Amaravati, Jan 5 : The US has chosen the port city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh to set up India’s second American Hub.
US Consul General, Hyderabad, Joel Reifman met Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday and informed him about the American interest.
“He (Reifman) said the US government is interested in setting up an American hub in Visakhapatnam. Ahmedabad is the only other city in the country to have an American hub so far and Vishakapatnam will be the first location in south India,” an official statement said.
Reifman said he was satisfied with the facilities in Vizag.
Welcoming the decision, Reddy has also requested the Consul General to set up an incubation centre in the port city, popularly known as Vizag, on the similar lines of one established in Delhi.
Reifman responded to this request positively.
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