Andhra Pradesh House to be taller than Statue of Unity

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu's political one-upmanship is not limited to spearheading an anti-BJP alliance. He has now said the proposed assembly building in Amaravati will be taller than the 182-metre Statue of Unity by 68 metres. Once completed, this will be the tallest structure in the country.

Naidu has almost finalised the design with minor changes and the blueprint will be submitted to the government by UK-based architects Norma Fosters. The building will have three floors and a tower spiralling 250 metres into the sky. The CM has made the announcement at a time when the unveiling of the Statue of Unity has sparked competition among states to outdo each other.

Andhra Assembly to be cyclone- & quake-proof

The CM has made the announcement at a time when the unveiling of the Statue of Unity has sparked competition among states to outdo each other.

While UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath has announced that he will build a Ram statue that will be 201 metres tall, the Karnataka government is keen on building a statue of Mother Cauvery, which will be 125 feet tall.

The structure that Naidu planned to build would be shaped like an upside-down lily flower, said minister for municipal administration P Narayana. The government would call for tenders by Novemberend and the process would be completed in two years.

The new assembly building would also have two galleries – the first one at 80 metres, accommodating 300 people, and the second at 250 metres, housing 20 people. The second gallery would be wrapped in glass.

The building would be cyclone- and earthquake-proof, the minister said.