Beautify Krishna river bunds: Naidu to officials

Amaravati: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has directed the CRDA officials to beautify the Krishna river bunds downstream Prakasam barrage in Vijayawada.

He suggested the construction of a platform and a National Flag at the central point of river bed and beautification of bunds on both sides and added congenial atmosphere should be created to provide an opportunity for relaxation of people in the evenings.

Addressing review meeting of Amaravati Capital Region Development Authority at the Secretariat here on Thursday, Naidu said proposals should be prepared to beautify the bunds of Krishna river and three canals passing through the city.

A delegation led by business leaders’ forum president Ram Buxani of UAE came forward to develop the two islands in Krishan river. Ministry of Economy, UAE and Indian Embassy and Consulate General in UAE offered proposals to develop PGA state Golf Court, hotel complex, convention centre, recreation villas and apartments in nearly 500 acres of both the islands.

Later, the delegation signed an MoU with the government of AP. Naidu asked them to come up with proposals and made it clear the project should be completed in a stipulated time.

The officials informed Naidu that there was a chance to develop 7 islands in Krishna river of total 14 islands. CRDA Commissioner Ch Sridhar said there was good response to Amaravati bonds and explained that 9 cities were proposed in Amaravati capital.

He said Amaravati would be developed as a world-class media hub with a long-term vision to host international events like Cannes Film Festival, Grammy Awards, e-Sports World Cup.

Referring to film and TV development, cine producer D Suresh Babu said cultural and emotional entity should be provided by encouraging local talent here.

He said the government should extend support for the development of world-class film and TV training institutes in Amaravati capital. Describing Amaravati as most beautiful and liveable city of future, he said once the movie-friendly atmosphere created here it will attract cine industry.

Stating that the role of media city changed, Naidu said content preparation play a keyrole in all sectors at present and added producers should come forward for film production in AP as abundant local talent and picturesque locations were available here.

Naidu suggested appointment of 9 committees with experts from respective fields for the development of nine cities in Amaravati. Later, the officials briefed him on introducing digital house numbers with QR code and Daari – a smart navigation app. Naidu asked the officials to make the services more people -friendly on par with ease of doing business.

Municipal administration minister P Narayana, special chief secretary to CM Satish Chandra, principal secretary Ajay Jain,  principal  secretary to CM P Sai Prasad and Amaravati Development Corporation CMD D Lakshmi Parthasarathi were present.