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• Infopark Kochi – Phase I - It has created 3.5 mn. sq.ft of built up IT space and associated INFRASTRUCTURE
auxiliary systems. The construction of nearly 10 mn.sq.ft. is under progress. This includes 1.3
mn. sq.ft space nearly completed by TCS in 15.72 acres of land leased to them.

• Infopark Kochi – Phase II – An extent of 125 acres has been acquired in the adjoining
Kunnathunad – Puthencruz villages and is in the possession of Infopark.

• Infopark, Thrissur - It is located at Koratty in an extent of 30 acres of land. The first phase of
development consisting of renovation of 8 buildings having a built up area of 45000 sq.ft and
fitting them as IT buildings.

• Infopark, Cherthala - Construction of 2.4 lakh sq.ft IT building at Infopark Cherthala SEZ
has been fully completed along with basic infrastructure such as 110kv substation, internal
roads, sewage treatment plant, water storage tanks, boundary walls etc. There are 20 IT
companies functioning from the park, employing nearly 250 IT professionals.

5.189 The physical achievements of Infopark are furnished in Appendix 5.60

Cyberpark

5.190 Cyberpark is established for the IT and Infrastructure development of the northern region in the
State of Kerala. The objective of the society is to promote, encourage, support and attract industries
in the field of Information Technology (IT) or Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) or
other knowledge based industries (KBI) in to the State of Kerala so as to boost the industrial and
economic development of the region and generation of employment opportunities, by creating the
infrastructure and environment required for setting up high technology IT/ITeS/KBI units.

5.191 While tapping into the large pool of locally available skilled resources and reputed educational
institutions, the purpose of Cyber Park is to provide a friendly, cost effective and top of the line
infrastructure to the IT/ITeS investors, there by acting as a catalyst for the social and infrastructure
development of the region with a vision to provide unlimited employment opportunities and a
substantial contribution to economic development of the state especially the Malabar region.

5.192 The total land available for Cyberpark is about 167.52 acres. The total investment upto
March 2014 amounts to ` 16.77 crore. The physical achievements of Cyberpark are given in
Appendix 5.61

Kerala State IT Infrastructure Ltd (KSITIL)

5.193 Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Limited (KSITIL) is the apex public limited
company formed under the Government of Kerala IT Policy for pioneering the development of IT/
ITeS Special Economic Zones (SEZs).

5.194 The company is promoted by Government of Kerala with an objective of leveraging the valuable
land assets owned by the Government and through viable financial models, generate enough funds
and utilize the same for building up of IT Infrastructure in the State.

5.195 KSITIL has therefore been mandated by the Government of Kerala to be the vehicle for all
IT infrastructure developments in the state in a Private Public Participation (PPP) model. KSITIL
enjoys enormous advantages including preferential allocation of land for projects by Government
and obtaining necessary clearances from Government. The business model for the company is to
acquire land, create value addition to providing basic infrastructure like electricity, water road and
compound wall, obtain SEZ status and such other Government approvals that may be required and
then allot land to private developers for development of either IT SEZ or IT Parks.

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