Andhra Pradesh is rich in historical monuments and many holy temples. Tirupati in the Chittoor district houses one of the most famous temples in India. The presiding deity is known as Venkateswara.

Play Green fields. A road slashing through them.

Joined by rough paths at right angles. A railway line.

All of it captured in the video above through extraordinary aerial views. This is what it may look like now, but if Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu can make his dream come true, the new capital of the state will be India's most modern city. Welcome to (the idea of) Amravati. After Hyderabad, the capital of the older, undivided Andhra Pradesh was allotted to new state of Telangana in 2014, Naidu decided that he would build a new capital almost from scratch, instead of picking Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada or Ongole, as originally thought. This is that upper-class urban dream of India: a Singapore on its own soil. That's what Naidu hopes to transform Amaravati, a village in the Guntur district, which to.

The master planning process of the new capital is being conducted with the Singapore government. This is the city that Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated on Thursday. True, it's not exactly a city yet. So you might say that what he's inaugurated is an idea. Under the master-plan, termed the Seed Capital Area, Amaravati is being envisaged as smart, green and sustainable. (So what's new?) Says Naidu, 'We will first begin with the roads.' The SCA has for world-class infrastructure in the capital city, which includes modern homes for residents and multiple business hubs to generate about seven lakh jobs in the city.

The city also promises an integrated metro rail network of about 12 km, downtown roads of about 7 km, arterial roads, and a total road length of about 26 km. The master plan also includes nature parks and non-motorised transport systems. Right now, all we see are the aerial views of the River Krishna, the Prakasam barrage, and other famous sites nearby, shot from quadcopters. Starrett 3814 manual diagram. We'll be back in a couple of years to see how Amravati's looking.

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Following the state's bifurcation in 2014, Hyderabad has been serving as the shared capital of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The city of Hyderabad is famous for its rich cultural heritage. Andhra Pradesh has thirteen districts after the recent bifurcation. Some of its important districts are Anantapur, Chitoor, Guntur, Nellore, Kurnool and Visakhapatnam. The state will have its own official capital at Amravati from 2024 onwards.

The history of Andhra Pradesh goes back to the Vedic period. Its earliest mention is found in the ancient text Aitareya Brahmana. There is evidence to suggest that the coastal kingdom of Andhra Pradesh thrived during the rule of Satavahanas. Inland and maritime trade flourished in the region between the Godavari and Krishna Rivers. Currency was used to facilitate trade. There is also proof that Buddhism flourished here when the Ikshvakus of Nagarjunakonda came to power. Although the rulers were devoted to Vedic ritualism, Buddhism flourished; as is evident from the several Stupas, Chaityas and Viharas found here.

The Andhra region came under the control of the Kakatiya Dynasty, Reddy Dynasty, Vijaynagar Empire as well as the Mughal rule and then the British Empire in 1792. After independence, the princely state of Hyderabad became a part of India in 1948. The state of Andhra Pradesh was created on linguistic lines and merged with the Telugu speaking area of Telangana in 1956 through the State Reorganisation Act. The Telengana Movement began after that and Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated in 2014.