Bangalore - IT Parks & IT SEZs thread

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Lakefront campus of Cognizant Technologies at Bagmane SEZ, Bangalore

http://www.bagmanegroup.com/cognizant.html

[nandan_ks]

they havent updated their website for more than 2-3 years

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the BTP setup is smaller than Manyata Business Park ...cos its an SEZ more and more resources are being moved - IBM,Philips,Fidelity,CTS,Supervalue etc

[engineer.akash]

Karnataka begins land acquisition for IT region

2010-09-14 20:00:00


The Karnataka government has set in motion the process to acquire 10,000 acres of land for its ambitious Rs.100,000-crore Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR).

'Notification to acquire over 2,000 acres of land has been issued and for the remaining 8,000 acres of land it will be done in a week,' State IT and BT Minister Katta Subramanya Naidu told reporters here.

The ITIR is to come up in three phases near Devanahalli, about 35 km from city centre, and close to the Bangalore International Airport.

The first phase of the project in around 2,000 acres of land envisages an investment of Rs.25,000 crore and the work would begin in December, he said.

The development of the entire ITIR is to be completed in 12 years. 'When fully operational, it is expected to provide employment to about four million people,' Naidu said.

The minister said new policy on hardware and animation is to be announced in October- end.

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Bangalore: The State Government will launch the Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) project near Devanahalli by December.

The Government, with support from the Centre, has decided to set up the ITIR on 10,000 acres of land with an investment of Rs. 1 lakh crore in phases. Consequently, the ITIR Act has already been gazetted.

Addressing presspersons here on Tuesday, Minister for Information Technology and Biotechnology Katta Subramanya Naidu said the first phase of the project, to come up on 2,072 acres of land, will be launched in December. It will be an integrated information technology (IT) city with all physical and social infrastructure, involving an investment of Rs. 25,000 crore in two years.

Mr. Naidu said: “Preliminary notification has been issued for 2,072 acres and the survey work for the balance 8,000 acres is almost over.” The project envisages employment to 40 lakh people and will be completed in 10-15 years through PPP model.

The project requires the approval of 24 Union Government departments and already no-objection certificates (NoCs) have been obtained from 16 departments. The department of Human Resource Development, Urban Development and Environment and Forests have made certain observations, while Home and Railways departments are yet to give their views.

The Minister said no village will be relocated during the land acquisition and barren lands would be acquired for the project. A water project is planned at Chickballapur to supply water to the ITIR. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) would supply 70 MLD of recycled water.

IT parks

The Government has also decided to set up IT parks in Shimoga, Mangalore, Gulbarga, and Mysore on PPP model basis. The contract for the Gulbarga IT Park would be awarded today (September 15) and it would come up on 53,000 sq. ft, he said.

A private cluster of biotech parks would come up near Electronics City in Bangalore via PPP mode. A State supported incubation centre and instrumentation facility in the biotech park in Bangalore would be rented out for private entrepreneurs for innovations, he said.

An agri-BT park would be set up at Dharwad, which is a joint venture of University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, and a private firm. It would involve a cost of Rs. 80 crore. A marine park would come up in Mangalore and the identification of the private partner is to be finalised soon, he said.

Up and coming projects

Two BT finishing schools — Manipal Life Sciences Centre, Manipal, and Dayanand Sagar, Bangalore — had commenced.

The Government has provided 25 per cent of the total cost while the rest would be incurred by the private developer, he said. Each school would be set up at a cost of Rs. 4 crore.

The department has decided to give permission for 10 schools and it had already received 25 proposals.

The Minister said 20 rural BPO units have been sanctioned and of them, 16 have commenced operations.

Hindu - http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/15/stor...1564550800.htm

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BANGALORE: The 13th edition of the annual IT event — Bangalore IT.biz — will be held for three days from October 28 at The Hotel Lalit Ashok here. Addressing presspersons here on Tuesday, Minister for Information Technology and Biotechnology Katta Subramanya Naidu said Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee would inaugurate the event and release three policies — information and communication technology (ICT), hardware and animation.

Bangalore IT.biz 2010 is being organised by the Department of IT, BT and Science & Technology; and Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), Bangalore. The Government has decided to hold the event at The Hotel Lalit Ashok, for the second consecutive year.

The event, which is India's most premier ICT event and acknowledged internationally, has been an initiative of State Government and STPI for the last 12 years. Like last year, an exclusive B2B (business to business) platform for promoting partnerships and forging alliances with leading players in domestic and international markets would be organised.

Officials said Bangalore IT.biz 2010, with its core theme “Billion Strong- Empowered by ICT”, would capture major developments sweeping the country today. It would bring to the forefront innumerable opportunities to do business, covering new technologies and myriad applications. The best of leading ICT industry, small and medium enterprises, start ups, governments, financial institutions and IT user groups would participate in the event.

What's in store

Conferences would throw light on emerging opportunities in the industry. The conference would be addressed by experts from ICT as well as policy makers from the Centre and leading States. It would offer an opportunity for all the delegates to be better acquainted with the entire IT eco system. Session on e-governance would throw up technological challenges and also offer huge business opportunities for technology companies.

[engineer.akash]

Govt okays 11 special economic zones

Thursday, September 16, 2010 5:58:20 PM by IANS ( Leave a comment )

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The government Thursday approved 11 new special economic zones, five of which are related to information technology and based in Karnataka.
Wipro has got the approval to set up two SEZs, one in Bangalore and another in Mysore district.

Infosys has got the government’s nod to set a SEZ in Bangalore.

Formal approval has been granted for setting up 10 SEZs while in-principle approval has been given to a chemicals and pharmaceuticals SEZ by Vivimed Labs in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, an official statement said.

So far 577 formal approvals have been granted for setting up of SEZs, out of which 363 have been notified.

According to official data, Rs.1,66,526 crore have been invested in the SEZs, which are providing employment to 5,50,323 people.

During the financial year 2009-10, total exports of Rs.2,20,711 crore was made from SEZs. The exports in the first quarter of financial year 2010-11, has been to the tune of Rs.58,685.46 crore, registering a growth of 68 percent over the exports of corresponding period of the previous financial year.

The other SEZs that have got the government’s approval include Poornimadevi Tech Park Private Limited in Bangalore, Lepakshi Knowledge Hub Private Limited in Ananthapur district of Andhra Pradesh, Suryo Infra Projects Private Limited in Bhubaneswar, Orissa, and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in Mumbai.

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BOA on SEZs Grants Ten Formal and one in-Principal Approvals

17:42 IST

The Board of Approval of the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) met here today to consider proposals for setting up of Special Economic Zones and also to approve other miscellaneous requests pertaining to SEZs.

Addressing the Board of Approval members, the Chairman informed that so far 577 formal approvals have been granted for setting up of SEZs out of which 363 have been notified. He further informed that over Rs. 1,66,526 crore have been invested in the Special Economic Zones and direct employment of the order of 5,50,323 persons has been generated in the Special Economic Zones. During the financial year 2009-10, total exports of Rs. 2,20,711 approx. crore has been made from SEZs. The exports in the first quarter of financial year 2010-11, has been to the tune of Rs. 58,685.46 crore approx. registering a growth of 68% over the exports of corresponding period of the previous financial year.

In this meeting, the Board recommended grant of Ten Formal Approvals and one In-Principal Approval.


Formal Approvals:


Ø IT/ITES - M/s. Poornimadevi Tech Park Private Limited, Sulikere Village, Kengari Hobli, Bangalore South Taluk, Bangalore, Karnataka.

Ø Biotechnology – M/s. Lepakshi Knowledge Hub Private Limited, Chillamaturu and Gorantla Mandal, Ananthapur District, Andhra Pradesh.

Ø Aerospace & Precision Engineering – M/s. Lepakshi Knowledge Hub Private Limited, Chillamaturu and Gorantla Mandal, Ananthapur District, Andhra Pradesh.

Ø FTWZ - M/s. Lepakshi Knowledge Hub Private Limited, Chillamaturu and Gorantla Mandal, Ananthapur District, Andhra Pradesh.

Ø Electronic Hardware and Software including ITES – M/s. Gopalan E-Park, Village Koorgalli, Itwala, Hobli, Mysore District, Karnataka.

Ø IT/ITES – M/s. Suryo Infra Projects Private Limited, Mouza – Tulasideipur, Chandaka, Bhubaneswar, Orissa.

Ø Information Technology (IT) – M/s. Infosys Technologies Limited, Sarjapur Village & Billapur Village, Anekal Taluk, Bangalore, Karnataka.

Ø IT/ITES – M/s. Wipro Limited, Kodathi Village, Varthur Hobli, Sarjapur Road, Bangalore.

Ø IT/ITES – M/s. Wipro Limited, Belagola Industrial Area, Mogarhalli Village, Belagola Hobli, Srirangapatna Taluk, Mandya district, Mysore, Karnataka.

Ø Port Based SEZ – M/s. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), Navi Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra.


In-Principle Approval:

Ø Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals(Bulk/APIs/Formulations) – M/s. Vivimed Labs Limited, Boyapalem, Naruva & Chittivalasa Villages, Ranasthalam Mandal, Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh.

PIB

[ullasavadan]

Originally Posted by engineer.akash

Govt okays 11 special economic zones

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BOA on SEZs Grants Ten Formal and one in-Principal Approvals

Ø IT/ITES – M/s. Wipro Limited, Belagola Industrial Area, Mogarhalli Village, Belagola Hobli, Srirangapatna Taluk, Mandya district, Mysore, Karnataka.



PIB

Technically speaking, it is not in Mysore but Mandya District

Glad SEZ is coming to tier 2 .... tier 3 ..... tier 4 cities also now

[nandan_ks]

Akash, you are trying to seize Mandya into Mysore
good, it'll be easier for the formation Greater BengaLuru

[engineer.akash]

Originally Posted by ullasavadan

Technically speaking, it is not in Mysore but Mandya District

Glad SEZ is coming to tier 2 .... tier 3 ..... tier 4 cities also now

Actually Belagola industrial area-- lies in Mysore and Mandya district--Its like NCR region

Small part of belagola industrial plot has gone to Mandya.

[ullasavadan]

Originally Posted by engineer.akash

Actually Belagola industrial area-- lies in Mysore and Mandya district--Its like NCR region

Small part of belagola industrial plot has gone to Mandya.

I know . Mysore Paper Mills area of Belogola is in Mandya district but it has got good access only from Mysore. Its like KRS Dam, though technically in Mandya District, for all practical purpose it is in Mysore. If you want to work at Belogala, you should stay in Mysore. If you stay in Mandya you will not be able to reach office in time

[engineer.akash]

Mandya is booming with small scale industries---There are two new industrial plots developed in Mandya along Mysore-Blr state highway

Somanahalli industrial area--Houses Eveready batteries and many other allied industries

Newest one being Gejjalakere Industrial area-- Some Factories are U/C

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After Kengeri & Bidadi Maddur can be the next satellite town ?

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Bangalore: A two-day third edition of the ‘Bangalore Nano' will be held in the city from December 8.

Addressing presspersons here on Thursday, Minister for Science and Technology Anand Asnotikar said the event, organised by the Department of Science and Technology, aims at promoting nanotechnology.

He expects the participation of renowned scientists, who will provide valuable inputs.

The event will provide a platform for exchange of ideas, technologies and networking between the participating academicians and practitioners.

The first event was held in 2007 and the second in 2008.

Src: http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/17/stor...1751770500.htm

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MYSORE: Describing Mysore as the second most important destination for information technology in the State after Bangalore, the Principal Secretary to the Government on IT, BT and ST, Ashok Kumar C. Manoli, said the Government was now focussing on dispersal of IT and development of tier II cities.

He was speaking after laying the foundation stone for Software Paradigm Infotech's SPICity project here on Thursday.

Mr. Manoli said Mysore with 53 companies, including Infosys, had contributed Rs. 1,000 crore worth of software exports during the last financial year. Mysore had emerged as the most important and potential IT destination after Bangalore mainly because of its close proximity to the State capital.

Mr. Manoli said there were distinct advantages of moving to tier II cities such as Mysore as research and analysis had proved that the operating costs, including salaries to employees, were down by 36 per cent, which had to be capitalised. The new campus in the Hebbal Industrial Area would have a built up area of 85,000 sq ft and create 1,000 new jobs taking the SPI's global employee strength to 2,500.

He said the State was now promoting BPO firms in rural areas and had established 16 such units in various places, including Srirangapatana and Gundlupet near Mysore. This has been done primarily to provide employment to the rural youth. Similarly, under the e-PCO scheme, the State had revived the defunct PCOs to provide opportunities in self-employment and augment income generation of PCO owners. BPO and e-PCO would contribute more to IT penetration in rural areas, he added.

Sunil Agarwal, Commissioner of Police, who presided over the function, spoke about how the Police Department had harnessed IT to further its efficacy and remarked in a lighter vein that the police could not continue to rely on its age-old hardware – the lathi.

He said Karnataka was among the first States to have cyber police almost 10 years ago and there were plans to help people file FIR from home with the help of IT.

Sid Mookerji, Chief Executive Officer of SPI, said the new complex would become operational in 18 months and had been necessitated to accommodate the growing requirements of the organisation in terms of new clients, acquisitions fuelled by growth.

He said SPI had achieved a year-on-year growth rate of 69 per cent over the last few years despite recession and slowdown and had established its presence in Singapore, Canada, U.K., Australia and the U.S.

Mr. Mookerji said SPI's focus on retail market was a major differentiator which enabled the company to establish itself and grow.

John Cook, Chairman, and senior officials of SPI were present.

Src http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/17/stor...1756470300.htm

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I still feel CBE/TVM/Kanchipuram/Trichy/Salem are doing better than Mysuru

[Indian Sun]

In terms of IT, MYS is in the league of TVM and CBE (which is catching up).

Salem is predominantly an industrial (steel) city. Kanchipuram is a temple town-most of the IT and Industrial developments are happening in Sriperumbudur,Oragadam and Siruseri in Kanchipuram district - these areas can be taken to be under the purview of Chennai.

Mysore has to grow, to decongest Bangalore (still remember the Greater Bangalore comedies in another thread )

[gentem]

Originally Posted by naveen_blr

I still feel CBE/TVM/Kanchipuram/Trichy/Salem are doing better than Mysuru

We dont want manufacturing (like those cities you mentioned) in mys/blore because Cauvery water is limited - supply to both cities. Let manufacturing go to Tungabhadra of Bellary or Krishna of Gulbarga.

Wait 6 months, wipro campus should be turning point for mysore. I am skeptical about andhra's anantapur SEZ plans in karnataka border, maximum it can become a hosur like town. Infy made in mysore because that is Murthy's hometown, but wipro coming because of potential. Also it is a sure shot million plus city in 2011 census, where will we bring water from?

Originally Posted by gentem

Projected 2010 city-wise population in k'taka:

all-india-rank name census1991 census2001 calculation2010

3 Bangalore- 2908018- 4301326- 5438065
39 Maisūru-- 493927- 755379- 1042354
47 Hubli----- 648298- 786195- 904916
78 Gulbarga-- 304099- 422569- 546554
94 Belgaum--- 326399- 399653- 465170
96 Davanagere 266082- 364523- 464963
102 Mangaluru- 347917- 399565- 439842

http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.ph...c&va=&srt=pnan

[engineer.akash]

Originally Posted by naveen_blr

I still feel CBE/TVM/Kanchipuram/Trichy/Salem are doing better than Mysuru

In south India after -Bengaluru-Chennai-Hyderabad in IT/ITES Its Mysore

Originally Posted by Indian Sun

In terms of IT, MYS is in the league of TVM and CBE (which is catching up).

Tier One league

Bangalore>>>>Chennai>>>>Hyderbad

Tier two Leauge

Mysore>>Mangalore>>>Trivandrum

Tier Three league

Cochin>>Coimbatore>>Vizag

[Indian Sun]

Notice how you have used lesser "greater than" symbols between Mysore,Bengaluru,India and Mangalore,Karnataka,India.