Infopark second phase inaguration on May 6

KOCHI: Kerala’s emergence as a global IT destination will get a fillip with the inauguration of the second phase of Infopark, the state IT hub in Kochi on May 6. The ambitious Rs 2,500 crore phase II project is aimed at creating 8 million sq ft work space for IT/ITeS companies and generating about 80,000 job opportunities.

“In the first stage, over a million sq ft IT space will be ready by the end of 2015, which includes Infopark’s own IT building and Cognizant’s first phase building, construction of which is in final stages,” Infopark CEO Shri Hrishikesh Nair said. Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy will inaugurate the second phase of Infopark.

The phase II project, spread across 160 acres, is envisioned as a walk-to-work township project, which includes facilities like hotels, shopping malls, international school, multiplexes, convention centres etc. It will also have facilities like eco-friendly greenpark, water treatment plant and sewage treatment plant.

Infopark has joined hands with several major IT companies and infrastructure developers like Cognizant Technologies, UST Global, Trans Asia, Muthoot Group, Media Systems, Claysys Technologies, Caspian Techparks and Padiyath Innovation for phase II development. Around 60 per cent of the land in the second phase has been leased out successfully to IT/ITeS companies and co-developers.