The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (abbreviated as APCRDA),
Amaravati
Amaravati () is the capital of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the banks of the river Krishna in Guntur district.
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone at a ceremonial event in Uddandara ...
, ACT No. 27 of 2020. It was notified on 31 July 2020 by the
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Government of Andhra Pradesh, abbreviated as, GOAP, or, Andhra Government, is the Subnational administrative division, subnational government for the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is an elected government with 175 Member of the Legislative ...
as per ''The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Repeal Act, 2020'', it replaced the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, 2014. The authority has a jurisdictional area of 8,352.69 km2 (3,224.99 sq mi), covering the districts of
Guntur
Guntur () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Guntur is spread across 168.49 km square and is the third-largest city in the state. It is situated to the west of the Ba ...
,
NTR,
Krishna
Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one ...
,
Palnadu
Palnadu is a region located in Palnadu district and covering a portion of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is spread over the revenue divisions of Gurazala in Palnadu district and Markapur in Prakasam district.
History
The ...
, and
Bapatla
Bapatla is a city and District headquarters of Bapatla district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarters of Bapatla mandal of Bapatla revenue division. The nearest towns and cities to Bapatla are ...
.
The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (hereinafter referred
to as APCRDA) as constituted under Section 4 of the Principal Act shall cease to
exist.
History
The APCRDA was formerly known as AMDA and the former was
VGTM Urban Development Authority
VGTM Urban Development Authority (abbreviated:VGTM–UDA) (also known as Vijayawada Guntur Tenali Mangalagiri Urban Development Authority) is an urban planning agency in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed in the year 1978 and cov ...
(VGTM UDA), which was formed in 1978 with an area of . In 2012, it was expanded to . Post bifurcation of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
, it was defunct and was renamed as APCRDA.
APCRDA is Defunct now and Amaravati Metropolitan Development Authority is formed. The head office of the authority is located at Lenin Centre in Vijayawada. It also has three sub-registrar offices at
Thullur
Thulluru is a Village in Guntur district of Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located at a distance of 4 km from Krishna River and was a village in Thulluru mandal of Guntur district, prior to its denotification as gram panchayat.
D ...
,
Ananthavaram, and
Mandadam
Mandadam is a Village in Guntur district in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was a village in Thullur mandal of Guntur district, prior to its denotification as gram panchayat.
History
King Ganapati Deva of Kakatiya Dynasty who ruled betwee ...
. The present commissioner of the authority is P. Lakshmi Narasimham. The authority has a jurisdictional area of ,
covering the districts of
Guntur
Guntur () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Guntur is spread across 168.49 km square and is the third-largest city in the state. It is situated to the west of the Ba ...
and
Krishna
Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one ...
,
including of the state capital,
Amaravati
Amaravati () is the capital of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the banks of the river Krishna in Guntur district.
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone at a ceremonial event in Uddandara ...
.
AMRDA
The areas within the jurisdiction of APCRDA under the Principal Act, viz., the A.P.
Capital Region shall be deemed to be constituted as Amaravati Metropolitan Region
Development Area
under the Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Region and Urban
Development Authorities Act, 2016 notwithstanding the procedure contained in Section
3 of the said Act. The Metropolitan Region and Urban Development Authorities
constituted under Section 4 of the said Act to be named as the Amaravati Metropolitan
Region Development Authority (hereinafter referred to as the AMRDA) shall be notified
by the Government on the cessation of APCRDA.
See also
*
Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority
The Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) is the urban planning agency of Visakhapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed by expanding the existing Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (VUDA). ...
*
List of neighbourhoods in Amaravati
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
References
External links
APCRDA Facts and Figures
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State agencies of Andhra Pradesh
Urban development authorities of Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati
2020 establishments in Andhra Pradesh
Organisations based in Vijayawada