■ Amaravati Mandal - 7,465 acres. Land will be pooled from the villages of Vaikuntapuram, Pedda Madduru, Endroyi, Karlapudi, and Lemalle.

■ Tulluru Mandal - 9,097 acres.  The villages of Vaddamanu, Harichandrapuram, and Peddaparimi have been identified for pooling.

Metro India News | AMARAVATI

In a significant step toward accelerating the long-delayed construction of Andhra Pradesh’s capital city Amaravati, the state government has approved the second phase of land pooling. The Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Department issued formal orders permitting the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) to begin acquiring land across seven villages.

According to the directive issued by Special Chief Secretary S. Suresh Kumar, the CRDA Commissioner has been instructed to initiate and expedite the land pooling process. The move is expected to bring thousands of acres under the capital development master plan, enabling large-scale infrastructure creation that has remained stalled for years.

Under the second phase, the government will pool 16,666.57 acres in the Amaravati and Tulluru mandals. Of this, 16,562.52 acres are patta lands, while 104.01 acres are assigned lands. Once this phase is completed, the government anticipates an additional 3,828.30 acres of government land becoming available, bringing the total land bank for the capital project to 20,494 acres.

Officials believe that the completion of the second phase will provide a substantial boost to Amaravati’s long-pending capital infrastructure works. The first phase of land pooling, taken up nearly a decade ago, had laid the foundation for initial road networks, government complexes, and residential zones. However, the subsequent halt in capital development during the previous administration left vast stretches of land unused and key projects abandoned.

By reviving the process and approving the second phase, the current government aims to restore momentum to the capital city’s development. Senior officials say that securing the required land expeditiously is critical for initiating major construction, including administrative complexes, public amenities, and trunk infrastructure. With the land bank now set to cross 20,000 acres, authorities expect planning, zoning, and tendering for several capital works to resume shortly, marking a renewed phase of progress in the state’s pursuit of a world-class capital.