Andhra Pradesh’ new capital city Amaravati: Top 10 things to know about the $2 bn project
History repeated itself after 18 centuries on Thursday when the foundation stone for Andhra Pradesh’s new capital Amaravati was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Uddandarayunipalem along with Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu and his Telengana counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao. Here are top 10 things to know about the futuristic ‘Amaravati’ city: 1. Home to the much-worshipped north flowing river Krishna, the new capital is set to complete the first phase of development by 2018. 2. Famous for the stupa of Dhyana Buddha dating back to the times of Emperor Ashoka, Amaravati, formerly known as Andhra Nagari, is spread across 16.9 sq. km. The ancient capital of the Satavahana kings, Amaravati, has been neglected for ages despite its glorious past. 3. Amaravati, the new capital of Andhra Pradesh, is set to be an amalgamation of ‘navratnas’- knowledge city, financial city, health city, tourism city, government city, sports city, electronics city, justice city and education city. ...