AP to set up 'Amaravati Buddha Chakra'

Amaravati, Sept 14: The Andhra Pradesh new capital Amaravati will get the biggest giant wheel project soon with a cost of Rs 439.37 crore.

The representatives of Euro Destination India Pvt Ltd company have met Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at Secretariat on Wednesday and proposed that they could complete the wheel project in three phases.

Euro Destination company managing director M Krishna Rao and Fabi group (Italy based) president Geon Lukas made a presentation to Chief Minister and the Fabi group offered technical cooperation for the giant wheel project. They said the shape of the giant wheel would be Buddha Chakra.

Chief Minister suggested them that the proposed giant wheel in Amaravati must be greater than the world's largest giant wheels in Las Vegas (America) and some other famous giant wheels in New York and Singapore.

The Chief Minister also named for the giant wheel as 'Amaravati Buddha Chakra'. He said that five resorts, shopping malls, water sports center, budget hotels, convention centers, family recreation zone, social club and food courts would also be arranged at the giant wheel.

He also suggested officials invite private companies, who were interested in this project and invite tenders as the giant wheel project would be one of the biggest tourist attraction in the proposed tourist city of Amaravati.