Surbana International Consultants and Jurong International have been appointed master planners for the new Andhra Pradesh capital city and surrounding region.
This will include an eight km sq seed development area, and it marks the first phase of the capital city development project, which is a partnership between Singapore and Andhra Pradesh in India.
Singapore will also work with Andhra Pradesh to build institutional capacity, by sharing its expertise in urban governance with Andhra Pradesh officials overseeing the development of the new capital city.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade & Industry S Iswaran, and Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu jointly announced this at a media conference in Hyderabad yesterday.
Mr Iswaran said, “Both Surbana and Jurong International began as government planning units and have proven track records in developing cities, townships and industrial parks in Singapore, India and around the world. The companies are privileged to be appointed as master planners, and will bring their expertise and experience to work with Andhra Pradesh officials on developing a world-class capital city.”
Image: Montage of Andhra Pradesh (Photo by Kishoresreenidhi; Wikimedia Commons)
Muneerah Bee, Senior Journalist at PropertyGuru, wrote this story. To contact her about this or other stories email muneerah@propertyguru.com.sg
