Andhra Pradesh Cabinet defers decision on three capitals proposal

AMARAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh cabinet on Friday decided to constitute a high-power committee to take a final decision on three capitals proposal even as huge protests rocked Amaravati.

The high-power committee will study the G.N. Rao Committee report and the Boston Consultancy Group (BCG) report on the comprehensive development of the state.

While the Rao Committee last week submitted its report recommending the development of three capitals, the BCG is likely to give its report in the first week of January.

The high-power committee comprising ministers and senior bureaucrats will study both the reports and give its recommendations on which a decision will be taken, an official said.

The cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, took the decision amid tension in 29 villages in Amaravati as farmers intensified protests over the government’s proposal to develop Visakhapatnam and Kurnool as capital cities in addition to Amaravati.

Six people, including three policemen, were injured in sporadic incidents of stone-pelting during the protests.

The government assured the agitating farmers that it would address their problems. (IANS)

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