Andhra Pradesh plans concept cities in Vishakapatnam, Tirupati, Anantapur

AMARAVATI: In a move to ignite industrial development, Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has proposed setting up of concept cities in Vishakapatnam, Tirupati and Anantapur region.
He asked officials to ready blueprint for the creation of concept cities which would host industries and residential townships.
Reviewing projects of Information Technology (IT) and Industries departments here on Wednesday, the chief minister asked the officials to ready the plans for the concept cities in a radius of 10 sq km."Each concept city can be spread over at least 10 sq km. We should create required infrastructure to attract investments into these cities," said the chief minister. He advised the officials to take Columbia og Indiana state in USA as model to plan the concept cities. CM observed that Columbia city has unique features to attract the big-ticket investments.
Jagan said that IT giant TCS had expressed its in principal willingness to make foot in Tirupati and asked the officials to make further arrangements to rope in the project. He had also directed the officials to convert the International Institute of Digital Technologies (IIDT) in Tirupati to world-class skill development centre to provide the highly skilled youth to the upcoming IT industries in the region.
He said that single-window system has been introduced to sanction industries to bring transparency. Visakhapatnam could be a big attraction to get investments as it has a port and airport."We are ready to provide land, water and power at nominal rates to industries in these regions," Jagan said.
The officials said since Tirupati and Anathapuram should be showcased as ideal locations for setting up different industries including IT, hardware and automobile since they are close to Chennai and Bengaluru.
The CM's decision to create three concept cities in three different locations would spur growth in the state, said industries minister Mekapati Gautham Reddy.