Amaravati would become the new capital, according to the then-CM N Chandrababu Naidu, who made the announcement in 2015.
Hyderabad: On Tuesday, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy declared that Visakhapatnam will be the new capital of the State at the International Diplomatic Alliance summit in New Delhi, around nine years after Telangana and Andhra split into two distinct States.
Amaravati would become the new capital, according to the then-CM N Chandrababu Naidu, who made the announcement in 2015. However, Andhra Pradesh intended for its three capital cities—Amaravati, Visakhapatnam, and Kurnool—to exist by the year 2020. When the Andhra Pradesh High Court overturned the judgement in March of last year and ordered the government to develop Amaravati, the city also came to be known as the epicentre of a land fraud, an accusation made by the ruling YSR Congress against the Telugu Desam Party.
Finally, Visakhapatnam, commonly known as Vizag, a seaside city, was selected as the nation’s capital. Continue reading to learn more about AP’s new capital.
Diamond of the East Coast
The city is known as the “Jewel of the East coast” and is one of the biggest port cities in south India, nestled between the Eastern Ghats mountain range and the Bay of Bengal. It is the second-biggest metropolis on India’s east coast, after Chennai, and the largest and most populated city in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Numerous beaches, museums, and temples in the city have drawn numerous tourists.
two ports in one city
It is the only city in India to have two of the largest ports in the nation—the Vizag port and Gangavaram Port—and is presently the State Capital of Andhra Pradesh.
In terms of the amount of cargo handled in 2022, India’s top five ports included the 1933-opened Visakhapatnam port. With a total depth of 21 metres, Gangavaram is the deepest port in India and was established in 2009.
initial naval firing range
Vice-Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, Flag-Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, opened the Composite Indoor Shooting Range (CISR) at INS Karna on the Eastern Seaboard in August 2022. It is the first shooting range of its sort in India and one of the three main sites for Eastern Naval Command. It also acts as the organization’s administrative centre.
South Asia’s first museum of submarines
One of the first four submarines bought by the Indian Navy in 1969, the Kursura Museum, was crucial in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. It was taken out of service in 2001, and in 2002, it was converted into the first submarine museum in South Asia, close to Rama Krishna Beach. As the second submarine museum in the world, it was finished by the previous chief minister, N Chandrababu Naidu.
India’s oldest shipyard
The earliest and oldest shipyard in India is Hindustan Shipyard Limited, which was founded in 1941. HSL recorded the biggest output value in its history in 2022.
Steel Plant in Visakhapatnam
The only shore-based steel mill in India is the 33,000-acre Vizag Steel Plant near Gajuwaka, founded in 1971. In the fiscal year 2021–2022, the factory will produce 5.138 million tonnes of saleable steel, 5.272 million tonnes of crude steel, and 5.773 million tonnes of hot metal with a concentration on creating value-added steel.
