Andhra Pradesh highlights bifurcation issues at meet with Union Home Secretary
The Hindu
Polavaram, Ramayapatnam port, Kadapa steel plant, among others, discussed
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla convened a meeting of the Chief Secretaries of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to sort out the issues pertaining to the A.P. Reorganization Act-2014, on Wednesday.
According to information, Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary Sameer Sharma highlighted the pending issues such as development of a port at Ramayapatnam instead of at Dugarajapatnam, the Visakhapatnam- Chennai Industrial Corridor, tax concessions due from the Centre, among others.
He also explained the issues such as pending dues of the Polavaram project, AP greenfield crude oil refinery and petrochemical complex, Kadapa steel plant, need for development of the Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Tirupati airports as international airports.
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