<P> The foundation for the city was laid at Uddandarayunipalem on 22 October 2015 . The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu, the Chief Minister of Telangana Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, the Japanese minister for economy, trade and industry Yosuke Takagi, and the Singaporean Minister for Trade and Industry S. Iswaran laid the foundation for the city . </P> <P> The majority of departments and officials of the Andhra Pradesh State Government are functioning from interim facilities located in the Velagapudi area of Amaravati, with only a skeleton staff remaining behind in Hyderabad . In April 2016, the office of the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N. Chandrababu Naidu started its operations from Velagapudi . The Andhra Pradesh Legislature remained in Hyderabad until March 2017, when it relocated to newly constructed interim legislative buildings in Velagapudi . </P> <P> The city is being built in Guntur district, on the banks of the Krishna River . The city will be 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south - west of Vijayawada and 24 kilometres (15 mi) north of Guntur . </P> <P> Amaravati is an Urban Notified Area and its urban development and planning activities are undertaken by the Amaravati Development Corporation Limited and Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA). The Andhra Pradesh Secretariat at Velagapudi is the administrative block for the employees of the state government . </P>

Amravati is situated on the bank of which river