Andhra Pradesh Govt. includes Puttaparthi in Development Plans

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Proposal for 53 integrated townships in AP

HYDERABAD:

As many as 53 integrated townships involving an investment of around Rs 17,000

crores and acquisition of 21,261 acres of land are proposed to be constructed

in Andhra Pradesh.

The proposed townships include 20 townships contemplated by the Hyderabad Urban

Development Authority (UDA) on the outer ring road in the State capital, 18 by

Visakhapatnam UDA, eight by Vijayawada UDA, three by Warangal UDA and two each

by Tirupati and Puttaparthi UDAs. (Urban Development Authority)

Priority would also be given for township development in about 35 class-one

towns and district headquarters in the State. It is estimated that around Rs

276 crores would be required for development of 6,000 housing units in these

towns.

These decisions, according to an official press release, were taken at a

high-level meeting convened by the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy,

to discuss the functioning of the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad and

Municipal Administration Department.

(The Hindu Business Line:

25.10.04)http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/10/25/stories/2004102501591303.htm

ANDHRA TOURISM DEPT MAKES STRATEGIC MOVES

HYDERABAD

The Andhra Pradesh tourism department is taking up strategic initiatives to

address the basic problems that the sector has been facing so far. Moves afoot

include improving the connectivity between the state capital and tourist

destinations in the state, making concerted efforts for the mind share of the

international tourist through advertisements and programmes on leading channels

like Discovery, apart from ensuring the availability of more budget hotels

across the state. "We are in talks with airlines like Air Deccan. Within a

month, we hope to improve the air connectivity between Hyderabad and other

cities of the state like Puttaparthi,

Visakhapatnam and Tirupati," Geetha Reddy, minister of state for tourism, told Business Standard.

The department has also come up with a one-week 'School Tourism' programme for

which around 500 students from across the country have been invited. "It is

being co-sponsored by Cox & Kings and will help children from various parts of

the country to know about the state," she said. "Rural tourism is another area

that we are now strongly focusing on. We will be marketing textile villages and

dance villages to generate employment and remove poverty amongst the rural

youth," Reddy said.

(Business Standard:

25.10.04)http://www.businessstandard.com/bsonline/storypage.php?&autono=170714