Andhra Pradesh government to invite PM Narendra Modi for laying of foundation stone for new capital

HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh government would invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lay the foundation stone for its capital, coming up in the Vijayawada region, on October 22 and also to inaugurate the construction works of the multi-purpose Polavaram irrigation project on the same day.

"It was already decided to invite Prime Minister for the foundation stone laying ceremony of state capital on October 22.

"On the same day, in addition to capital city, the cabinet decided to invite the Prime Minister for inauguration of Polavaram project construction works. Polavaram project is the lifeline of Andhra Pradesh," state Labour Minister K Atchannaidu told reporters here after a meeting of the state cabinet.

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu had earlier said the PM would be invited for laying the foundation of state capital on Vijaya Dasami festival.

In another decision, the cabinet urged the Centre and Lok Sabha Speaker to install a statue of Alluri Sitarama Raju, a famed freedom fighter who waged a sensational fight against the British in Visakhapatnam region, in the premises of Parliament complex.