Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Andhra Pradesh Ministers Laud Amaravati Farmers' Sacrifices at Bridge Inauguration
Farmers in Amaravati gave their land years ago so a new capital city could be built for Andhra Pradesh.
Government leaders say they will never forget what the farmers did.
The leaders spoke at a ceremony for a new steel bridge in the city.
In 2015, farmers gave about 34,000 acres of land in less than two months.
They did this willingly, without any court fights.
The government plans to build a big international city with roads and pipes under the ground.
The new bridge is part of a road called the Seed Access Road.
One side of the bridge is already finished.
The leaders said the project is a big dream, not a small start.
They promised to speed up the work so the farmers' hopes come true.
Ministers Ponguru Narayana and Nadendla Manohar said farmers' contribution to Amaravati's development will remain etched in history.
Farmers voluntarily handed over around 34,000 acres in 59 days, from January 1 to midnight on February 28, 2015, without court cases or disputes.
The government has prepared master plans to develop Amaravati as a planned international city with nearly 350 km of trunk roads and underground infrastructure.
The ministers spoke at the inauguration of a steel bridge on the Seed Access Road, whose Mangalagiri-side has been completed and which will connect to the national highway.
Manohar said Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan has consistently maintained that Amaravati is the only capital of AP, and recalled Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu calling the Seed Access Road a 'grand vision', not a humble beginning.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh ministers Ponguru Narayana and Nadendla Manohar, along with Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
- What
- Ministers inaugurated a steel bridge on the Seed Access Road and honoured the farmers who gave land for Amaravati, outlining plans to expedite the capital's development.
- When
- Thursday (specific date not given in the article).
- Where
- Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India; the ministers' remarks were reported from Vijayawada.
- Why
- To acknowledge farmers' sacrifices in the land pooling process and reaffirm the government's commitment to building Amaravati as a world-class capital.
Government's position
Those raising concerns
Amaravati as the only capital
Government's position
Deputy CM K. Pawan Kalyan has consistently maintained that Amaravati is the only capital of AP and that everyone is responsible for contributing to its progress.
Those raising concerns
The ministers acknowledged that Amaravati works faced delays 'for various reasons' in the past, indicating earlier setbacks and dissatisfaction over the pace of development.
Scale of the Seed Access Road project
Government's position
Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu corrected the description of the project, calling it not a 'humble beginning' but a 'grand vision' for a world-class capital.
Those raising concerns
Some had described the Seed Access Road as a modest, baby-step-scale project, which the Chief Minister pushed back against.
- Ministers
- Ponguru Narayana (Municipal Administration & Urban Development) and Nadendla Manohar (Civil Supplies)
- Land pooled by farmers
- Around 34,000 acres
- Land pooling period
- 59 days, January 1 to midnight of February 28, 2015
- Planned trunk roads
- Nearly 350 km
- Underground infrastructure
- Drainage, drinking water, recycled water pipelines, stormwater drains, and power lines
- Event
- Inauguration of a steel bridge on the Seed Access Road (Mangalagiri side completed)
- Key figures cited
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan (Jana Sena)