Global communication and entertainment company Wizcraft, has bagged the contract for organizing the foundation stone laying ceremony of Andhra Pradesh capital city Amaravati on October 22. Sources in the Municipal Administration minister P Narayana office confirmed the news that Wizcraft has been shortlisted as event management agency for the spectacular program on Vijayadasami day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to lay the foundation stone for the emerging world-class city. “This much I can tell that Wizcraft has been selected to organize the even on a massive scale,” sources said refusing to elaborate on the meeting. Attempting contact the minister Narayana did not fructify as he was busy in a program in the School of Planning in Vijayawada. According to our information the Wizcraft has bagged bid for Rs 9.5 crore via public tender process.
Established in 1988, Wizcraft has to its credit the organization of events for over 500 of the largest Multinational and Corporate Houses across the world including Microsoft, IBM, Compaq, Samsung, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Sony Entertainment Television, IDEA Cellular, Zee TV, MTV, Bacardi, Gillette, Audi, Standard Chartered, Nokia, Cognizant Technologies and Wipro.
The assignment includes the creation of awareness among the people of Andhra Pradesh about the capital city, creation sense of belonging among the people, and organizing the foundation stone laying in a memorable way, seating arrangement for about 50,000 people and about a 1000 VIPs etc. All opposition parties are critical of the scale of the event by engaging an agency spending crores of taxpayers money.
Some of the events Wizcraft organized in the past.
* Wizcraft executed the 32nd National Games opening and closing ceremonies followed by the opening and closing ceremonies of Afro – Asian Games.
* Wizcraft organized the 50 years of Indian Independence Celebrations. India’s most celebrated music concert, The Michael Jackson Concert was organized by Wizcraft.
* Wizcraft conceptualized and organized the Opening and Closing Ceremony of the 19th Commonwealth Games.
* Wizcraft created a buzz the world over with the Opening Ceremony of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in Dhaka, Bangladesh and MODI Australia trip event called HannoverMesse
