Overview
- The e-lottery was conducted at the CRDA headquarters in Rayapudi for farmers who pooled land for the capital project.
- Authorities had readied 145 plots for allotment, but farmers linked to 30 plots requested postponement, leaving 115 allotted.
- Village-wise distribution included Nidamarru with 58 plots, Mandadam 15, Velagapudi 10, Malkapuram 10, Kuragallu 5, and Lingayapalem and Penumaka 6 each.
- Officials rejected claims about low-lying or burial-ground locations and noted that south-facing plots are routinely allotted and not classified as road-cut.
- The allotment occurs as Andhra Pradesh expands land pooling for Amaravati, with 54,000 acres assembled to date, including 34,281 acres from 29,881 farmers.