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AP cabinet defers taking decision on relocating state capital
Amaravati, Dec 27 (PTI) The Andhra Pradesh cabinet on
Friday deferred taking a decision on relocating the state
capital, official sources said.
Though the cabinet discussed the recommendations of the
expert committee, it did not take a decision as it wanted to
wait for the report of an international consulting firm,which
is expected to submit the report on January 3, they said.
The cabinet will meet again after that and take a
decision, they added.
Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy had indicated on
December 17 that Andhra Pradesh could have three capitals as
decentralization was a real concept.
The existing capital Amaravati which is only in the
basic stages of development could become the "Legislative
Capital", port city Visakhapatnam the "Executive Capital" and
Kurnool the "Judiciary Capital", he had said.
Farmers who had given up their land for the proposed
capital city at Amaravati, have been agitating over the last
couple of days, demanding that the government drop its plan to
relocate Andhra Pradesh's capital. PTI DBV SA APR
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