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Visit Kerala's Technopark, the biggest IT hub in India

March 14, 2014 08:36 IST
Thejaswini Building.

God’s own country, Kerala has another reason to be proud of. 

The IT hub, Technopark in the state capital Thiruvananthapuram is now the biggest IT park in India with a total built up area of 7.2 million square feet.

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Visit Kerala's Technopark, the biggest IT hub in India

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Phase III campus

Technopark now has a 333-acre campus with the inauguration of the sprawling Phase III campus on 92 acres of land. 

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Visit Kerala's Technopark, the biggest IT hub in India

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Phase III has twin towers.

Technopark Phase III will house Smart Business Centres to attract budding entrepreneurs.

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Visit Kerala's Technopark, the biggest IT hub in India

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A view of the Twin towers.

Another highlight of the Phase III’s twin towers is that it is the first LEED Gold rated IT building in Kerala. 

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With 290 IT and ITeS companies, Technopark has become the single largest employer in Kerala.

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Visit Kerala's Technopark, the biggest IT hub in India

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TCS training centre

Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys and UST Global will hire thousands in the next one year, making the Technopark one of the most sought after IT hotspots in India. 

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Chandragiri

Technopark is run by an autonomous society and is promoted by the government of Kerala.

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Visit Kerala's Technopark, the biggest IT hub in India

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Launched in 1990, Technopark now employs over 45,000 people and 1.5 lakh people are benefited indirectly. 

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Visit Kerala's Technopark, the biggest IT hub in India

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With support facilities like a satellite earth station, a 200-seater convention centre, a club and guest house, a shopping complex, banks, ATMs, restaurants and conference rooms on campus, Technopark is an ideal IT hub. 

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Visit Kerala's Technopark, the biggest IT hub in India

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Atrium of Bhavani building at Technopark

The setting up of new units is exempt from state level clearances.

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Visit Kerala's Technopark, the biggest IT hub in India

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Interior of the Bhavani in Technopark, Trivandrum

Interestingly, seven buildings in Technopark are named after rivers in Kerala - the Pamba, the Periyar, the Nila, the Chandragiri, the Gayathri, Bhavani and the Thejaswini.

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Visit Kerala's Technopark, the biggest IT hub in India

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The two new buildings at the Phase III project are called Yamuna and Ganga.

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Visit Kerala's Technopark, the biggest IT hub in India

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Also hailed as the greenest IT park in India, Technopark prides to have a cosmopolitan and diverse culture.

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Visit Kerala's Technopark, the biggest IT hub in India

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With the motto of ‘Harmony at Work’, Technopark is built amidst lush greenery and hailed as one of the greenest IT parks in the world.

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Visit Kerala's Technopark, the biggest IT hub in India

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Focussing on innovation, the Technopark Business Incubation Centre (T-BIC) aims to provide economically plug and play facilities to start-ups in the IT/ITES fields.

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Bhavani Atrium at Technopark

This facility has given rise to over 47 successful ventures.

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Thejaswini building at Technopark.

A further expansion is planned across 451 acres, which will make Technopark a 784 acre-IT hotspot.

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Periyar Building at Technopark.

The Phase IV of Technopark will be known as Technocity project. 

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Visit Kerala's Technopark, the biggest IT hub in India

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The new campus will house IT, biotechnology, nanotechnology, commercial and residential accommodation spread over 500 acres.

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Pamba and Periyar buildings at Technopark

The new Technocity will also have state-of-the-art buildings, malls, residential apartments, educational institutions, hospital, multiplexes, club house and recreational facilities.