The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has formally relaunched long-pending work on the capital city of Amaravati at Andhra Pradesh. The colossal political and infrastructure step is barely 10 years after laying its initial foundation stone in 2015, promising a fresh bout of effort toward making the idea of a class-administrative center a reality.
The Amaravati capital venture had remained on hold owing to political and financial challenges in the last ten years. Owing to changing priorities among consecutive state governments, the project lost traction—resulting in half-built infrastructure and public disillusionment. Modi’s recommitment is viewed as a bid to regain confidence in the future of the capital and strengthen the BJP’s political fortunes in the state.
At the launch, PM Modi made a keynote speech to a sizable crowd and projected Amaravati as a possible green, innovative capital city based on India’s dreams. In addition, PM Modi also identified central government financial support for building infrastructure and demanded cooperation from state and federal sources in the future.
The news has generated conflicting responses. While supporters greet it as a much-needed comeback of a critical project, opponents believe it might be politically motivated before the coming elections. However, the reopening has put Amaravati on the national agenda again, instilling hopes of speedy development for the area.
