Land, incentives approved to firms investing in hotels and resorts in A.P.
The government also allotted 12.7 acres of land in S.V. Puram, Vadamalapeta, Tirupati, and granted incentives to Odisha-based Bengal Ultimate Resorts LLP for development of 5-star resorts, as per the provisions of the Tourism Policy. Orders signed by the Special Chief Secretary, Tourism, Ajay Jain, were released to this effect on Thursday.
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