Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Amaravati, the new capital city of Andhra Pradesh, at a village not far from Guntur. The capital city is a dream project of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, whose TDP-BJP government was hoisted to power in state elections last year. The state Assembly building will come up at the place where the PM laid the foundation stone.
The master plan of the city was prepared with the help of the Singapore government which has expertise in urban planning.
Did You Know?
- The two cities Guntur-Vijayawada which are separated by just 30 km apart is going to be the new Capital place.
- Gautama Buddha, Taught the holy ritual of “Kalachakra” in the town of Amaravathi, which is home to many ancient Buddhist monks.
- Guntur is the largest exporter of Chilli which accounts to 30% of exports from India.
- The only family from India who were afloat on titanic was from Guntur. they all survived too!
- India’s 1st health university, NTR University of Health Sciences was built in Vijayawada.
- After Independence, Telgu-speaking areas were separated from the composite Madras Presidency and a new Andhra Pradesh came into being on 1 October 1953.
- With the passing of the State Reorganisation Act, 1956, there was a merger of Hyderabad State with Andhra Pradesh, and consequently Andhra Pradesh came into being on 1 November 1956.
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