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Kdnumber1
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Post Number: 37597 Registered: 02-2009 Posted From: 162.221.33.10
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1. Amaravati is the first Capital City in the Country to be built as per ancient architectural science streams such as India’s Vaasthu and China’s Feng Shui. CBN aims to promote a strong and independent identity by maintaining a critical distance from the existing growth centres. It also proposes a principle north-south cardinal axis for the civic core which is in-line with the Vastu city planning principles. 2.The various zones in the capital city comprises of central business district, residential townships, institutions, parks and gardens, water bodies, recreational spaces, water front etc. In line with the Capital City, the Seed Capital Area is planned on transit oriented development principles. 3.The capital region will comprise a core “seed capital area” of 16.9 sq km, which will house the government, business districts and about 3 lakh people; a bigger capital city spread over 217 sq km; and a capital region of 7,420 sq km 4. Being developed as a vibrant business hub, a total of about 7 lakh jobs are expected to be created in various sectors including government jobs. 5. The Seed capital conserves more than 40% of the green areas and the blue areas in the seed capital sprawl over 50% of the Seed Capital. 6.The Seed Capital Area master plan has provisions for waste management systems that would enable innovative methods for waste collection, transportation, treatment and resource recovery such as Waste-to-Energy, thereby creating a resourceful, safe and healthy city. 7. Special emphasis has been laid to enhance development of extensive walkways and pedestrianisation interlinked with open and green spaces with a blue and green network of more than 25 kms to promote walk-to-work environment and non-motorised transport. 8. To provide and enhance mobility and accessibility to the citizens, the master plan provides a transport hierarchy that comprises of an integrated network of metro rail network of about 12 kms, bus rapid transit of about 15 kms, downtown road of about 7 km, arterial roads and sub-arterial roads of about 26 kms and collector roads of about 53 kms, with varying broad right-of-ways. 9. The city being planned on sustainable development principles, extensive large open green spaces have been planned that shall add value to the urban ecosystem. The landscape would create world class aesthetic appeal to make city livable and attractive. |