Amaravati: Amaravati, the capital of the truncated Andhra Pradesh, is planned to be developed as a "futuristic" world-class city with expertise from Japan and Singapore, and the cost of building it could be in excess of USD two billion, say officials.
The idea is to promote the project on public-private-partnership model. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone for the new capital at Uddandarayunipalem village in Guntur district.
Singapore government today said it is willing to provide training to Andhra Pradesh government officials in capacity building and urban development aspects to develop Amaravati as the most liveable city.
"The Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) will also help AP develop its institutional capacity in urban governance and related areas through training programmes for AP officials responsible for the development of the capital city."
"International Enterprise (IE) Singapore is the government agency coordinating efforts across Singapore's public and private sectors for the master plan," an official of Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore, told PTI in email response.
IE Singapore had earlier signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Infrastructure Corporation of Andhra Pradesh to jointly prepare master plan for the new capital.
The MOU covered the master planning of Amaravati and capacity development for Andhra Pradesh officials. The IE has submitted three master plans -- the Capital Region Plan, Capital City Master Plan and Seed Development Master Plan.
Japan and Andhra Pradesh today also signed an MoU to promote investments by Japanese companies in the state.
"Japan has come forward to work with us in diverse sectors such as urban development, port development, agriculture technology and super critical power," Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said.
The idea is to promote the project on public-private-partnership model. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone for the new capital at Uddandarayunipalem village in Guntur district.
Singapore government today said it is willing to provide training to Andhra Pradesh government officials in capacity building and urban development aspects to develop Amaravati as the most liveable city.
"International Enterprise (IE) Singapore is the government agency coordinating efforts across Singapore's public and private sectors for the master plan," an official of Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore, told PTI in email response.
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The MOU covered the master planning of Amaravati and capacity development for Andhra Pradesh officials. The IE has submitted three master plans -- the Capital Region Plan, Capital City Master Plan and Seed Development Master Plan.
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"Japan has come forward to work with us in diverse sectors such as urban development, port development, agriculture technology and super critical power," Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said.
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