An expert committee appointed for the new capital of Andhra Pradesh has suggested an estimated Rs 27,097 crore as the cost for building ‘Amaravati’. The expert committee appointed for the purpose of new capital of Andhra Pradesh had indicated Rs 10,519 crore for capital zone buildings, Rs 1,536 crore for capital zone infrastructure, Rs 5,861 crore for city infrastructure and Rs 9,181 crore for city infrastructure growth extension.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone for Amaravati, near Vijayawada.

 Did You Know???

• In 1951, a landlord of Pochampally village in Nalgonda district, Vedre Ramachandra Reddy, responded to Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s appeal for giving surplus land to the landless, voluntarily. He donated around 250 acres of his land, and it was the beginning of the Bhoodan movement, one of the largest land distribution movements, accomplished sans any bloodshed.
• Potti Sriramulu fasted for over 50 days, for achieving the State of Andhra, and lost his life in the process. His sacrifice became instrumental in the linguistic re-organisation of States.
• Pingali Venkayya, who designed the Indian National Flag, was born in Bhatlapenumarru, in the Krishna district.
• More than 77 percent of the crop produced in Andhra Pradesh is Rice.