Amaravati farmers pool 313 acres in record time under LPS 2.0
Farmers in Pedamadduru village voluntarily submitted consent for 313 acres within an hour of the Land Pooling Scheme 2.0 launch, marking strong support for Amaravati's revival.
Amaravati, January 08, 2026: In a swift show of confidence, farmers from Pedamadduru in Palnadu district handed over consent letters for 313 acres nearly 30% of the village's targeted land, within just one hour of the formal launch of Land Pooling Scheme 2.0 (LPS 2.0) by Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister P. Narayana on January 8.
This marks the third village notified by the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) for the scheme's second phase, following Endrayi and Vaddamanu.
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