CII Partnership meet – 56 MoUs worth Rs.7,806 crore signed

Saturday, February 24, 2018 
Visakhapatnam

The AP Tourism department signed 56 MoUs worth Rs.7,806 crore on the inaugural day of the CII Partnership Summit today.

Mukesh Kumar Meena, Principal Secretary of AP Tourism said that the focus would be on six marquee projects which offer tremendous growth and potential for investments. These include the Special Tourism Zone at Madhurawada and INS Viraat aircraft carrier museum in Visakhapatnam, Havelock Bridge in Rajamahendravram. Bhavani Island in the Krishna in Vijayawada, Kakinada Hope Island under Swadesh Darshan scheme in East Godavari district and Gandikota Fort in Guntur district.

Of the 56 projects signed in the day, 19 were related to hotels and resorts. On INS Viraat project, he said it would be another huge attraction in Visakhapatnam. The Gandikota Fort will be developed as an adventure sports zone. A beach property will come up in Krishna, he said.

Each of these projects will be uploaded in the government website and one officer will be assigned for each project. These will be dealt in a time-bound manner. We want to make the State a destination with distinct identity, he said.