Electronics City, Kochi
| Company type | Private Sector |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electronics Hardware Business Park |
| Genre | Special Economic Zone |
| Headquarters | , |
| Owner | NeST Infratech Pvt. Ltd. |
Electronics City, Kochi, also known as NeST Electronics City is a proposed Special Economic Zone targeting electronics hardware manufacturing, promoted by NeST group located at Kochi, India. The SEZ will be built over a land area of 30 acres (12.1 ha) in the Kalamassery Municipality adjacent to the city of Kochi, with a budget of ₹2500 Crores.[1]
The notified processing area will extend to 2,000,000 sq ft (185,800 m2), dedicated to Electronics Hardware Manufacturing, Software Development and IT Enabled services. It also accommodate a non processing area of 1,500,000 sq ft (139,400 m2) occupied by a shopping mall with multiplex and an international convention centre, as well as residential apartments and condominiums.[2]
Location and connectivity
The township is located 17 km from the city centre and 22 km from the International Airport, among an area where a number of other similar developments are being planned. the distance to NH 47 is 5 km.
The VSNL’s communication gateway is located less than 7 km from the park. This gateway handles around 70% of the country’s data traffic.[3] Two submarine cables, namely SAFE and SEA-ME-WE 3 have their landing points at the gateway. Kochi offers Pacific and Atlantic route of connectivity to the US.
Infrastructure
70% of the built up area of the township will be used for IT and ITES industries. The remaining 30% will be non processing area, used for residential, commercial and entertainment purposes.
See also
References
- ^ "NeST Electronics City in Kochi soon". Hindu. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ "NeST Electronics City, Official Site". NeST Infratech. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ [1] Kerala has cost effective bandwidth
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