Source:
The Hindu
Works under this phase will be over in August; leading IT firms invited
Much-awaited:The establishment of the IT park will open employment avenues for engineering graduates of Gulbarga region.
The much-awaited information technology (IT) park that will provide employment opportunities for trained professionals in Gulbarga is in its final stages of completion. The first phase of the building, which will house offices, is coming up fast on the outskirts of Gulbarga on the ring road.
The Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd. (KEONICS), which was entrusted with the responsibility of establishing the IT park, decided to take up the work in three phases.
Budget
Official sources toldThe Hinduhere on Saturday that KEONICS had prepared an estimate of Rs. 26 crore to establish the IT park over 1.5 lakh sq.m.
In the first phase, it has proposed to set up infrastructure over 50,000 sq.m. at a cost of Rs. 10.57 crore.
The first phase of works, which began in October last year, is expected to be completed in August.As per the information available, many leading IT companies had been approached by the State Government and KEONICS to encourage them to establish units in Gulbarga and open employment avenues for trained professionals.
Gulbarga, which has at least four engineering colleges and two more in the offing, trains thousands of professionals every year, none of whom get a chance to work within the city. The establishment of the IT park would open avenues of employment to these professionals not only from Gulbarga but also from the neighbouring Bidar, Bijapur and Raichur districts.
