Sunday February 25 2007 09:21 IST
The State Government is boasting to turn the Capital into an IT hub but the infrastructure available is too inadequate to meet the basic needs of the sector.
While drawing the attention of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to the infrastructure shortcomings of the city, the IT Department suggested that the Government should identify suitable locations and invite reputed real estate developers like Ansal, DLF, Raheja Group to develop high quality residential accommodation to woo IT companies and professionals in the high-end income group.
Even as IT majors like Infosys, Satyam and TCS have put up development centres in the city, Orissa is far behind other states so far as growth of IT industries is concerned.While space is a constraint for IT companies, thanks to the unplanned growth of the city, a lot needs to be done to attract top-end professionals to the State, an officer involved in IT promotion said.
The city has neither quality accommodation for the highly paid staff nor educational institutions of international standard and recreational facilities that are available in cities like Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad and Gurgaon, the sources rued. The quality of accommodation available in the city is not even suitable for mid-segment and high-end IT professionals.Korean steel major Posco, which is keen to set up a steel project near Paradip, is reportedly scouting for a bungalow equipped with all the modern facilities. The Posco plant would help attract more investment, including in IT sector, to the State. Besides, the State Government should focus on better health-care, facilitate setting up more multiplex, amusement parks and auditoria in public-private mode, the Department felt.
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