Amaravati works kick off on June 6
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will start functioning from his Vijayawada camp office from June 2. The foundation of the new capital is likely to be laid on June 6.
Mr Naidu will be at the Vijayawada camp office three days a week. The AP Cabinet meeting held at the Secretariat on Tuesday decided that the foundation stone for the Amaravati capital will be laid on June 6. The construction work will start from Dasara.
The government will conduct Nava Nirmana Deeksha on June 2 and will organise a huge public meeting on June 8.
After the Cabinet meeting, ministers K. Atchennaidu and Prattipati Pulla Rao told the media that Mr Naidu had asked them to set up their camp offices at Vijayawada near his camp office.
He had asked the Cabinet sub-committee headed by finance minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu to study the available buildings like those of tourism, private and others at Vijayawada to shift the departments.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu told ministers K. Atchennaidu and Prattipati Pulla Rao to ensure that most of the departments were shifted to Andhra Pradesh.
The Cabinet sub-committee will also discuss with employees about shifting them to Amaravati.
Regarding laying the foundation stone for Amaravati, Mr Atchannaidu said the three auspicious days — June, 5, 6 and 8 — were available.
After that till next March there were no auspicious days. He said the foundation stone would be laid most probably on June 6.
Regarding land disputes, the Cabinet has decided that if any landowners does not want to give land for the pooling system, the government will acquire their lands under the Land Acquisition Act. The ministers said some farmers had gone to court against land pooling.