Productive day for KT Rama Rao in America
Newly-appointed Consul General of US in Hyderabad Katherine B Hadda called on Mr Rao apprised him of her priorities when she takes charge.
Hyderabad: IT and NRI Affairs minister K.T. Rama Rao, during his week-long US trip, on Thursday held a series of meetings with industrial, embassy and other sectors and invited them to invest in Telangana state in various sectors.
Addressing the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, a group of leading innovative biopharmaceutical research companies of the US, Mr Rao spoke of the TS government’s Pharma City project and the industrial policy TS-iPASS. The meeting was attended by representatives from major companies including Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Alexion, Merck, Amgen and others.
The minister held meeting with acting ambassador of India in US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu wherein issues of bilateral interest to US and India and the role of Ease of Doing Business in India were discussed.
Newly-appointed Consul General of US in Hyderabad Katherine B. Hadda called on Mr Rao apprised him of her priorities when she takes charge. Mr Rao raised the issue of student deportations in US and stressed on the importance of positive association between both the nations.
Boeing International president Bertrand-Marc Allen called on Mr Rao and discussed the status of Boeing’s engagement in the Aerospace city in Hyderabad.
Later, Mr Rao met a high-level team of officials from the US Environmental Protection Agency and shared TS government’s vision to elevate environmental standards with a best-in-class enabling framework to curb industrial pollution.
The minister briefed them about the TS government’s efforts in relocating industries outside the Outer Ring Road (ORR) in Hyderabad Pharma City with the objective of making Hyderabad greener and pollution-free.