Funds allocated for construction of Quantum Valley building
₹ 109 crore has been released for interior works of AIS officers' residences
Visakhapatnam: The State Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister, Ponguru Narayana, on Monday announced that the government has approved ₹103.96 crore for the construction of Quantum Computing Centre buildings in Quantum Valley, at Amaravati. The decision was taken at the 56th CRDA Authority meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu.
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Speaking to. media persons at the AP Secretariat's publicity department, Minister Narayana said that, in view of Quantum Computing equipment arriving in Amaravati, Chief Minister Chandrababu had ordered the construction of two buildings covering 43,000 sq ft on a war‑footing. Tenders have been invited for the construction and the L1 (lowest bidder) has been finalised. The CRDA Authority will commence construction immediately.
He said that ₹ 109 crore has been released for interior works of All‑India Service officers' residences.. Out of the ₹7,500 crore sanctioned by NABARD, ₹1,502 crore has been released, of which ₹100 crore is earmarked for the administrative expenses of AP CRDA and the Amaravati Development Corporation.
According to the Group of Ministers' decision, 23.127 acres in Shamshabad village have been allocated for the establishment of the Ministry of Ayush University. The university will be leased for 60 years at a nominal rent of ₹1. The Ayush organisation is expected to spend over ₹750 crore on the university's construction.
Minister Narayana said that the 2 acres previously allocated to the Southern Global Hotels and the 4 acres to the Om Sai Association had encountered land‑related issues, and a decision has been taken to re‑allocate them to other locations.
To protect Amaravati from floods, designs have been prepared in collaboration with the Netherlands. It has been decided to create six reservoirs along with the Kondaveeti Vagu, Palavagu and Gravity Canals. In addition, measures are being taken to divert an extra 22,500 cusecs of water to the Bay of Bengal .
The Guntur channel will carry 4,000 cusecs and Undavalli will pump another 8,400 cusecs. The cost for diverting flood water is estimated at ₹443.76 crore. These steps will ensure that even cloud‑burst‑type events can be safely managed. Minister Narayana also announced that ₹1,358 crore has been allocated for LPS works in Zone 8.
Furthermore, a state‑level committee will be set up to resolve the confusion among farmers over 'zarib' (revenue) and 'non‑zarib' lands. Earlier, district‑level committees under the Collector had identified 18 acres as zarib and the rest as non‑zarib. Based on farmers' representations, a state‑level committee comprising officials from various departments will be constituted. The decision on zarib lands will be based on satellite images taken on December 8, 2014, the minister added.
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