Lulu launches major project in Indian state

Visakhapatnam : Retail major Lulu Group has officially launched one of the largest project of its kind in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. 

Through a PPP route the group would set up an integrated project, comprising 7000 capacity a world-class convention centre, 2 million sq. feet shopping mall and a luxury hotel on the beach road in the Harbour Park area of Visakhapatnam aimed to making it a global destination for “Meetings, Incentives, Conferencing and Exhibitions (MICE) tourism.

The foundation stone of the project was laid by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu in the presence of CM Chandra Babu Naidu, Union Ministers Suresh Prabhu, Ashok Gajapathy Raju, YS Chouwdary, Yusuffali MA, CMD, Ashraf Ali MA, Executive Director, Ananth AV, Director of Lulu Group, state ministers, diplomats and delegates from across the world.

Once completed, the project will create more than 5,000 direct and indirect employment to another 5000.

“We hope to complete this prestigious project by 2021, said the group’s Chairman & MD Yusuff Ali MA. “It’ll also provide a world-class shopping experience to both tourists and the residents of Sunrise state”.