Walk to work, cycle to work
features to make Amaravati a green capital, says Naidu
Chief
Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has underscored the need for evolving measures to
face serious challenges that are likely to be thrown up by the rapid pace of
urbanisation.
“Urbanisation
is a reality, and it is unstoppable. Close to 80 per cent of the GDP is
expected to come from urban areas in the near future,” he said, stressing the
need for governments to gear up for meeting challenges. Mr. Naidu was
delivering the keynote address at a meeting convened by the World Economic
Forum (WEF) in New Delhi on Wednesday.
He
recalled how he developed Hyderabad into an economic and IT hub during his
earlier stint as Chief Minister of the united State and said that he had
suggested some structural changes in urban development, including generation of
energy through solid wastes, as convenor of the sub-group of the Swachch Bharat
Mission.
The
Chief Minister said people had given him an opportunity to build a city and
handed over 33,000 acres under the land pooling scheme. “The government is
planning to build a world-class city, which is sure to become a role model for
future cities,” he added.
Mr.
Naidu said efforts were being made to ensure that Amaravati was environmental
friendly. “It has been planned to incorporate features like ‘walk to work’,
‘cycle to work’ and water taxis in the new city that will be a ‘blue and green
city’,” the Chief Minister added.
The
government has set up a Smart AP Foundation, besides intensifying efforts to
mobilise funds through corporate social responsibility, he said and exhorted the
industry and individuals to become partners in the development process.
A
delegation of FICCI earlier called on Mr. Naidu at AP Bhavan and presented to
him a report on the salient features of direct selling.
Urbanisation
is a reality, and it is unstoppable. Close to 80 per cent of the GDP is
expected to come from urban areas in the near future.
image: eenadu; content: the hindu
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