Amaravati Sustainable Capital City Development Project (WB-P159808)

Countries
  • India
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Amaravati
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Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Proposed
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Bank Risk Rating
A
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Borrower
Government of India
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Infrastructure
  • Law and Government
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 300.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 715.00 million
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Bank Documents
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Jan 17, 2019

Disclosed by Bank Aug 8, 2016

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Project Description
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According to the bank document, "the project will support connecting trunk infrastructure to lay the foundations for the phased development of the new city, providing key connections to Vijayawada, existing villages, and planned zones within the capital city. All physical interventions related to these components will be situated on identified and parcels/ stretches within the 217 sq.km. of Amravati city."

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Contact Information
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World Bank
Raghu Kesavan
Senior Infrastructure Specialist

Borrower/Client/Recipient
Government of Andhra Pradesh

Implementing Agencies
Andhra Pradesh Capital
Region Development Authority (APCRDA)
Srikant Nagulapalli Dr.
srikant@apcrda.org


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