Bridge designs on Kuchipudi mudras
VIJAYAWADA: Six concept designs of the iconic bridge proposed across Krishna river connecting the new capital city Amaravati with National Highway 65 between Hyderabad and Vijayawada, were submitted to Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu here on Wednesday.
Infrastructure major L&T had come up with the six designs and two of them are based on Kuchipudi, a classical dance form of Andhra Pradesh. The Chief Minister said he wanted the bridge to be an iconic and inspirational one that truly reflects the culture of Telugu people.
The first model of the bridge is designed in the form of ‘Namaskara Mudra’ (the traditional greeting with folded hands). The second and the third designs are based on
Kuchipudi dance. One of the designs is Arala Mudra. The fourth design is based on a flower. The fifth one has adopted Amaravati Stupa concept. Kondapalli toys form the theme of the sixth design.
Second design impresses CM
Though the Chief Minister was impressed with the second design, he wanted it to have the double decker design, which is part of the fourth one. L&T was asked to modify the second design by incorporating double decker road and submit it to the Chief Minister.
Naidu wanted the iconic bridge to have two tiers. The upper one is used for public recreation and the lower one for vehicular movement. Stating that the river will be dredged shortly for water transportation, he wanted to have subways from the bridge directly to the river, so that people wishing to enjoy water sports, can have direct access.
Naidu wanted the bridge to become another sunrise viewing spot like in Kanyakumari and a major tourist attraction. “The upper tier of the bridge will also have food courts and shopping centres,” he said.
Further, the Chief Minister directed the officials concerned to put the designs on public domains for eliciting views from different sections of people. He is particular about the inputs from architecture and design students.
No compromise on quality
Taking stock of road infrastructure in the capital city, the CM made it clear that there would be no compromise on quality of the development works.
Taking exception to the stand of those who refused to give their lands for capital city under the Land Pooling Scheme, the Chief Minister wanted those lands to be declared part of the green belt.