Smart cities of Andhra

Amaravathi, December 16 : Andhra Pradesh cabinet cleared their smart cities here at the Interim Government Complex at Velagapudi of Guntur district.

The AP Cabinet on Thursday cleared the proposal to establish Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) for implementing State-sponsored Smart Cities Scheme in Anantapur, Eluru, Kurnool, Ongole and Srikakulam as per the guidelines of the Central government's Smart Cities Mission.

The Cabinet also resolved to set up an SPV called 'Guntur/Vijayawada Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited' for the two cities.

Another decision was to move a Bill in the Assembly for the establishment of a Tourism and Culture Board instead of forming it through an ordinance.