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S’pore delivers first phase of Andhra Pradesh master plan

SINGAPORE –—The Republic has delivered the first of a three-stage master plan for Andhra Pradesh’s new capital region to the Indian state’s government, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said yesterday.

SINGAPORE –—The Republic has delivered the first of a three-stage master plan for Andhra Pradesh’s new capital region to the Indian state’s government, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said yesterday.

Under the first phase, an analysis of the whole 7,325 sq km region was drawn up by master planners Surbana International Consultants and Jurong Consultants. This included identifying potential economic drivers and proposals to enhance transportation connectivity.

Mr S Iswaran, Singapore’s Second Minister for Trade and Industry, said: “We committed to deliver this by the end of March and we’ve been able to achieve that. I must point out that this normally takes several times longer and I think this speaks to the level of collaboration between both sides.”

With this completed, the master planners will now concentrate on developing a concept plan for the capital city of around 220 sq km, as well as coming up with finer details for the core city of around 8 sq km.

These two phases will be delivered by the end of June, after which the Andhra Pradesh government will announce the appointment of the Singapore master developers for the core city area.

Singapore and the Andhra Pradesh state government signed a Memorandum of Understanding in December to draw up a master plan for the Indian state’s new capital region around the Vijayawada-Guntur area.

Andhra Pradesh’s Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, who is in Singapore on a two-day visit that ends today, told reporters yesterday that he was pleased with the progress. “Broadly, there is no difference in opinion in accepting the plan. But at the same time, after this action plan, we have to execute it. There we will get some modifications because of demand,” he said.

Mr Iswaran added: “Our officials and our master planners have been working very closely with their counterparts in the government of Andhra Pradesh. So many of the elements that are featured and incorporated in this master plan actually reflect the thinking and priority of the state government … As the plans are executed over time, they would have to evolve and respond to needs on the ground, not least would be new economic activities or priorities.”

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