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AP Weighs Three Vijayawada Sites for Lulu Mall as Protests Grow

CPI(M) leaders joined by APSRTC workers federation have staged protests demanding cancellation of the proposed RTC land transfer

Andhra CPI(M) protests allotment of RTC land for Lulu Mall, cites loss for small vendors
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Overview

  • The State-level Investment Promotion Board approved a ₹1,222 crore Lulu Group investment on July 17, projecting 1,500 jobs through a shopping mall in Visakhapatnam and hypermarkets in Vijayawada.
  • Officials have identified three potential Vijayawada parcels for the mall: five acres of APSRTC land at the old bus stand, Endowments Department land at Gollapudi, and MARKFED land at Patamata.
  • No formal land transfer has taken place and the project remains at the preliminary site-selection stage pending government decisions.
  • CPI(M) leaders denounced the move as “economic colonisation,” warning that reallocating public RTC land would threaten small vendors and erode public assets.
  • The APSRTC Staff and Workers Federation urged the government to withdraw the proposal, alleging the allotment is part of a broader strategy to privatise the public transport sector.