SmartCity Kochi, a self-sustained township for knowledge-based industry in Kerala, held its first meeting of the Board of Directors. Speaking to media persons after the meeting, Kerala Fisheries and Registration Minister S. Sharma, who is also the Chairman of SmartCity Kochi project, said the construction work of the project will start in October end of this year.

He said four firms were short listed after calling global tenders for the master planners. Negotiations with two firms were in progress for the project, he said.

Recently the Board for Approval for SEZ at the Centre had accorded SEZ status for 136 acres of land for the project. Necessary steps have already been initiated to obtain the formal SEZ status for the remaining 100 acres of land, which had accorded the SEZ status in principle by the Board.

The Board has also decided to induct Anirudha Damkey, Director of Finance TECOM Investments and Dr Ajay Kumar, Secretary, Information Technology, Department, Kerala, as Board Members of SmartCity Kochi

Technorati Tags: Business