Saturday, October 06, 2012

PPP projects catch US delegation eye

Lucknow: The Public Private partnership projects of Uttar Pradesh Government, especially expressways, civil aviation and power have attracted interest of US India Business Council (USIBC), the delegation of which met Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and senior officials of the state Government on Friday. A presentation about the upcoming new projects in the state was made before the delegation. They also expressed interest in compressed and piped natural gas network which the government plans to establish in 21 cities across the state.
The delegation, led by chairman of USIBC, Ajay Banga and president Ron Somers, has invited Akhilesh to visit US in the month of January to interact with the entrepreneurs, following which a delegation of entrepreneurs from the US would visit Uttar Pradesh in the month of March with specific proposals for investment across state.
“We are very impressed by the bold initiatives of the UP government to develop infrastructure and fresh policy interventions for improving the business environment here. The youthful and dynamic leadership of the chief minister holds enormous promise to awaken American companies’ interest in Uttar Pradesh,” Ron Somers said in an official statement.
06/10/12 Indian Express
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