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Newslet ter f rom Technopark Technology Business Incubator Trivandrum August 2009

For more on T-TBI, contact:Mr. Mervin Alexander, Chairman / Mr. K.C. Chandrasekharan Nair, Secretary cum RegistrarPark Centre Technopark Campus Trivandrum 695 581 Phone : ++91-471-2700222 Fax: ++91-471-2700171

Email: [email protected] [email protected] www.t echnopark.org www.technoparktbi.org

I am an Entrepreneur

Campaign is on....Kerala has been the recipient of themost literate state in India tag for al-most two decades now. A very innova-tive initiative by Technopark TBI/ TUC

to spread the message of innovation,

incubation and entrepreneurship to thestudent community of Kerala is a road-show campaign branded as I am anEntrepreneur. TechnoFIRST, ournetwork partner is actively partneringin this initiative of Technopark TUC.The proposed road show serves tospread the message of Innovation andEntrepreneurship across the state ofKerala.

The I am an Entrepreneur cam-paign will be flagged off, as of now,

from Technopark in the 3rd week of Au-gust, 2009. There will be three brandedvehicles for the campaign which willstart simultaneously from three locations

across Kerala andtraverse across thelength and breadth ofthe state.

The publicity forthe project will be car-ried out in leading dai-lies and other forms ofmedia, both electronicand print and aims tocreate awareness

among the entrepreneurs and generate

global attention to the movement. Tech-nopark TBI aims to receive innovativetechnology ideas from students acrossEngineering Colleges, TechnicalSchools and from Rural Innovators.During the campaign T-shirts bearing thepunch line I am an Entrepreneur, cam-paign brochures/fliers, Survey sheets,Brochures will be distributed. Entrepre-neurship Awareness Camps will be or-ganised at strategic locations and ruralareas as part of the roadshow.

Project Review Committee Meet-ing for the project Cardiac Analyserunder TePP (Technopreneur PromotionProgramme) Phase I was conducted byTechnopark-TUC at Park Centre onJuly 16, 2009. The Innovators Mr.Babeesh.C.T and Mr. Jerryraj S.R. pre-sented their project along with the pro-totype demonstration. Cardiac Analy-ser is a medical instrument extremelyuseful for coronary patients, whichcontinously monitor the functioning ofhuman heart and throw warning signals

before causing a heart arrest. Theproject was funded under the TePPScheme of DSIR for a project cost of

PRC Meeting of the Project, Cardiac AnalyzerPRC Meeting of the Project, Cardiac AnalyzerPRC Meeting of the Project, Cardiac AnalyzerPRC Meeting of the Project, Cardiac AnalyzerPRC Meeting of the Project, Cardiac Analyzer

The productlaunch for Certes Innovative Solutionss newproduct fully automatic Pump-on-off system was conducted attheir Aluva office on June 26. Certes is currently working as Vir-tual Incubatee of T-TBI from Matha College of Technology

The first product was delivered to Sri. S. Sanal Kumar, Man-ager, Matha College of Technology by Sri. Vishnu V. Nath (CERTESs Technicalofficer and product developer). Managing Director Mr. Abhilash Johnny, CEO Mr.Bobin Paul, CFO Mr. Arun. S. Praveen and Mr. Nithin Gopal, CMO were alsopresent at the function.

The product will be available in the market at a rateof Rs 1,800 and it facilitates several advanced featuressuch as low and high voltage protection, LED indications,six months warranty, lower tank option, Micro controllercontrolled functioning and reliable self-adjustment to var-ious circumstances says company sources.

New Product launched byCertes

Technopark TBI Virtual incubatee inGarden City College, Bangalore CatalyzLife Technologies signed MoU with In-ternational Stem cell Services (ISS) tobring stem cell therapies to patients withseveral incurable diseases. Dr. Biju Jacob,

CEO of Catalyz said that the partnershipis bringing Stem Cell based advancedTherapeutics to Kerala. Hospitals with allthe necessary facilities will be accreditedfor carrying out the stem cell therapies andthereby will be considered as the recog-nized of IISL for Regenerative Therapyas stated by Dr. S G A Rao, Managing Di-rector, IISL. Earlier an extension centreof Technopark TBI was inaugurated atGarden City College (GCC), Bangalore

Catalyzsigns MoU with ISS

on March 7, 2009.The virtual incubatees operating in

GCC is fully supported by TechnoparkTBI and shall be given an opportunityto graduate into the Technopark Incu-bation Facilities in Trivandrum for fur-ther scaling up, says Mr. K.C. Chan-drasekharan Nair, Secretary cum Reg-istrar, Technopark TBI commenting onthe achievement of Catalyz.

2.25lakhs during the 86th TSC Meeting.The committee members expressed sat-isfaction on the partial completion of theproject and recommended the project forthe continuation of TePP financial sup-port Mr.Babeesh and Mr.Jerry Raj are the

directors of the Technopark-TBI incuba-tee Divx Medical Equipments and Soft-ware Technologies Pvt Ltd.

Few until recently believed that entrepreneurs could be created through educa-

tional endeavours, or that Entrepreneurship could be a matter of teaching/training.The coming years will see the emergence of Knowledge Campuses. The world ischanging constantly, as is the Learning process!! e-Education is emerging fast as analternative to traditional Classroom teaching . We bring in an innovative technologythat brings in a Tutor who holds on to the Web and explains on a Whiteboard.Yeah...Its Whiteboard on the Web! It also gives you an advantage of getting theexplanations on demand and any number of times you want.And much more...just to give you the feel of sitting in aclassroom!! Smart Guruji.

National Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (NCIIE), thetraining arm of Technopark TBI is all set to launch a handful of courses for theentrepreneurs through the E-learning platform established in association with SmartGuruji. The courses will be officially launched by the middle of August 2009. Theproposed courses will be as following

An online course on Entrepreneurship having duration of 6 months targetingStudents, Faculties, Prospective Entrepreneurs and the Rural Crowd certified by aNational Agency in Entrepreneurship

Software Engineering Course certified by Technopark Software EngineeringCompetency Centre (TSECC) in association with SE Mentor.

A Management course for the entrepreneurs and incubatees in association with

NIPM, Trivandrum ChapterAnother new initiative by Technopark-TBI is the Skill Enhancement Program

(SEP), a power packed preparation kit for prospective entrepreneurs spread acrossthe country. Supported by the Smartguruji in building its technology architecture,S.E.P has state of the art facilities, being the best in its class. S.E.P is intended tobridge the gap between academic skills and the skills required to pioneer in the realworld scenario of entrepreneurship. The whole package is a fantastic platform forthe students to equip themselves for the future CXOs. The SEP adds on to the GREENIT revolution in INDIA by offering Green learning in entrepreneurship.

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The 95th meeting of the TePP Screening Committee (TSC) held on July 3, 2009

recommended the following projects from T-TUC for funding.

1. Ocean wave generation by the innovator Mr. P.U. Rajan is recom-

mended in principle for TePP Phase I funding support

2. Mobile crime and accident reporting platform (MCARP) by the

innovator Mr. Sanjay Vijayakumar is recommended for TePP Phase

II support of 42 lakhs

3. Vehicle driver monitoring system by the innovator Mr. K. P. Prem-

achandran is recommended for Micro TePP support of Rs.25,000.

4. Inspye optical probe by the innovator Mr. Kesava Prasad is recom-

mended for Micro TePP support of Rs.75,000.

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TTTTTechTechTechTechTechTop 2009 @ Top 2009 @ Top 2009 @ Top 2009 @ Top 2009 @ TechnoparkechnoparkechnoparkechnoparkechnoparkThe 4th edition of the

National Level Engineer-ing Students Project Com-petition is on. TechTop2009 is an annual compe-tition organized as part of our effortsto locate budding Technopreneurswith innovative ideas at a very earlystage, reward them suitably, and nur-ture their initiative to achieve com-mercial results. All projects selected

after final screening shall be eligiblefor incubation support from Techno-park TBI. This year engineering stu-

dents and teachers from 17states are participating and46 teams were shortlistedfor demonstrating their in-novative projects at Tech-

nopark from 17 to 18 August, 2009.The selected projects with innovativecontent will also be forwarded to DSIRfor TePP funding.

The Theme of TechTop 2009 isGreen Engineering. TechTop 2009 isorganized in Technopark by DegreeControls Inc. and is supported by IEEE,Kerala Section and Executive Knowl-edge Lines monthly.

The 37th Expert Committee Meeting for the evaluation and selection ofstart up ventures and the renewal of incubation membership for the existingcompanies to T-TBI was conducted on Wednesday, July 15, 2009. Thecommittee evaluated the business proposals and recommended to giveadmission to Dimension Mobiles Pvt Ltd to a 4 seater in T-TBI and Optio

Logic Technologies Ltd to an 8 seater in T-BIC. The committee alsorecommended the renewal of license for Sooryakiran Bioinformatics Pvt Ltdand Divx Medical Equipments and Software Technologies Pvt Ltd.

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Kollam: In Kundara, on the pic-

turesque banks of the Ashtamudy

backwaters, Kollam Technopark will

soon come up to fulfill the IT dreams

of Kollam district and its people for

whom the new infrastructure facility

will mean a grand entry into the por-

tal of the worldwide information tech-

nology platform.

Kollam Technopark will be a

subsidiary project of TrivandrumTechnopark and the master plan for

the park has already been approved by the Project

Implementation Board (PIB), said Dr. Ajay Ku-

mar IAS, Secretary-IT, and Chairman, Board of

Directors-Technopark. It will be situated on a

sprawling 40 acre plot and will have a building

measuring 500,000 sft.From the park building, the view of the Ashta-

mudy lake and its coconut palm-filled surround-ings provides a breathtaking view of Keralas nat-

ural charm at it best. To begin with, a building of100,000 sft. will be built and commissioned by

August 2010.

The Chief Executive Officer Technopark Technopark Campus Trivandrum 695 581 INDIAPhone : ++91-471 -2700222 Fax: ++91-471-2700171

E-mail: [email protected] www.technopark.org

By then we hope to get SEZ status sanctioned

for the new park, adds Mervin Alexander, CEO-

Technopark. Already tenders have been floated for

the construction of the 110 KV substation, internal

roads and sewage system. A potable water supply

system form part of the master plan.Besides the built-up space, Kollam Technopark

will also provide plots to IT investors to erect theirown infrastructure, pointed out Dr. Ajay Kumar.

Once those enterprises also come up, Kollam Tech-nopark will have facilities to employ about 8000

people, he added

Trivandrum: Excellence in in-formation technology, which is the

common asset of Technopark Cam-pus, should combine with social re-

sponsibility to ensure the emergenceof a better world where terrorism and

associated evils are tackled and beat-

en back through a concreted effort,

said Mr. Jacob Punnose, IPS, Direc-tor General of Police (DGP), Kera-

la.

Employ technologyEmploy technologyEmploy technologyEmploy technologyEmploy technology, create, create, create, create, createa secure worlda secure worlda secure worlda secure worlda secure world::::: Jacob Punnose Jacob PunnoseJacob Punnose Jacob Punnose Jacob PunnoseHe was inaugurating a symposium

on Security Awareness inspired and

organised by Technoparks new CEO,

Mr. Mervin Alexander. Mrs. Sheela

Thomas, IAS, Secretary to the Kera-

la Chief Minister, Mr. Harisena Var-

ma, Joint Director-Central Intelli-

gence Bureau (CIB), Dy. Inspector

General of Police, Internal Security,

Mr. T.K. Vinod Kumar, Inspector

General of Police, Mrs. B. Sandhya,

and Lt. Col. B.K. Anil Kumar also

addressed the symposium. The distin-

guished gathering at the event waswelcomed by Mr. Mervin Alexander,

CEO-Technopark.

DGP Jacob Punnose and CEO Mervin Alexanderaddressing the seminar

Master plan approved by PIB

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Trivandrum: The only answer for Global

Warming is planting of more trees and making the

globe greener, said Mr. Binoy Viswam, Honble

Minister for Forest and Housing, while inaugu-

rating the Tree Planting Campaign in Technopark

Campus at a function organised by Technopark.

The Minister formally launched the program byplanting a sapling near the Cricket Stadium in the

Campus. Mr. Mervin Alexander, CEO, Techno-park, Mr. K K Srivastava, Addl. Principal Chief

Conservator of Forests, Mr. D K Varma, Conser-vator of forests, officials of Technopark and Tech-

nopark companies and officials of Forest Depart-

ment were present.

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bal team (along-

side) were the winners, beating Infosys team in

the finals. NeST were the IInd runners up.

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company in TechnoparksSmart Business Center inThejaswini building was in-augurated in June 2009.

Honble Friedrich Rahn, DeputyConsul General, Federal Republic ofGermany visited Technopark on July20, 2009. He was warmly received byCEO-Techopark Mr. Mervin Alex-ander, Sr. Manager, Business Devel-opment, Mr. M. Vasudevan and otherofficials in the Park Center. A presen-tation on Technopark and the variousprojects in the pipeline was made for

the distinguished visitor. Photo aboveshow Honble Friedrich Rahn meet-ing with the Park Center team.

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The Bureau of Public Enterpris-es (BPE), Kerala in association withHBS, Technopark conducted a oneday seminar in the Campus on ERPEffectiveness for the top

management officials ofPublic Sector Undertak-ings in Kerala.

Seminar on ERP EffectivenessSeminar on ERP EffectivenessSeminar on ERP EffectivenessSeminar on ERP EffectivenessSeminar on ERP Effectiveness

As phase III expansion, Technopark is devel-

oping 92 acres of land in between the existing

campus and the Second phase of 86 acres. Al-

ready work on the first building measuring one

million sft. is ready for contracting. The Phase

III is being developed as a Special Economic

Zone. Work on the 110KV substation has already

commenced. Technopark will provide a ll the util-

ities and support services. PriceWaterHouse Coo-

pers (P) Ltd (PWC) has been entrusted with the

assignment for the development of Technopark

Phase III. The bid document for selecting poten-tial partners to develop the IT/ITES SEZ(40 acres)

in Technopark Phase III is under process and will

be issued to partners based on the short-list pre-

pared from RFQ.


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Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management - KeralaNila Technopark Campus Thiruvananthapuram 695 581 Phone : ++91 471 2527567 2700777

Fax : +91 471 2527568 Email : [email protected] www.iiitmk.ac.in

monthly newsletter from the indian institute of information technology and management - Kerala

August 2009

IIITM-K and IMG jointly launcIIITM-K and IMG jointly launcIIITM-K and IMG jointly launcIIITM-K and IMG jointly launcIIITM-K and IMG jointly launch Ph Ph Ph Ph PososososostttttGrGrGrGrGraduataduataduataduataduate Diploma in e-Goe Diploma in e-Goe Diploma in e-Goe Diploma in e-Goe Diploma in e-Governancevernancevernancevernancevernance

Indian Institute of InformationTechnology & Management- Kerala(IIITM-K) and Institute of Manage-ment in Government (IMG) are jointlyoffering one-year full-time Post Grad-uate Program in e-Governance. Theprogramme is proposed by Govern-ment of Kerala, based on the recom-mendations of the Administrative Re-forms Commission, to produce trainedprofessionals to implement and man-age e-Governance projects in a disci-plined manner. It focuses on capacitybuilding in e-Governance through de-veloping foundations in IT, Manage-

ment, Government Process Reengi-neering and Change Management.

As per National e-Governance Planlarge number of trained professionalsare required to manage e-Governanceprojects in Government and SoftwareIndustries. The programme is targetedto generate human resources with theright skills, knowledge, aptitude andleadership qualities for effective imple-mentation of e-Governance projects.The participants will be able to con-

ceptualise new ideas, identify new sec-tors and develop service delivery mod-els for improving the quality of serviceto citizens.

Objectives of the ProgrammeGenerating human resources with the

right skills, knowledge, aptitude andleadership qualities for effective imple-mentation of e-Governance projects.

1. Conceptualisation of ideas anddevelopment of service delivery mod-els for improving the quality of serviceto citizen.

2. To broaden the scope of e-Gover-nance in the state through various sec-tors and services.

3. To enhance the effectiveness ofprogrammes by integrating state-of-the-art technologies and management. .

The classroom sessions have beendivided into Core courses and Electivecourses and they are grouped under threemajor categories viz. E-Governance,Management and Information Technol-ogy. As part of the course, the candidatesare required to undertake a project workin the final semester. The programmealso includes lab sessions in IT and softskills development. Up on successfulcompletion of the course the participantsmay find career opportunities in Gov-ernments IT and e-Governance projects,

Software Industry, Consulting Compa-nies, National and State ICT organisa-tions.

The eligibility requirement for ad-mission to the program is bachelorsdegree in any discipline with computerproficiency. Diploma / certification incomputer application / IT will be an add-ed advantage. B Tech / MBA /MCA de-gree holders will be given preference foradmission. The selection will be througha written test and an interview. The to-

tal intake of the programme is 45 ofwhich, 15 seats are reserved for KeralaGovernment Official. SC, ST applicantswill be eligible for reservation as perGovernment rules.Interested PublicSector Undertak-ings, other StateGovernment Offic-es, Private Organi-zations could spon-sor their employeesthough properchannel. More de-

Important datesLast date of receipt

of Completed Applications forms 31 July 2009

Written test 9 August 2009

Interview 17 August 2009

Publication of List of selected candidates 19 August 2009

Starting of Course 9 Sep. 2009

Workshops attendedDr.Elizabeth Sherly, Director-In charge,IIITM-K, Sri Jay-

achandran MB, Sr. Design Engineer, IIITM-K and Sri. DavidMathews,Design Engineer,IIITM-K attended the workshop onWebsite Quality - A prerequisite for successful eGovernanceorganised by the Kerala State IT Mission in Hotel Mascot,Trivandrum on July 10, 2009.

The first group of PG students batch 2007-09 of IIITM-K have given their project report

Invited Talks Sri. Ajith Kumar. R, Chief Coordinator-Kissan kerala had delivered an invited talk

onICT based communication for Agricultural Extension system - A Kissan Kerala Experience as part of the four daysnational training program organised by State Agriculture Man-agement & Extension Training Institute-Kerala, (SAMETI -Kerala)on 9th July 2009 at Thiruvananthapuram.

PG students project vivapresentations following their internships to therespective panels on July 24, 2009. Some ofthe organizations guiding the student intern-ships include ARS Software Engineering,PVT

LTD, Technopark, Trivandrum; GE India - JohnF. Welch Technology Centre, Bangalore; Pal-nar Transmedia, Technopark, Trivandrum; Fi-berlink Software Pvt.Ltd, Bangalore and SunMicro Systems India Private Ltd.

Panel A

Sri. David Mathews, Design Engineer, II-

ITM-K returned from VU University, Amster-

dam, The Netherlands as visiting researcher at

the Faculteit der Exacte Wetenschappen (FEW)

,Dept. of Computer Science, under the guid-

ance of Prof. Dr.Anton Eliens, Multimedia

Research group and Dr.Patricia Lago, EURE-

CA Programme Manager, from March 31 - June

30,2009 as part of the European Union Re-

search and Collaboration with Asia project. Theproject study included exploration of formal

methods being de-

veloped at VU, Uni-

versity to provide

multimedia support

in education andpossibilities to aug-

ment TechnologyEnhanced Learning

initiatives in India and approaches in develop-

ing Intelligent Multimedia applications usingopen standards based technologies.

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45 MCA Students from Rajagiri College, Kalamassery,

Kochi visited IIITM-K,Technopark campus on July 10, 2009

for an industrial visit as part of the

course. The students were given pre-

sentations on the Academic pro-

grammes and Projects - namely

KISSAN and WebGIS of IIITM-K by Sri. Ajith

Kumar,Information & Systems Analyst,IIITM-K and Sri. Mer-

ajuddin, Design Engineer, IIITM-K. The presentations werewell received by the students and Faculty of Rajagiri College.

Visitors

Panel B

At briefing with FEW, CS FacultyDr. Patricia Lago (right) andDr.Rahul Premraj (centre)

Honble Minister,Education, Kerala, SriM.A. Baby inaugurat-ed the Merit-cum-Means ScholarshipPortal developed byIIITM-K for the Di-rectorate of Technical

Education at a func-tion at the Womens college, Vazhuthacadu, Trivandrum on July 27, 2009.IIITM-K developed the software for Directorate of Technical education (DTE)for on-line submission of application forms for merit-cum-means scheme schol-arship for students of Kerala. The scholarship is for poor and meritorious stu-dents belonging to minority communities so as to enable them to pursue pro-fessional and technical courses, anywhere in India. The Ministry of Minorityaffairs, Government of India will distribute every year 20,000 scholarships

among the students of minority communities. Stu-dents can submit the application on-line using theURL www.dtekerala.gov.in/mcms. The merit listwill be prepared by the software based on the marksat the qualifying examination and income. Thescholarship fund disbursement through the Bank ofrespective colleges will be done in the second phaseof development.

tails please contact us at 0471 2700965,2700947 or [email protected]. Our

Web Sites www.iiitmk.ac.in/egov orwww.img.kerala.gov.in..

The home page of the Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship Scheme

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KERALA INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

(A Statutory Body of Govt. of Kerala)

Kinfra House, 31/2312, Sasthamangalam, Trivandrum-695 010, India, www.kinfra.comTel: ++91-471-2726585, 2724860, Fax: ++91-471-2724773, email: [email protected] GROWTH

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From theKINFRAarchieves

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Mattannur: Initiating the fulfill-

ment of a long-standing dream of thepeople of Northern Malabar to have

an airport in Kannur, Keralas HonbleMinister for Home & Tourism, Sri

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan presented thecompensation for land acquired for the

Kannur Airport, at a glittering func-tion here on June 1, 2009.

This day marks the opening up of

districts like Kannur and Kazargodeto the larger world outside, Kodiyeri

Balakrishnan said while addressingthe function, adding that KINFRA has

been appointed as Nodal Agency for

the project for which steps are under-way to float a company for mobilis-

ing investments for developing theairport, near Mattannur, as a green-

field project with private participation.Work on the airport will begin thisyear.

July 2001: A Satellite Center of the National Institute of Design was

opened in KINFRA Expert Promotion Industrial Park, Cochin by Sri P.K.

Kunhalikkuty the then-Minister, Industries & IT, in the presence of Sri

Christie Fernandez the then-Chairman, Coir

Board, and now, Secretary to the President

of India, Sri K. Babu & Sri V.K. Ibrahim

Kunju (both MLAs, then and now), Sri

Darlie Oommen Koshy (Excc. Director-

NID), Kochauseph Chittilappilly, CMD,

V-Guard, Dr. G.C. Gopala Pillai, the then-

MD, KINFRA and Sri V.N.P. Kaimal, the

then-MD, and now Chairman-KEPIP.

Invest@Kochi highlightsinfrastructure in Ernakulam dist.Cochin: Invest@Kochi, an investor meet to explore and highlight the

industrial infrastructure scenario in Ernakulam district was inaugurated by

Sri Elamaram Kareem,

Honble Minister, Indus-

tries, here on June 16,2009. Addressing the meet

organised by the Director-ate of Industries and Com-

merce, Kerala, in associa-

tion with the district unit of Kerala State Small Industries Association (KS-

SIA) and the Federation of Cluster Consortiums, Sri Kareem said that Cochin

has grown in to one of Indias choicest destinations for industrial invest-

ment. The State government is affording top priority to ensure that inves-

tors in large numbers come to Kerala and set up shop in the congenial envi-

ronment provided by Cochin. Agencies like KINFRA with expertise andexcellence in creating infrastructure have a major role to play in bringingCochin back to its glorious days.

The seminar presided over by Sri P. Rajeev MP was addressed by Sri T.

Balakrishnan IAS, Principal Secretary-Industries, Sri T.O. Sooraj IAS, Di-rector-Industries & Commerce, and Dr. M. Beena IAS, District Collector-

Ernakulam. A presentation on the industrial infrastructure facilities avail-able in Ernakulam District was made by Sri V.R. Balu, Dy. Manager-Busi-

ness Development, KINFRA at the seminar.

The private participation in the air-

port project sanctioned by the Union

government would be in accordance

with Central norms, he said. An Infor-

mation Technology city and export and

import facilities were also being

planned as part of developing the air-

port. The proposed airport conceived

as a project with private participation

was being planned as a state-of-the-

art facility, the Minister said.

Stating that the proposed airport

here would be the fourth international

airport in the State, the Minister said

the government was also going ahead

with the plan to develop infrastructurefacilities required for the airport.While the road from here to the air-

port site would be developed into a six-lane road, the roads to Mattannur from

Thalassery and other parts, including

Vadakara would be elevated to four-

lane highways. The State

budget had already allo-cated Rs.25 crore for in-

frastructure development

in addition to the budget-

ary allocation of Rs.52

crore under tourism de-

velopment, he said.

Sri Balakrishnan said

the government would

ensure that the Pazhassi

reservoir would be reno-

vated for ensuring availability of wa-

The then-Minister P.K. Kunhalikkutty addressing the function

Darlie Oommen Koshy and ChristieFernandez exchaning the documents

Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan addressing the function to distribute the compensation

ter to the proposed airport. He said

Rs. 40 crore would be earmarked for

plugging leaks in the shutters of the

reservoir.

Smt. K.K. Shylaja, MLA, presid-

ed over the function. Sri K.C. Joseph,

MLA, was the chief guest. Dr. V.

Venu IAS, Ex-Officio secretary, Air-

port Project, Sri Thulasi Das, Special

Officer, Kannur Airport and Sri S.Ramnath, MD-KINFRA also spoke

on the occasion.

The Home Minister presenting the compensation cheques for acquired land

Inaugural address from Minister Elamaram Kareem

Speaking at Invest@Kochi Meet are (fltr) P. Rajeev MP, Principal Secy. T. Balakrishnan,Director T.O. Sooraj, Dist. Collector Dr. M. Beena and KINFRAs V.R. Balu

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