Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority

Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority
Agency overview
Formed 2014
Preceding agency
Type Urban Planning Agency
Jurisdiction Government of Andhra Pradesh
Headquarters Vijayawada
16°30′30″N 80°38′30″E / 16.50833°N 80.64167°E / 16.50833; 80.64167
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Website APCRDA

The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority is an urban planning agency of the capital, Amaravati. It was notified on 30 December 2014 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh as per Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, 2014, it replaced the Vijayawada Guntur Tenali Mangalagiri Urban Development Authority.[1][2]

Administration

The present commissioner of the authority is Sreedhar Cherukuri.[3]

Jurisdiction

The authority has a jurisdictional area of 8,352.69 km2 (3,224.99 sq mi) and covers the districts of Guntur and Krishna, including 217 km2 (84 sq mi) of the state capital, Amaravati.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Capital Region Development Authority comes into being". The Hindu. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "3-decade-old VGTMUDA to be dissolved". The Hans India. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Contact details". APCRDA. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Subba Rao, GVR (23 September 2015). "Capital region expands as CRDA redraws boundaries". The Hindu. Vijayawada. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "A.P. Capital Region" (PDF). APCRDA. Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 15. Retrieved 1 September 2016.


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