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Modi lays foundation stone of Amaravati; says urban development should be considered as an opportunity

"Today Andhra Pradesh is taking a very important step. This is on the way to becoming a people's capital. I congratulate the people and government of the state.The way N. Chandrababu Naidu took up work on this (new capital) and integrated whatever is best across the world, he must be congratulated."

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Updated : Oct 22, 2015, 03:57 PM IST

Modi lays foundation stone of Amaravati; says urban development should be considered as an opportunity

Amid fanfare, Prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone of Andhra Pradesh's new capital Amaravati at Uddandarayunipalem village in Guntur district.

Speaking at the event, Modi said, "Amravati is on the way to becoming a people's capital, adding that both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana will reach new heights if they work together."

Congratulating the people and the Andhra Pradesh Government for their new capital, Prime Minister Modi said it was an important step for the state.

stating that today Andhra Pradesh is taking a very important step. This is on the way to becoming a people's capital, Modi added,"I congratulate the people and government of the state.The way N. Chandrababu Naidu took up work on this (new capital) and integrated whatever is best across the world, he must be congratulated."

The Prime Minister also took the opportunity to laud the initiative taken up by N. Chandrababu Naidu to include his Telangana counterpart K. Chandrashekhar Rao.

"Be it Andhra Pradesh or Telangana, the soul is Telugu. Both states must progress. Both the states have the capability to progress. If they work together, they will reach new heights," he added.

Union Ministers M Venkaiah Naidu, Ashok Gajapathi Raju and Nirmala Sitaraman, AP and Telangana Governor E S L Narasimhan and Chief Ministers of AP and Telangana N Chandrababu Naidu and K Chandrasekhar Rao, respectively, were among those present on the occasion of 'shila nyas' in the village, about 40 kms from Vijayawada, the commercial hub of the state.

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PM Narendra Modi speaking at the foundation laying of the new capital of AP, Amaravati

* Amaravati is going to be the people's capital in the real sense.

* Andhra Pradesh is today taking a very important step.

* Urban development should be considered as an opportunity not as a challenge.

* Amaravati will have all modern facilities a capital requires.

* Very few new capitals or towns have been built after Independence. We must look towards urbanisation with sustainability.
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Prime Minister is shown a presentation on the 'past, present and future' of Amaravati, a place of immense historical, mythological and cultural significance.

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PM Narendra Modi participates in the rituals to lay the foundation stone of Andhra Pradesh's new capital Amaravati

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PM Modi met with the family of Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu.

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PM Narendra Modi reaches Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh
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Kuchipudi performances a part of celebrations in Amaravati