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Dear Friends,

Greetings !

You must have been following the news around the proposed land pooling/acquisition for the development of a new ‘greenfield’ capital by Government of Andhra Pradesh near Vijayawada in Guntur District. The proposal is to replicate Singapore as the new capital of AP. Projections by GoAP says that the new capital will require 31,000 (Phase I) acres of land from 29 Villages, to go up to 1 lakh acres in subsequent phases. ‘Pooling’ of prime farming land has commenced.

It is to be noted that Chandigarh which is the most acclaimed greenfield capital city only acquired less than 9000 acres in Phase 1, and less than 6000 acres in Phase 2. This low-rise-low-density city has a population of just over one million 6 decades after the commencement of its development. In the event the need for such massive quantum of land for the new AP Capital is intriguing.

NAPM conducted a fact finding in early December in the villages to be impacted by the proposed capital city. Since, then we have been in a process of organising public debates and dialogues on this issue. This has become an extremely important issue, especially in the light of the recent Ordinance promulgated by the Union government amending many key provisions of the LARR 2013. A round table meet on this Issue was organised by NAPM in Hyderabad on January 5, 2015.

The impression being gathered by the ‘massive capital city’ in AP and the Central Ordinance gives out one clear message. Rulers seem to believe that agriculture and farming that feeds and clothes (cotton) 120 crore human beings and provide fodder to the vast multitude of bovine population is inferior and lifeless activity and does not form part of ‘Development’ whereas urbanisation and industrialisation are superior and throbbing activities which is real ‘Development’.  Can this be countenanced?  

To discuss these and related issues a round-table, along with interactive dialogu,e has been organised with experts, researchers, activists, farmers, political leaders and administrators at New Delhi on 19 January, 2015. We would like to earnestly  invite you to participate and contribute to the proceedings.

Program brief

Date                                      : Monday 19^th January 2015

Time                                     : 10:30 AM  to  05:00 PM.

Venue                                  : Speaker Hall,

Constitution Club,

Rafi Marg,

New Delhi - 110 001.

Agenda

1030 – 1100                        Registration

1100 – 1130                        Overview and Presentation by M GDevasahayam IAS (Rtd.), Head of NAPM Fact-Finding Mission 

1130 – 1300                        Interactive discussion on the Constitutional, legislative, political, legal, social and environmental challenges posed by the AP Capital City project in particular and the Central Ordinance facilitating such predatory projects in general.

1300 – 1400                        Lunch

1400 – 1600                        Interactive discussion continues.  

1600 – 1700                        Response from political leaders

                                             Summing-up

For Further details, please contact

Bhupathiraju Ramakrishnam Raju  NAPM National Convener AP, (9246563738, napmhyderabad@gmail.com ) and Madhuresh Kumar, NAPM National Convener Delhi ( 9818905316, napmindia@gmail.com )