Andhra Pradesh Government is going to build the largest Integrated IT as walk-to-work

HYDERABAD, February 26: Andhra Pradesh plans to build 20 walk-to-work townships in the state soon. AP will be come up with about 20 walk-to-work-in-10 minutes towns along the Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor and the Bangalore-Chennai Industrial Corridor.

Four such walk-to-work towns are in the offing in Visakhapatnam. Vizag falling under special economic zone (SCZ) will be built on 388 acres with about 24,000 units over nine floors. Visakhapatnam north township will be constructed on 300 acres with 75,000 residential units."One important feature of this township will be the location of a cancer research institute. It will be constructed by private players. Many private players are interested in setting up this township" said a top AP government official.

According to sources, AP government is mulling to build five townships in public-private partnership (PPP) mode. It has received 16 proposals from private players. The municipal administration and urban development (MAUD) department issued a GO on January 2 this year to facilitate the walk-to-work-in-10-minutes economic township project at Jakkampudi village on the outskirts of Vijayawada. It will have residential, commercial and institutional land uses on 265 acres. In the next phase, about 400 acres will be added. About 18,000 jobs are expected to be created near Jakkampudi. The Jakkampudi town will have about 2,000 industrial units, which include IT-related and electronics companies. The townships will be cities in their own right with facilities like hospitals, schools, and malls.

"These committees will go through the draft plan of action created by the urban local bodies concerned and make sure that all the aspects of development are included in the plan prepared and give final touches to the city-level plans. After finalization of the city-level plan, the projects which are already prepared will be taken up for implementation," said a senior official of the department of municipal administration and urban development.