Kolkata, November 18: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation and the information technology department of the West Bengal government would construct an IT park here at the eastern part of the metropolis.
Industry minister Nirupam Sen, while laying foundation of the park here today, said the land area available for the project was two acres and the building would have a floor area of 8,890 square metres.
Estimated at Rs 40 crore, the project would come up within the premises of Science City in fifteen months.
Around 2,500 IT professionals would be employed in the park, while some 10,000 people stands to indirectly benefit from it, IT minister Debesh Das said.
The West Bengal government was also planning to set up satellite IT parks in others places of the state like Durgapur, Kalyani and Haldia, he added.
–Agencies