AMARAVATI: CM Chandrababu Naidu said 13 teaching hospitals will come up in the capital region along with several universities, as he stressed on the need to develop Amaravati into a knowledge hub.

The CM was speaking after Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) campus here on November 28. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan academic block and Sarojini Naidu hostel block of VIT-AP were also inaugurated. Both Naidu and the Vice-President laid the foundation stone in January 2017 and the construction of the two blocks had been completed within a year.

Speaking on the occasion, the CM said world-class infrastructure would be developed in the new capital. Stating that electrical cars would be introduced, he said his goal is to develop Amaravati as a number one greenfield city in the country. He also stressed on the need for promoting social responsibility among students.

The Vice-President said speedy completion of the VIT campus was part of CM's vision. Education should stand for emancipation, enlightenment and empowerment, he said. No one can replace a guru (teacher) and that the future of the students could be shaped only in the classrooms, he said.

