Andhra Pradesh urban development projects worth around Rs 51,000 crore have been taken up or proposed across the state, including a Rs 4,309-crore package for Vijayawada covering drinking water, sewerage, stormwater drainage, sewage treatment and canal development, a state official said on Friday.
Lanka Dinakar, chairman of the Twenty Points Programme implementation, said the projects were being advanced by the coalition government with support from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan. His remarks covered infrastructure works across the state as well as the utilisation of municipal funds in Vijayawada.
The proposed Vijayawada package includes Rs 733 crore for drinking water and sewerage, the largest allocation of Rs 1,908 crore for stormwater drainage, and Rs 1,315 crore for sewage treatment and canal development. It also provides Rs 320 crore for water supply and Rs 33 crore for cremation grounds and parks.
The allocation profile places drainage and sewage treatment at the centre of the Vijayawada programme. Together, the two components account for Rs 3,223 crore, or nearly three-fourths of the proposed city package. The figures indicate that the programme is focused not only on expanding water access but also on managing wastewater, stormwater and urban canals.
Dinakar said the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation received Rs 1,016 crore between 2019 and 2024. He alleged that a substantial portion of the funds had been diverted. Since 2024, Rs 927 crore has been utilised for drinking water, overhead tanks, drainage and other works, he said. The allegations were made as part of his account of the previous and current periods of municipal spending.
At the state level, hybrid annuity model projects worth Rs 7,649.46 crore are being implemented across 120 municipalities. Works worth another Rs 4,000 crore have been launched, while projects valued at Rs 22,350 crore have been taken up across Andhra Pradesh. Proposals worth Rs 17,000 crore are in the pipeline, according to Dinakar.
The figures cover multiple stages of project development and do not represent a single completed investment programme. They include works already under implementation, projects that have been launched, projects taken up across the state and proposals awaiting further action. The distinction will be important for residents and municipalities tracking when specific works move from approval to construction and completion.
The state’s urban infrastructure pipeline also includes projects under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation. AMRUT 1.0 projects in Andhra Pradesh are valued at Rs 3,333.76 crore, while AMRUT 2.0 projects are valued at Rs 10,251.72 crore.
Dinakar also expressed confidence that the National Democratic Alliance would win more than 90 per cent of seats in the forthcoming local body elections. He alleged that the YSRC was instigating violence in Rayalaseema. No further details about the allegations or the election schedule were provided in the report. The next stage for the infrastructure programme will be the implementation of the identified municipal works and the movement of pipeline proposals towards execution.
