ap capital amaravathi and vijayawadaVijayawada may be loosing its sheen to the upcoming Capital of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati in the coming years. The recently released Master Plan of Amaravati shows Vijayawada as the part of capital region but there were no plans revealed about developing Vijayawada city.

The citizens of the city are now worried if Vijayawada’s more than 2,000-year-old history is going to face identity crisis and get relegated to the status of being a suburb to the new Capital Amaravati. They compare it with the case of Old City of Hyderabad which lost its sheen as remaining areas of Hyderabad developed.

The major problem with development plans of Vijayawada is the land shortage. Government holds very minimal land parcels here and further the land rate are more than that in Hyderabad which is a big hindrance to any development project planned in the city. Vijaywada was very much neglected in United State and there seem to be no much difference even after parting.