Archive · 25 Sep 2026
World Bank and ADB review Amaravati development projects
The World Bank and Asian Development Bank visited Amaravati to check how its development projects are progressing.
They met officials from agencies working on the city.
They discussed better buses, roads, bus stops and a possible Bus Rapid Transit corridor.
They also looked at plans to control floods and improve drainage.
Housing, fire safety and environmental protection were discussed too.
Officials explained how more money could be raised for the projects.
The team visited several construction areas, a tree nursery and worker camps.
The delegation said it was satisfied with the progress and gave some suggestions.
A joint World Bank and Asian Development Bank team reviewed Amaravati projects during a three-day visit.
Discussions covered public transport, including a proposed Bus Rapid Transit corridor, roads, terminals and bus stops.
Officials reviewed flood management, drainage, housing, fire safety and environmental protection plans.
The meetings addressed funding, public-private partnerships, investment opportunities and anchor investor progress.
The delegation visited construction sites, government towers, canals, a nursery and worker camps, and expressed satisfaction with progress.
- Who
- A joint delegation from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, along with APCRDA, ADCL and AGICL officials.
- What
- The delegation reviewed Amaravati’s infrastructure, transport, flood management, housing, environmental and investment projects.
- When
- Thursday, the second day of the delegation’s three-day visit under the fourth Joint Implementation Support Mission.
- Where
- Meetings were held at the APCRDA headquarters in Rayapudi, followed by visits to development sites in Amaravati.
- Why
- To assess project progress, implementation plans, funding needs and future development targets.
- Review mission
- Fourth Joint Implementation Support Mission
- Visiting institutions
- World Bank and Asian Development Bank
- Transport focus
- Proposed Bus Rapid Transit corridor, roads, terminals, bus stops and low-floor buses
- Flood management
- Canals, pumping stations, green buffers, drainage systems and flood protection works
- Housing focus
- Government housing, resilient housing certification and affordable housing targets
- Financing focus
- Public-private partnerships, additional funding, investment opportunities and anchor investors
- Site visits
- MLA and MLC towers, gravity canal works, a nursery and labour camps