Amaravati's massive green plan
Amaravati’s 'City in Nature' master plan earmarks 30% — about 15,990 acres — for green space, including Sakhamuru Park (300 acres with a 50‑acre pond) and Ananthavaram’s 35‑acre heritage trails. (x.com) The plan also guarantees 1,602 acres of neighborhood parks to ensure 5‑minute walks and promises over 640 km of plantation corridors. (x.com)
Foster + Partners is the lead designer for Amaravati’s government complex, responsible for the civic layout and central buildings in the masterplan. (fosterandpartners.com) The seed/masterplanning stages were developed with technical assistance from the Government of Singapore and consultants such as Surbana Jurong, with the seed master plan made effective around 2016. (isomer-user-content.by.gov.sg) The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) has formally published and gazetted detailed master-plan documents for the government complex, with notifications posted on the APCRDA site in mid-2024. (newindianexpress.com) The state has budgeted large sums for the relaunch: officials cited project packages running into tens of thousands of crores, and a public restart and work commencement were reported in April 2025. (economictimes.indiatimes.com) On-the-ground preparatory work included reported vegetation clearance progress in 2024 and a foundation-stone relaunch event for the masterplan in May 2025. (thehindu.com) Land-pooling that underpins Amaravati began in 2015, when roughly 34,000 acres were handed over in the initial pooling round, and the government has signalled additional phases of land pooling as development accelerates. (economictimes.indiatimes.com) Multilateral and donor-linked studies — including ADB program documents and World Bank environmental impact assessments for flood-mitigation and infrastructure — have been prepared to guide resilient implementation of the masterplan. (adb.org)
