SMARTCITY COCHIN

Dubai's Internet City will set up the Smart City in Kochi, Kerala. Kerala government announced that they received the letter saying they have decided to set up the Smart City at Kochi. Several states like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu were after the the Dubai Internet City for the project, and finally Kerala bagged the project.

The total project cost would be Rs.15 billion and they would bring in the whole investment. To start with, Kerala government is providing them 200 acres of land in Kakkanadu, near the Kochi Infopark. The smart city will need around 1,000 acres of land when it reaches the final stages of the proejct.

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