A summary of a report by Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar, published by The New York Times on 13 August 2026.

The New York Times profiles Amaravati, the dream capital that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is building from the ground up, with a reported 25,000 workers on the job. Naidu envisions it as one of India's most livable cities, planned with waterways, bike lanes and a "Quantum Valley" technology hub.

The city is being built almost entirely from scratch on the banks of the Krishna River. The need for a new capital arose after the 2014 bifurcation of the state, which created Telangana and left Andhra Pradesh without Hyderabad. It is planned as a modern, purpose-designed capital with world-class infrastructure, government complexes, and planned residential and commercial districts.

The report looks at both the scale of Naidu's vision and the difficulties the project has faced over the years — including shifting politics, questions of funding, and a stop-and-start pace of construction — as he works to turn the planned capital into a functioning city.

Source: The New York Times — “One Man’s Quest to Build India’s Most Livable City”