Amaravati news, September 2026
September was about land. The Cabinet approved pooling of 6,212 acres in Kantheru and Tadikonda mandal on 3 September, Pedamadduru passed 75% pooled, and two e-lotteries gave returnable plots to Penumaka farmers. CRDA cleared the Assembly spire and village water works, and the Cabinet set a minimum annuity for small holdings. The airport land is still talk: the minister said about 5,000 acres would be needed, and nothing has been approved or notified.
12 dated entries, each with its source. Last entry 26 Sept 2026.
Land pooling and returnable plots
Cut-off date fixed for village-site land
APCRDA said village-site (gramakantham) land is exempt from pooling only if it had a structure or a registration before 8 December 2014. 685 applications are still pending.
Read the pageSource: ETV Bharat: CRDA clarifies exemptions for village-site lands in Amaravati
18 returnable plots to Penumaka farmers
An e-lottery gave 8 residential and 10 commercial plots to 17 farmers. They received provisional certificates; registration is still to come.
Read the pageSource: The Hans India: 18 returnable plots allotted to Amaravati farmers
Cabinet sets a minimum annuity for small holdings
Farmers who pooled less than one acre of dry land will get the minimum annuity. The Cabinet ratified ₹5.04 crore already paid to 1,304 landowners and raised the layout works budget to ₹1,548.98 crore.
Read the pageSource: ETV Bharat: AP Cabinet key decisions, 23 September
Foundation stone for LV Prasad Eye Institute
The Chief Minister laid the foundation stone for a 12-acre eye hospital campus at Abbarajupalem in Thullur mandal.
Read the pageSource: The Hans India: Amaravati emerging as a hub for healthcare and tech (LV Prasad Eye Institute)
Pedamadduru land pooling passes 75%
A report citing APCRDA officials put the village at 764.23 of its 1,018 acres pooled, about 75%. A month earlier the figure was 719.35 acres.
Read the pageSource: The New Indian Express: Pedamadduru pooling reaches 75.07%
LIC signs for office land; 28 plots to farmers
APCRDA agreed to sell LIC 0.40 acre at Uddandarayunipalem for an office complex. The same day 18 Penumaka farmers got 28 returnable plots.
Read the pageSource: The Hans India: APCRDA signs land sale agreement with LIC
Two families pool 22.68 acres in Harischandrapuram
Two farming families in the Phase 2 village signed over 22.68 acres for pooling.
Read the pageSource: Deccan Chronicle: farmers voluntarily pool 22.68 acres for Amaravati
Cabinet approves pooling of 6,212 acres in Kantheru and Tadikonda
The Cabinet authorised pooling of 974 acres in Kantheru and 5,238 acres in Tadikonda mandal for the Inner Ring Road, a buffer along the railway line and grid roads. We have not yet seen a village-wise notification.
Read the pageSource: The Hans India: Cabinet decisions, 3 September (pooling of 6,212.50 acres)
Roads, railway and airport
Airport needs about 5,000 acres near Ravela, minister says
Minister Narayana said about 20,000 acres in all would have to be pooled, including the airport site, and that a Cabinet decision is expected. Nothing has been approved or notified.
Read the pageSource: Eenadu: Amaravati airport near Ravela, 20,000 acres of pooling needed, says Narayana
Capital works and institutions
APCRDA invites construction quality-assurance proposals
The official notices list a third call for independent quality-assurance and quality-control services for capital works.
CRDA clears Assembly spire and village water works
The authority approved ₹661 crore for the Assembly's 250 m spire, with permission to call tenders, and ₹1,548 crore for water and drainage across the 29 villages. Nalanda school and HPCL got land.
Read the pageSource: Deccan Chronicle: mass transport plan and 250-metre Assembly spire cleared
₹58,093 crore of capital works under way
A review listed 119 major projects worth ₹66,802 crore. 97 had started and 4 were complete, and ₹12,731 crore had been spent since 2024.
Read the pageSource: Deccan Chronicle: CM pushes for speedy Amaravati capital works (119 projects)
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