Amaravati gets big boost in road funding

Central government had agreed to develop 800 Kms of highways in Andhra Pradesh as National highways. The center had allocated 1000 Crores for this project for which the state government had to take care of the necessary land acquisition and the cost incurred. The central government had formally informed the state government about this.

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NH-44 and NH-65 between Kurnool and Anantapur will be linked via Amaravati. The project will also help the linking of Kurnool, Kadapa and Anantapur by linking NH-40 and NH-65. Currently these highways are four lane and will be developed as six lane and eight lane. The central government also agreed for the 185 Kilometers outer ring road proposed around Amaravati.

The state government however will have to take care of the land acquisition. The center had promised to start the Outer Ring Road works once the land acquisition is complete. This center help will improve the infrastructure of Amaravati as well as link Amaravati and Rayalaseema.