India, Aug. 12 -- Amaravati, the capital region of Andhra Pradesh, is going to be demarcated as a new district, if the Telugu Desam Party-led coalition government headed by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has its way, people familiar with the matter said.

A group of ministers, which is presently examining the issue of reorganisation of existing districts, changing their boundaries, renaming some of them and creating new districts, is likely to recommend the development of Amaravati as a separate district.

Currently, Amaravati comprises 29 revenue villages which fall under three mandals (blocks) - Mangalagiri, Thullur and Tadepalli of Guntur district. "Since it is going to be developed into a capital city with vast scope of expansion,...