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Gangaikondan IT SEZ by November: Poongothai

TIRUNELVELI: Following the launch of Coimbatore IT Park on August 2, the Information Technology Special Economic Zone at Gangaikondan near here is all set to take off during the month of November this year as the project, being promoted by ELCOT, will be completed before October-end, Minister for Information Technology Poongothai Aladi Aruna said.

The Minister, after reviewing the progress of the construction of the 3-storeyed building with the plinth area of 50,000 square feet on the 500-acre SEZ about 15 Km from here on the Tirunelveli–Madurai National Highway along with Information Technology Secretary P.W.C. Davidar on Thursday, told reporters that the SEZ would be ready for inauguration by November.

The building as well as the incorporation of all infrastructure facilities such as car parking area, centralised air-conditioning system, sewerage treatment plant, food court on the terrace etc. in the complex would be completed before October-end.

Small players would be allotted space in the office now under construction.

“Since we are so keen on encouraging the small players also, we've fixed the rate for Gangaikondan IT SEZ as the lowest of Rs.20 per square foot and the next lowest rate is Rs.23 for space at Madurai IT SEZ,” said Dr. Poongothai.

Plans are afoot to establish an international school, a hospital with all modern facilities, shopping mall, space for recreation, a helipad etc. on this complex in future.

Solar power generation company, A & D Solar Systems, which has planned to generate 5MW energy from this complex, had been allotted 25 acres of land.

Dr. Poongothai informed that the IT SEZ at Madurai, where companies like HCL, Honeywell and Sutherland Global Services would have their facilities, would be ready within next eight weeks while the Tiruchi project would also be ready for launch in November.

“Tender has been floated for establishing the Hosur IT Park,” she said.

Mr. Davidar said no company had contacted his department so far to have their production unit at Nanguneri Multi-product SEZ.

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