HUDCO, CRDA Sign Loan Pact for Amaravati Construction

17 Mar 2025 CW Team

In a significant step towards Amaravati’s development, the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) and the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) signed a landmark loan agreement on Sunday in the presence of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.

The agreement is expected to accelerate infrastructure development in the state’s capital. The event was attended by Urban Development Minister P. Narayana, HUDCO Chairman and MD Sanjay Kulshreshtha, and senior officials from the municipal administration department.

Following the signing, the HUDCO delegation, including directors M. Nagaraj and Daljeet Singh Khatri, along with AP regional chief BSA Murthy, Joint GM S.M. Srinivas, and Senior Manager Subba Rao, visited the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam atop Indrakeeladri. Minister Narayana accompanied them, and temple authorities welcomed the group with Vedic blessings, Laddu Prasadam, Sesha Vastram, and portraits of Goddess Durga.

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