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The Andhra Pradesh government headed by CM Chandrababu Naidu has announced once again that it will install a 109-foot statue of former Chief Minister N Tarakarama Rao (NTR).
According to a press statement by AP CM's office, the NTR memorial project will be located on Nirukonda hill in Amaravati, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh. CM Chandrababu Naidu observed the designs by Larsen & Toubro’s Designs Associates earlier this week.
CM Naidu has advised the Amaravati Development Corporation CMD Lakshmi Parthasarathi to develop the site into a commercial hub as well as a tourist spot to create sources of income.
It's proposed that the statue would be made of copper, as per an official meeting of the CRDA (Capital Region Development Authority).
An internal lift system is also being planned for the statue, so visitors will be have a panoramic view of the city from it. The project also includes a waterfront attached to a special reservoir, an auditorium, a ferry and a selfie point along with a theatre, hotels, shopping malls, restaurants and resorts.
The statue will require 14 acres of land, while another 70 to 80 acres would be needed for the reservoir. The company has agreed to finish the project in 48 months, it will begin on 19th of this month, along with five other towers of Secretariat building.
The meeting, which held earlier this week, was also attended by Municipal Administration Minister P Narayana and CRDA Chief Secretary Ajay Jain.
It is, however, to be noted that the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister has made this announcement multiple times from 2016 and no one in the government is sure if this project would materialise and what is the necessity for it.
(Published in an arrangement with The News Minute)
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