The financial recommendations for the Amaravati ORR have been sent to the PPP Appraisals Committee. Once cleared, they will go to the central cabinet for approval, which is usually a formality. Meanwhile, multiple steps are required before the project can move forward.

The 3A recommendations from the combined Krishna district are almost ready. Some corrections were needed in the NTR district 3A recommendations. NH officials sent them back, and they have now been resubmitted. After NH approval, both districts will issue gazette notifications, which will be uploaded on the government website.

People can raise their concerns within 21 days of the upload. Joint collectors will then respond to those who raised doubts and gather information. After that, revenue and NH authorities will conduct a joint survey. Once the concerns are resolved, stones will be placed on the boundary of the land mentioned in the gazette.

The ORR will be 140 mts wide and will need 5000 acres of land. Stones will be placed across the required land. A final gazette will then be released in five districts. If there are no major issues, the land will be handed over to NH. This stage alone may take a year. Any Court cases could delay the process further.

After the final gazette, several permissions will be needed. Since the Amaravati ORR is a greenfield project, environmental clearances are required. Public feedback is also part of this process. Kondapalli forest lands fall on the ORR route, so permission from the forest department is mandatory.

The cleared forest land must be developed elsewhere at the same time. High tension transmission towers must also be shifted. Only after these steps are complete will the project reach the tenders stage.

Given all these procedures, the Amaravati ORR may take another one to two years before work officially begins.