[Sample] Amaravati Greenfield Capital Township, Andhra Pradesh

Building a Capital from Scratch

Amaravati is planned as the administrative, judicial, and legislative capital of Andhra Pradesh following the state's bifurcation in 2014. The 217 sq km capital region on the Krishna river floodplain is organised around a central government quarter flanked by nine thematic city precincts — a 'city of cities' model inspired by Singapore's planning framework.

The masterplan, developed with Foster + Partners and the Singapore URA, centres on a 10 km navigable waterway network connecting the principal precincts. The town-planning scheme model used for land pooling — in which farmers surrendered agricultural land in exchange for serviced reconstituted plots within the capital — covered 29 villages and 33,000 acres, making it the largest voluntary land-pooling exercise in India's post-independence history.

“We are not just planning a city. We are creating the conditions under which a city can emerge over 30 years. That is a different kind of urban design problem entirely.”

— Chief Planning Officer, APCRDA

After political disruption during the Jagan Reddy administration (2019–2024), when capital construction was paused pending a three-capital review, the project has resumed under the new TDP government. The High Court and secretariat complex are 55% complete as of 2024.