Infosys SEZ at Hyderabad gets green signal from Central Government

Proposes expanding its presence in Hyderabad

The Central Government's Board of Approval cleared the proposal of Infosys company's proposed Special Economic Zone in the city's outskirts, the IT major Infosys is posed to increase its presence in the city substantially. It has already had a sprawling 550 acres campus at Gachibowli.

For the proposed planned expansion, the State Government had proposed a 447 acres of site at Pochampally on the Hyderabad-Warangal State Highway. It alloted the land at Rs.12 lakhs per acre to the Infosys. It aims to build one of the biggest IT campuses in the world.

According to sources, it would create nearly 2,000 jobs in the State. Meanwhile, the Central Government has extended the in principal approval to Reliance Industries' Maha Mumbai Special Economic Zone by a year with a condition that its size should be cut of by 5,000 hectares.

 Join Discussions on AndhraNews.com

Infosys SEZ at Hyderabad gets green signal from Central Government
Proposes expanding its presence in Hyderabad

Government initiates getting back of 1363 acres of Ramoji Rao's land
State Government already reclaimed 32 acres of assigned land

TDP alleges irregularities in Housing scheme
Demanded to constitute an all party team to look into them

Railway IVRS on mobiles
CDMA services have to affix STD code for using the system

Events and happenings on 8 August in History

8 August 2001
Highlights: Congress reinitiates its Power hike demonstrations

8 August 2002
Highlights: CM orders probe into diversion of rice of Food-for-Work program

8 August 2003
Highlights: Telangana Congress MLA's in dilemma

8 August 2004
Highlights: Revival of Cooperative Sugar mills

8 August 2006
Highlights: Sonia Gandhi to visit flood affected areas

8 August 2007
Highlights: Infosys SEZ at Hyderabad gets green signal from Central Government