPR – Chairman, K C Siva Ramakrishnan; Director, National Institute of Public Finance & Policy, New Delhi, Rathin Roy; Director, Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bengaluru, Aromar Revi, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi, Jagan Shah; Former Dean School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, K T Ravindran (KNN/ES)
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