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Minister S Iswaran to attend Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh
22 October 2015
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MINISTER S ISWARAN TO ATTEND FOUNDATION STONE LAYING CEREMONY OF AMARAVATI, ANDHRA PRADESH
1. Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry), S Iswaran will be attending the foundation stone laying ceremony at Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh’s new capital city, on 22 October 2015. Mr Iswaran is representing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who was invited to the ceremony by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Ministers from other Indian states will also be present at the event.
2. Singapore and Andhra Pradesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 8 December 2014 to jointly prepare a master plan and develop the latter’s new capital city and surrounding region. Surbana Jurong Private Limited was appointed as the master planner to help create three master plans for the new capital city. The final seed development master plan was completed and delivered in July this year.
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Press release on Minister Iswaran attending Amaravati foundation ceremony (Final).pdf
Ministry of Trade and Industry
22 October 2015