Overview
- Municipal Administration Minister P. Narayana launched structural work on HoD Tower-3 at the Amaravati Government Complex by starting installation of a key diagrid corner node after a ceremonial puja.
- The tower uses a diagrid frame, a steel lattice of triangles where corner nodes lock members together to carry both vertical and wind loads, which can cut the need for interior columns and speed assembly.
- Officials said the capital plan calls for five iconic Secretariat towers to bring all state departments under one roof, and they described the build as a self-financing effort with no direct taxpayer outlay.
- Narayana said construction is moving at a fast pace after a four-month delay last year caused by heavy rains, with work on residences and core infrastructure advancing in parallel.
- Following a recent fire in the capital region, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu reviewed the case and the government opened an inquiry with a promise of strict action if negligence or foul play is found.