Emphasising the importance of reconstructing the state to the collectors, the CM noted that "a state which has been completely devastated requires extra efforts to rebuild", alluding to the previous government.

As part of Amaravati Capital Master Plan, nine cities will also include health and sports cities.

The YSRCP president and former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is planning to stage a dharna in Delhi on July 24 to protest against the sustained attacks on his party workers allegedly by the TDP supporters.

As per the plans developed by Singapore, Amaravati would house a sports city, government city, tourism city, finance city, justice city, knowledge city, media city, health city and electronics city, nine in total.

According to P Narayana, all development work initiated in the capital has involved the Singapore government, especially in designing the city in such a way that all districts will benefit financially.

Unlike the controversies usually associated with the acquisition of lands in other parts of the country, the land acquisition for the construction of the new capital city was smooth and hassle-free.

At the NDA alliance legislators meeting held in Vijayawada on Tuesday, Naidu said that Visakhapatnam will be developed as a financial capital and Kurnool in other ways.