Capital Region May Turn into NTR District

KADAPA: There is a need to create a new district named after TDP founder and former chief minister NT Rama Rao comprising the new capital zone of Andhra Pradesh, deputy chief minister KE Krishnamurthy said here on Saturday.

The proposal was taken up with chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and he might make an announcement to this effect on Sunday, the foundation day of TDP, he hoped.

Krishnamurthy, who participated in the Brahmotsavams of Sri Kodandarama Swamy temple at Vontimitta, addressed the media at the state guest house here. When Kadapa could be renamed as YSR district and earlier Prakasam district was named after former chief minister Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu, why not the new capital region be a district named after NT Rama Rao, he asked.

The deputy chief minister, who also holds revenue portfolio, said the revenue department is functioning as a bridge between the government and farmers. For the capital, land was gathered through land pooling from the farmers and till now, the government has got 32,000 acres, he said, adding that another 700 acres are yet to be collected.

The capital city would be constructed with the support of Singapore, Japan and other countries, Krishnamurthy said.

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