The Hindu 06.12.2013
GHMC limits to be common capital area, says Shinde
Clearing the confusion, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar
Shinde announced that Telangana would comprise ten districts and the
residuary State of Andhra Pradesh 13 districts, while Greater Hyderabad
Municipal Corporation (GHMC)limits would be the common capital not
exceeding ten years.
Addressing a press conference
after the Union Cabinet cleared the draft Andhra Pradesh State
Reorganisation Bill prepared by the Group of Ministers, Mr. Shinde said
the Governor of the proposed Telangana State will take care of security
in the common capital and would be assisted by two advisors nominated by
the Union government. These steps are expected to address the concerns
of the people of Seemandhra over their safety in Hyderabad.
He
said an expert committee would be constituted to decide upon the new
capital for Andhra Pradesh in 45 days while Article 371-D, another
contentious issue, has been made applicable to the two successor States —
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Polavaram would be
taken up as a national project and committees would be constituted for
equitable distribution of water resources, power and assets and
liabilities.
Mr. Shinde said the Bill would be sent
to the President in a day or two and the Centre expected the Bill to be
introduced in the Parliament during the current winter session.
The
Cabinet approved the recommendations of the Group of Ministers which
carried out an elaborate exercise of meeting all the stakeholders,
political parties and the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and
Union Cabinet colleagues.
