LUCKNOW, Oct. 28 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday proposed developing a dedicated 'Singapore City' and a high-tech industrial township near the Noida International Airport at Jewar.

He made the proposal during discussions with a 14-member high-level business delegation comprising leading industrialists and investors from Singapore.

Led by the Singapore Business Federation, the delegation expressed interest in making substantial investments in strategic sectors such as logistics, semiconductors, data centres, green energy, urban planning and hospitality - with a resolve to accelerate UP's progress towards the goal of a $1-trillion economy, according to a press statement issued by the state government.

"Under the leadership...