State officials to be sent to Singapore for training

The fortnight-long training is scheduled to begin from January 19, 2015. The Government of Singapore has assured Andhra Pradesh of developing a master plan and total vision report for a world class capital city free of cost.

December 22, 2014 01:07 am | Updated November 16, 2021 11:24 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA:

The exercise of the Andhra Pradesh government in developing a world class capital is picking up pace with the government all set to send a team of officials to Singapore for training shortly.

Simultaneously, another team of officials from Singapore will be landing in Vijayawada for study, according to sources in the State government and Singapore.

“Officials from different departmentswill be sent to Singapore for training in several aspects related to the formation of capital city,” said a source in the government. The training is scheduled to begin from January 19, 2015 according to an official associated with an industrial outfit in Singapore. “The accommodation has already been booked and the training is expected to last for a fortnight,” he said.

Meanwhile, a team of six officials from Singapore is expected to camp in Vijayawada from January to June to prepare the master plan for the proposed capital city in the 7,000 and odd sq km in the Vijayawada, Guntur, Tenali and Mangalagiri (VGTM) region. “Officials from the Centre for Liveable Cities and from the Singapore Urban Development Authority will be operating from their temporary office in Vijayawada. They are most likely to start work in January,” said the industry source.

The Government of Singapore has assured Andhra Pradesh of developing a master plan and total vision report for a world class capital city free of cost. A MoU had been signed recently between the State government and Second Minister for Trade and Industry of Singapore S. Iswaran in this regard. An aerial survey was already conducted by the team of officials from Singapore for this purpose recently.

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