World Bank and ADB delegates attend CRDA's orientation programme in Amaravati

A delegation of the World Bank (WB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) visited various construction sites in Amaravati and participated in an orientation programme organised by the A.P. Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) on environmental and social safeguards, health and safety of workers, and other aspects related to the capital city construction, at its head office here on Thursday (June 19, 2025).
CRDA Additional Commissioner G. Suryasai Praveen Chand explained the steps taken for environment protection in Amaravati during the construction stage and safety of workers, facilities being provided at workplaces, welfare programmes being implemented for the residents of Amaravati, skill development programmes, and employment generation.
'No child labour'
Also, he emphasised that the construction of Amaravati was being done in strict compliance with gender equality norms and devoid of child labour.
Mr. Praveen Chand threw light on the Grievance Redressal Mechanism (GRM) through which the issues raised by farmers and residents of the capital were being dealt with.
WB senior social development specialists Bayana Venkata Rao and Ranjan Verma, and the ADB team discussed the process of assessment of environmental and social systems in Amaravati, and the resettlement action plan. They gave an overview of the mandates of WB and the ADB in the Amaravati project, and the importance of environmental and social welfare activities.
Joseph, senior environmental specialist, and Damanjeet Singh Minhas, environmental safeguards adviser, from the WB and ADB, explained the social safeguards to be implemented by the contractors, environment protection measures and safety protocols to be followed in the event of untoward incidents.
CRDA and Amaravati Development Corporation Limited officials, including chief engineers Ch. Dhanunjaya, N. Srinivasulu and M. Prabhakar Rao, superintending engineer R. Hanumanth Reddy, divisional engineer P. Venkateswarlu, and executive engineer K. Srinivasa Rao were present.

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