New Delhi, June 10: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved two major Central Government infrastructure projects in Amaravati worth over Rs 2,500 crore, including an office complex and a residential township for government employees, as part of efforts to strengthen the administrative presence in Andhra Pradesh's new capital city.
Briefing reporters after the Cabinet meeting, Union I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Central Government has approved the construction of a Central Government General Pool Office Accommodation (CGGPOA) complex at an estimated cost of Rs 1,299 crore and a General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) campus costing Rs 1,234.91 crore.
Together, the two projects entail an investment of about Rs 2,534 crore.
The Central Government General Pool Office Accommodation is planned over an area of 5.53 acres. The CGGPOA comprises two blocks - one block on Plot C-9 with Ground + 13 floors (Ground Floor for services, three floors for podium parking, and ten floors for office spaces), and another block on Plot C-8 with Ground + 10 floors (Ground Floor for services, three floors for podium parking, and seven floors for office spaces). The facility is designed to accommodate approximately 8,000 officials and staff members. Podium parking provision for about 1,800 Equivalent Car Spaces (ECS) is proposed. The total built-up area of the project is 23,25,000 sqft. (2,16,032 sqm.).
The General Pool Residential Accommodation Campus will develop over an area of 17 acres. The development comprises 11 residential towers with a total of 1,504 dwelling units, ranging from Type II to Type VI, including refuge areas. The project provides basement parking facilities accommodating 1,972 Equivalent Car Spaces (ECS). The total built-up area of the project is 31.30 lakh sqft. (2,90,762 sqm), including a basement area of 9.10 lakh sqft. (84,394 sqm).
The projects will be executed by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs through the Central Public Works Department (CPWD). Pre-bid activities have already commenced, and the preparation of tender documents is presently in progress.
