Agency overview | |
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Formed | 2014 |
Preceding agency | |
Type | Urban Planning Agency |
Jurisdiction | Government of Andhra Pradesh |
Headquarters |
Vijayawada 16°30′30″N 80°38′30″E / 16.50833°N 80.64167°E |
Minister responsible | |
Agency executive |
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Website | APCRDA |
The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority is an urban planning agency of the capital, Amaravati. It was notified on 30 December 2014 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh as per Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, 2014, it replaced the Vijayawada Guntur Tenali Mangalagiri Urban Development Authority.
The present commissioner of the authority is Sreedhar Cherukuri.
The authority has a jurisdictional area of 8,352.69 km2 (3,224.99 sq mi) and covers the districts of Guntur and Krishna, including 217 km2 (84 sq mi) of the state capital, Amaravati.