High aspirations: Chandrababu Naidu vows to develop Amaravati as global capital

Update: 2015-06-06 08:55 GMT

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said he was committed to develop new capital Amaravati as the best trade, education and tourism centre of the world in the coming days as he laid the foundation stone for the new

Mentioning about the donation of 33,600 acres of farmlands under Land Pooling Scheme (LPS) for new capital establishment, he added that this LPS would stand as a model for the country.

Naidu said that the land puja would be written in gold letters in world history, as Amaravati would emerge the top modern capital of the world. In picture, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Nara Lokesh, the Chief Minister's son, watch as

Telugu actor, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Naidu’s son Nara Lokesh, Union Minister for Commerce Niramala Sitharaman, MPs, MLAs and farmers were among those present at the event.

Amidst chanting of priests, Naidu and Bhuvaneswari performed the puja in a 3-feet-wide pit with gold-coated trowel and silver gamela.

Naidu along with his wife Bhuvaneswari performed the land puja for new capital at 8.49 am in the 136 survey number farmland near Mandadam of capital region.

High aspirations: Chandrababu Naidu vows to develop Amaravati as global capital

High aspirations: Chandrababu Naidu vows to develop Amaravati as global capital

High aspirations: Chandrababu Naidu vows to develop Amaravati as global capital

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