Construction cranes dominate the skyline of an ambitiously planned city rising on the banks of the Krishna river between the cities of Vijayawada and Guntur in Andhra Pradesh state.
When work is completed, they will be replaced by skyscrapers, high-rise commercial and residential buildings and low-rise government offices in the new capital city of Amaravati, with lots of green spaces and a developed waterfront.
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