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Thiruvananthapuram, March 5: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Kerala government Monday said it would soon set up a Technocity here, a project it had opposed when in the opposition.
Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan informed the Kerala Assembly that the Technocity would come up near the Technopark campus. An attempt of the previous Oommen Chandy government to give a push to the project failed at the outset when the youth wing of the CPI-M, the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), went on a rampage during a meeting called to discuss the Rs.50 billion Technocity campus. The project was shelved thereafter. Achuthanandan Monday told the assembly that the master plan for Technocity was ready and the project would come up in an area of 507 acres. "This has been taken up in the fast-track project and when completed it would provide 100,000 jobs directly and 300,000 jobs indirectly," said Achuthanandan. In the proposed Technocity, IT, bio-technology companies, residential complexes and schools are planned. |
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This is a tentative layout of the Technocity project being developed by Technopark with private participation. This layout is part of a presentation available on the TP site. :) http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/773...ylayout7nu.jpg |
Skyline SFS Cyber Palms, Residential towers, Near Technopark
22 floors
NH Bypass Masterplanner: M/s Surbana, Singapore Local Architect: M/s Sony Mathai Lalichan Developer: Skyline SFS. http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/167...rpalms1kw8.jpg http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/5260/dsc00645fd9.jpg A slightly modified view, from the front http://i17.tinypic.com/2aikiko.jpg |
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A one million sq ft. terminal with multi-level platforms and commercial facilities will be truely world class. |
Trivandrum Central
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These are the shots of Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram) Central Railway Station. The new terminal building of 1 million sft would be coming up on the opposite side. At present there is a second entry and station building on that side too. photo copyright rikkiandmatt http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/6...andmattze6.jpg pic courtesy: Jimmy Jose, IRFCA. http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/867...sidingsqm6.jpg Park infront of Central Railway Station and Bus Station at Thampanoor http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/5143/dsc00482wy2.jpg http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/5913/dsc00483bh7.jpg http://tinypic.com/9glrhw.jpg http://tinypic.com/9glu6a.jpg http://tinypic.com/9gv6ua.jpg http://tinypic.com/9gva02.jpg http://tinypic.com/9gvct1.jpg SECOND ENTRY http://i16.tinypic.com/2q30ho5.jpg Old Photo, taken before 'Electrification of the lines' http://tinypic.com/9gvhtt.jpg |
Sudheesh, Nice coverage of Trivandrum central; Largest and Busiest station under southern railway after Chennai.
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IISER, India's first space university,AIIMS, will join RGBIT,C-DAC, SCIMST,CET, ISRO,VSSC,RRL etc to make the city unique in India in the area of Science & Research
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 5: The Union government has agreed in principle to set up an Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Kerala, Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan informed the assembly today. The IISER would come up here in Thiruvananthapuram and the district Collector and higher education secretary have been asked to identify suitable land for the purpose, he said, while replying to a calling attention motion on establishing IISER, IIT and in upgrading the status of Medical College here to that of AIIMS. The Centre has sanctioned Rs 100 crore for developing Thiruvananthapuram medical college and the state government was in the process of preparing development projects, he said, adding that efforts would continue to upgrade the status of the medical college. |
To add to what Sudheesh posted
1. Copyright : Unni.K - Flickr http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/7...c2unnikbf1.jpg 2. Copyright : Unni.K - Flickr http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/8...c1unnikns7.jpg 3. Reservation Counter Copyright : Miran Rijavec - Flickr http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/9...rijavecqi8.jpg |
Animation School in Kinfra Film and Video park
Animation School in KINFRA video and Film park @ Kazhakkoottam
The central govt has agreed to provide assistance for setting up an Animation School @ the renowned KINFRA Film & Video park, Trivandrum. The park which is a notified SEZ lies along the IT corridor hosts well known studios like Prasad, Vismaya and has churned out many projects for Hollywood majors like Time Warner, Disney and Columbia Tristar. It is thought that the setting up of Animation School would give impetus to the growth of digital film making in India and the park coupled with the animation giant TOONZ which is based in Technopark, Asia's biggest IT park, has all the potential to be the digital movie making hub of South Asia. |
Vizhinjam project to be retendered
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Vizhinjam is a natural port located 16 km south of Thiruvananthapuram on the West coast of India. As you can see in the 2nd picture the cruise ship is comfortably anchored in the harbour without the need for any dredging. To add to that, some advantages that Vizhinjam port would have over other ports : * Proximity to international shipping route and East-West shipping axis * Availability of 20m contour within a nautical mile off the coast. Minimal littoral drift along the coast and therefore hardly any maintenance dredging * Immediacy to national/regional road, rail network * Flexibility in design and expansion being a Greenfield project close to Thiruvananthapuram city that has an International airport, human resource and social infrastructure Source: Wikipedia 1. Vizhinjam Port Site :::: Copyright :Ajay http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/3...jamajayyg7.jpg2.Cruise ship at Vizhinjam :::: Copyright :Ajay http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5...g0509rsmd4.jpg |
Telecom City to come up in Trivandrum
Presenting the budget in the Assembly on Friday Mr. Isaac said the Small Industries Development Corporation (SIDCO) would commence preliminary activities for setting up a Telecom city this year. The proposed city would be set up in association with the Indian Telephone Industries (ITI)
Read More : Hindu March 10th News from Manorama Online http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/380...omcity1wc3.jpg http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/2...omcity2nj4.jpg Report says that 25 acres has been identified in the Capital city for the project. This 300 crore project is expected to generate around 6000 jobs. |
Highlights of the initiatives announced in the State Budget
Source: Hindu March 10th |
City roads developement project: Pact being renewed
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42 kms of city road is being developed as part of this program. :cheers: |
Kochuveli Railway Terminal
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The project is due to be commissioned in March 2009. Along with proposed upgradation of Trivandrum Central Station and the commissioning of suburban services the Kollam-Nagercoil stretch is going to see immense developement :cool: |
Infosys Campus - Trivandrum
Report from Mathrubhumi Dhanakaryam(Financial Supplement)
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Beggruen hotels is in TVM. They have acquired land near housing board Junction.
Photo courtesy : Vinodtnt http://i11.tinypic.com/2dtylcj.jpg |
Kerala govt to partner K Raheja, Chalet in $35-m biz hub plan
Source:http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_f...tent_id=157830 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 14 : K Raheja Corp's $35-million business hub plan near Technopark is set to wear the public private partnership (PPP) garb. The Kerala government has insisted on 26% equity on the project, including a convention centre, exhibition and retailing centre and a four-star resort. An special purpose vehicle (SPV) to this effect will soon take shape, sources told FE. The realty majors have not been adverse to the change of equity structure. Chalet Hotels, alongwith K Raheja Corp had secured the mandate for the IT-related business tourism project, as early as two years ago. Chalet Hotels is a joint venture between K Rahejas Corp and IDFC Private Equity. However, following the change of guard in Kerala, the project had hit rough weather. The PPP outfit now alters things. The tourism arm of the government has already bought 46 acres from the State-run Technopark for this at a price of Rs 5.55 crore. One caveat, that Technopark has dug its heels on, as part of the land deed, is that the private developers should not be allowed to develop the land as an IT/ITES facility, in competition with Technopark or its upcoming expansion facility Technocity. Curiously enough, the land for the K Raheja plan is to be transferred on a 90-year lease, a sensitive issue with the LDF government. To extend the 25-year lease with Dubai Tecom for $300-million SmartCity project in Kochi, the State had to wreke out a difficult nod from the LDF's top political bosses. In contrast, in the case of the Mumbai-based realty giant, the thumbs up for 90-year lease came, escaping the media glare. |
Breggruen Hotels - backed by the US-based Breggruen Holdings - has decided to set up the first of its 38 boutique budget hotels in Trivandrum
The bhoomi pooja of the first Keys Hotel in the country was performed by Breggruen Hotels CEO Sanjay Seth at a site near the Housing Board Junction on Thursday. In fact, Thiruvananthapuram was chosen after much care. “We have been actively pursuing sites in south India like Pondicherry and Chennai. But with Thiruvananthapuram growing as an industrial and IT centre as well as a hub for medical tourism in the recent years, this is an opportune time for Keys to mark its foray into the burgeoning hospitality industry in the region,” chief marketing officer Partha Chatterjee said. |
Chennai to emulate Trivandrum and Delhi on parallel corridor concept
The parallel corridor concept, introduced in cities such as Thiruvananthapuram and New Delhi, which helps in thinning traffic on arterial roads, is a possible solution, points out Dr. Srinivasan. For instance, Thiruvananthapuram now has four alternative corridors to reach the city airport. Similarly, in Pune, traffic signals are synchronised in five corridors for faster vehicle movement http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/13/stor...1316990400.htm |
Decks cleared for convention centre complex at Akkulam
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Suburban trains to start service soon'
Suburban trains to start service soon'
Thiruvananthapuram: Minister Vijayakumar on Friday told the Assembly that suburban train services connecting major metro cities and small cities would be started taking into consideration the severe travelling problem in the State. Minister also indicated the first suburban train service would be started from Kollam to the state capital possibly by this year itself. More details are awaited. Last year, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation had proposed to run trains between Kollam and Neyyatinkara at 30 minutes duration during the peak hours using the existing infrastructure facilities. The proposals had been accepted in principle and it was decided to implement the proposals with the assistance of the DMRC using Central Government funds at the earliest |
MCH becomes fully computerised
MCH becomes fully computerised
Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital (MCH) has become the first ever Government Medical College in the State to become fully computerised. The hospital information management system implemented at the MCH by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) includes a campus-wide network of 250 nodes with fibre optic backbone and helps in patient admission, ward management, staff scheduling, laboratory management and pay-ward reservations and enquiries. All patient care activities at the MCH have thereby become automated, with all records, registers and lab reports readily available in the system. Detailed News: http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/17/stor...1724040500.htm |
Decks have been cleared for habitat center too
Decks have been cleared for habitat center too
Mathrubhumi reports:- as per minister Benoy vishwam, decks have been cleared for habitat center @TVM and will be set up soon.. Read :- http://www.mathrubhumi.com/php/newsF...ory_id=3&Farc= cheers ...:tup: |
R.R.L. becomes "NIST"
R.R.L. becomes "NIST"
The Regional Research Laboratory (R.R.L), Trivandrum has been a premier R&D institution for the last three decades has changed it's name to "National Institute for Inter Disciplinary Science and Technology" as the Council for Scientific Research and Development decided to expand the existing research facilities which is expected to bring the institute into greater prominence in R&D landscape. Here is the Mathrubhumi news http://www.mathrubhumi.com/php/newsF...ory_id=3&Farc= :tup: |
Ethihad Airlines
Source : Manorama
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MIR 11 acre Township - The Greens
The Greens
4 towers Prakrithi, Haritham, Sangamam, Viharam : 16 floors MIR Realtors have announced their 11 acre Township in Peroorkada in Thiruvananthapuram http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/2...rgreenspf9.gif Location http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/3808/locationhd3.jpg Apartment http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/5417/aptsaa3.jpg :tup: |
This looks awesome. I guess this is their biggest project in Kerala
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MILFORD, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Degree Controls, Inc. (DegreeC), the global leader of state-of-the-art thermal and airflow technologies for the electronics and telecommunications industries, announced today that it has strengthened its Asian operations by appointing Ven Holalkere to the newly created position of Regional Director, Asia. Mr. Holalkere will be based in Trivandrum, India and report directly to DegreeC’s President and CEO, Jag Sisodia.
In eleven years DegreeC has become a leading provider of thermal and airflow solutions for challenging telecommunications and medical applications. Degree°C is now applying its chassis-level thermal expertise to mission-critical room-level spaces, primarily sophisticated data centers and clean rooms. DegreeC began its operations in Trivandrum, India in 2004 and has seen rapid growth since that time. http://home.businesswire.com/portal/...69&newsLang=en |
IISER to TVM
Minister D. Purendashwari has announced that Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) will be coming up in Trivandrum during 11th plan.
With this latest entrant Trivandrum, which already has a plethora of premier educational and R&D institutes has reaffirmed its place as the knowledge capital of Kerala if not South India. |
Leela IT park and IBS towers @ Technopark
Leela IT park and IBS towers @ Technopark
Photo courtesy : Sudheesh Nair http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1623/dsc02932du6.jpg IBS building u/c as seen from Bhavani. This is the main building, two 12 & 13floor towers will be coming at both sides http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/4546/dsc02938po8.jpg[/QUOTE] |
IISER in Trivandrum
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Technocity update
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AQUA VISTA, 15 Floors,106 Apartments, Akkulam Waterfront, with an Infinity pool (over the portico). This is a project by PTC Builder, and is close to NH Bypass. It is after the proposed 'Waterscapes' by SFS on the NH Bypass-Kuzhivila-Akkulam-Ulloor road.
The architect is C2WY Studio, Singapore. http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/2...avista1lg6.jpghttp://img368.imageshack.us/img368/6...uavistaje9.jpg The location http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/1382/akkulam1ta4.jpghttp://img484.imageshack.us/img484/2313/akkulam2nj0.jpg |
This looks stunnig :tup:
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Be proud of home grown companies like suntec,ibs etc
SunTec software to power DBS Bank SunTec, the Thiruvananthapuram-based relationship-based pricing and centralised billing solutions company, has entered into an agreement with Singapore-based financial service firm DBS Bank to deploy its flagship product TBMS-F. A SunTec source said here that DBS, which is one of the largest financial services player in the whole of Southeast Asia, will use TBMS-F to examine better ways to serve its customers, through innovative bundling and pricing of its product offerings. http://www.business-standard.com/ice...o=279077&tab=r |
RIL may join race for Kerala port project -
BANGALORE/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: RELIANCE Industries (RIL) is likely to join the race for the $1-billion Vizhinjam port on the Kerala coast, with the state government deciding to call for fresh tenders, sources said. RIL was looking at participating in a major port project on the west coast which could rival Colombo’s prominence, and hence the early interest in Vizhinjam International Seaport (VISL) that falls on the international shipping line, sources added. RIL’s substantial exports, both dry and liquid operations, are mainly driven through large jetties at Dahej and Hazira. Further, RIL is also developing Rewas Port closer to its mega SEZ projects in Navi Mumbai.When contacted, an RIL spokesperson declined to comment.
The private sector behemoth’s interest was in initial stages and it was premature to comment on what progress it would make, sources said. But multiple sources said RIL could be among those who show initial interest when the state kicks off the new tender process in the coming months as it was showing interest in other port projects on the west coast. Former BPL Mobile promoter and infrastructure entrepreneur Rajeev Chandrasekhar has already signaled interest in Vizhinjam project located near Kovalam, which has been in the making for over a decade now. The Kerala government has initiated moves for re-tendering the Vizhinjam port project, after previous round of bidding for the project had to be dropped because of the Centre’s disinclination to clear the winning bid involving a Chinese consortium on security concerns. The previous round bidding saw 16 firms, including Port Authority of Singapore, showing interest in the Rs 4,360-crore project. VISL officials said the re-tender was expected to be floated within a few months. They said the request for proposal (RFP) documents for the project were being revised and that tenders would be called for once that exercise was completed. IL&FS has been entrusted the job of the RFP revision, VISL officials said. The Kerala government proposes to have equity participation in the project and had also sought viability gap funding from the Centre. The first phase of the project involving close to Rs 2,000 crore is scheduled to be completed in three years after obtaining the Centre’s clearance.However, a section of the observers believes that the future of Vizhinjam port could be in jeopardy with Tamil Nadu pushing for a similar project at Kolachel just about 40 km away. The move could strip the strategic locational advantage of Vizhinjam on the international shipping line. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...ow/1817895.cms |
Thejaswini (Biggest single office structure for IT/ITES in India) as seen from
Bhavani (erstwhile topper w.r.t to space :tup: ) Photo courtesy : Sudheesh Nair http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/9...2935lm8cs6.jpg |
M-Squared building, Technopark
Photo Courtesy : rajeshdxb http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/463...036mik4zy0.jpg Technopark Club http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/905...038mak5ua8.jpg http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/115...040mkm6fo6.jpg |
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Raj, Your M2 building photo reminds me the following
Yes, many are wondering why there are no hypes or advertisements for built up space in Technopark, Trivandrum. The answer to the question can be guessed from the following information table. It is sellers market. Many of our media friends are not even aware of the private buildings like Padmanabham,Mrithupanya and M2 in TP. Whatever the built space announced is booked before the start of construction.Gov should see this fact and compare this with players(not in Trivandrum) taking many years to sell smaller buildings or finally convert the IT space to some other purpose even after lot of adv and media coverage. The biggest IT Park in the country has changed the investment image of the state and is the most sought after place. Hope the Government will act soon.There will be an IT revolution in the state. Raheja ,Leela Scottish Lace, Ascendas, Embassy ,Emaar and Chesterton are planning big and just waiting for the land http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/1148/tpde7.jpg Source: http://www.technopark.org/landrequest.htm |
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Very true Sathya. Though I heard abt Raheja, Ascendas, Emaar and Embassy, I never knew that these many companies had requested for land. Wonder why Govt is silent on this?. They should have given the land much earlier
Less said, the better about the media. They are biased and we all know how they reported the inauguration of Thejaswini. So you can't expect anything better than this from them. ;) And it is truly amazing to see how TP has progressed from from a fledgling IT Park to an IT infrastructure behemoth without any hype and hoopla from the media. I believe the future would be just fantastic and would firmly place Trivandrum as a knowledge hub. |
Great News Sathya... Unbelievable ......
:frog: [QUOTE=Sathyalal;2727237]Raj, Your M2 building photo reminds me the following Yes, many are wondering why there are no hypes or advertisements for built up space in Technopark, Trivandrum. The answer to the question can be guessed from the following information table. It is sellers market. Many of our media friends are not even aware of the private buildings like Padmanabham,Mrithupanya and M2 in TP. Whatever the built space announced is booked before the start of construction.Gov should see this fact and compare this with players(not in Trivandrum) taking many years to sell smaller buildings or finally convert the IT space to some other purpose even after lot of adv and media coverage. The biggest IT Park in the country has changed the investment image of the state and is the most sought after place. Hope the Government will act soon.There will be an IT revolution in the state. Raheja ,Leela Scottish Lace, Ascendas, Embassy ,Emaar and Chesterton are planning big and just waiting for the land |
Thanks sreekumar.
[QUOTE=SREEKUMAR;2727273]Great News Sathya... Unbelievable ...... :frog: Quote:
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