Singapore, Andhra Pradesh break ground on startup project at state's capital city

Ascendas-Singbridge and Sembcorp Development are bringing their city planning know-how to southern India

Published Thu, Jan 10, 2019 · 09:50 PM

New Delhi

SINGAPORE and the India state of Andhra Pradesh have taken the first steps towards developing the commercial core of the southern state's upcoming capital city of Amaravati.

The ignition switch was flicked on Thursday, when Singapore's Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations S Iswaran and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu unveiled a commemorative plaque in a groundbreaking ceremony for the "welcome gallery" of the project.

Singaporean firms Ascendas-Singbridge and Sembcorp Development are the master developers for the 6.84 sq km stretch of the planned city. They are working with the Amaravati Development C…

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