Government likely to function from Vijayawada

Many people couldn’t digest AP CM Chandrababu Naidu’s sudden decision to make Vijayawada as temporary capital of the state. Congress leaders suspect that he has a hidden agenda in his decision. Students of Kurnool city, who are also strongly protesting his decision, have staged dharna near Gandhi statue in the main junction of the city. However state government, which until now was beating the bush over capital issue, now moving very swiftly.

It zeroed upon Medha Towers near Gannavaram Airport for accommodating its main offices of different ministries. The complex has around 1.75 square feet floor space that is sufficient to accommodate at least 10-15 offices under one roof. State government is also planning to utilize some buildings of Nagarjuna University, APSP Battalion and Veterinary College etc. for this purpose. There are few private buildings also lying vacant near these buildings, which can be used by the state government. Officials in Vijayawada and Guntur are searching for suitable buildings for establishing the state government offices till a permanent capital is built.

If reports are to be believed CM Chandrababu Naidu wants to start functioning from this new place from October 2nd. If so, the officials have to identify and allocate buildings to each department and the concerned departments currently working from Hyderabad have to make arrangements for shifting to new premises within next 45 days, without disturbing the administration process.