Andhra Pradesh rejoices – its capital to be designed by Singapore and built by Japan

N Chandrababu Naidu, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh has returned from a visit to Singapore with the good news that it has agreed to design the capital of the state and that it would be built by Japan.
While terming his five-day visit to Japan a success, the chief minister indicated that a number of Japanese companies and government organizations have expressed their willingness to be partners in building the state capital.
As reported, Singapore will prepare the master plan for the capital and the CM hopes to finalize this when Singapore's trade and commerce minister S Iswaran would arrive in India this month. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also agreed to visit Andhra Pradesh during his proposed visit to India next year.
The tentative plan of the government is to build the capital on 30,000 acres in Guntur-Vijayawada region – the time frame would be five years and the cost to be incurred would be around Rs 1 lakh crore.
In the opinion of N Chandrababu Naidu, the Japanese companies are ready to associate in construction, environment and other requirements of the city and that it would be a deadly combination.
Outlining his plans, the chief minister indicated that a separate cell for Japanese firms will be opened in the industries department to ensure speedy clearances and to extend all help to those who are keen to invest. This proposed cell will have a few escort executives who can speak Japanese – that way, the interaction would be better.
The vision of the CM is to make Andhra Pradesh as the top Indian investment destination for Japanese firms. Japan had achieved a high level of development by virtue of sheer discipline and hard work in spite of natural calamities and other challenges and the new state of Andhra Pradesh can learn a lot from it.