Amaravati City Profile Amaravati is the proposed and future capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . Located on the banks of the Krishna River, it was officially selected as the capital of the state in 2014, following the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The city is planned as a modern metropolis with world-class infrastructure, blending traditional heritage with futuristic development. Hyderabad officially ceases to be joint capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh . Hyderabad was made joint capital of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for ten years. Following the bifurcation in 2014, the government of Andhra Pradesh decided to build a new capital city. Amaravati was officially declared as this new capital city. Andhra Pradesh is an Indian state located in the southeastern part of the subcontinent. It is bounded by the Indian states of Tamil Nadu to the south, Karnataka to the southwest and west, Telangana to the northwest and north, and Odisha to the northeast. The capital of Andhra Pradesh is Amaravati.
