Electronics City, Kochi
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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.
The notified processing area will extend to 2000000 sq ft (185,806.1 m²), dedicated to Electronics Hardware Manufacturing, Software Development and IT Enabled services. It also accommodate a non processing area of 1500000 sq ft (139,354.6 m²) occupied by a shopping mall with multiplex and an international convention centre, as well as residential apartments and condominiums.
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. 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.
Special Economic Zone
A Special Economic Zone is a geographical region that has economic and other laws that are more free-market-oriented than a country's typical or national laws...
targeting electronics hardware manufacturing, promoted by NeST group located at Kochi, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The SEZ will be built over a land area of 30 acres (12.1 ha) in the Kalamassery
Kalamassery
Kalamassery is a suburban region of the city of Kochi and a Municipality in the District of Ernakulam of Kerala state, India. It is a concentrated region of industrialization with several factories manufacturing chemicals and fertilizers, as well as IT companies...
Municipality adjacent to the city of Kochi, with a budget of 2500 Crores.
The notified processing area will extend to 2000000 sq ft (185,806.1 m²), dedicated to Electronics Hardware Manufacturing, Software Development and IT Enabled services. It also accommodate a non processing area of 1500000 sq ft (139,354.6 m²) occupied by a shopping mall with multiplex and an international convention centre, as well as residential apartments and condominiums.
Location & 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 47NH 47
National Highway 47, commonly referred to as NH 47, is a long highway connecting the city of Salem to Kanyakumari town in southern India...
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. Two submarine cables, namely SAFE
SAFE
SAFE as an acronym can refer to:* S.A.F.E , The underwater cable with fiber optic passing through Mauritius* Safe Affordable Fission Engine, a series of small experimental nuclear reactors designed by NASA...
and SEA-ME-WE 3 have their landing points at the gateway. Kochi offers Pacific and Atlantic route of connectivity to the US.