Elcot IT park in Coimbatore to be ready by end of April
The Hindu
The six-storeyed IT building, coming up at a total cost of ₹114 crores, will have elevators, vehicle parking facility, and fire safety measures. The park can accommodate 26 IT/ ITES companies, says Minister for Public Works Department E.V. Velu
The Elcot IT park coming up at Vilankurichi in Coimbatore will be ready for occupation by the end of April, said Minister for Public Works Department E.V. Velu.
Mr. Velu reviewed the Elcot SEZ construction works here and inspected the site. He told presspersons the six-storeyed IT building was coming up at a total cost of ₹114 crores and would have elevators, vehicle parking facility, fire safety measures, etc. The park could accommodate 26 IT/ ITES companies that would provide jobs to 14,000 people.
He said the Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, had focused on the employment of youth and graduates in the last one-and-a-half years. Coimbatore had a large number of engineering graduates and the Elcot park would generate employment for them. Since there were delays in completing construction of the Elcot park, a review meeting was held on Monday. The works would be completed by April 30 and space would be allocated to 26 companies.
The Minister added that several IT companies were investing in Coimbatore and if there was demand for more space, the State government would construct more IT parks. The State had the largest number of engineering graduates in the country and IT parks were coming up in several tier-two cities too. If need arises, the Chief Minister might consider developing IT parks in all district headquarters in the State, he said.
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