The Amaravati Development Corporation Limited has invited competitive bids for a new Rain Forest project at Sakhamuru Park, setting out plans for a 48-acre eco-tourism destination within the Amaravati Capital Region.
The project is estimated at ‚Çπ17.58 crore, comprising ‚Çπ16.47 crore for design and construction and ‚Çπ1.11 crore for five years of operation, maintenance and post-plantation care. The scheme will be delivered through a design-build model, with a two-year construction period followed by a five-year maintenance phase.
For destination planners, landscape designers and eco-tourism operators, the tender highlights a growing public-sector focus on nature-based visitor infrastructure. The project has been conceived to combine biodiversity conservation, environmental education and recreation, while increasing the ecological value of the wider Sakhamuru Park setting.
The deadline for prospective bidders is 17 July, giving private and specialist contractors an opportunity to participate in a scheme that brings together landscape architecture, visitor facilities, horticulture, water-edge planning and long-term environmental management.
Rainforest Experience Linked To Reservoir Setting
The proposed Rain Forest project will be developed around the greenfield Sakhamuru Reservoir, a water body designed to provide scenic, environmental and infrastructure benefits to the capital region. The reservoir sits on Kondaveeti Vagu and has been planned for multiple purposes, including flood mitigation, groundwater recharge, ornamental landscaping and possible future navigation.
The reservoir boasts a 0.03 TMC storage capacity. Its depth averages eight metres. Its development involved extensive excavation and slope protection works, including gabion mesh installation. With the reservoir project nearing completion, Sakhamuru Park is now being positioned as a wider visitor and ecological asset.
Although boating is part of the broader tourism vision for the area, it is being handled separately and is not included within the current tender. This separation is significant from a planning standpoint, as it allows the rainforest project to focus on terrestrial landscape, visitor movement and educational infrastructure while leaving water-based operations to a later or separate procurement route.
Visitor Infrastructure And Landscape Delivery
The bid document sets out a broad scope of work. Planned facilities include supporting works, utility infrastructure, landscaped gardens, a rainforest mound, viewing decks, bamboo walkways, pedestrian pathways, visitor amenities, an entrance plaza, a ticket counter, an orientation hall, an open-air amphitheatre, a cafeteria, and two bridges.
This mix of assets indicates a destination model designed for managed circulation, interpretation, group learning and leisure use. Orientation spaces and amphitheatre provision can support environmental education, school programming, guided interpretation and community events. Viewing decks, bridges and bamboo walkways can help structure movement through the site while limiting pressure on planted areas.
Extensive plantation and horticultural development will be central to the scheme. The five-year post-plantation care period is particularly important, as eco-tourism projects depend on landscape maturity, survival rates, irrigation, maintenance and ecological performance. Without this long-term management component, planted destinations can struggle to deliver the environmental and visitor outcomes promised at planning stage.
Value For Nature-Based Destination Development
The Amaravati Rain Forest project offers a useful example of how new capital regions can integrate public open space, tourism, environmental learning and water-sensitive planning. It is not only a park beautification scheme, but a structured visitor destination with operational, educational and ecological objectives.
For contractors and consultants, the tender will require capability across design, civil works, planting, amenity delivery and maintenance planning. For tourism authorities, it points to the value of creating nature-based attractions that can support local leisure, education and destination identity.
If delivered with strong ecological planning and visitor management, Sakhamuru Park could become a reference point for urban eco-tourism in Amaravati, linking reservoir infrastructure with a designed rainforest landscape and long-term public value.
