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Downloaded from http://smartprep.in Downloaded from http://smartprep.in YOGA FOR BODY & MIND The International Yoga Day was celebrated in Yoga for a healthy life, the Chief Minister asked each Vijayawada with Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, and everyone to practise Yoga for a disciplined life, a Yoga enthusiast himself, performing asanas along and maintain good diet. “Yoga will not only give mental with other Ministers. Naidu, along with the Nuzvid IIIT peace and relieve us from stress, but also help to students, Health Minister Kamineni Srinivas, Irrigation achieve the goals. I practise different ‘asanas’ every Minister Devineni Umamaheswara Rao, Sports and day,” the Chief Minister said. He felicitated Jyothsnavi, Youth Welfare Minister Kollu Ravindra, Zilla Parishad who performed on the occasion. The Chief Minister chairperson Gadde Anuradha and officials performed released books titled Samanya Yoga Sadhana and ‘asanas’ with perfection. Explaining the importance of Yoga Vignanam on the occasion. Downloaded from http://smartprep.in C O N T E N T S A Pledge Renewed Greenfield airport 22 10 for Kurnool The formation of residual Andhra Pradesh is a day of pledge to remember the injustice meted out to the state during bifurca - tion and to restate its commitment to work hard Celkon Mobile Facility for a prosperous st5ate. launched 29 AP hires talent 23 from ISB Amaravati set to Happening Andhra turn Smart Various developments across the 32 state of Andhra Pradesh. Projects worth Rs 17,808 cr 26 State to generate coming up in Amaravati 6 2 lakh jobs 24 8 CM releases Godavari Srikanth, the Star of water to Krishna delta Super Series 16 Boost for urban housing CM’s Social 34 New era of Network 18 rail development AP first state to exhaust Tollywood’s Age Old Piracy 9 rural BPO quota 30 Problem And Why It’s Getting More Complicated WB extends $240 mn credit 20 Downloaded from http://smartprep.in ANDHRA PRADESH EDITORIAL Published Monthly In English & Telugu Volume:12 July 2017 Issue:1 Politics of DePravity Salivahana Era 1939 olitics has become a destructive vocation for some in Andhra Commissioner Pradesh. They are willing to go any extent to score brownie S Venkateswar IIS points against those at the helm in the Government. In this Punholy pursuit, nothing is sacrosanct for them – not even the future of Editor five crore denizens of the state that is just emerging out of the dark Ramesh Babu Kandula shadows of bifurcation. Executive Editor Even then, it came as a shock to all sensible people when news broke NCoavreers Pha gNe unna out that some unnamed people claiming themselves to be farmers of AP Formation Day Pledge Amaravati dashed off a sinister letter to World Bank against sanction Second Cover of a loan sought by the Andhra Pradesh Government for the upcoming International Yoga Day capital. It is shameful that some vested interests should have made Third Cover backdoor attempts at putting spokes in the construction of Amaravati, Month in pics mandated to be the cultural as well as economic bedrock of Navya Fourth Cover Andhra Pradesh. The State Government has sought Rs 4,600 crore APIIC Advt on Sunrise State from World Bank to “build sustainable urban services and capacity of urban institutions for the development of Amaravati Capital City.” The self-styled farmers reportedly alleged that they were likely to be Published by: Information & Public Relations harmed by the Land Pooling Scheme. It is such a travesty of truth Department because land pooling was not a secret exercise, but was carried out transparently and in full public glare with farmers voluntarily joining Government of Andhra Pradesh the scheme. But, this is not the first time that such sly attempts were Hyderabad - 500 028 made to somehow stall the capital construction. From inciting local Ph: 040-23300258 farmers, filing petitions in the National Green Tribunal, sending mails Views expressed by various to even foreign governments to carrying out negative propaganda on authors in this issue reflect their every available platform, no attempt was spared in this obsessive personal opinions. agenda of stopping Amaravati in its tracks. The World Bank has made it clear that the registration of complaint Design implies no judgement concerning the merits of the Request for Karthik Beesu Inspection. The CRDA of course will help clarify every single query of the lending agencies. Photos: But what is extremely distressing is the unsettling fact that the nay- T.Srinivasa Reddy, Vijayawada sayers lack any scruples. They are ready to throw the baby because of Printed at their prejudice for the the bathwater. The people should beware! Caxton Offset Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad Each Issue : Rs 20/- Annual Subscription : Rs 220/- www.andhrapradeshmagazine.org Email: [email protected] www.ipr.ap.nic.in Ramesh Babu Kandula Editor Ramesh Babu Kandula M/s Caxton Offset Pvt. Ltd Printed and Published by on behalf of Director/Commissioner, Information and Public Relations Dept.; Printed at ., 11.5.416/3, Red Hills, Hyderabad - 500 004; Published at Office of Director/Commissioner , 4 I&PR Dept, Govt of Andhra Pradesh, SamachAaNr DBhHaRvaA nP, ARCA GDuEarSdH s,M HAydGerAabZaINd E- 5.O00R0G 28. Editor: Ramesh Babu Kandula. JULY 2017 Ph: 040-23300258. Downloaded from http://smartprep.in AMARAVATI set to turn SMART Development Authority (AP-CRDA) to MoUD with the esti - mated overall project cost pegged at about Rs. 1,875 crore, including a combined (Central and State) grant of Rs. 1,000 crore, on March 31, 2017. Minister for Municipal Adminis - tration P Narayana said that the stage has been set for the transformation of Amaravati into one of the world’s top five Smart Cities. In addition to the funding by the Central and the State governments, another Rs. 500 crore to Rs. 1,000 crore is proposed to be raised through public-private part - nerships. Amaravati will now be developed into a Smart City starting with a 650-acre extent titled the ‘People’s precinct’ adja - cent to the Government Complex in a mixed-use model in line with the best practices being adopted from Foster + Partners (F+P) . The government planned to replicate the concept across the Capital region once the proof of physical and financial sustainability of the development of ‘People’s precinct’ is demonstrated. Minister Narayana said the Cen - tre is giving Rs.100 crore grant to the smart cities and the aStPat et oisp g riann utinrbg athne reequfoalr mmastching fund. He said that the Government lined up several projects to develop Visakhap - maravati, the upcoming capital city of Andhra atnam with Rs 200 crore and Tirupati with Rs 100 crore. Pradesh, is the fourth among cities from the state to find a place in the smart city list. The other cities which already made it to the smart city list Meanwhile, AP stood number one in the country in urban aArem Viasarkahvaapattin wamil,l Knaokiw nada and Tirupati in the list an - reforms thanks to the various measures introduced by the nounced by the Union ministry of Urban Development. State Government in urban administration. He said that the be developed into a State has introduced e-governance, double-entry account - The Amaravati Smart City Smart City starting ing system, urban planning, building bylaws prompting AP proposal was moved as a to secure 96.96 points. Reforms were initiated in all the 13 with a 650-acre special case as the city is wings as proposed by the Centre. "We got 100 per cent extent titled the yet to take full shape. But marks in 10 wings and little less in three wings resulting in the Central Government ‘People’s precinct’ securing a total of 96.96. Otherwise, we would have got 100 was of the view that build - adjacent to the Gov - out of 100 in all the wings," said Minister Narayana. He said ing a smart city from that Orissa stood in second slot with 92 points. ernment Complex in scratch was easier com - a mixed-use model. pared to retrofitting the Others who received the incentive fund in order of merit existing ones. were; Odisha (95.38%), Jharkhand (91.98%), Chhattisgarh (91.37%), Madhya Pradesh (90.20%), Telangana (86.92%), The green building, smart Rajasthan (84.62%), Punjab (77.02%), Kerala (75.73%), electricity grid and various Goa (75.38*), Mizoram (75.00%), Gujarat (73.80%), other initiatives taken in Chandigarh (72.73%), Uttar Pradesh (70.67%) and Maha - the State have apparently rashtra (70.52). Meanwhile, a delegation from Andhra tilted the scales in Amaravati’s favour. According to official Pradesh made a visit to State capital Gandhinagar in June sources, Amaravati was included in the list of cities eligible last week to study aspects like architecture and administra - for participation in the Smart City Mission scheme at the tion to be replicated in their capital city Amaravati. The time of the 2nd round of submission of proposals itself but team led by AP Urban Development Minister P Narayana v it missed the opportunity narrowly due to the greenfield flew down to Gandhinagar and visited Gujarat Assembly, Anature of the project. JULY 2017 ANDHRA PRADESH MASwGaArZnIiNmE .SOanRkG ul-1 and 2, Mahatma Mandir and Gandhi 5 A revised proposal was presented by the AP Capital Region Memorial. Downloaded from http://smartprep.in PROJECTS WORTH RS 17,808 CR COMING UP IN AMARAVATI maravati is gearing up to (VIT) University and SRM University. ter development of the startup area become a world-clas s city, Besides, Amrita University and Indo- besides promotion of bilateral trade as the State Government UK Institute of Health have been and investments and enhancing ca - woos many institutions to allotted land at a cost of Rs 3,200 pacities of government departments.