Iconic Integrated Amaravati Government Complex with five towers to come up in 32 acres

Iconic Integrated Amaravati Government Complex with five towers to come up in 32 acres. The towers will house the General Administration Department, the Andhra Pradesh State Secretariat, and HoD offices. Tenders have already been called for their construction in three packages.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will relaunch the works on construction of the capital city of Amaravati on May 2, and they include five towers coming up in the Integrated Amaravati Government Complex at Palavagu.

The five towers will house the General Administration Department (GAD), the Andhra Pradesh State Secretariat, and the Head of Department (HoD) offices.

The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) has already invited tenders in three packages for construction of the five towers.

It is estimated that the GAD tower costs ₹844 crore. While the cost of towers 1 and 2 is put at ₹1,423 crore, the cost of towers 3 and 4 is estimated to be ₹1,247 crore.

These buildings are designed in a way that the HoD offices and the Secretariat (around 145 departments) co-exist to bring efficiency in their functioning. They will have office spaces, a variety of amenities and basement parking.

The proposed Secretariat and HoD buildings will have sufficient office spaces (chambers, open offices etc.), conference facilities, podiums, and common amenities for the staff.

According to the documents provided by the APCRDA, four towers will have Basement + Ground + 39 floors, while the GAD tower, the tallest on the southwest, will have B + G + 49 floors. The total site area is 32 acres. Each floor has a built-up area of 2,209 sq. m and carpet or floor area of 1,200 sq. m. The towers together will have a built-up area of approximately 4,85,000 sq m.