In a major administrative overhaul, the Andhra Pradesh government has restructured the Amaravati capital region into nine strategic zones to streamline governance and expedite local dispute resolutions. APCRDA (Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority) Commissioner Katamneni Bhaskar (referred to in local reports as Katamneni Bhaskar/Vijayram Raju) issued official orders grouping clusters of three to four villages into grids. To facilitate smoother operations, the government has authorized the CCLA (Commissioner of Land Revenue) and the Village Ward Secretariat departments to decentralize staff and land pooling units accordingly.
Under the newly defined geographical blueprint, Kondamarajupalem, where the current government offices are being constructed, has been designated as the Central Zone. Krishnayapalem and Penumaka form the East Zone, while Inavolu is mapped under the East Central Zone. Lingayapalem, Undavalli, and Venkatapalem fall under the North East Zone. The North East Central Zone includes Malkapuram, Uddandarayunipalem, Velagapudi, and Mandadam (Units 1 & 2). Moving northwestward, Abburajupalem, Borupalem, and Dondapadu comprise the North West Zone. Navuluru (Units 1 & 2) anchors the South East Zone, whereas Kuragallu (two units) and Nidamarru (two units) form the South East Central Zone. Finally, Nekkallu, Nelapadu, Sakhamuru, Thulluru (two units), and Ananthavaram have been integrated into the West Central Zone.
On-the-Spot Land Dispute Resolution: Dedicated Special Collectors Deployed to Local Units
As part of the phase-two implementation process, each village cluster will operate as a self-contained administrative unit backed by on-ground revenue staff. The government has approved the deployment of a Special Grade Deputy Collector, a Deputy Tahsildar, a VRO (Village Revenue Officer), a licensed surveyor, a village surveyor, a data entry operator, and a digital assistant for every designated zone. Additional surveyors are being deployed dynamically to specific villages depending on the local land area and workload volume. Furthermore, independent land coordination cells have been established inside the Guntur Collectorate to strictly handle specialized tasks like the Negotiable Settlement Policy and R1 zone jurisdictions.
This decentralization effectively replaces the older system where local Competent Authorities had to route every dispute to higher offices. Under the new guidelines, the newly appointed Zonal Special Deputy Collectors are fully empowered to address and resolve land pooling anomalies right at the zonal offices. APCRDA officials emphasized that this structural reform is designed to save local landowners and farmers from making frequent trips to the primary CRDA headquarters, ensuring that complex land administrative grievances are wrapped up swiftly closer to home.
