Farmer's gift to the AP Capital Amaravati

Amaravati, June 18: The Andhra Pradesh government has released an official notification here on Saturday, which states that the Farmers have "voluntarily offered" about 90 percent of the 38,581-acre land required for Andhra Pradesh's new capital at Amaravati under the pooling system.

The central government thinks tank NITI Aayog has lauded the land pooling method as a "model to the nation" in land acquisition.

"Farmers have voluntarily offered 32,637.48 acres (89 percent) of the targeted 38,581.15 acres of land for the new capital. The developmental work is in full swing," T Srinivasa Rao, OSD to CM (Media Advisor) told media.

Srinivas Rao said the Land Pooling Scheme (LPS), evolved by the state, is the assembling of small land parcels under different ownerships voluntarily into a large land parcel.

Meanwhile, The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) has been formulated for planning, co-ordination, execution and promoting and securing the planned development of the capital region, ensures a return of reconstituted land and payment of benefits to the land owners per every acre voluntarily handed over, he said.