CM invites Norway to make investments in AP

Hyderabad, Mar 1 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy today invited Norway to make investments in infrastructure projects in the state.

Interacting with the 16-member Norwegian Parliamentary delegation led by Parliament Deputy Chairman Dragun Eriksson at the Secretariat here, he apprised the delegation on 50 Special Economic Zones (SEZ) created in the state, aimed at attracting investments in textiles, leather, IT, Pharma and Bio-technology.

He also highlighted the state's abundant natural gas reservoir, which would be streamlined by 2008.

Referring to IT sector, Dr Reddy told the visiting delegation that the state had achieved a 50 per cent growth in IT sector, clocking Rs 19,000 crore from software exports.

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