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2Regional Context Analysis 5 2 REGIONAL CONTEXT ANALYSIS This chapter broadly reviews the regional context of Andhra Pradesh. Capital Region’s locati on at the heart of Andhra Pradesh and proximity with the nearby big cies; seng the Capital Region’s intrinsic role as the new Gateway of East India and also an access to all regions of Andhra Pradesh. Air, Rail, Road and water connec vity of the Capital region with the nearest landlocked ci es; give Capital Region the key advantage with trade poten al. To be a key player in the region, improvements to infrastructure will help Capital Region to realize its highest poten al. A study of the acvie s around the Region reveals the opportunity for the C apital Region to be a central node in the region. This chapter covers the following topics broadly: 1 Upcoming Na onal Projects 2 Regional Advantage Post Bifurca on 3 Regional Connec vity 4 Analysis with respect to landcover, key ci es, environment and heritage 5 Constraints and Opportuni es Workers loading bananas from the fi elds 2.1NATIONAL CONTEXT dedicated Freight Corridor along the 6 East Coast Economic Corridor which is 2.1.1 UPCOMING NA expected to be func onal by the end TIONAL PROJECTS of the decade. The large agricultural produce and the many ports along the Ýã ÊÝã ÊÄÊî ÊÙÙ®ÊÙ coastline; will facilitate in posi oning Andhra Pradesh as the gateway for The Government of India is developing Inland transac ons. Industrial Corridors across India as global manufacturing and investment «®¦« ÝÖ Ù®½ des na ons. These corridors are expected to drive the manufacturing High Speed Rail Corpora on of growth in India within the next decade. India (HSRC) has plans to support These economic/Industrial corridors the golden quadrilateral corridors will result in new manufacturing ci es, with the proposed project ‘Diamond logis c hubs and residen al townships Quadrilateral of high speed rail with dedicated freight corridors. network’. The speeds for these trains is 300-350 km/hour; and connects the The proposed East Coast Economic four key ci es - Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai Corridor runs along the coast of Andhra and Kolkata. Pradesh (along NH5 (NH 16)); and The Kolkata Chennai network through the proposed Capital City passes through the Capital Region. Region. This corridor not just connects This reinforces faster and quicker indian economic clusters but also helps connec ons to key ci es in the country. unlock the poten al of Mekong countries by removing constraints and bo lenecks to growth. Currently Asian Nã®ÊĽ óãÙóùÝ Development Bank (ADB) is carrying out analy cal work on this corridor. The Indland Waterways Authority of The fi rst phase is envisioned from India has proposals for development Visakhapatnam to Chennai. Many and regula on of Inland Waterways smart Industrial ci es and Investment for shipping and naviga on. Na onal Regions are in pipeline in this region. waterway 4 with a length of 1095km is currently under development. Fig.2.1 illustrates the Proposed Na oanl Projects that impact the development This inland waterway plays a crucial role in the Capital Region Area. in transpor ng the agricultural produce, fer lizers, mber and paper products ®ã ¥Ù®¦«ã ÊÙÙ®ÊÙ from Guntur and Krishna Districts to the ci es along the Waterway from Dedicated Freight Corridor Corpora on Kakinada in the north to Chennai and Fig.2.1 Proposed Transport and Infrastructure projects in India, Source - DFCCIL, HSRC, of India Ltd. (DFCCIL) has plans for a Pondicherry in the South. 2.2ANDHRA PRADESH India’ supported by major irriga on projects. STATE It is home to various global and 7 na onal Pharmaceu cal companies. 2.2.1BIFURCATION The state has huge oil and natural gas reserves. Post bifurca on of erstwhile United It is a leading exporter of marine Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and Products, Agri and Processed Foods Andhra Pradesh; the challenge for The state government is planning Andhra Pradesh is to create a new to set up Informa on Technology capital in ten years me. Not just a Investment Regions (ITIR) in capital city, the new state will now Visakhapatnam, Anantapur and have to maximise it’s poten al to Chi oor districts. establish itself as a ‘growth centre’. It has emerged as a Tex le processing For this to happen Andhra Pradesh centre in the recent years. will need to relook at it’s policies and zones earmarked for crea ng industrial and IT clusters to let these enterprises The state is in the process of se ng fl ourish. up two Na onal Investment and Manufacturing Zones in Chi oor and 2.2.2 Prakasam districts. The upcoming PCPIR in the region is expected to boost refi ning, petrochemicals and This sec on gives a very brief snapshot chemical industries. of the the economic and infrastructure The state is planning smart ci es advantage Andhra Pradesh has over development and suppor ng Telangana Region. Detailed Economic this ini a ve with University and and Infrastructure studies are explained Ins tu on development. in the following chapters. A few key advantages1 for Andhra Pradesh are as highlighted in Fig.2.2 and listed below. Religious places and a long 973 km coastline makes Andhra Pradesh an ideal place as a holiday des na on. The state has well distributed and established economic generators func oning as Regional hubs. The Today, Andhra Pradesh has three key hubs are Visakhapatnam, infrastructure surplus with state-of- Vijayawada and Tirupa . the-art seaports at Krishnapatnam, It is a leading Agricultural State; Kakinada and Visakhapatnam, four also known as the ‘Rice bowl of airports at Tirupa , Vijayawada, Rajahmundry and Visakhapatnam; Fig.2.2 Andhra Pradesh - Post bifurca on Advantage Source- India1 Brand Equity Founda on Aug 2014; and well distributed Industrial Parks. Andhra Pradesh Sta s cal Abstract - May 2014 2.2.3 8 ½Êã®ÊÄ ÊÄÄã®ò®ãù India’s key economy genera ng ci es With respect to connec vity the new namely Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Capital Region is very well connected Visakhapatnam and Jagdalpur all lie through rail, road and air to key within a radius of 300-400 km. Proximity economic powerhouses in the region. and new opportuni es off ered with regard to the new capital city will a ract The Capital Region is served by skilled and talented human resources Gannavaram Domes c Airport. There from these ci es. are plans to upgrade Gannavaram to Interna onal Airport. There are 4 Andhra Pradesh has a long coastline Interna onal Airports in the nearby with two of the country’s biggest ports periphery and the nearest one is Visakhapatnam and Chennai (Tamil Hyderabad Interna onal Airport. Nadu) located in the northern end and southern end respec vely. The Andhra Pradesh currently has one Capital Region with it’s new port at major Port at Visakhapatnam . Other Machilipatnam lies right in the centre than Visakhapatnam, the state has fi ve of the state. Machilipatnam port has a more opera onal ports, seven ports great poten al for inland trade centre for are under development and three are hinterland ci es including Hyderabad. proposed to be developed. With three ports under development near Capital Not just in the region, the Capital Region region, many jobs open up in the lies centrally along the whole of the region. eastern coast; opening room to establish itself as the new ‘E G’ NH 5, NH7, NH18 and NH9 run across I. the state and connect it to other key ci es in the country. A direct connec on with Bangalore city could however boost the region’s trade further. The alignment of the proposed East Coast Economic corridor is s ll under study. The state is well connected through the rail network connec ng all thirteen districts. The government also has planned to set up a high speed train between Hyderabad and the new capital city to ease traffi c movement between the two states. Fig.2.3Centrally located Capital Region Fig.2.4Andhra Pradesh - Key Transport Connec ons 2.3CAPITAL REGION undertakes the construc on of the new capital region development 2.3.1APCRDA ACT area,undertaking the construc on of 9 the new capital and managing and The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region supervising urban services in the new Development Authority Act (APCRDA), capital. 2014 has come into force on 30 December, 2014. The Act declares 2.3.2CAPITAL REGION the provision of New Capital Area for the state of Andhra Pradesh and The Capital Region Area is erstwhile establishment of a development VGTM (Vijayawada-Guntur-Tenali- authority for the purpose of Planning, Mangalagiri) plus se lements coordina on, execu on, supervision, approximately within 50km radius The fi nancing, funding and for promo ng Capital Region encompasses a total and securing the planned development area of 8,603 .32 sq km including hills of the Capital Region. It further and forests and is spread in both Krishna and Guntur districts. LEGEND It covers 26 full mandals in Guntur district and 30 full mandals in Krishna district. Table 2.1 illustrates the Mandal boundaries in the Capital Region. Fig.2.5 Capital Region with Mandal Boundaries and Capital City Boundary Fig.2.6Capital Region Boundary within Krishna and Guntur District Table 2.1Capital Region Mandals in Guntur and Krishna District C֮㽠R¦®ÊÄ MÄ½Ý -GçÄãçÙ ®ÝãÙ®ã C֮㽠R¦®ÊÄ MÄ½Ý -KÙ®Ý«Ä ®ÝãÙ®ã 2.3.3CAPITALCITY 10 The locaon chosen for the Capital City is in the vicinity of Vijayawada and 20 km from Guntur.It falls in Thullur, Mangalagiri,Tadepalli mandals of Guntur District with an area of 217.23 Sq.
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