CM Jagan Reddy: Visakhapatnam will be the new Andhra Pradesh capital
Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said Tuesday afternoon that Visakhapatnam will be Andhra Pradesh’s new capital, indicating plans to develop Amaravati – on the banks of the Krishna river – as the capital city has been scrapped.
The announcement of a new capital for Andhra comes nine years after the state of Telangana was carved out of its territory and given Hyderabad as its capital.
“… I invite you to Visakhapatnam, which is going to be our capital in the days to come. I myself will also be shifting to Visakhapatnam in the months to come.” the YSR Congress chief said, At an event in Delhi.
“We’re organizing a global summit… an investors summit on March 3-4 (in Visakhapatnam) (and I want) to take this opportunity to personally invite all of you to the summit… and request all of you to not only come but also put in a good word, a strong word, to colleagues abroad,” the chief minister said.
At the International Diplomatic Alliance meeting in Delhi, he urged investors to ‘visit us and see… how easy it does to do business in the state of Andhra Pradesh’.
Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said Tuesday afternoon that Visakhapatnam will be Andhra Pradesh’s new capital, indicating plans to develop Amaravati – on the banks of the Krishna river – as the capital city has been scrapped.
The announcement of a new capital for Andhra comes nine years after the state of Telangana was carved out of its territory and given Hyderabad as its capital.
“… I invite you to Visakhapatnam, which is going to be our capital in the days to come. I myself will also be shifting to Visakhapatnam in the months to come.” the YSR Congress chief said, At an event in Delhi.
“We’re organizing a global summit… an investors summit on March 3-4 (in Visakhapatnam) (and I want) to take this opportunity to personally invite all of you to the summit… and request all of you to not only come but also put in a good word, a strong word, to colleagues abroad,” the chief minister said.
At the International Diplomatic Alliance meeting in Delhi, he urged investors to ‘visit us and see… how easy it does to do business in the state of Andhra Pradesh’.
