CM holds talks with top Japanese firms

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD, OCT. 21. The Chief Minister, Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu, on the fourth day of his tour of Japan, travelled by a train to study the transportation system, and held discussions with three big firms - the Marubeni Corporation, the Toshiba Corporation and Electric Power Development Corporation.

The Yurikimome Transport system has 12 stations in a distance of 11.5 km, and the trains operate 459 times per day. According to a CM's office press note, the train operates from Shinbashi to Ariake, that the private company that runs the train service has 179 employees on its roll, and the train operates without a driver, as it is monitored from a control room. The President of the system, Mr. Yasuji Hotta, welcomed the Chief Minister at his office. Mr. Chandrababu Naidu visited the control room and saw the operation of the train. The three big corporations organised a special function to honour Mr. Chandrababu Naidu, who urged Japan to involve in a big way in the Information Technology sector.

He said that if a consortium was formed to set up new mega projects in Andhra Pradesh, the Government will give all support. Mr. Hiroshi Matsumura of the Marubeni Corporation said that his corporation can take up the proposed power project in Ramagundam, if an MoU can be signed with the State Government and the BPL.

Mr. Akira Asano, Director, Mr. Toshio Uzawa, General Manager, Toshiba Corporation, Mr. Taruo Hama, Executive Director, Electric Power Development Corporation, Mr. Tadahiko Nakagawa, Senior Advisor, participated in the talks.

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