Deputy Chief Minister Sri Kadiyam Srihari, Minister Sri KT Rama Rao laid the foundation stone for Cyient Warangal centre today at Madikonda IT SEZ. IT E&C Department Secretary Sri Jayesh Ranjan and Cyient Founder and Executive Chairman Sri BVR Mohan Reddy were also present on the occasion. Speaking at the event, IT, Panchayat Raj and MAUD Minister Sri KT Rama Rao said that the Telangana Government is committed to expand IT industry to Tier-II cities like Warangal, Karimnagar, Nizamabad and Khammam. Terming February 19 as a day that will forever be etched in the history of Warangal, Minister KT Rama Rao thanked Cyient Executive Chairman Sri BVR Mohan Reddy for setting up its development centre there. Sri KT Rama Rao exuded confidence that other tech majors will evince interest in expanding to Tier-II cities in the coming days. The Cyient Software Development Center will be a geospatial technology center with advanced geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, and photogrammetry technologies, catering to a host of solutions for the transport navigation, utilities, and communications sectors. Additionally, the Software Development Center will have world-class spatial data analytics solutions to address the requirements of specialized geospatial data processing services, using light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and other point cloud technologies. The facility will support Cyient’s worldwide digital technology initiatives, including those in IoT, big data analytics, and smart cities. (Photo: Zabi)