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Sunday, Apr 03, 2005

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Capital gets its first "IT Park''

By Our Staff Reporter

The Delhi Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, cutting the ribbon to inaugurate Delhi's First Information Technology Park, a joint venture with DMRC. Also seen in the picture are (from left) Delhi Mayor A.R. Verma , A.K.Walia Finance Minister of Delhi , E .Sreedharan Managing Director DMRC. Photo: V. Sudershan.

NEW DELHI, APRIL 2. Aimed at making Delhi an information technology hub, the Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, today inaugurated the Capital's first "IT Park" at Shastri Park in North-East Delhi. Developed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the complex comprises three buildings with about 30,000 sq metres of floor area and equipped with state-of-the-art technology, including high-end communication facilities and international quality business space. The DMRC Managing Director, E Sreedharan, was also present on the occasion.

Asserting that the IT Park would make Delhi a favoured destination among top information technology companies, Ms. Dikshit said it was an important step towards bringing Delhi at par with hot IT destinations like Bangalore and Hyderabad and it would also check escape of IT companies to neighbouring Gurgaon and Noida. "So far Delhi lagged behind in attracting the booming IT sector, but with the opening of this new IT destination, the Capital will see arrival of top Indian and multi-national IT companies," she added.

The IT Park's first block, a nine-storey structure, was constructed in just 16 months while the DMRC hopes to complete the second phase of the project soon. Spread over six hectares, the state-of-the-art IT Park will have facilities like high-end communication network, uninterrupted power supply and international quality business space. The new IT destination is likely to create around 50,000 jobs.

Well connected with the Shastri Park Metro station while direct entry is also available from GT Road, the IT Park will have a state-of-the-art building management system with electronic access/smart cards, CCTV, round-the-clock monitoring of electrical, air conditioning system, hi-tech fire detection system and spacious parking. The complex will be managed by L&T Info City, the owner of famous "Cyber Towers" at HITEC City in Hyderabad.

The first and second floors have already been leased out to a leading call centre while remaining floors will be rented out to other reputed IT companies. The buildings will also be equipped with automatic public announcement system and intercom facilities. It will also have a food plaza, restaurant and an auditorium.

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