Kakkanad
Kakkanad (Malayalam: കാക്കനാട്) is a region in the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. This is the part of Kochi where much of its IT industry is based in. It is also the administrative headquarters of the District of Ernakulam (of which the city of Kochi forms a part).
In the democratic local government (the Panchayat), Kakkanad is part of Thrikkakkara municipality, which is part of the Ernakulam District Panchayat. In the state administrative structure (bureaucratic), the region of Kakkanad falls under the Kakkanad village, in the Kanayannur Taluk, in the District of Ernakulam.
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[edit] The IT district of Kochi
Being the IT district of Kochi, Kakkanad is home for the second largest IT industrial park in Kerala, the Kochi InfoPark, and also for the upcoming as well as the largest IT industrial township in the state, the Kochi SmartCity. Kakkanad is also home for a Software Export Promotion Zone (SEPZ). The international submarine cable systems landing in Kochi has their nodes installed in Kakkanad. The CSEZ houses the Muthoot Technopolis which is occupied by The Cognizant Technology Solutions, Williamslea and the Sutherland Global Solutions.
[edit] The administrative hub of Kochi
Being the administrative hub of Kochi, Kakkanad is home for several state as well as central government offices namely, the Civil Station (hosting The District Collectrate, The RTO etc.), the District Panchayat office, the Airman Selection Board etc., Siksha Bhavan (office of the Central HRD Ministry).
[edit] An industrial quarter of Kochi
Kakkanad is home for a portion of the industrial base of Kochi. It is home for the Cochin Special Economic Zone(CSEZ). Carborundum Universal Limited [1] has a unit near the technopolis. Industrial projects[specify] like Fashion City are proposed in Kakkanad. This has led to several builders[who?] setting up projects[which?] here.
[edit] The broadcasting hub of Kochi
Kakkanad is also the broadcasting hub of Kochi. It is home for the terrestrial relay station of the national television broadcaster, the Doordarshan. Prasar Bharati, the corporation controlling the public broadcast, has a marketing division at Kakkanad.[2]. Kakkanad also hosts the state-owned Kochi FM Radio.
[edit] Other
Veegaland, the largest theme park in the state, is located near Kakkanad.
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Kakkanad is close to Thrikkakkara, the place believed to be the capital of The Great King of Kerala, Mahabali. Most of Kakkanad village falls in the Thrikkakkara Special Grade Panchayat.
[edit] Communities in the Thrikkakkara-Kakkanad urban area
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Coordinates: 9°59′30″N 76°20′56″E / 9.991674°N 76.348801°E
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