Naidu wanted Amaravati to be a gated society for rich, alleges Jagan
The Andhra chief minister contrasted his bete-noire for his anti-poor stance with his government’s decision to distribute 50,000 house pattas among the poor in Amaravati on 26 May.
The Andhra chief minister contrasted his bete-noire for his anti-poor stance with his government’s decision to distribute 50,000 house pattas among the poor in Amaravati on 26 May.
With the Andhra Pradesh High Court giving its green signal, preparations were in full swing for the second Maha Padyatra by farmers to demand the development of Amaravati as the state capital.
Nearly 35 per cent of the urban population live in slums. More than 50 per cent of Covid cases have been traced to slums in 12 major cities where physical distance is a far cry and containment is a huge challenge. The Government of India's provision of Rs 70,000 crore for rental housing in PPP looks like a single pony trick which achieves very little with underlying factors not being addressed. Slums have come up not because of poverty and encroachments alone, but because of lack of affordable housing on the one hand and failed policies on the other. The Town Planning Act of 1947 does not factor in the urban poor, workmen and migrant labour.
The richest religious body in the country, the TTD has been in the news of late with reports of a cash crunch following the Covid-19 induced lockdown and the resultant freeze on contributions from the devotees.
Several opposition leaders were either detained or placed under house arrest in Andhra Pradesh as protests rocked Amaravati and surrounding districts on Monday, ahead of a crucial Assembly session. Tension prevailed as people took to streets to demand that Amaravati be continued as the only state capital.
In Tamil Nadu, the Secretariat functions from Fort St George in Chennai, which belongs to the Army.
The corporations need to be made pervious to collaborative engagements with professional bodies, research and educational institutions of eminence dealing with urban issues, and stakeholder participations.
According to the APCRDA order, the respondents had earlier sought time to produce documents substantiating their defense, but had failed to do so.
It tackled a two-fold concern for educational institutions worldwide – quality education remains inaccessible to millions of students and branded residential institution model does not scale global demand.
Wondering why Andhra Pradesh should pay Central taxes when it’s not getting any funds from the Centre, TDP president and…
