With time ticking by for the division of Andhra Pradesh into two states of Telangana and residual Andhra Pradesh (Seemandhra) on June 2, the reality is sinking in as assets are getting divided to serve new successor States.
If the election was just an indication how the voters gave their verdict, the division of assets brings to light harsh realities. One after another, assets are being divided to pave way for transition into two successive States.
The latest is the division of core assets of State Secretariat, the seat of governance, which will now host administrative blocks of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the former from June 2 and the latter from June 8, when the new Government will be formed there. In a Government order passed by PK Mohanty, Chief Secretary to Andhra Pradesh Government, provisional allocation was made for several buildings which house Legislative Assembly, Legislative Council and Secretariat of two States.
Through the order, A,B,C,D blocks in the Secretariat have been allocated to Telangana and L,J, North-H and South-H and K blocks have been set apart from Andhra Pradesh.
Assembly building While the new Assembly building has been allotted to Andhra Pradesh, the old building has been set apart for Telangana. The existing Legislative Council building has been allocated to Andhra Pradesh, and the abutting Jubilee Hall goes to Telangana.
The Chief Minister’s camp office building located in busy Begumpet road, built during the YS Rajasekhara Reddy administration, has been allocated to Telangana and the heritage building of the Nizam era, Lake View Guest House becomes the camp office of Seemandhra Chief Minister.
From June 2, the metropolis of Hyderabad will serve as the joint capital of the two new states for 10 years.