The workshop aims to explore the environmental, economic, legal, political, cultural and social implications of Amaravati Capital City project in Andhra Pradesh. This pipeline project of AIIB and World Bank is an environmental category A project and has garnered much attention in the country owing to the massive land acquisition and ‘voluntary land pooling’ scheme [LPS]. Moderator: Meera Sanghamitra (National Alliance of People’s Movements)
Speakers: Dr. C. Ramachandraiah (Centre for Economic and Social Studies), Mallela Seshagiri Rao (Capital Region Farmers Federation), Tani Merlin Alex (Centre for Financial Accountability)
