lucknow german automobiles and swiss chocolates in noida this could well be happening soon following a visit by uttar pradesh chief minister akhilesh yadav to germany and switzerland recently sources in the government told toi that while german automakers have evinced interest in an auto hub in noida members of the switzerland chamber of commerce will visit the state in october to look for investment opportunities investors have also shown interest in the solar energy sector akhilesh yadav returned to india on tuesday after the weeklong tour along with a delegation of officers led by state chief secretary alok ranjan the swiss chamber of commerce has declared that its members will visit lucknow in october german auto and solar energy players were impressed by up governments presentations they have sought details of investment policy of the state said ranjan the official delegation had been to germany to participate in the hanover international trade fair which was visited by prime minister narendra modi modi along with german chancellor had also visited the up stall where the chief minister not only launched a website but also met business heads of various countries including germany apart from ranjan the delegation included minister of state for skill development abhishek mishra principal secretary industries mahesh gupta and special secretary industries kanchal verma the objective of the delegation from uttar pradesh was to strengthen investment and collaboration with german institutions industry bodies and companies focusing on opportunities in solar and renewable energy automotive sector clean tech research and innovation skill development dairy and food processing sector the uttar pradesh pavilion was inaugurated by akhilesh yadav who also launched a website showcasing the states it policy in german language germany which is known for its highend technology in solar power can be a major cooperation partner of the state in installing solar rooftop systems in uttar pradesh with this objective the delegation met a number of companies in the solar sector like boson energy alstom and others at the fair to discuss technologies that could be transferred to the state in germany the delegation also met automobile spare parts manufacturers from india and germany who assured the delegation of visiting noida and lucknow following the germany visit the delegation also visited switzerlands chocolate company frey where senior executives discussed market entry and investment opportunities in uttar pradesh before embarking on the tour the chief minister had claimed that he would fetch investment in the state and implement his development agenda which focussed on big ticket infrastructure projects like the agralucknow expressway and the lucknow metro