Encroachment of Nature, People and Livelihoods: A Case of the Abusive, Greedy and Failing Capital City Project (2014-2019) Research: Tani Alex Layout: Ankit Agrawal

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3 Background of the Amaravati Project (2014-2017)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of the Amaravati Capital City Project. Photo courtesy: AP Capital Region Development Authority fer bifurcation of the erstwhile Indian crops irrigated on the foodplains. Te area sited for state of in June 2014, both the city presently has a population of 1.03 lakh while the new states of Telangana and Andhra that of the entire capital region would be 5.8 million. APradesh are sharing the Hyderabad as capital for 10 years. In September 2014, N Chandrababu Naidu, Te following contraventions of this project are the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh announced elicited, during 2014-2017, with regard to World that a single capital would be built for the State. Bank’s Operational Policies, in a concentrated efort to prevent forthcoming irreplaceable damages to Amaravati, the proposed capital city covers an area peoples’ lives. World Bank’s Operational Policies of 217. 23 sq. km with the seed capital in an area of framework have been employed here as AIIB has 16.94 sq. km, while the entire capital region pans agreed that the Environmental and Social Safeguard over a spread of 8352.69 sq.km across both Krishna Policies and related procedures of the World Bank will and districts of the State of Andhra Pradesh. apply to this project; and that AIIB will rely on the Te city specifcally is planned to be built in Guntur World Bank’s determination as to whether compliance district on the banks of the , which is with those policies and procedures have been achieved hailed as the rice-bowl of the State with 120 multi- under the project. 4 Summary of Violations and petitions have been submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) stating that the EIA and EMP 1. Violation of Bank’s OP/BP 4.01 – reports were tailored to suit the needs of the GoAP.3 Environmental Assessment Since SESA-ESMF is the “overarching framework” 2. Violation of Bank’s OP/BP 4.04 – that regulates the environmental and social safeguards Natural Habitats at both the project’s development and implementation 3. Violation of OP/BP 4.11 – stages, we are apprehensive that SESA-ESMF Physical Cultural Resources document prepared for Amaravati misinforms the 4. Violation of OP/BP 4.12 - project afected communities, consultants, civic Involuntary Resettlement bodies, NGOs, and allied concerned groups. 5. Violation of OP/BP 4.36 - Forests 1.3. Te project is rendered Category A status and it will usher in high risk adverse impacts on the natural 1. Violation of Bank’s OP/BP 4.01 – environment of the earmarked areas of Guntur- Environmental Assessment Krishna districts, percolating to the surrounding habitats as well. It is believed that the Bank has merely 1.1. Afer the introduction of the concept plan for assessed the extent of the nature of the risk and a greenfeld Capital City in June 2015, a detailed have not adequately provided “…for assessment of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was feasible investment, technical, and siting alternatives, executed by Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd (TCE) including the “no action” alternative, potential from May-August 2015 and Environment Mitigation impacts, feasibility of mitigating these impacts, their Plan (EMP) was prepared. Construction activities of capital and recurrent costs, their suitability under the interim Government complex were progressing local conditions, and their institutional, training and at and a temporary secretariat is already monitoring requirements associated with them”(OP/ 4 established. Te initial leveling and construction BP 4.01 A.4). activities for the capital city had begun prior to the disclosure of EA report to the public. Without the 1.4. Te Shivaramakrishnan Committee, appointed project-afected communities comprehending the by the State in 2014 for a new capital, afer various enormity of the project and their consequences, consultations with numerous stakeholders the EA report was processed and “considering that across the thirteen districts of AP, came out with Article 19 of the Constitution entitles the citizen to recommendations for least dislocation of the existing know and since that right stands infringed in this agricultural lands along Krishna-Guntur belt and case, the whole process of EIA and issuance of the also cautioned about diverting fertile farmlands with EC stand vitiated.”1 Discrepancies in publishing the 120 multi-crops for developmental purposes (Report 5 Environment Clearance (EC) report to the public and of the Expert Committee 2014). To the dismay uploading it at APCRDA (Andhra Pradesh Capital of the agrarian communities, GoAP unnervingly Region Development Authority) website at the event rejected the propositions and sited one of the richest of NGT petitions is misleading and accordingly, food-belts of for erecting the new capital city, presenting false information for obtaining EC triggers forfeiting national food security for infrastructure action by way of revocation of the EC for the project. development. We also fear that once developmental activities progress, the project executing agency will 1.2. It is claimed that both EIA and EMP underwent not repeal the same. Subsequently, petition has been signifcant scrutiny by the State Environment Impact fled to the NGT for the protection of these fertile Assessment Authority and Amaravati Capital City lands with a call for considering it immediately before project was accorded environmental clearance during 3 Te Hindu: (2017) NGT hearings on Amara- October 2015.2 Yet there are reports of forgery, vati over. Accessed from: http://www.thehindu.com/ todays‐paper/tp‐national/tp‐andhrapradesh/ngt-hear- 1 Noted Indian environmentalist and NGT peti- ings-on-amaravati-over/article18171374.ece tioner EAS Sharma, in a letter addressed to B. S. S. Prasad, 4 World Bank (2005): Operational Policies ,Te Member Secretary (APPCB),& Ex-ofcio Member Secre- World Bank Operations Manual, March tary (SEIAA), Hyderabad 5 Report of the Expert Committee (2014): Report 2 World Bank (2017): Strategic Environmental of the Expert Committee, Ministry of Home Afairs, and Social Assessment - Environmental and Social Union of India to Study the Alternatives for a New Capital Management Framework (SESA-ESMF), February for the State of Andhra Pradesh. 5 X

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P1 P1 0 P1 P3 105P3 S2 131 S2 R3121 338 185 S3 R395 P1C2 20 5 120 111 P1 s C2 R3 186 108 S3 s C6-Central business district zone 119 116 104 S2 92 P2 18 129 145 P1 194 193 110R4 a 102 C2P1 P3 32 134 132 109 C5 105 96 P1 19S2 S2 199 112 P1 p C3 94 91 101 28 133 144 146 336 340182 C3 104 y 120 103 P1 31 180 190 B 118 50 m 99 102 C2 27 135 342 341 113 119 93 139 335 C1 P1 114R1 118 S2 120 a 122 103 C3 100 99 96 34 P130 143 147S3 d P3 121 R1 P3 29 137 138 148 C1 121 103 1/2 P1128 123 101 83 R3 142 334 178 a P1 P113 129 97 136 P1 346 179 Lingayapalem123 P1 136102 P2 w 16 35 40 S2 C4 348 14 S2 C2 R1 R1 P1 41 159 140 S2 C2 P3 309 333 343 135 S3 a 12 127 126 124 100 C4 R3 153 C4 181 R1 115 124 122 P3 y P1 130 39 P1 R3 P1 349 116S3 125 133 P1 ja Industrial R3 P1 P1 149 310 i 17 1 131 60 125 64 89 Abbarajupalem S2 158 308 S1 P1 P1 S1 353 117 126 139 1/1 V 15 61 160 141 154 151 306 350 137 140 11 62 S2 98 S2 95 P3 152 157 344 S2 176 132 C1 6 132 88 37 38 R3 311 331 P3 345 354 R3 56 P1 42C2 165 163 C4 C4 352 C1 173 P2 141 83 18 10 59 63 R3 P1 161 155 307 330 351 127 128 C1 P1 S2 1 91 92 305 312 329 356 S3 175 138 142 1 7 P1 C3 C2 C2 P1 P1 P1 U1 S2 20 55 54 87 90 164 P3 P3 156 95 C1 N I1-Business park zone 58 43 P1166 P1 313 328 347 355 367 174 P1 2 53 2 3 162 C4 81 S3 Surayapalem 19 5 57 52 86 167 314 322 129 131 143 P3 82 84 H 48 C3 C2 C3 C3 R3 321 P1 S3 3 S2 5 C2 S2 47 C2 304 358 172 171 C1 21 8 49 51 R3 83 177 168 326 366 P1 88 P1 9 50 6 46 44 178 P1 P3327 365 C3 144C1 85 P3 - 22 S2 R3 7 179 169 323 368 167 89 23 84 S2 45 182 320 357 170 165 130 P1 80 86 P1 26 6 73 4 45 85 P1 P1 P1 R1 145 79 P2 S2 R3 S2 50 S2 P3 170 283284286 319 P1 P1 S1 S3 72S3 S2 S2 5 P3 C1 5 P1 47 303 317 302 324 S3 146 24 19 P1 I2-Logistics zone 72 46 4 48 R3 180 S1 169 27 C6 18 25 74 76 R1 8 11 82 R3 49 R3 285283 287 325 359 I1 73 ( 44 9 183 R3 318 168 166 C4 78 C1 76 17 75 30 R3 181 176 284 290 300 364 5 P1 164 71 23 21 9 24 10 172 R3 363 162 163 28 P3 77 43 27 29 80 C3 R3R3291 70 P1 10 ) 26 78 R1 81 R3 289 360 4 P3 37 60 m 83 79 52 184 292 299 C1 77 16 13 51 P1 160 S3 69 29 20 15 P1 P1 P1 28 P1 P1 185 P1 186 282 P1 288 P1 P1 361362P1 6 3 149 148 22 86 82 S2 38 R1 297 298 I1 74 30 C6 P1 26 175 281 301 10 161 151 68 75 P3 I3-Non polluting industry zone 29 71 85 S2 37 25 79 S253 193 173 11 S3 36 12 28 27 84 80 14 77 187 174 31 33 38 70 81 40 S2 54 55 192 188 277 293 296 14 7 150 59 67 34 42 39 36 R3 R3 R3 R3 9 2 P1159 S3 152 147 S3 60 C6 R1 23 15 R3 78 S2 P1 12 S3 57 P1 P1P354 52 30 I3 87 P1 R3 S2 24 R3 P1 P1P3 280 R3294 S1267 266P1 P1 S113 153 65 35 42 P1 C6 Pedda Madduru 31 31 32 12 S2 S2 8 S2 157 S3 58 66 59 57 S3 39 43 1 & 2 41 R3 22 R1 58 198 S2 279 92 R3 158 56 55 P1 46 41 32 37 69 88 35 21 191 P1 278 295 91 15 39 60 26 C6 89 76 195 194 276 P3 37 P1 63 58 51 66 33 18 75 68 56S2 190 268 156 C6 40 30 27 63 59 189 264 1 38 56 64 C6 53C6P350 S348 C6 Gollapudi 33 65 62 C3 P1 C3 34 19 16 C3 P1 C3 C3 C2 C3 93 90 16 R1C3 155 154 61 28 34 68 20 57 S2 197 225 275 274 273 263 R3 28 S3 S3 61 17 35 55 54 67 90 111 72 60 199 227226 17 40 42 Uddandarayunipalem P1 S2 18 S3 S2 64 91 S2 63 P1 265 94 89 36 29 P1 24S2 23 Open Space and Recreation R3 C2 101 102 110 112 C3 74 196 C2 P1 C3 P1 272 269 33 P134 30 62 C1 29 25 36 R1 R3 200 262 18 R1 52 62 4947 17 S2 C2 P1 C2 R3 64 P1 R3 224 R3 S2 19 S2 41 43 47 53 R1 C6R1 P1P1 P1P3 50 C1 22 P1 35 R3 R3 R3 203 P3 228 270 P3 31 C6 S3 49 19 P3 56 58 S3 S2 73 S3 61 S2 201 S2 R3 88 P1 S3 64 21 57 61 Pichikalapalem 115 65 229 271 95 55 46 66 45 44 51 P3 16 P3 114 62 R3 P1 261 S1 P1 P1 S1 20 S2 R3 S3 65 48 P3 20 P3 59 98 99 71 70 205 P1 R3 S2 25 21 44 P1 C668 69 71 S372 47 46P1 P1 38 103 113 S2 260 96 56 R3 R1 27 50 P3 70 52 31 12 109 67 204 223 257 87 R1 26 67 P1 15 55 C2 C4 P1 C4 R3 97 C2 C4 P1 S2 R3 97 32 C3 45 48 51 P1 93 89 C1 P1 14 P1 40 54 S2 108 C3 S269 66 S2 202 218 230 85 57 P122 S3 P1P1 74 S3 44 13 60 104 P3 P2 21 20 S3 88 75 73 P1-Passive zone S3 92 206 86 94 S3 64 53 45 11 39 53 106 5 6 210 259 24 S2 49 90 87 33 10 1 14 15 207 217 222 258 98 84 58 S2 92 91 50 m 93 107 2 16 208 211 22 30 R3 15 84 85 54 S2 P1 3 216 16 R3 12 76 S3 43 C1 34 R4 9 8 9 209S2 231 256 S1 83 23 19 P1 11 P3 11 83 55 37 City 41 48 P2 C4 P1 S2 105 4 13 17 24 212 236 99 82 54 17 14 S3 77 35 36 156 8 42 S2 96 255 254 Kondamarajupalem 95 78 P1 66 56 42 157 P1 46 52 C4 25 R3 C2 S1 60 10 R3 12 P1 63 155 163 49 P2 26 214 219 221 P1 P1 S1 32 31 S2 1 201413 P1 S310 P1 65 32 P2 43 10 P1 C2 S2 59 62 R1 82 79 S3 P1 P1R4 7 94 95 471 459 7 12 18 S1 100 29 36 R3 63 67 41 P1 P2-Active zone 79 27 39 220 23 9 Tallayapalem 47 51 462 23 40 4546 C4 81 P3 R3 53 18 Modugalankapalem S3 C1 61 C3 50 460 252 33 61 40 6 44 469 44 P1 253 50 7 8 68 60 57 38 154 158 164 5 45 R3 470 461 R3 11 P1 P1 235 P3 101 4 2 1615 8 9 81 80 62 R1 S2 P3 Vaddamanu R3 19 28 31 37 47 59 251 P1 24 C3 37 39 49 R15 81 P1 P1 500 P1 R3 458 22 38 48 58 232 S1 80 S1 34 P1 64 44 C6 7 69 S3 39 161 162 4 463 21 29 41 43 60 61 237 P3 R16 P1 99 R3 R4 152 P1 R4 166 484 478 303233 42 62 250 25 28 P1 P1 80S3 C1 144 150 479 468 U1 77 505456 38 52 3 6 79 S2 3 498 102 P1 P1 35 P141 40 18 17 100 74 P1 I1 S2165 205 499 480 467 464 456 5152 69 63 246 103 79 P3 51 45 42 C6 82 78 71 159 497485 457 R1 R1 68 248 247 26 27 65 S2 19 P3 2 59 P1 151 P3-Protected zone 483 477S2 C3 80 R3 C2 42 R3 70 S3 149 167 466 233 249 78 P1 22 98 C3 77 S3 58 160 206 449 S2 76 Tulluru65 66 238 104 66 48 46 43 41 5 101S2 P1 P1 495 25 m 465 78 64 234 239 R3 88 S3 84 P1 72 C4 R3 54 53 38 P3 76 168 204 S2 448 S2 452 240 241 106 77 52 87 86 47 P1 23 R3 S2 85 73 143 145 S2 148 I1 481 476 C3 105 S1 S1 45 89 39 83 86 S3 170 207 S2 496 453 103 245 51 44 43 R3 C2 402524R3 4 3 102 494 482 R3 447 P1 P1 97 106 119 105 P1 P1 67 S2 37 95 75 S3 P1 491 450 455436 433 114 242 S2 107 90 36 91 140 146 208 472 R3 R3 90 96104 107 55 50 77 85 R3 142 C3 171 169 213 486 446 435 82 92 108 243 32 97 S2 87 P3-Protected zone 493 434 83 95 113 116 108 76 68 84 91 Velagapudi 93 135 P1 209 451 454 81 153 84 88 117 244 78 96 90 S3 172 201 R4 P1 P1 P1 427 P1 P1 118 P1 74 49 27 28 1 P1 S2 141 S2 S2 210 81 60 m 489 475 443 426 8587 109 111 70 58 83 R3 R1 29 81 94 139 173 202 490 445 424 154 151 115 56 46 P1 76 1 103 92 136 432 110 112 110 48 79 92 93 30 72 S3 203 85 492P1 P1 444 439 438 P1 431 P1 P1 152 120 P1 P1 57 P1 94 34 33 R3 80 P3 89 199 200 214 212 437 428 150 121 2 80 82 175 2 88 P1 P1 P1 86 P2 487 425 S2 423 109 73 P1 176 31 4 138 174 82 223 488 474 133 3 75 5 73 Naga Stupa 109 194 P2 215 211 222 2 S2 86 430 S2 155 16 1 69 59 47 62 R1174 R1 C4 134 133 C3 198 442 429 157 131 122 72 P3 69 71 81 96 173 8 79 176 S3 216 P1 1 441 440 R3 422 421 111 60 75 180179 3 105 S2 147 P1 217 84 1 473 89 90 412 172 177 74 R3 P1 106 219 Institutional Facilities 234 R1 126 R3 P1 233 3 C2 6 C2 85P1 C2 S2 C2 S2 156 132 123 S2 4 S2 R3 R2 S2 C1 P1 P1 C1 R2 S2 70 74 75 76 342 137 175 76 5 7 60 91 414 S2 158R3 S2 S2 R3 73 95 171 C2 P1 107 132 177 193 195 S3 87 83 79 235 87 413 418 135 R3 124 127 17 61 112 224 221 218 88 78 75 P2 224 62 61 416 419 134 68 67 98 170 6 341 108 R3 178 P1 63 S2 415 S2 159 5 15 18 66 181 9 113 131 197 77 225 241 4 88 97 162 130 105 100 6 169 7 Malkapuram 110 89 91 74 240239 8 2122 96 P1 C392 409 C3 C3 163 161 C2 P1 P1 C3 C3 C3 72 97 167 0 111 C6 U1 P1 232 59 C3 m 10 12 14 345 343 117 130 S2 196 225 S3 223 222 95 73 12 11 64 411 420 160 136 129 13 23 65 104 P1 11 339114 128 179 R3 92 71 25 m 65 417 125 168 182 192 R1 182 191 90 P3 99 93 410 164 170 6 S2 30 64 S2 99 191 R3 15347 344 125 96 70 S1-Government zone 238 84 98 P1 R3 C3 C2 19 P1 166 338118 127 P1 183 192 233 220 242 9 2458 66 S2 C3 408 C2 168 P1 137 P1 S2 R2 S2 C3 165 P1 P1 13 348 346 181 P1 P1 10 C5 C2 403 R3 R3 U1 C1 P1 P1 C1 190 C3 93 97 100 226 23 57 67 94 405 143 128 12 14 21 R3 R3107 101 193 351 P3P1 184 232 234 94 U1 98 231 13 165 P1 149139 138 7 10 R3 24 22 103 164 P1 99 R1 20 25 101 C3 S3 S2 166 S3 S2 P1 20 31 S3 155 S2 183 126 185 189 235 236 S3 P1 108 101 243 69 407 R3 142144 8 25 P3 S363 106 S2 350349 226 R3 231 67 P1 Vijayawada 227 18 28 C5 83 P1 P1 R3 169 R1 R3 P1 11 S2 156 190 C2 119 279 186187 S2 237 107 244 237 14 R1 C2 27 77 S2 180 167 171 S2140 S2R3 R3 40 102 194 121 277 188 111 110 U2 68 230 29 56 54 S3 S2397 404 94 29 108 109 337 238 102 65 26 68 100 C3 406 179 92 C2 32 C2 41 154 189 202 R1 R1 336 122 278 227 230 106 105 19 400 181 148 9 26 110 R3 178 228 229 109 104 56 S2-Education zone 228 245 236 15 30 55 C2 C5 C5 R3 176C4174 C2 C2 C4 P1 P1 C4 C2 S2 R3 163 C2 334 276 274 241 154 57 P3 17 82 103 S2 401 S2 P1 S2 141 95 16 18 352 120 280 275 265264 242 112 R3114119 55 X 229 31 398 C3 S2 243 103 221 R1 70 C2 177 175 R3 R3 C4 39 S2 157 185 17 R1 327 273 R3 153 S3 P2 62 252 248 16 32 R1 102 396 402 183 145 P3 111 S2 195 201 P1 335 266 S2 113 120 64 63 246 R1 P1 53 173 147 27 153 162 184 186 S2 R1 353 281 263 150 121 54 249 105 182 178 213 42 112 328 282 P3P1 261240 R3 R3 247 P3 44 P1 P1 81 P1 P1104 P1 399 P1 P1 P1 172 P1214212 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 33 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 188 203 326 272 262 239 155 58 34R3 43 52 395 184 146 152 196 22 19 C3 354 333 325 115 R3P1126 61 264 265 266 251 250 C5 109 394 393 187 93 113 161 187 200 283 284 R3 267 260 P1 U1 116 59 P3 253 P1 220 215 97 96 28 45 158 21 329 P1 258 245157 R3 53 20 P1 37 3635 C5 C2 C272 C2 U1 378 S2 C4 C4 P1 P1 S2 C3 R3 C2 C2 74 C4 P1 P1 C4 C4 C2 R3 151 R3 210 C2 209 198 P1 R3 S3 145 147 124 125123 52 51 50 49 60 267 42 51 50 71 392 194 185 91 80 114 159 197 71 324 244 158 117 S3-Special zone 281 41 219 34 150 355 271 259 143 R3144 Tarapet 282 377 186 188 216 R3 35 37 38 46 149 199 323 268 159 142 P3 263 38 R1 80 379 390 391 R3 189 90 P3 R3 160 C3 20 332 322 129 16 268 280 292 40 73 108 221 R3 P1 P1 S2 75 139 148 211 256 246 160 156 140 138 21 269 300 Ananthavaram 106 S2 192 S2 81 73 56 36 44 47 S2 S2 S2 208 206 204 23 331 270 C3 161 P1 380 195 193 89 79 43 147 S2 R1 19 15 262 279 48 49 74 79 217 99 R3 50 115 122138 212 24 P2 330 257 162 130 40414243 44 48 2347 14 13 Ananthavaram Temple 45 75 R3 3 89 218 98 239 C2 P1 321 R3137 39 P1 261 283 293 76 78 P1 C2 376 S2 R3 P1 P2 S2 R2 C1 P1 P1 P2 207 25 269 248 P1169 163 132 22 294 39 14846147 142 C2 C2 196 222 88 55 S2 49 205 29 308 135 38 45 C4 12 254 302 107 C3 P1 C3 191 190 P1 C3 P1 C3 140 240 P1 213 214 C2 356 164165 134 37 P1 17 11 278 387 205 223 101 100 P1 78 72 P3 28 320 307 P3 170 133 18 10 149 104 87 82 83 48 116 137 145 70 357 P1 319 168 34 31 P1 270 298 301 111 110 375 381 197 76 54 53 215 26 253 R3 171 166 36 P1 9 Infrastructure Reserve 259 299 146 145 143 S2 204 306 255 252 P1 R3 33 30 28 24 18 260 276 277 R3 209 C3 C3 C3 C3 C2 228 C2 C3 C3 102107 C2 C3 C3 C2 C3 C3 236 217 C3 C3 316 318 P1 172 167 203 R3 27 8 7 6 4 P1 274 284 115 S2 206S2 57 52 241 216 P1 U1 35 29 C4 25 5 295 303 220 150 114 113 103 Nelapadu 218 358 305 C3 249 C3 202 32 26 20 19 17 1 289 304 306 214 144 156 112 374 382 386 198 199 201200 211 227 224 108 109 105 R1 71 69 P3 58 59 117 136 238 235 30 27 285 247P1175 206 R3205 P1 16 287 255 297 215 385 229 14285 220 360 317 309 S2254 C3 173 204 1514 12 R1 210 S2 106137 77 144 P1 69 315 312 294 199 10 285 273 275 305 213 151 141 P1 383 203 207 S2P1 225 118 141 P1 359 P1211 212 40 13 286 257 219 m 208 R3 S2 S2 274 S2 S2 226 P1 P1 138139 R3 R2 S2 C1 P1 P1 C1 S2 R2 R3 S2 242 S2 R3 R3 S2 33 S2 S2 207 11 9 283 S2 R3 R3 S2 S2 S2 34 S2 310 304 R3 S2 C2 280 258 P3 307 R3 212 211 152 R3 R3 R3 202 R3208 R3 136 119 R3 313 R3 295 251 176 S2 0 157 198 284 256 271 285 296 313 314 154 119 373 230 111 R3 144 S2 66 60 61 146 R3 221 314 R3 201 209 C4 P1 5 153 155 P2 120 277 110 234 197 C4 U1-Reserve zone R1 R3 116 232 115 135 70 120 293 174 P1 39 281 278 272 158 121 276 273 134 135 142 R3 243 244 R3 R3 311 R3 P3 5 282 291 C3 S2 R3 160 117 372 384 275 209 145 62 51 143 363 361 296 250 S2 200 223208 41 21 276 287 308 U1 315 203 134133 223 35 36 68 P1 P1 194 R3 224 8 253 P1 S2 159 388 278 210 231 113 112 132 68 121 251 222 31 32 362 303 P1 210 S2 R3 7 279 252 288 218 217 216 206 272 233 133 299 177 181 193 213 36 35 274 250 251 50 m 289 290 207 161 162 139 118 271 114 146 123 132 250 248 371 P1 287 R3 215 6 4 163 140 122 279 116 130 65 137 130 129 247 245 219 37 298 P1 179 178 192 214 C2 29 28 3 R1 316 131 238 234 148 67 63 124 131 237 233 224225 364 226 27 2R1 R1 168 371 280 269 131 147 R3 51 368 370 195 225 222 42 R1 277 R1 205 294 281 268 149 138 125 128252 367 302 297 292 196 216 273 R1 130 237 235 117 122 R3 249 S2 46 38 C2 180 190 P1 270 269 P1 309 312 317 204 167 133 124 293 270 239 236 120 128 64 C3 139 126 255 246 S2 P1 369 259 220 P1 S2 30 U2- Road reserve zone 164 138 256 C2 365 372 191 227 217 268 272249 247 R1P1 197 123 267 R3 129 150 140 257 R3 S2 50 R3 39 373 189 219 43 38 113 198 R3 R3 132 370 292 R3 R3 245 146 127 S2 227 S2 301C2 P3 P2 243 P3P1 S2 S2 R3 169 S2 R3 S2 S2 R3 290S2 R3 S2 118 S2 R3 P1 P1 S2 R3 151 P1 P1 S2 R3 208 S2 R3 S2 R3 300 C2 P1 258 188 P1 228 R3 1 37 34 26 254 248 223 S2 P1 199 200 P1 P1 253 232 226 45 286 218 S2 25 112 262 267 222221 137 S2 282 283 S2 242 S2 125 148 258 S2 366 C3 C2 182 187231 242 318 195 201 202 166 165 369 295 291 284 243 119 124 127 152 207 209 254 260 261 C3 40 374 395 291 R3 13 45 R333 266 194 196 134 129 240 P3 147 145 141 206 261 260 183 230 221 2 14 111 114 263 S2 173 125 297 153 213 259 R3 R3 P1 47 289 3 44 32 265 35 311 170 S2 127 298 289 288 S2 241 121 151 150 157 67 375 376 396 397 288 232 261 241 224 322 191 193 182 174 172 C3 P1 128 C3 C3 C3 C2287 244 C3 C3 1 C3 C3 S3 143 205C3 C3212 C3 C3 S3 S2 49 C3 C3 C3 S3 256 184 186 229 6 31 22 259 264 220 33R1 310 183 135 191 263 231 44 41 377 398 290 S3 233 C3 S2 46 110 C2 115 239 319 126 296 266 265 2 149 190 228 262 4 R3 7 118 238 30 25 R3 175 359 360 306 302 286 4 123 159 S2 192 204 211 229 52 380 393 401 185 47 24 260 228 216 36 R1 S2 U2 176 264 155 154 144 378 394 263 236 5 12 109 116 257 321 C3 C2 C3 R3 366 C2 P1 300 P1 C3 C2 P1 C2 P1 158 S2 193 P1 C2 C2 P1262 C4 48 P1 C2 P1 257 245 238 R3 48 49 S2 237 230 219 32 320 190 171 358 R3 299 R3 3 142 S2 194203 273 230 381 P1 23107 258 218 P1 R1 29 26 192 m 152 165 255 21/B 11 15 227 P1 34 184 R3 P1 R3 367 R3 S2 P1 R3 S2 163 274 C4 P1 43 379 392 399 C2 P1 C2 237 P1 S2 50 117 P3 S2 180 307 308 305 303 285 9 5 52 53 126 156 P3 202 210 264 4266 264 234 66 108 255 236 P3 1 4 0 C2 244 31 189 S3 262 155 164 166 53C4 58 390 402 8 65 S2 51 C2 256 235 R1 225 23 20 5 R3 357 S2 S2 263 S3 S2 167 400 22 R1 P1 R1 18 3 S2 5 181 S2 365 R3 8 P1 P1 156 158 57 391 389 404 243 235 21/A 53 119 231 P2 24 P3 P1 P1 R3 179 177 361 364 S2 R3 304 S2 R36 157 C4 P1 P1 S2 C2 201 S2 R3 C2 C2 R3 R3 C2 403 C2 S2 20/A 9 S2 52 106 217 39 Note: 6 188 187 178 356 362 301S2 261 247 10 C2 168 189 272 276 S2 385 S2 P1 R3 C3 54 C2 105104 234 37 377 186 185 S2 51 54 R3 159 54 62 383 C4 C2 246 C5 19 120 121 226 6 P2 17 P1 376 2 P1 320 309 310 153 195 65 382 10 R3 67 64 233 229 38 0 m 1 N P3 P1 S2 S2 P1 311 312 P1 5861 265 55 384 388 409 P1 P1 U1 18/A 150 232 19 46 C2 C2 C4 C4 C4 C4321 C2 C4 C4 C4 7 57 162 200 R3 270 C4 P1 56 59 C4 254 23 24 20/B 63 215 53 51 21 H 48 355 319 S2 11 63 154 171 188 C3 196 S2 S2 386 S2 408 S3 55 101 122 P1 R1 22 9 27 30 45 47 51 322 62 271 407 C4 242 18/B R1 103 149 52 40 P2 27 P3 2 - 28 363 20 170 187 277 247 P1 P2 102 123 151152 214 14 m 8 352 318 313 12 56 160 169 214 444 60 63 406 265 P3P1 17 62 60 Caves 41 6 50 29 31 P3 325 314 248 64 198 278 418 387 26 69 96 P1 153 P1 50 48 28 16 5 1) R1 includes all the notified water bodies and they will continue to exist. P1 P3 44 P1 49 50 317 50 55 P1 P1 P1 437 P1 P1 P1 P1 405 P1 P1 240 P1 25 P1 P2 213 57 3 P1 147/1 32 52 354 21 59 65 161 186 185 197 199 443 61 64 417 412 265/1 16 77 6861 59 47 54 C4 C4 S2 260 C3 60 68 174 275 253 241 239 78 56 100 154155 212 211/1 R3 R1R1 43 P3 14 11 ( P1 P1 P2 S2 P2 P1 P1 C4 S2 79 172 266 445 410 248 27 33 75 P3 R349 9 7 59 53 323 324 249 S2 19 49 181 438 416 R3 411 C4 P1 70 76 57 C2 97 156 60 55 54 46 P1 15 12 5 199 ) 13 10 25 P3 P1 328 67 66 1 173 182 442 419 249 58 42 15 61 353 P2 P1 316 250 14 P1 R3 R3 S2 267 280 284 28 71 P1 R3 58 99 148 64 R1 C2 4 170 34 C2 P1 P2 329 315 18 S2 48 78 184 415 265/3 265/2 34 78 P1 P1 157 62 45 44 Karlapudi 33 62 57R1 R3 326 S2 P3 P1 2 175 183 R3 265/4 250 31 95 98 66 R1 6 R1 200 60 58 351 R3 330 251 22 P1 13 R3 3 268 279 P1 R3 414 C2 P2 C2 P1 U1 79C5 92 124 S3 67 2) The Cadastral boundaries and numbers shall be read with revenue records. 24 S2 55 89 9190 P3 P1 246 R3 70 S2 180 S2 96 269 S2 439 S2 S2 85 U1 32 77 70 Sitanagaram C3 R3 R3 P3 P3 17 15 45 C3 69 P1 9 176 446 431 S2 251 84 72 P3 147 78 109 R3 C2 35 63 S2 350 327 252 P1 47 77 80 179 97 436 421 413 35 74 158 7675 68 92 259 24 P1 42 4 441 79 79 110 12 56 P1 332P1 36 6 10 177 420 C4 P1 83/B 77 72 29 37 86 74 69 R1 R1R1 13 200/1 16 11 37 P1 335 R3 26 27 16 P1 P1 P1 75 101 281 432 425 252 81 P1 P1 137 159 8089 10 9 P3 m P1 C3 P1 R3 71 76 8 13 178 94 440 C3 C3 P1 C2 83/A 36 43 125 P1 81 123 P1 333 P1 422 265/5 91 93 111 36 75 93 349 P1 331 334 258 R3 35 46 44 5 95 100 282 435 265/12 88 87 76 71 30 R3 P1 146 160 R1 84 71 0 88 P3 25 m 29 108 86 70 126 135 88 R1 163 I3 76 77 78 P3 253 128 37 40 72 73 P1 14 98 S3 434 430 423 265/8 80 69 90 C2 8 5 85 S2 25 28 7 102 80 P3 85 92 73 R1 108 R1S2 3) Draft Detailed Master Plan of Capital city-Amaravati prepared by M/s Surbana Jurong Consultants Pte Ltd, Singapore 9495 P1105 82 11 93 109 73 38 73 P1 138 R187 72 117 124 7 P1 79 103 348 C3 C3 129 30C231 P3 39 74 P1 12 15 107 283 447 C2 C3 C2 C2 C3 89 91 94 161 91 125 P1 6 23 64 346 P1 124127 P1 R1 P3 S2 S3 133 145 P1 112 118 121 0 171 I1 80 R1 104 C3 33 16 92 106 448 433 429 265/10 90 92 75 68 39 40 82 87 128 107 R3 m 147/2 74 86Nekkallu 341 336 32 P134 41 83 84 99 110 112 450\1 427 424 C2 81 83 89 136139 162 93 R1 132 17 38 345 P1 C2 87 85 81 25 22 428 265/9 C3 190 85 241 229 P1 133 P1 19 340 126 38 P1 86 91 26 85 91 103 449 265/6 265/7 82 129 94 m 120 81 24 111 S2 P1 51 45 144 U1 116 18 20 82 87 97 102 R3 130 R3 88 P3 P3 S2 450 467 196 64 42 44 50 88 132 163 R1 95 126 134 S2 84 144 99C3 257 P1 S2 123 P2 104 113 S2 468 189 C2 C2 84 242 230 227 140 0 m 254 P1 17 S2 C5 41 P1 86 228 135 180 21 43 109 347 131 S2 115 426 S2 67 52 P1 130 5 22 149 S2 R3 S2 337 m 90 21 84 265/11 191 240 106 119 148 146 107 5 90 470 243 40 R3 73 83 143 100 P1 132 125 92 27 23 20 89 105 457 P1 469 P1 C2 188 P1 U1 74 65R3 62 P253 49 226 141 P1 P3 Undavalli 131 2 P1 R3 131 0 266/2 66 P1 39 S2 145 S2 343 m S2 28 88 116 465 195 48 225 137 146 266/3 R3 93 136 126 P3 121 101 344 342 S2 5 107 93 41 18 86 114 456 S2 451 472 187 104 244 239 9796 105 127 130 202/A 181 127 72 R3 0 83 266/1 238 U1 171 66 65 R3142 S2 R3 109 P1 R3 89 42 117 471 194 103102 101 46 233 142 164 113 128 173 110 5 256 P1 455 245 232 129 129 172 41 42 71 150 147 120 338 R3 134 133 454 R3 R3 265/14 100 231 P1 99 115 125 143 1 170 69 R1 R3 108 122 97 119 265/15 R3 P1 99 54 197 234 224 168R1 100 104 388 188 139 R1 119 339 255 S2 108 106 32 29 40 55 82 R1 R1 118 474 479 266/4 265/13 96 R1 246 P3 143 128 R1 139 122 94 19 87 R3 458 475 473 266/6 183 94 55 58/A 171/1 114 124 130 134 140 S3 S3 151 R3 140 106 P1 P1 U1 95 33 R3 185/B C5 116 61 56 247 169 101 103 KEY MAP : 70 121 P1 31 R3460 266 193 192 186 185/A C5 219 216 165 98 U2 202/B 175 169 67 152 136 110 43 81 266/5 105 98 C3 57 198 237 217 102 138 50 m 132 176 159 138 111 112 113 53 54 Ainavolu S2 477 476 107 113 P2 222221 215 167 159 174 133 142 138 50 m 168 68 137 123 112 119 50 m 96 56 461 465\1 170 106 108/A 110 97 60 58/B 236 170 171 158 131 141 153 113 135 111 105 R1 171 R1 235 223 213 212 123 177 80 129 121 480481 478 266/7 P1 59 218 212 141 143 144 173 137 174 166 C3 98 30 44 79 128 465\3 266/12 S2 S2 R3 248 220 175 140 S2 R1 122 119 46 160 118 99 57 130 459 465\2 C2 C2 C3 179 184 146 108/B 329328 327 249 250 142 160 171 135 179 S2 S2141 124 116 120 114 39 R1 513 266/10 95 322 P1 253 R1 R1 R1 174 172 203 121 48 165 158 154 52 R3 465\5 C3 482S2 266/8 S2 169 180C2 C3 147 109 111 115 257 R1R1 210 118 136 47 180 167 S2 100 58 131 R1 R3 514 R3573 138 323 R3 6 139 145 170 120 178 136 118 U1 m 465\4 P1 181 S3 112 P3 0 P2 Srikakulam 164 115 122 483 266/9C3 P1 172 120 114 326 P1 251 P1 C3 255 210209 173 146 C4 C4 116 49 P3 182 S3 162 104 101 34 S2 m 59 126 572 178 131/B 321 R1 m 169 45 0 S2 R3 R3 C2 R1 157 R3 P1 P1P3P1 51 127 491 505 506 P1 484 267 P1 177 P1 139 119 325 S2 R1 147 161 201 115 Vizianagaram S2 5 207 44 125 P1 0 60 490 266/11 341 C4 117 P1 103 102 64 132 522 486 176 137 R3 324 267 252 256 259 149 157 168 219 109 50 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98 95 r 141 496 281 498 165/A 158/A 152 P1 334 290 289 195 East Godavari P2 75 524 554 557 559 282 280 312 160 128/C 129 P3 311 272 181 182 190 C3 188 201/2 R 70 69 P2 502 283 497 499 157156 134 638 284282 R1 205 S2 R3 238 101 99 38 i 147 546 P1 558 P1 162 128/E 636 336 P1 273 275 288 203 186 236 94 55 n P1 P1 P1 P1 553 552 285 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 274 285 193_A 200 92 West Godavari g 143 503 547 578 284 537 538 128/D 127 637 6 191 102 56 71 72 P1142 518 545 551 500 501 159 634 335 316 C2 312 292287286 0 187 177 237 93 R 149 P1 R3 R3313 P1 155 P2 S2 C4 P1 310 291 183 m P1 243 100 36 73 497 503511 510 544 548 549 286 287 539 143 P2 267 386 239 64 59 o 74 I1 C4 C4 P2 C2 503 C2 C4 540 541 R3 C2 314 309 R3 192 265 385 88 57 Guntur 466\2 P1 550 504 153 144 133 P3 640 315 303 302 293 186 184 209 192 X 89 63 33 a S2 S2 S2 633 185 240 Guntur 520 543 289 288 542 610 613 617 S2 313 204 180 266 246 34 Krishna d 150 146 512 519 525 527 528 531 542 505 543 609 618 639 C4 295 294 87 90 62 152 145 144 521 541 314 506 S2545 154 P1 642 307S2 304 300 R3 S2 I2 179 268 241 58 32 529 532 539 291 507 616 632 308 R3 263 226 223 91 151 466\3 466\1 526 538 290 292 546 R3 641 658 306 296 210 199 S2 194 264 256 247 534 536 315 547 544606/1 615 620 P1 P1 86/1 83 S3 S2 C3 530 537 306 317508 607 611 612 R3 S2 S2305 299 297 191 178 245 66 61 27 31 1 S2 533 535 278 509 548 550 552 R3 619 R1 195 193 P1 262 249 65 2628 161 466 257 303 307 316 608 P1 614 631 181 R1 60 29 Prakasam 154 160 465 8 287 510 512 S2 630 643 657 660 670 675 P1 C3 269 251 248 82 25 24 153 466\4 10 S2 465\7R3 256/A 284 289 308 R3 511 S2 S2 U1 621 672 188 185 466 318 549 R3 P1 R3 R3 622 R3 671R3 198 184 270 86 30 Prakasam 156 157 158 464 R3 292 309 513 S2 565 629 673 197 P1 261 84 81 67 68 Kurnool 467 468 2 P1C3 288291 319 554 551 553606 583 623 674 R3 252 7 11 253 C3 320 515 C2 555 P1 625 656 661 187 196 183 182 271260 5 2 159 162466\5 469 C2290 304 C3 556 R3 C2603 582 C3 644 669 R3 254 155 12255 518 557 602 601 581 624 627 654 659 76 69 70 8 6 12 P3 3 14 S2 310 S2 584 566 626 662 678 259255 253 250 79 80 74 7 463 S2 489 558 605 R3 340 272 22 23 481 477 470 9 249 C3 P1 298 490 517 C3 S2 559560561 586 548 628 645 655 C3 677 276 85 S2 P1 604 C3 S2 P1 563 P1 676 308 303 482 479 494 520 562 S2 564 653 S2 698 342 339 275 78 75 10 Mothadaka 480 474 471 4 P1 254 260 293 294 599 585 580 679 697 P1 274 77 9 11 478 R3 R3 S2 R3 311 523 R3 563 P1 R3 P3 567 S2 R3 P1 R3 S2646 663 667 S2 680 R1 307 281 73 476 475 462 5 299 491 521 522 647 S2 668 378 I2 341 R1 309 302 72 71 19 P2 6 251 305 13 S2 579 550 R3 277 278 280 21 483 472 20 261 564 596 600 587 547 648 652 681 304 279 282 20 14 P3 473P2 461 252 258 495 565 598 P1 578 549 R3 682 699 P3 R1 305 Anantapur 459 300 262 525 597 562 649 664 685 I2 311 301 U1 18 Kadapa 448 450 301 267 286/A 492 566 50 m 666 692696 338 310 17 Nellore 449 P2 524 527 567 576 569 568 546 650 686 16 458 P3 P119 P1 551 545 684 336 314 15 13 P3 451 453454 456 P1 21 16 P1P2 286/B 526 829 651 665 700701 312 313 284 283 452 P3 P3 493 569 830 593 570 535 534 526 687 683 337 321 455 457 460 P3264 295 570 817 590 588 300 286 2 437 438 302 286/C 528 P2 P2 577 560 552 538 R1 689 695 315 P1 447 22 18 15 P1 P3 296/A 816 527 688 690 320 3 P1 446 P1 263 571 592 R3 691 694 322 319 316 285 Prathuru 436 248 250 268/B 285 296/B 529 572 576 P1 R3 553 536 525 523 716 Tadepalli 318 1 435 439 429R3 17 530 U1 R3 S2 559 R3 S2528 702 R1 443 P1 268/A 531 P1 573 561 S2 P1 537 533 524 693 344/1 434 S2 265 532 818 819 820 821 718717 703/1 440 445 R3 P1 R3 S2 269 575 574 P3 P1 572 544 R3 S2 335 325 317 Chitoor 441 23 S2 R3 591 P2 571 557 554 543 532530 521 719 704 344/2 287 487 442 427 533 589 574 529 344/3 433 430 428 31 247 534 P1 577 P3 828 575 S2 539 519 720 705 323 298 288 C3 C2 578 467 C3 P1 541 540 C3 520 711 344 332 324 299 289 432 32 266 824 573 522 713 334 77 409 410 426 271 535 474 558 556 542 495 531 722 710 580 822 462 P1 555 494 517 721714 706 24 33 536 823 484 483 516 518 344/4 C3 P1 29 P1 C3237 581579 825 496P1 708 331 326 290 270 493 723 707 703 346 329 78 Pedaparimi Neerukonda 424 30 463 473 475 481 C2 P1 C2 497 344/6 347 425 34 236 238 461 472 482 491 515 725 753 754 484 408 411 431 283/B 582826 465 460 490 514 724 330 292 Kunchanapalle P3 R1 412 415 C2 C3423 P2 827 485 498 513 512 756 293 291 406 414 417 P1 235 244 272 P1 464 U1 R3 S2 755 294 79 385 416 S3 R3 R3 239 S2 277 U1 C2 492 C2 499 R3 726 751 347/1 327 80 486 413 S2 S2 S2 273 283/A S2 480 479 511 344/5 347/13 76 383 418 419 422 25 R3 283/C 504 758 351 353 297 390 380 379 403 245 274 279 456 458 759760 347/11 49 P1 28 243 457 477 C4 P1 C2 492/1 489 S2 500 505 727 750 363 328 81 348 378 374 420 S2 35 S2 471 476 S2 503 728 344/7 352 295 48 124 349 381 369 40 37 280 470 478 509 747 748 763762 347/2 421 36 234 240 241 276 281282 459 486 R1 R1 347/4 50 122 347 350 377 368 468 510 347/12 348 354 364 296 47 372 275 455 50 m R1 729 345 51 485 351 373 P1 367 P1 39 P1 P1 P1 P1 209 P1 P1 P1 P1 488 Yerrabalem 347/14 362 365 346 365 452 3 487 501 506 344/8 128 376 370 242 453 449 4 159 R3 764 347/5 375 38 225 S2 454 469 153 154 R1 734 731 703_1A R1 347/3 350 355 344345 371 364 41 448 14 P2160 S2 502 508 741 745 P3 352 361S3 C2 C4 P1 C2 233 R3 R3 224 P1 C4 C4 S3 C4 733 765 361 343 363 42 5 169 R3 R1 732 360 230 210 208 2 507 739 344/9 347/15 366 342341 340 337 360 362 43 226R3 223222 215 451 155 158 172 740 347/6 347/10 354 44 232 229 228 450 152 P1 161 772 735736 766 347/7 347/17 356 TITLE : 339 335 353 S2 45 46 S2 S2 220 214 13 15 P1 171 R3 738 R1 359 C2 221 R3 178 447 C2 773 344/10 372/9347/9 349 367 Lachannagudipudi 338 231 219 213 179 6 167 C3 R1 737 703/2 372/10 P3 355 358 C2 C4 P1 211 C4 1 U1 156 C4 P1 770 347/8 357 359 R3 49 47 227 216 207 12 157 173 380 379 347/18 370 S2 218 212 204 180 177 S3 S2 R3 170 771 767 373 372/7 347/16 358 66 203 206 225 162 166 774 768 788 375 371 334 P2 356 48 51 200 205 176 769 R1 381 333 357 65 50 53 217 P1 S3 226 P1 U1 S3 18 168 174 789 372/8 324 64 63 S2 173 7 17 151 372/6372/5 369 C4 52 S3 234 11 175 222 374 Detailed Master Plan of Capital city-Amaravati 332 366S2 S2 5554 Kuragallu181 8 16 176 787 382 368 325 C4 P1 R1 150163 782 372/3 326 323 68 C2 62 61 S2 171 174 P1 790 327 67 C4 60 59 58 56 199198 194 169 175 227 165 S3 212213 372/4 331 328 69 S2 R3 9 10 S3 221 781 57 193 170 19 205 206 211 223 775 779 780 785 383 329 S3 79 127R3 190 S2 232 233 177 215 220 783 S2 191 192 164 179 322 116 R3 235 149 204 776 R1 786 372/2 330 81 125 189 228 230 20 21 208 217 P2 C4 P1 R3 117 128/A 168 167 166 231 23 148 178 216 219 R1 778 784 372/1384 70 82 126 R3 229 37 P1 22 146 218 S3 128/B S2 237 236 34 R3 180R3202209210 224 777 78 118 124 R3 25 145 806 372 129 184 164 240 239 35 33 24 142 805 DATE 321 80 186 183 163 238 36 30 26 83 115 119 130 185 155 160 165 241 38 32 Nowluru 804 123 161 242 46 139 809 803 Kolanukonda 187 243 244 47 27 182183 SCALE: 71 131 156 162 254 31 29 136 134 807 1:30,000 C2 76 C2 P1 C2 R3 135 188 157 245 246 39 48 28 2 77 159 40 45 49 810 84 120 R3 182 154 137135 187188 201 200 802 3 114 134 R3 C2 250 247 S3 50 191 50 m S2 R3 87 S2 132 152 S3 P1 44 53 R3 133 189 799 X 138S2 140 P1 4 1 75 S2 S2121 122 S2 251 248 190 801 73 136/A 133 150 255 249 52 5155 192 800 793 10 9 72 94/A 139 153 256 253 41 453 R3 S2 P1 R3 94/B 136/B 56 193 811 454 455 S2 158 43 199 808 792 5 456 C3 C2 C2 C3 112 137 C3 S3 252 262 U1 457 458 93 92 42 194 798 459 95 151 54 132 797 Gundimeda I3 85 141 432 263 195 831 460 91/A 96 434 258 196 812 22 -02-2016 6 467 C3 P1 C3 P1 148 257 261 264 266 267 197 198 KM 466 465 464 462 74 104 149 271 813 796 794 463 R3 R3 91/B 111 C2 U1 R3 57 461 P1 R3 105 P1 433 268 131 7 88 R3 S2 C2 C2 C2 P1 60 128 11 16 87 86 303 259 269 61 0 0.5 1 2 3 Nidumukkala 8 13 88 89 97 S2 S3 130 126 12 S2 S2 103 142 260 127 814 795 14 15 25 86 S2 102 146 435 C5 301C5 265 P1 270 63 815 33 17 101 110 147 304 297 S3 50 m 20 90/A 90/B 431 302 58 129 125 791 89 98 100/B 436 430 277 276 21 18 90 106 426 312308 296 278 59 116 793/1 34 32 81 99 316310 298 273 19 26 437 R1 429428 313 62 64 124 119 31 23 85 91 425 424 P1 275 77 76 35 22 24 94 100/A 143 272 109 118 30 82 109 421R3427 Bethapudi 75 117 36 438 418322 281 274 65 123 121 0 P1 60 95 107 C2 C2 C2 93 420 323 321 319 291 285 279 66 40 37 79 84 92 96 R3 108 P1 R3 74 72 38 83 144 439 423 289288 284 280 120 39 28 27 78 133 135 440 416 78 67 41 R3 R3 P1 R3 422 326325 R1 73 71 5 68122 120/1 80 97 441 R1413 287 P1 0 98 145 442 412 S3 R1 80 70 m 42 53 54 77 101 100 132 P2 283 81 U1 S2 S2 134 136 411 410 327 286 87 86 79 98 114 43 29 65 76 145 C4417 131 446445 R3 282 82 83 84 69 110 99 m 339 341 88 100 108/1 115 59 328 97 X 113 44 74 147 444 409 89 52 S2 0 S3 85 I3 75 102 130 137144 C2 443C2 406 329S2 340 342 349 101 45 5 334 96 64 66 103 126 127 146 331 R1 348 99 58 107 407 330 336 338 90 91 92 104 46 47 139 408 333 R1 344 95 111 55 108 S2 R1 190 P1 C2 R3 U1 343 93 94 63 68 72 73 C4 P1 C3 129 149 405 399 337 308 282/B102 108 112 111 128 138 188 148 400 R3 347 350 313 103 48 67 69 104 106 115 R3 403 404401 398 396 345 354 310 307 285 105 109 51 61 151 189 312 311 106 70 P1 114 125 140 198R1 397 395 R3 P1346 284/A 107 Assistant Planner Zonal Assistant Director 2 57 71 C2 R1 S2 C2 402 306 283/B 281 280 56 62 C4 S2 S2 152 150 196 205 P1 390 286 282/A 49 R3 R3 110112 116 142 143 R1 197 R1 394 393 S3 353 352 351300 275/A 426 105 109 153 187195 R3 355 309 283/A 117 124 141 186 206209 C2 301 275/C 123 212 R1 305 278 50 440 391 R3 R3 210 392 302 S3274/A 430 425 C3 P1 118 R1 386 299 287 277 439 428 120 211 387 391 356 357 303 274/B 274/C 427 Nidamarru 177R1208 213 C5 R3 298 304 279 468 469 392 P1 P1383 379 R1 P1 358 295 276 50 m 381 R1121 388 389 293 292 288271/C (M) 445 431 424 398 390 163 176 174 173 297 296 271/A 273 423 399 382 164 R3 385 Badepuram 472 470 384 380 175 378 360 359 10 272 432 402 401 378 215 R1 373 372 8 294 268/B 260 258 444 420 172 R1380 290 471 397 393 385 384 C3 383 377 9 291 289268/C 270 433 421 422 396 395 389 171 34 400 388 376 265 217 216 379 Mangalagiri 473 443 434 417 404 403 377 165 R1 361 33 20/C 269 446 264 S2 S2 169218 C2 266 257 419 405 394 386 168 214 382 371 267/A 261 375 374 376 374 7 30 32 442 438 418 358 372 263 166 381 447 429 360 364 387 R3 219 220 362 3131/B 253 407 359 362 373 268 P1 C3 370 35 259 256 Zonal Assistant Director 1 437 441 416 P1 R3 234 232 375 365 29 31/A 266/A 265 R1 Zonal Assistant Director 3 448 I3 356 366 267 R1 369 28 27/C 262 361 365 233 P1 R1 R3 6 37 255 266 269 C3 C2235 221 364 27/A 26/C 38 263 450 408 357 355 371 P1 I3 222 363 264 363 R3 167 231 229 R1 26/B 436 341 367 P1 237 25 40 254 m 272 261 224 271 368 P1 ) 449 351 353 340 325 324 369 240 228 5 0 260 241 451 435 414 406 354 226 I3 367 11 19 27/B 5 5 352 368 370 273 26/A ( 452 415 326 270 239 238 230 4 20/C 39 339 274 m 1 20/B P1 242 225 323 U1 366 41 6 350 I3 5 24 413 409 342 338 322 319 276 U1 U1 20/A 1 349 337 320 275 259258 227 2 21 348 277 244 243 U1 - 343 327 251 223 2 18/C 23 412 318 280 6 18/B 411 347 336 315 321 278 281 252 0 3 18/A 301 279 245 50 m U2 m 44 43 H 410 329 328 317 12/C 36 45 346 344 282 P1 N 314 316 249 17 22 46 335 330 309300 297 12/B 47 345 246 248 250 P1 310 299 284 12/A 16 334 283 13 4842 333 331 247 14 49 313 308 332 312 298 285 257 253 311 296 I3 254 295 15 286 287 m 256 307 305

0 302 (G. Nageswara Rao) (R. Ramakrishna Rao) 291 Nutakki 306 5 289 255 51 304 303 294 292 288 50 ad 290 o 293 R Planning Officer Director - Planning ing R er Inn

Pedavadlapudi Ponnekallu (V. Prasanna Venkatesh, I.A.S) (Dr. N .Srikant, I.A.S) Chinakakani Additional Commissioner Commissioner

Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority

Detailed Master Plan of Amaravati. Source: Capital Region Development Authority, Governmet of Andhra Pradesh.

6 7 any developmental activities are already established mentioned by Bank (SESA-ESMF for Amaravati)8 there with irreversible consequences.6 for food/storm water management including the raising of construction levels higher than the local 1.5. Te fnal Master plan which was introduced historical food levels, it is strongly inferred that in February 2016 revealed the plans for deviating destroying the natural absorption and discharge of 13 islands (Tese are Lanka islands inhabited by Krishna foodplain will tremendously increase fash around 500 Dalit families for more than 600 years, fooding, which will not be rectifed by developing the displacement and marginalization issues of these three more reservoirs, as mentioned in SESA- families without return land is explained in the Section ESMF. Moreover, SESA-ESMF has given inadequate 4.2. of this complaint) for tourism and development emphasis on the food risks of Krishna foodplain, purposes.7 Tey are also recognized as wetlands and given the historical records of frequent foods falls under the agreement of Ramsar Convention. there. Tough GoAP has given written declaration Te Bank’s OP/BP 4.01 A.3 stipulates to “assess the to NGT regarding protection of foodplains, the adequacy of the applicable legal and institutional Master Plan discloses that the SEED Capital will framework, including applicable international be built on 30 metre deep foodplain. Te Master environmental agreements”, and henceforth warrants Plan has also shown that construction will happen to ensure that the Bank will not co-fnance such between the Krishna bund and river, which is seen projects which supersedes such international as impromptu encroachment of the river. Te Bank agreements. Communities asserted that prohibitions needs to ascertain whether it has followed OP/BP are to be honoured in such cases of land reclamation, 4.01 A.7 in including consultations on EA which industrial development, permanent construction and are indeed multi-dimensional here, and if they are any actions impacting the ecosystem of these islands. brought into the notice of GoAP. We are, in fact, presented with more arguable reasons that the Bank 1.6. Serious climatic shifs in the proposed Amaravati and the GoAP has not given least consideration area is an advancing thought from the concerned for the protection of river ecology in the State. Te environmental-conscious residents of the State and proposal to elevate many thousand acres land for nationwide. Tis has been haphazardly scanned by high-rise buildings to prevent foods from Krishna the Bank infringing on its own clause OP/BP 4.01 river and Kondaveeti Vagu have been challenged at A.2. A highly ambitious concrete city with structures the NGT, and the viability of this plan is a point of of glass, steel, fyovers, transport connectivity systems contention as explained by noted environmentalists as speculated in the Master Plan will enhance the of the country.9 growing climate crisis. 1.6.3 Te proposal to realign Krishna River bund 1.6.1 India has been identifed as a water stress zone is stated in the Master Plan, since Amaravati is by the International Water Management Institute and celebrated as a Blue-Green Capital City, with a river the issue of water scarcity also afects the proposed frontage. Tis diversion is also purportedly suggested capital area, if the foodplains of Krishna River are to provide ample public facility space against the 30 encroached upon for construction purposes without km stretch of waterfront. It is also defended by the paying caution to the proper conservation and GoAP that this realignment of Krishna River would be management of water. Floodplains are the last resort executed without compromising the food protection for pure unpolluted water for Indian cities. or the course of the river.10 Only private owners of lands on either sides of the river and the bund will 1.6.2. Installing buildings on foodplains will beneft from this scheme, by reclaiming more land increase the risk of irrevocable impairments. Te between old and new bunds. Te natural fow of the State with its long coastal line is most vulnerable to water will be disrupted resulting in grave danger, cyclone and sea-level change. Tough alternatives are 8 World Bank (2017): Strategic Environmental and 6 Original Application No. 171 of 2015, (M. A. No. Social Assessment - Environmental and Social Manage- 510 of 2015), Before the National Green Tribunal, Prin- ment Framework (SESA-ESMF), February, pg. 54 cipal Bench, New Delhi, Pandalaneni Srimannarayan & 9 Deccan Chronicle: (2016) NGT raises doubts Anr. Vs.State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors. about Amaravati. Accessed from: http://www.deccan- 7 Deccan Chronicle: (2017) Andhra Pradesh: Island chronicle.com/nation/current-afairs/160916/ngt-rais- farmers on warpath. Accessed from: https://www.dec- es-doubts-about-amaravati.html canchronicle.com/nation/current-afairs/070417/andhra- 10 APCRDA (2016): Amaravati Project Ed. No.1, pradesh-island-farmers-on-warpath.html March 8 as examined by environmental experts. Several 5 of this document, it is imperative to mention here studies have reported the efects of global warming that uprooting natural forests to install bio parks on Krishna River and it has been identifed as one of is incongruous, and will fail to preserve the native the nation’s most afected river as a consequence of fora and fauna. In the Master Plan, it has been outlined climate change. Kondaveeti Vagu is a catchment area that 252 ha of land in Tadepalli Reserve Forest is for the heavy rainfalls. Te food water from this area under consideration for possible conversion to passes through many tributaries and fnally joins construction site, and it is awaiting clearance Krishna River afer more than ffeen to thirty days. from MoEFFC. Recent media articles expose that When the tributaries are disturbed, fow of food in fact 12,444.89 ha of Reserve Forests water is restricted, leading to stagnation and crop is under similar consideration for conversion, destruction every year for the farmer. Te capital and in May 2017 the Forest Advisory Committee city has been sited at this exact location. Details of (FAC) has recommended the Expert Committee food mitigation in the capital city are not sufciently to examine the Master Plan in order to proceed mentioned in the Bank’s disclosure documents. further with their review of the submission by GoAP.12 We want the Bank to refect and 1.6.4. Te State is categorized in the seismic zone specify if this violation of OP/BP 4.04 B.2 warrants Zone II and III and particularly the land slotted your defnitive statement regarding the mentioned for Amaravati is in Zone III. It has been reported devious strategy of GoAP to acquire uninhabited (Geological Survey of India) from seismic micro forest land for easy conversion. It is nonetheless zonation here that earthquakes could result from daunting to fnd that the Bank has the neotectonic faults located within 150 kms away mentioned there are no critical natural habitats from Amaravati.11 Despite the NGT stay order on in Amaravati capital city area.13 the construction of activities, GoAP has vehemently proceeded with the establishing of a temporary 3. Violation of OP/BP 4.11 – capital secretariat at the proposed area. Tis is in Physical Cultural Resources utter disregard to the law and Constitution of India. We fail to comprehend why the Bank would proceed, In the Master Plan, many existing heritage sites in inconsistence with its own environmental policy are planned to be maintained per se “to respect and (OP/BP 4.01 A.3), to fnance this project in a support the rich cultural and religious heritage of vulnerable area prone to natural disasters. the city”. Amaravati Temple and Buddha statue, Ananthavaram Temple, Neerukonda Hill, Kondapalli 2. Violation of Bank’s OP/BP 4.04 Fort, Undavalli Caves, Mangalagiri Temple and – Natural Habitats Kanakadurga Temple are the key destinations planned within the religious tourism circuit of the city.14 It Te issues of altering river basins, wetlands and islands has been further mentioned that this circuit will be to ‘development sites’ mentioned in Section 1 of this connected through waterfronts and eco-tourism document are in resonance with the deviation of the islands, via Bhavani Island and Undavalli Caves. bank’s policy on natural habitats as well (OP/BP 4.04 Tough OP/BP 4.11 mentions the Bank’s stipulation B.2, B.3 and B.5). Opportunities for environmentally to “avoid structures/natural features and landscapes sustainable development are profoundly negligible having archaeological (prehistoric), paleontological, in this project. In spite of repeated appeals from historical, religious and unique natural values”, proper project afected communities and attentive ascertainment has not been provided by both the environmental groups, the sub-components of the GoAP’s Master Plan and the Bank whether the ancient project are proceeding to build an artifcial ‘greenfeld’ sites will be altered to conform to the demands of the capital by disrupting the natural ecology of the aggressive project design, especially pertaining to the designated area rich with diverse bio-resources. Tough Undavalli caves and Rock-Cut Temple which falls well the Bank’s policy on Forests will be analysed against within Amaravati capital city. the GoAP’s current submission to Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climatic Change in Section 12 EPW (2017): Amaravati Treatens to March on Kondapalli, Economic and Political Weekly, 24 June 11 Report of the Expert Committee (2014): Report 13 World Bank (2017): Strategic Environmental and of the Expert Committee, Ministry of Home Afairs, Social Assessment - Environmental and Social Manage- Union of India to Study the Alternatives for a New Capital ment Framework (SESA-ESMF), February, pg. 54 for the State of Andhra Pradesh. 14 Amaravati Master Plan, Chapter 10, pg. 155 9 4. Violation of OP/BP 4.12 - in (on the west of Old National Involuntary Resettlement Highway from Prakasam barraiage to Y-Junction at Mangalagiri. It covers 24 Revenue Villages and part of It is made aware through media at large that Amaravati Tadepalli Municipality covering Mandals of Tullur, Capital City Area development and construction Mangalagiri and Tadepalli.17 activities will span over a period of 35-40 years involving various diverse sub-projects. Deliberating Te State has claimed from early 2015 that land will on the Bank’s SESA-ESMF and Resettlement Policy be acquired for the reason of public purpose only, Framework documents15 notifed in your website, a and Amaravati will be developed as a People’s Capital. few questions arise: Te validity of the CRDA Act, 2014 itself has been challenged as unconstitutional and contrary to the AP • Has the SIA been fnalized through detailed feld Reorganisation Act.18 supervision? • Other than the regular guidelines and feeting Te citizens are facing the acute errors of the promises promises regarding resettlement, has the Bank given of the Government from much early in this project, due diligence to this colossal risky project with disregarding our choices and decisions, even from Category A status? the instance of siting. When there were plenty of • What are the measures sought by the Bank to alternatives available for the State, siting a fertile food- address the evident gaps in SIA, and are the hidden belt area wilt multi-irrigated crops, displacing 20,000 risks contemplated of, and if so would they be families and unidentifed others is intangible to the disclosed to the project-afected communities? development falsely proposed to citizens of the State. • What is the extent of democratic consultation and Te Bank has also failed to give a close look into these participation while designing SESA-ESMF? Do they insights, violating OP/BP 4.12 D.1, when the siting of really resonate with the directives given in the Bank’s the capital city location gives no alternative to avoid own documents?16 displacement and the site itself is in a disadvantaged location. Across AP and India, several leaders, people’s Te grave indiscretions directed at communities representatives, experts and concerned groups have are emphasized here with specifc reference to expressed their dissent to the State’s Chief Minister land acquisition, displacement of families and regarding the elbow-wrenching strategies forcefully communities, loss of livelihoods, lack of attention on used on people opposing land acquisition.19 vulnerable groups and cultural displacement. Te much acclaimed ‘Land Pooling’ is not what 4.1. “Te Government notifed an extent of 8352.69 people required, as envisioned in the Master Plan, or Sq.Kms as Andhra Pradesh Capital Region (CR) vide lauded by the external authorities like the Bank, who G.O.Ms.Nos. 253 & 207, dt. 30-12-2014 & 22-09-2015 are not part of communities. Several false reports and which is meant for development under the provisions allegations are available in the media regarding this of APCRDA Act, 2014. Te Capital Region includes breach of an existing land law of India Land Acquisition 953 villages, 12 urban local bodies (2 Corporations, Resettlement and Rehabilitation Act 2013 (LA ACT). 2-Town areas, 8-Municipalities) of 26 Mandals in Te Land Ordinance repeatedly promulgated by the Guntur District and 30 Mandals in . Government of India from January 2015 onwards has Te Government notifed an extent of 217.23 Sq.Kms immensely helped the AP government in intimidating as Andhra Pradesh Capital City Area (CA) vide farmers. It is alleged that the Government should G.O.Ms. Nos. 254 & 141, dt. 30-12-2014 & 09-06- be accused of land-grabbing and has become land- 2015 which is meant for construction of Capital brokers for private interests. Land Pooling was City Development Project under the provisions of challenged through writ petitions and cases are Land Pooling Scheme. Te Capital City area falls still pending at the High Court of Guntur-Krishna districts. Experts, academicians, activists, NGOs have 15 World Bank Amaravati Sustainable Infra- 17 APCRDA (2017): Amaravati Project Edition 2, structure and Institutional Development Project Proj- March ect and Operations http://projects.worldbank.org/ 18 Writ Petition No 99 of 2015 currently pending in P159808/?lang=en&tab=documents&subTab=archivalRe- the High Court at Hyderabad cords 19 NAPM (2017): Press Release - Appeal to Chief 16 World Bank (2017): Draf Resettlement Policy Minister to scrap Land Pooling Act, CRDA and fully im- Framework, APCRDA, February, pg 28 plement the 2013 LAA-R&R Act , February 10 It may be noted that according to GO MS No. 41, which was issued on 17. 02. 2015, there is a stark discrimination between the compensation promised for patta, assigned and government lands. Four diferent packages were announced for patta lands, assigned lands, lanka assigned lands and Government land. For every acre of patta jareebu land, 1000 sq. yards of residential space and 450 sq. yards of commercial space is promised. For every acre of assigned jareebu land, 800 sq. yards of residential space and 200 sq. yards of commercial space is Farmers handing over affidavits to Municipal Administration Minister promised. For every acre of assigned lanka jareebu P. Narayana at Nelapadu village in mandal in Guntur District land, 500 sq. yards of residential space and 100 sq. on Friday. Farmers in this village became the first stakeholders by yards of commercial space is promised. Since some voluntarily giving consent letters to become part of the LPS to the assigned lands don’t have proper records, they are Minister. Photo: T. Vijaya Kumar/The Hindu being categorized as ‘Government lands’. For every also disputed the same. Recalling OP/BP 4.12 D.2, acre of such land being cultivated by the farmer, just people reiterate that it has been not been in tandem 250 sq. yards of residential space is promised. with their realities. Tere was nil environmental or social impact assessments conducted. Tough the However, all the assigned lands and lanka assigned State asserts that it held comprehensive consultations lands are being cultivated since the time of British with urban development consultations and public rule. Te Government has been taking advantage of organizations, there was only one public consultation the fact that most of the people don’t have documents held in January 2017 and four more such consultations of the assigned lands. Since it is the poor and the were held while writing this document.20 Yet, these Dalits who form the lion’s share of the assigned lands, hasty hearings without due notice to the concerned the signatories alleged that this is as an outright groups, seemed like a farce especially when this point discrimination by the State against the oppressed was highlighted in the previous IPN-Request No. RQ castes – the Dalits. Te signatories demanded that 17/04 [case with Inspection Panel of World Bank. Te the Government should uphold the letter and spirit then released fnal draf of Bank’s ESF (August 2017) of the Constitution instead of actively undermining published in conjunction with the timing of these the values, rights and entitlements enshrined in the hearings raise abundant doubts. Indian Constitution.

4.2. Paying particular attention to displacement of While the Dalits are economically discriminated Vulnerable Groups and landless families has been on the basis of the size of reconstituted plots they elucidated in OP/BP4.12 D. 4. But certain hidden will be compensated with, there is a whole social revelations need to be brought to light regarding angle to this caste discrimination. In most villages, the outright caste discrimination of Dalits and the Dalits were systematically given plots far away other assigned land holders with respect to the from the development area in low-lying areas while compensation/rehabilitation as against the patta land the upper castes were given costly plots at the centre holders in the process of pooling land for Andhra of the development area. Te letter feared that the Pradesh Capital Region.21 Tey are not compensated rest of the villages also will face similar situation through adequate national land compensation in the future, which is a re-creation of the caste legislation. Given below are some stark observations structure in the villages. It is a shame and totally by National Alliance of People’s Movements India unacceptable and unconstitutional that the (NAPM) during its fact fnding studies: Government, which has a mandate to prevent and act against any form of discrimination is in 20 Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development fact actively promoting and perpetuating caste Authority (2017) Public Notice on the safeguard docu- discrimination in the garb of ‘resettlement’, the letter ments. August. Te notice can be accessed here: http:// states. tiny.cc/wqsd6y 21 NAPM (2017): Press Release - Appeal to Chief Te Bank needs to amend OP/BP 4.12 D. 7, and is Minister to scrap Land Pooling Act, CRDA and fully im- exhorted to hold the mentioned policy accountable. plement the 2013 LAA-R&R Act , February 11 4.3. Tere have been peer-reviewed articles and purpose of development or redevelopment (Suchitra fndings of few fact-fnding groups, and we have also 2015).26 Te land of our State is increasingly seen borrowed extracts from their works which are cited in with new value internationally. It is not merely a this document, since they well articulate anxieties of transformation from agricultural land to industrial Amaravati citizens. land; we realize that our lands are seen as ‘fnancial resources’ by the State to attract private international Afer the capital location was announced, the land corporations and investors. Te proposition to acquire values started rising steeply making land transactions land or in our case “pool” land from us, a majority a prominent activity from early November 2014. of us being farmers, is a subtle strategy to lease large Within a month, the property dealers are known to portions of our land to corporations for their profts. have taken over 3,500 acres from farmers, involving Have you really identifed this concern of us, as how more than `4,000 crore, “almost the entire amount OP/BP 4.12 D. 5, D.6, explains? Displacement of our paid in cash” (NAPM 2014).22 Te rules were not traditional farming occupations, increasing risks of made available in the local language. Short deadlines unemployability when an IT-centric capital evolves, were set to pressurise farmers for speedy surrender disappearance of small holdings and further bordering of lands even before their implications were marginalization are increasing areas for our anxiety. understood by them. Te government exhibited a “rhetoric of urgency” to “justify the speeding up Considerations such as right to consent, caste of law-making, regulations and policies to enable a composition in the sited areas, sustainability of new city to quickly materialize.”23 Second, it is widely communities’ cultural practices, demographic believed that the land ordinance with several anti- survey, have not been given due diligence in SESA_ farmer provisions was promulgated to coincide with ESMF document. Te Bank has neither prepared the CRDA Act. It was argued that it was brought participatory appraisal processes, project and in as a “conspiracy” to enable the AP government subproject component and mitigation measures, nor to intimidate the farmers. In a democracy, “you called out for the consent of restoration of livelihoods don’t re-promulgate an ordinance. Tis (Union) in alignment with OP/BP 4.12 D. 10. Government did it thrice” (Devasahayam’s view as cited in Subramanyam and Varma 2015). Te AP 5. Violation of OP/BP 4.36 - Forests government extended the land pooling deadline eight times (Deccan Chronicle 2015c) till the ordinance 5.1. Tere are no distinguishing proposals or lapsed. Tird, a petition has been fled before the mention in the original Master Plan for enhancing National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi24 raising the forest cover in area designated for capital city several environmental concerns. Te NGT directed area. Inferring from Amaravati Master Plan, GoAP the state of AP “not to carry out any operations of has submitted request to MoEFCC to de-notify 252 the clearing of the land falling in the project area” ha of land at Tadepalli Reserve Forests. Meanwhile, without obtaining environmental clearance. Te AP reports have also identifed identical proposal to government, however, violated the order by levelling MoEFCC in 2015 regarding diversion of 12,444.89 ha land and destroying crops in some villages. Despite forest land at Kondapalli Reserve for infrastructure this, the Prime Minister of India laid the foundation purposes. GoAP wants to proceed with deforestation for the new capital.25 for developing bio-diversity parks, cultural and industrial park, cultural theme park, adventure 4.4. In AP, the Capital Region Development Authority eco-theme park, aerospace and green mobility (CRDA) is given “absolute power to acquire, sell, industrial park, integrated infrastructure park and transfer, grant license or alienate the land” for the similar parks. Tis transgresses OP/BP. 4.36 since the plan involves signifcant conversion of critical 22 NAPM (2014): “NAPM Fact-fnding Committee Findings on AP Capital Region Land Issue,” undated. Te notifed and protected forests, which is, yet again, in committee visited 16 villages on 5–6 December 2014. conjunction with critical habitats category (mentioned 23 Datta, A (2015): “New Urban Utopias of Postco- in Section 2). lonial India: ‘Entrepreneurial Urbanization’ in Dholera Smart City, Gujarat,” Dialogues in Human Geography, 5.2. People’s afrmation is further supplemented 5(1): 3–22. based on Government of India’s (GoI) Forest Policy 24 Application No 171 of 2015, National Green Tri- bunal at New Delhi. 26 Suchitra, M (2015): “Capital Punishment,” Down 25 NGT Order dated 10 October 2015 To Earth, 15 Feb. 12 Superimposition of Capital City Master Plan on Satellite Image acquired from Google Earth. Visualisation: Debadityo Sinha/India Together 1988 to preserve our remaining natural forests. Te there were no forest rights to be settled under Forest proposals are also in direct confict with the Indian Rights Act in the project afected areas.28 Forest Right Act 1927 and the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition 5.3. Te State (erstwhile undivided Andhra of Forest Rights) Act, 2006.It has to be noted that Pradesh) has also earlier fouted the Supreme Kondapalli Reserve Forests indeed has communities Court orders regarding stay on deforestation dependent on forest produce for livelihood (Report of CAG 2013).29 It has been ironically stated (Kondapalli Toys).27 Tough AP Reorganization Act by GoAP Chief Minister that precious natural forests states that the Government can divert forestlands if have become highly vulnerable to exploitation no alternatives are available, this has been highly and degradation, and that it is the State’s responsibility regarded as a weak justifcation for defending to conserve the with its natural fora and fauna the ease of altering forest lands. Aforestation for this generation and posterity.30 We declared as compensation package in controversial recognize this stark incoherence from State’s Polavaram area is unreasonable, as identifed by chief functionary31 statements as well and also irrigation experts, as the terrain is difcult to irrigate resolutely urge the Bank to opt out from the project and the experiences of earlier cultivation have been component. difcult. MoEF gave site clearance for the Polavaram dam in AP in October 2005. But the National Environment 28 Down To Earth (2015): Polavaram fraud, Appellate Authority quashed the environmental Accessed from: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/ polavaram-fraud-33444 clearance to the dam because the mandatory 29 Orders of Supreme Court were fouted by the public hearings were not held. When MoEF gave forest Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board, where the clearance to the project in July 2010, it turned out the diversion of forestland in Nagarjunasagar Dam was Andhra Pradesh government had lied to obtain the allowed without prior permission of the Supreme Court clearance for the Polavaram project. It told MoEF http://www.cseindia.org/userfles/unlocking-forests-does- 27 Kondapalli Toy making is an art of hand crafing, CAF-Bill2015.pdf which has been around for fve centuries, primarily based 30 Andhra Pradesh State of Forest Report -2014 on fgures of mythology, animals, birds, bullock carts, rural 31 “Te Central Government shall facilitate the life. Tella Poniki, the sof wood for these dancing dolls is creation of a new capital for the successor State of Andhra acquired from Kondapalli forests and the wood is seasoned Pradesh, if considered necessary, by denotifying degraded for years. Te artisans involved have migrated from the forest land”, Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014, State of from 16th c. Part X, 94 (4) 13 ther than the aforementioned infringements planned, built (and even administered) by private/ of the Bank on its own environmental and foreign companies/governments? Te Concept social safeguards, a few implications need Note on Smart Cities by the Government of India Oto be established as well as propositions put forth to specifes that most of the infrastructure in smart cities the Bank for better discernment of issues regarding will be taken up “either as complete private investment or through PPPs” (public–private partnerships).”33 Amaravati communities related to this project. More than a mere recapitulation of their concerns, which “To assume that Amaravati as a capital will attract indeed looms throughout this entire document, we 4 million migrants in the next 20 years is beyond want to voice our resistance to ill-conceived projects belief.34 undertaken by the borrower states and our contentions with the Bank’s inadequacy of existing policies which “Te master plan also talks about creating 6,35,000 claim to supposedly serve the course of development jobs by 2050 without spelling out how these jobs in borrowing countries. will come about (Ang Chit Sin et al 2015). Te only concrete employment option that has been spelt out A. Lack of Public Consultation, Consent and in the document refers to capitalising on the key Democratic Oversight tourist attractions: on river Krishna, the scenic islands (riverbed tourism), historic Undavalli caves, Kanaka “Te Requesters mention that only one consultation Durga temple, Amaravati Buddha statue, Kondapalli was held in January 2017 on the draf SESA-ESMF fort, and so forth. Even if the promises are delivered, and draf RPF, and that only 150 persons out of these jobs are not going to be helpful for the displaced an estimated 127,505 potentially afected people workers of Amaravati region, but will be benefcial to attended this consultation; fve online comments a small class of professional workers. Te government were submitted. Tey allege intimidation at this documents say that all displaced workers will be consultation from security forces and state that some “reskilled” in order to accommodate them in the participants were forcibly turned away.”32 proposed industries of the new city and the region. Te AP Skill Development Corporation (APSDC) will be established to reskill the workers. 2009). Te most likely scenario is that workers (small farmers, tenants, landless and non-agricultural workers) will be released into the larger world, leaving their labour up for grabs, and as targets of intense exploitation.”35

C. Violation of Constitution of India and other Laws Several villagers staged protest at Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) office in Vijayawada in January 8, 2016 protesting against the draft master plan of Amaravati by raising slogans that Te following are the National/State Policies, Laws the proposed road connectivity in the capital may damage the and Regulations listed in the Bank’s own SESA_ESMF archaeological site of Undavalli caves and expressing doubts over document, which are found to be violated. Also listed the existence of several houses in the villages. Photo: The Hans India among them are the new laws/acts with amendments as well, to accommodate and/or circumnavigate B. SIA not Addressed in WB-SESA ESMF various issues in the larger project design. Tere are many others which do not presently fall under the “Te master plan proposes to distribute the 4.5 scope of this document since they warrant attention million people who will inhabit Amaravati by 2050 at sub-project levels. into 18 self-sustainable townships through integration of land use and transport planning. What is 33 “Draf Concept Note on Smart City Scheme,” envisioned appears to be a highly regulated (and Revised as on 3 December 2014, Work under Progress, controlled?) city. Can such a city accommodate the http://indiansmartcities.in. urban informal sector and the poor/low-income 34 Ramachandraiah, C (2015):” Andhra Pradesh’s people who migrate to the city in search of livelihood Master Plan for Its New Capital”, Speculation and Weak opportunities? Will Amaravati become a private city— Foundations” EPW, 19 Sep 32 World Bank (2017): Notice of Registration - 35 Vakulabharanam, Vamsi (2017): “Babu’s Camelot: IPN REQUEST RQ 17/04 India: Proposed Amaravati Amaravati and the Emerging Capitalist Dynamics in ‘New’ Sustainable Capital City Development Project (P159808) Andhra Pradesh”, EPW, January 14 Laws Status of Violation

Andhra Pradesh State Action Plan for Climate Change, 2012 Been violated

APCRDA Act, 2014 New

Te Andhra Pradesh Capital City Land Pooling Scheme Violating Central LARR Act 2013 (Formulation And Implementation) Rules, 2015

Constitution of India - Article 39 (A), Article 47, Article 48 (A), Violated Article 51 (A), Article 21

National Water Policy, 2012 Violated

Forest Policy, 1988 Violated

National Action Plan for Climate Change, 2008 Violated

Environment Protection Act, 1986 Violated

EIA Notifcation 2006 and Environmental Violated Clearance

Forest Conservation Act, 1980 Violated

Te Water (Prevention Control of Pollution) Violated Cess Act, 1977

Air Act 1981 Violated

National Wetland Rules, 2010 Violated

Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, Foreseen 1958

National Disaster Management Act, 2005 Foreseen

National Green Tribunal Act 2010 Cases pending

Right To Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Gravely violated; Case with Supreme Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act ,2013 Court from 2018 on the AP State Land Amendment Bill 15 A scan of the news report published in the Times of India dated July 3, 2017.

D. Coercion, Intimidation “Te TDP organised an interactive meeting of the farmers with the chief minister at Hyderabad “While the LPS was supposed to be voluntary, on 18 November 2014. Te outcome was the AP government has relied heavily on “disappointing” and his “promise of using police as an instrument of coercion transforming farmers into industrialists did not and intimidation along with several tactics go down well” (Times of India 2014b). A farmer which have come to be locally known as the from Krishnayapalem recalled with shock and “mind game” which has, probably, few dismay that the chief minister’s attitude was highly parallels in India in recent years. Te large authoritarian.”38 absentee landowners, who lef agriculture and have been leasing out lands and belong More reports are available on media - to the upper-caste support base of the Chandrababu Naidu reportedly said, “Prepare a TDP in the Tullur area, were the early comprehensive action plan with measures which ones to come forward to join land pooling. are to be initiated legally against the people Te government has claimed that it has entered working against the capital city. We shall not spare into MoUs with several foreign and such forces.”39 Indian companies, worth about `5 lakh crore by ofering thousands of acres of Tis statement has come out followingthe 36 public land.” Chief Minister’s recent remarks about him “not hesitating” to ignore villagers and farmers of “To analyse the twin strategies of speculation and Andhra Pradesh, their connectivity to roads intimidation/ coercion, we have drawn heavily and non-availability of pensions, if they do not from print media reports, government orders, vote for his (TDP) party. master plan documents, feld visits, and interviews with local activists and farmers.”37 38 EPW (2016): A Landscape of Speculation and 36 Times of India (2016a): “AP Land Bank Grows 3 Intimidation: Making of Amaravati, Economic and Times in a Year, Boosts Industrialisation Plans,” Times of Political Weekly, April 23 India, 13 January 39 http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ap- 37 Ramachandraiah, C (2016):”Amaravati- A cm-threatens-action-against-those-complaining-about- Landscape of Speculation and Intimidation”, EPW, April amaravati-project-alleges-conspiracy 16 Complaint registered with the Inspection Panel – Quick Look: 2017 with the Panel. Afer reviewing the addendum, the Panel submitted an updated Report and Recommendation to the Board. Based on the addendum and the proposed actions, the Panel deferred its recommendation for up to six months as to whether an investigation is warranted. Te Board on December 12, 2017, approved the Panel decision to defer its recommendation and 40 Gonzalo Castro de la Mata, Chairman of World Bank’s Inspection to report back to the Board in the next six months. Panel, Jan Mattsson, Member of the Panel, Dilek Barlas, Executive Secretary, and Birgit Kuba, Operations Officer listening to the Since then, the Panel is yet to publish its grievances of the affected communities at the Amaravati. recommendations, even afer more than a year now. Photo: The Hans India n May 2017, few landowners and farmers registered a complaint with the Inspection Panel with a request for Inspection, as a result of the IBank’s non-compliance with its environmental and social policies in preparation of the proposed project. Te Panel registered the request on June 12, 2017, and received the Management Response to the request on July 21, 2017.

A Panel team visited India from September 12-15, 2017, and met with the requesters and other potentially afected community members, farmers who support the LPS and their representatives, representatives of the World Bank Country Ofce, ofcials from the Ministry of Finance and from the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority, the agency responsible for developing the city, as well as civil society representatives.

On September 27, 2017, the Panel submitted its Report and Recommendation to the World Bank Board of Executive Directors that recommended “carrying out an investigation into the alleged issues of harm and related potential non- compliance with Bank policies, especially relating to involuntary resettlement.” On November 27, 2017, Bank management submitted to the Panel an addendum that ofered clarifcations, an update on project preparation and additional actions to “complement and clarify” the actions presented in its July 21, 2017, response in order to fully address the Requesters’ concerns. Management indicated the addendum was based on recent feld missions and discussions 40 http://ewebapps.worldbank.org/apps/ip/Pages/ ViewCase.aspx?CaseId=126 17 Memorandum submitted to The Inspection Panel during their visit in September 2017 Demands from Affected Communities and Peoples’ Groups against the 3. We do not hesitate to direct our charges against the Impositions of the Bank World Bank and AIIB on lending to the catastrophic project where we are witnessing now the forced Land e reiterate and exact appropriate responses Pooling Scheme to amass vast parcels of land for and actions from the Bank in lieu of the development across one of the richest fertile food following precise abysmal risks glaring belts of India. Wback at us and all the fraternal groups in solidarity with deep concern for our land, livelihoods and survival. 4. We demand that the Bank revoke its support from the project, which would surely pave the way for the 1. We strongly hold the World Bank and AIIB disruption of the natural state of a sensitive ecosystem accountable for the already existing and impending including remodelling reserve forests by felling crucial consequences of this mammoth capital city trees and building bio/industrial/techno/sports project with its fawed project design, based on its parks, along with your negligence towards our own environmental and social safeguards. foresight of frequent foods triggered to an acute degree. 2. Despite repeated communication, appeals, court 5. Displacement and ‘resettling’ of around 20,000 stay order and pending cases at the NGT, the GoAP families in the guise of returning ‘developed’ has already proceeded with construction activities residential and commercial lands in the absence of and laying out infrastructure in an accelerated a guarantee and struggling in the tentacle grip of mechanism, involving sub-projects and components, realtors, middlemen, goondas of real estate sector are which highly falls in the purview of the Bank’s scope serious concerns raised. Te Bank presenting multiple - its Urban Pro-Poor Infrastructure goal for the plans on involuntary resettlement against these issues project. Tis is a very disturbing trend of the Bank for without public consultations or consent is vehemently proceeding with support for the government without questionable. paying heed to the resistances of the project afected communities and circumventing the prevailing legal 6. We have mentioned that the creation of Andhra orders against the project. Also, as understood from Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority the Bank’s own statement, it has executed a trust fund Act (APRCDA Act 2014) was against the Land of $ 0.17 million for fnancing the preparatory works Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013 of project. along with the tweaked amendments. We are aware

Left: A photo from November 2014 of the fertile fields of Uddandarayunipalem. Right: Buildings have now come up on plots given up for the Land Pooling Scheme, while farming in these fields has stopped. Photos: Rahul Maganti/PARI

18 that, as and when project components materialise, accountability mechanism. Tey further expressed existing laws are amended at the State, or there is a their astonishment of the Bank’s silence on Andhra complete irreverence to the nation-specifc policies. Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s We fercely question this disregard for the Bank for our instruction to the Capital Region Development policies and laws, which were strenuously formulated Authority (CRDA) to frmly deal with the people by our national leaders during our times of national who fled complaints with the World Bank. Te and regional struggles. signatories of the letter held the World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a co- 7. Te lack of a Resettlement Policy Plan and the fnancier of the project, accountable for the already inadequate addressing of the Bank against the uprooting existing and impending crucial consequences of this of Dalit families from 600-year-old occupied islands mammoth capital city project and demanded that and not assigning them return lands will lead directly the concerns of the project afected communities be to the creation of a wide marginalised community of considered; faulty ‘voluntary’ Land Pooling Scheme informal sector on the outskirts of the capital city with be withdrawn; Andhra Pradesh Capital Region no regard to their dignity, eforts and labour. Development Authority Act (APRCDA Act 2014) be abolished.41 8. We want to draw the attention of the Bank to the contemptuous promises made by the Government to upgrade skills of project afected people of which farmers are majority, by wrenching their agricultural lands from them and introducing new ‘industrial and technological’ skills. Te statistics of increase in land value, population and employment rates are highly speculated, and studies based on other references on recent capital cities of India afrm our case. We are resolute when we ask the Bank to reconsider stop investing in this project based on highly infated statistics that are borrowed from the development models of foreign countries (Japan, Singapore).

9. We do not wish to sell our land to foreign players with diversifed investments, MoUs and interests, in the name of ‘development’. Our State Government, who should have been supporting the citizens who elected them, refrain from giving attention to our calls. We assert that we will continue exhorting the Bank for proceeding with this ill-conceived project, against the greater interests of the people in Amaravati.

Meanwhile, Social Activist Medha Patkar, Former Power Secretary Dr. EAS Sarma, Goldman Prize awardee Prafulla Samanthra, Retired Scientist from Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) Dr. Babu Rao, and 42 other representatives of various people’s movements, civil society organisations, and concerned citizens wrote to the Executive Directors of the World Bank Group to draw urgent attention to various irregularities surrounding the proposed capital city construction. Tey strongly expressed that the suggestions of the Panel’s report for a full investigation into the violations of the Bank’s operating policies must be followed by the Board and that the Board should not undermine the mandate of its own 41 http://www.cenfa.org/press-releases/csos- approach-wb-on-amaravati-capital-city-project/ 19 Updates from the Ground as shared by Capital Region Farmers Federation 2018-2019

A sign in Undavalli argues against the land pooling process. All farmers there have multi-crop, arable land. Photo: Mridula Chari/Scroll 1. A new document has been released for the components including who brings how much to meet Amaravati project with a new title, Amaravati this total investment need of US$ 715 million apart Sustainable Infrastructure and Institutional from World Bank, AIIB, GoAP. It means, scope of the Development Project (ASIIDP,) without a change in project (in terms of interventions) has been massively project number: http://tiny.cc/xkjf6y expanded to ruin the lives of 140,000 people.

2. In this document, unfortunately, zilch progress 3. It was stated that there are independent assessments, is seen from the Bank towards addressing without providing any details. Further, it was stated BP/OP 4.12 except recycling old arguments that are that the Bank has confrmed completion of appraisal totally baseless. Te World Bank and Inspection Panel vide their letter dated 07 January 2019 addressed has not yet shared the World Bank’s independent to the Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh State. assessment on the Land Pooling Scheme (LPS), Citizens ask - Without checking the authenticity of conducted by Geofrey Payne in early 2018. So far, the assessment documents and information presented documents regarding this are not seen anywhere, in those documents that supports this loan/PID, as but communities remain confdent that most of well as without proper public consultations, how come these assessments are biased/arbitrary and some are World Bank appraise those documents? On one hand deceptive. Tere is a new line of information in this Project Afected People have been constantly informed updated PID/ISDS – “Te proposed World Bank loan that the project is in the initial stages of preparation, of $300 million will focus on three strategic areas: (i) but how could Bank Management complete project providing quality infrastructure to ensure that global appraisal without sharing fnal assessment reports? knowledge is built into technical designs of major As the Bank Management has now given their infrastructure investments; (ii) supporting the set- appraisal for the project by jointly collaborating with up of an institutional structure that can lead to the GoAP, it is necessary to ascertain the correctness of establishment of an empowered and efective local those documents and assessment reports. Farmers government; and, (iii) supporting an inclusive beneft relentlessly claim that a number of statements made sharing system for all residents of the region.” It is in those reports are contradictory and warrants an also clearly detailed that ASIIDP comprises of fve investigation. And this has to be verifed on ground by 20 the Inspection Panel through site visits. Evidences are #13 in Page 8 says, it will support the Government of ready to be produced to the Panel, where GoAP/World India’s vision of empowering city governance structure Bank/ASIIDP violated a number of Acts/rules/laws/ in the long term, through the 74th Constitutional policies including directives from National Green Amendment Act (CAA) of 1992, which positioned Tribunal (NGT). While many cases are pending in the urban local governments to become key institutions State’s High Court and Supreme Court of India, how of political representation and service delivery. could World Bank management consider appraisal of ASIIDP completely violates the 74th CAA and in fact the project when an investigation is necessary at this destroyed 29 local bodies of Andhra Pradesh and their point? representation in the project.

4. Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 of World Bank is 8. As part of LPS, returnable plots have been triggered, as ASIIDP project is using food plains allocated but development around those is “zero”. No for infrastructure, especially for road infrastructure? benefciary till date has taken physical position of Inspection Panel witnessed this on the ground during their returnable plots. Tere is no choice to 2nd party their previous visit to the site. In some sections, they (farmer) as Government (1st party) always dictates the are draining the water continuously to build road terms. Te 2nd party is unable to approach court or infrastructure - https://youtu.be/elKTaNdOPfc. for other legal assistance. Unfortunately, this is the reality of LPS in Amaravati. Tis clearly shows, there is 5. Similarly, Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 – no clarity on the returnable plots, and its dimensions groups have provided a lot of information in their till date. How could farmer surrender their rights for communications previously, but this updated PID/ something that does not exist on ground, even afer 4 ISDS blatantly refuses to acknowledge such groups years of the capital city project? exist. Te Capital Region Farmers Federation [CRFF] and People’s Watch of Andhra Pradesh [PWAP] 9. In the addendum to World Bank’s Management have submitted a number of comments/suggestions/ response issued on 27 November 2017 (http://tiny.cc/ concerns with regard to Environmental & Social h2jf6y), Page 2, point #4, (a) Community engagement Management Framework (ESMF); Draf Resettlement and monitoring to address potential coercion and other Policy Framework (RPF); Social Impact Assessment- implementation issues, there are a number of gaps. Te Resettlement Action Plan for 10 sub-arterial following are being completely overlooked. Roads; Social Impact Assessment – Resettlement Action Plan for Flood Management i. Citizens Advisory Committee: PWAP and Works; and Environmental Assessment PAP/PAFs are constantly requesting for their and Environmental Management Plan representation in this committee. But so far, no (EAEMP) for 10 sub-arterial roads proposed action has been taken. Instead APCRDA has flled under ASCCDP (now ASIIP). Tese submissions this committee with members who are some way were from individuals and groups/sections of the related with current ruling party (TDP) of Andhra people who were impacted by ASIIP/ASCCDP. Pradesh Government. Tis committee has failed to But so far there were no responses received. In meet its objectives listed in their Terms of Reference. many instances, Inspection Panel was copied of these What can World Bank, IFIs, PAP/PAF, and a correspondences. common man expects from this Citizens Advisory Committee? 6. Te Project-level Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) totally failed to address the concerns that were ii. Engage a local independent party to obtain raised in various forums from the beginning of ASIIP/ additional information on any potential coercion/ ASCCDP project. Groups see that none of these Engage independent local professionals to visit concerns and suggestions were taken into account. afected villages to monitor concerns and feedback: During farmers’ last meeting with the World Bank How can Vasavya Mahila Mandal (VMM), the GRM, personnel and APCRDA on 23 October in Vijayawada be engaged t for these two purposes? Could a single (at Vasavya Mahila Mandal premises, which is GRM NGO be likely to be expected to perform these two here), they were quite reluctant to consider any of tasks? VMM has totally failed to engage vulnerable these concerns, and suggestions. groups to restore livelihoods of those impacted by ASCCDP. Many incidents of coercion have been 7. Further, updated PID/ISDS of ASIIDP project, reported since January 2018. Tere are several

21 atrocities that were committed by the GoAP and its pre-Capital City status. Both APCRDA and the police force. One such gory incident on Nandigam World Bank failed to assess the livelihood Suresh could be seen in this video with his own restoration for landless agricultural labourers, this explanation https://youtu.be/OdIdrrVUtbw. PWAP video https://youtu.be/0E4HM9zAKHk further and PAP/PAFs see this as a complete compromise of corroborates with this observation. Following ethics and morals of VMM who has surrendered itself is a detailed status of these till date. to APCRDA/GoAP. Tey have lost their credibility and trust to continue in ASCCDP any longer. A (i) A pension of INR 2,500 is being given to landless detailed investigation on the functioning of these labourers. But this is being distributed once every Institutions and Committees is essential. How could 2 to 3 months. Also, the amount is not sufcient one expect these institutions provide basic justice to as the costs per family increased to INR 12,000 per the people who are afected by Amaravati capital city month afer the announcement of the Capital. Tere project, more specifcally ASCCDP? Tere is an uprise is no assurance that, it would continue afer the State of farmers who has given their lands under LPS, but elections in 2019. it is constantly being suppressed by GoAP using its intelligence units. (ii) Employment guarantee • Employment was guaranteed for one person per Farmers ask what specifc actions have been taken family in the capital region. Tis is irrespective of by the World Bank management to protect the LPS farmers, non-LPS farmers, landless labors, and interest of afected people and communities. A latest Dalits. But this has not been realized till date. incident was on 13 September 2018, wherein a main • Government assured daily employment and fxed water pipeline for irrigation of agricultural lands wage through the establishment of nurseries, but was broken down on purpose at Road E16 near these are not functioning anymore, except the one at Nidamarru village. Te video is available at https:// Venkatapalem. PWAP would like to question, how youtu.be/E1cYZgPQ6gE. many people will be provided with an employment by each nursery. iii. Support creation of a Project-level Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM): PWAP informed several (iii) Interest free loan of up to 25 lakhs to all the poor times through a number of communications, GRM families for self-employment not at all implemented. has totally failed to address the needs on ground and Tere is no facility to access interest-free loans for is a complete failure. It was quite rosy on paper, but setting up enterprises till date. absent in action. (iv) Access to skill upgrading and training iv. Increase the frequency of preparation missions opportunities: Skill development sessions were an eye and do outreach with stakeholders to solicit feedback wash program and it failed miserably to generate the on issues: Tese missions lack complete action. wage employment as promised. Although data was People do not see any productivity from these presented on APCRDA website, self-employment missions of the World Bank Management in Delhi. cannot be considered as an “employment” as there Instead of reducing inequalities and poverty, such is no constant assured revenue per month. In the missions from the World Bank are widening the self-employment, risks are high. Further, there is a inequalities and increasing the poverty. World Bank question around, how this could be linked with Skill is completely ignoring Sustainable Development Development? In any case, APCRDA website shows, Goals (SDGs), where we as humanity as abided to about 1,425 have been employed till date including these principles, groups question. self-employment. Tis needs a serious investigation.

10. Failure of livelihood support programmes and (v) Provision of subsidized food in all the 29 villages: assurances made under LPS: Apart from these, under Only 3 canteens have been established (except the LPS, APCRDA assured the following for landless one temporary secretariat, IGC in Velagapudi) and agricultural laborers and households in the Capital they are not serving 100% of poor and pending to City area are eligible to receive a combination establish such canteens at the rest of capital villages. of livelihood restoration benefts. Almost all landless families have challenges in accessing these (vi) Free access to medical and educational benefts benefts, and their current situation is worse than in designated facilities: Te assurance on “Fee

22 reimbursement for all the children” whoever lands being acquired through LARR and negotiated are studying in the capital region has not been settlement, and not to those that are part of the realized to date. About 6,000 students have been LPS despite it was specifcally committed in the identifed to be beneftted as part of this scheme. management response to the Inspection panel in Only 33 have been supported till date. Similar September/November 2017. As per the BP/OP 4.12, story in the case of “fee reimbursement” scheme. the terms of the compensation has to be “Where Free access to medical is not happening at all. Te the borrower has ofered to pay compensation to issued health cards are not valid. an afected person in accordance with an approved resettlement plan, but the ofer has been rejected, the (vii) Although the LPS promises to allocate 5% taking of land and related assets may only proceed if of land pooled to afordable housing for the poor, the borrower has deposited funds equal to the amount only 1,680.90 acres have been allocated in the ofered as compensation plus 10 percent in a secure Draf Detailed Master Plan for “weaker section form of escrow or other interest-bearing deposit housing” (i.e., for those living below the poverty satisfying the Bank’s fduciary requirements. Te line) but failed to notify the location of those borrower must also provide a means satisfactory to the lands. Bank for resolving the dispute concerning the ofer of compensation in a timely and equitable manner.” Tis (viii) No initiative on setting up of an old age means, APCRDA has to follow the legal framework homes. covering resettlement and the policies of the government and implementing agencies. (ix) Livelihood improvement plan: It was assured that a livelihood improvement plan II. In page 4, para 1 of Final Draf Resettlement will be prepared for all those interested farmers Policy Framework, it was stated that “A new state receiving base annuity less than INR 75,000/- administration was set up to govern the new state, and the landless labourers receiving monthly and the development of a new administrative pensions, by January 2018. It is important to note center, Amaravati Capital City, was announced”, that majority of farmers under LPS/LA owns clarifcations are sought as to why APCRDA/GoAP only 1 to 2 acres and their annuity is less than need 217 square kilometers (53,677 acres) for the INR 75,000 per annum and there is no livelihood development of an administrative center? Te groups improvement plan as of today. Further, APCRDA ask whether the Bank could provide a defnition of shall restore livelihood improvement to pre- administrative center? When there were developed displacement level of project before starting of cities such as Vijayawada at a distance of 30 km, and the implementation of a project. What actions Guntur at a distance of 18 km to the new proposed has been taken by APCRDA and VMM in this Capital City, what additionally is that Amaravati regard till date. Refer to a recent article on this Capital City is going to serve? available at https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles/ a-wasteland-of-lost-farm-work. III. Te Article 2 and Article 3 of the Constitution of India confer exclusive and plenary powers upon Further, one could hear the latest feedback the Parliament to form or establish or to completely from the farmers on ground, available at alter and destroy the identity of the existing states. A https://youtu.be/SBPGJEMYwz0. Tere is state legislature, as per Clause (e) of Article 3 of the another video of farm labourers and farm workers Constitution, cannot even change the name of the state. providing their feedback on the assurances given It is within the exclusive domain of the Parliament to to them, which is available at https://youtu. form any state, set boundaries, and name a state in be/0E4HM9zAKHk. Tese two videos are in the Union as defned in Article 1 of the Constitution. Telugu, but these videos summarize the issues Te power to establish a capital of a state is inherent very clearly. to, and inseparable from, the power conferred upon the Parliament under Articles 2, Article 3 and 11. Objections on Resettlement Policy Framework Article 4 of the Constitution. Te subject matter of (RPF): establishing a capital of a new state formed by the I. Te Final Draf Resettlement Policy parliament by law is not covered by any Entry in Framework, http://tiny.cc/folf6y only covers List-II of the Schedule-VII of the Constitution - the impacts and mitigation measures related to http://tiny.cc/z3lf6y. It is specifcally because the

23 capital of a state shall foster to the needs of all sections/ Tribunal (NGT) as per its Judgement Pronounced strata’s of the society/residents of the state without on 17th November 2017. It emphasized that any political discrimination as to the development of APCRDA shall conduct a comprehensive study on a particular region/part of such state. Terefore, only hydrogeomorphology of the area with a view to the Parliament can, by law, establish a capital of a newly efectively plan water retention ponds/reservoirs, reconstituted state, which afer reconstitution and storm water drains and their interconnectivity, so reorganisation by enacting a law, under Article 3(a)(c) as to optimize water conservation, both surface and (d) of the Constitution, it has lost its erstwhile capital sub-surface. city. It is stated that neither the State Legislature nor Executive is competent, under any Entry of List-II of So far APCRDA failed to conduct such a study and the State List of Schedule-VII of the Constitution, to has tried to change the water courses. As a result, establish a capital for such state. Terefore, clauses because of rains, even for just 3 to 4 mm of rain (1), (3) and (4) of Section 3 and Clause (6) of Section fall per day, the whole capital region was fooded, and 2 of the APCRDA, Act, to the extent these provisions newly formed roads are being swamped under water. establish and demarcate a new capital city and/or Te power pumps that were installed at Undavalli capital region for the new state of Andhra Pradesh, are not going to serve the purpose because the fow are ultra vires to the provisions of Article 245 and is very slow because of the catchment topography. Article 246 of the Constitution of India read with Te pumps shall be stopped every two minutes once Article 3 and Article 4 of the Constitution. as there is not enough water to lif from the stream. It is all the more important that IV. In naming capital cities, State Government must hydrogeomorphology of the catchment area seek a no-objection from central government before is conducted as per the directives and is an issuing a Gazette notifcation. No such procedure is important activity. It is unfortunate that even the followed till date. State issued a Gazette on 23 April World Bank is faulted on this directive of NGT. 2015 under G.O MS No. 97. Further, the new capital Te current food mitigation interventions being city name is not yet ofcially recognized by Indian executed on ground under the proposed ASCCDP are postal services. Please be informed that there is in fact increasing the risks of fooding in the capital another temple town called “Amaravati”, which was city area. also recognized as heritage city by Govt of India, and is about 10 km away from current unofcial capital. Farmers and afected communities emphasize that, as per the NGT Judgement Pronounced on V. In page 4, para 3 it was stated that “At the time 17th November 2017, following points were stated: of the announcement of the Capital City the area predominantly consisted of agricultural felds, mainly (i) Te project proponent, AP CRDA, shall conduct with commercial crops.”, communities requested the or cause to be conducted a comprehensive study World Bank Management and APCRDA to revisit on hydrogeomorphology of the area with a view to this statement as the crops were predominantly for efectively plan water retention ponds/reservoirs, food security. Also, before making such statement, storm water drains and their interconnectivity, so it needs to be ensured that such data is supported as to optimize water conservation, both surface by statistical back up. Te fertile lands that are being and sub surface. APCRDA hasn’t conducted ruined currently is the green belt that used to produce such a study till date. 120 diferent types of crops and is multi crop irrigated land. How could all the private and public banks (ii) Any alteration of the food plains by construction in this area would have given loan to the farmers of storm water drains, retention ponds and related erstwhile, if the lands were not fertile and if they development within the capital city should be done would not have provided food security, inquire the only afer conducting a study. Without such a study, farmers. even World Bank has failed to follow.

12. Violation of National Acts/Rules, Policies, (iii) No alteration of the river or natural storm Directives, and also Court orders: water morphology, fow pattern and location by way of straightening shall be permitted, as such alteration 12.1. With regard to the food mitigation works, may result in increase of soil erosion, sediment there is a clear directive from the National Green transport due to raised velocity and decrease in

24 ground water recharge which may reduce base fow Act, which has not come into force till today. Te during the dry season. same has been challenged in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, where it has been dismissed. (iv) No alteration to the pre-existing embankments Te same Act has been now challenged in the if any should be permitted except as may be required Supreme Court in New Delhi by Medha Patkar and for its strengthening for food protection of the Sheshgiri Rao garu, refer to Diary no 42134 of 2018 proposed Capital City. Even such exercise should Medha Patkar & Ors. Vs. UOI & Ors. Further, the be undertaken afer detailed study of the food rules and regulations of 22 of 2018 Act have also pattern and hydraulics of the river or the storm water been challenged, refer to Diary No 4085 of 2019. drains. While these cases are pending in the court, how could World Bank be part of the Government (v) All the hills and hillocks in the catchment area (through GO 320) and interfere with the legal aspects of KondaveetiVagu, its tributaries and other storm of the land? water drains/channels should be treated with intensive soil and water conservation measures II. GoAP issued a Government Order (GO), including aforestation so as to minimize surface G.O.MS.No. 275 and 320 (dated 19 September run of and improve ground water recharge. What 2018) without the consent of World Bank, approved are the aforestation measures proposed? Two the Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) committees have to be formed as stated by NGT, one and Environmental and Social Management to supervise the work and the other to implement and Framework (ESMF) to enable the APCRDA to avail process. So far, these committees are fully ignored. World Bank assistance for ASCCDP. Tere were a Te people consider it’s a pity that the World Bank number of mistakes and wrong information quoted joined this bandwagon that continued to ignore in RPF and ESMF. On 23 October 2018, World the directives of highest environmental body of a Bank personnel confrmed to PWAP and PAP/ nation. PAFs that these documents are yet to be fnalized by the World Bank management. Without the consent 12.2. Te honorable High Court of the State has of World Bank, how could GoAP/APCRDA pass clearly provided directions on land acquisition. such GOs? APCRDA has continued to mislead the orders by stating “No evidence to confrm this ever occurred. III. People of Amaravati along with CRFF, PWAP No contempt of court issues, which would have and PAP/PAFs demand the World Bank to correct arisen from such action, have been recorded the faws and accountable for the implementation by CRDA.” It is a total failure of APCRDA to of World Bank own rules and policies as well as acknowledge these judgements. Following are national rules. Tey exhort the Bank to make ten cases and there are another ten cases pending sure that all the assurances are implemented by in the high court. You could search APCRDA, but not collude with them in crime these WP numbers online and related judgements. against humanity and environment.

WP No 15820 of 2017, WP No 25138 of 2018, WP No 22283 of 2018, WP No 24738 of 2018, WP No 22107 of 2018, WP No 23616 of 2018, WP No 21542 of 2018, WP No 23872 of 2018, WP No 23467 of 2018, WP No 23177 of 2018. 12.3. Public Property cannot be allotted to Proft- Oriented Institutions for Free, says Supreme Court of India. Refer to the article http://tiny.cc/s6mf6y.

12.4. How come the World Bank has become a part of GoAP Government Order (GO) 320?

I. LPS is a GO, but not an Act till date. So, the Government cannot acquire land using LPS. Terefore, GoAP has come up with 22 of 2018

25 Finding an amicable solution in moving forward (2019): an appeal from affected communities o Even today, people do not consider it is late. followed in the Compensation Valuation under Tey urge to follow an inclusive approach to diferent policies. convince those constantly raising objections on this green feld project that is ruining the life and o Currently 30,774 returnable plots were registered livelihoods of the poor farmers. CRFF, PWAP, PAP/ (among this, there are a number of re-registrations, could take an extra mile provided APCRDA comes so the actual number is lower) against 62,571. forward to follow the rule and ensure PAP/PAFs are Tat means, registration rate is 49%. Tis is of the compensated as per market value. Provide justice total 33,000 acres. Farmers demand, could World to all the sections of the people i.e. 118,000 people, Bank confrm LPS was successful? What happens and not only 22,000 farmers. to Bank’s investment made on the roads and food mitigation works on the remaining private o Dissolve the current Citizens Advisory lands that were not surrendered to APCRDA yet? Committee with immediate efect and ensure it Could World Bank provide loan to ruin the lives is more inclusive. People from various political and livelihoods? Remaining farmers who own parties, NGOs, and CRFF/PWAP must be included their agricultural lands could approach the court and given a role. anytime to cancel their consent and start cultivation on those lands. Tere are many lapses in the entire o If APCRDA really wants to realise the dream of process of APCRDA and GoAP. Te risk of Bank’s Amaravati Capital and/or ASCCDP, why do they investment is too high, and it cannot be assumed encourage farmers and other persons afected to that farmers will not pull APCRDA and GoAP to approach court? All the issues that the farmers the court, time and again. and people have been fghting, could easily be addressed by APCRDA. We call upon APCRDA o Please address all the concerns and objections and the World Bank to resolve these issues. that were raised by PAF/PAP at various forums, a number of submissions were made. o So far, LPS is considered as a private agreement between a farmer and the component authority, o APCRDA/GoAP continue to intimidate, apply and violates many fundamental articles of Indian all sorts of coercion and threat is being created in constitution in the form as it is being devised. the minds of the people, not to speak openly about Provide legal guarantees to LPS. Irrespective of Amaravati. Citizens understand that GoAP could the party that rules GoAP afer 2019 elections, go to any extent in safeguarding the brand and processes must continue the momentum. It cannot image of Amaravati. be assumed that the present ruling political party, Telugu Desam Party, will be in power afer May o CRFF and PWAP appeal to the World Bank to 2019. It is going to be a diferent challenge altogether. share Geofrey Payne’s independent assessment on the Land Pooling Scheme (LPS). o World Bank is compelled to provide legal help and support to the PAP in resolving the legal matters related with various land procuring measures that were deployed. CRFF/PWAP could facilitate the process between appointed lawyer by the World Bank and PAP/PAF. o In the current documentation, RFP, ESMP - World Bank Policy on Involuntary Resettlement BP/OP 4.12 has been conveniently watered-down in the case of LPS. Tere are double standards

26 Unexpected Political Promises and Upheaval in Progress

When the city of Hyderabad, the political and economic capital of previous Andhra Pradesh, became the capital of Telangana State in 2014, the Chief Minister from Telugu Desam Party (TDP) of newly divided Andhra Pradesh had explicitly sought out to the Central Government for ‘special status category’ to build Amaravati capital city. Te ruling party which was Congress at the centre then had denied and the opposition party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP had then extended their support to TDP for this status. Ironically, afer BJP came to power at the centre in 2014 general elections, they rejected TDP’s request for the same and this led to a widening rif between the two political factions. Te Andhra Chief Minister keeps challenging the faction for their false promises and their partnership broke.

Yet, last week in Andhra Pradesh, BJP in its election manifesto for 2019 for the State of Andhra Pradesh, has promised that they will give back the land that was allegedly taken by the State Government “through deceit” for the construction of Amaravati, to those who request for it.42 Backlashes for the capital city project and the reckless manner in which it is pursued keep increasing in the State.43

42 https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/ Vijayawada/return-of-amaravati-land-tops-bjp-agenda/ article26649900.ece 43 https://www.news18.com/news/politics/piyush- goyal-challenges-chandrababu-naidu-for-debate-on-nda- govts-aid-for-andhra-pradesh-2078607.html 27 This brief report of Centre for Financial Accountability New Delhi is aimed to throw light on the critical lapses and breaches which have been committed during the design, pre-appraisal and Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment – Environment and Social Management Framework (SESA-ESMF) procedures for Project PI59808: India- Proposed Amaravati Sustainable Capital City Development Project, by both World Bank [for 300 mn USD] and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Project PD000019-PSI-IND [for 200 mn USD]. The report also shares the recent updates from the communities of the project area earmarked for building the capital city.

This project has now been renamed in 2019 as Amaravati Sustainable Infrastructure and Institutional Development Project (ASIIDP), in both the World Bank and AIIB project pages.

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