Home | Electior CMe cM me itm Loa ome > India » Karnataka > Bengaluru > Tamil Nadu planning 500-acre “Tech City’ in Hosur The source added that efforts will also be taken to extend the metro connectivity being planned from Bommasandra in Bengaluru to Hosur ETB Sivapriyan | cies DHNS Last Updated 27 March 2023, 07:31 IST Representative image. Credit: DH Photo Having already emerged as a hub for electric vehicles (EV) and electronics manufacturing, Hosur will soon house a self-contained ‘Tech City’ spread over an area of 500 acres to host IT/ITES firms and Global Capacity Gentres (GCC) with the Tamil Nadu government planning to diversify one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.Foundation for the new project in Hosur, the industrial city located just outside Bengaluru, is ‘expected to be laid in a year’s time with the state government asking the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) to identify a land parcel close to the National Highway connecting the state capitals of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The aim is not just to diversify Hosur and develop it as a hub for sectors of all kinds but also to attract fresh investments in the Information Technology and Information Technology Enabled Services, besides garnering the spin-offs from Bengaluru, the country's IT capital. To be implemented by Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT), the Tech City project will be developed by a third- party firm which understands the requirements of MNCs. Also Read | TN proposes Hosur, Coimbatore, Trichy for electronics firms “The plan is to build a self-contained city, not just a few buildings to house IT companies. The Tech City, which will offer ‘A’ grade office space for IT/ITES firms and GCCs that are making their way into India, will be built in a way that everything that people working there need is accessible within 20 minutes” a source in the know told DH. From hotels to convention hallls to recreation facilities to plazas to schools to possibly a helipad - the ‘TN Tech City will be self-sufficient, the official said, adding that they plan to offer three kinds of facilities to those coming to set up their shops. They can choose between empty land for companies that want to construct their own buildings for purposes like Research & Development, plug and play mode, and warm shell properties. ‘The source added that efforts will also be taken to extend the metro connectivity being planned from Bommasandra in Bengaluru to Hosur ‘The move to attract GCC firms to Hosur comes close on the heels of global shipping firm United Parcel Service (UPS) choosing Chennai to set up its first technology centre in India. Hosur’s proximity to Bengaluru which has excellent rail and air infrastructure will also play a major role in attracting GCCs into the industrial city, the state government feels. “Any manufacturing process now has an IT element into it. And we feel a Tech City in a city that is known for manufacturing firms of all kinds and EVs will only add to its advantage. We will acquire the land from SIPCOT soon and start work on a master plan for the new city. We hope to break the ground ina year’s time,” another source in the know said.