ELCOT IT Park Trichy is an

information technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...

(IT) park in the city of

Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bei ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. It was set up in 2010 as part of an effort to foster the growth of information technology in various cities of

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu The Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited ''(ELCOT)'' ( ta, தமிழ்நாடு மின்னணுவியல் கழகம் (வரையறுக்கப்பட்டது)) is an Indian, public sector undertaking, e ...

(ELCOT).

Location

ELCOT IT Park Trichy is located on 2 acres of land at ELCOT SEZ in Navalpattu which is from

Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station Tiruchchirappalli Junction railway station, also known as Trichy Junction railway station (station code: TPJ) is a junction station in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. It serves as the headquarters for Tiruchirappalli railway division of the Sout ...

and from

Tiruchirappalli International Airport Tiruchirappalli International Airport (IATA: TRZ, ICAO: VOTR) is an international airport serving Tiruchirappalli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The airport spread over an area of is located on National Highway 336, about south of the ci ...

. The IT Park is connected to the Trichy-Pudukottai NH-336 by a long 4-lane road laid at a cost of .

ELCOT IT Building

The ELCOT IT Building, situated on two acres of land, was built by MARG Limited at the cost of . It is a 2-storey building with total floor capacity of . The building offers complete power backup, a communication network, general maintenance, access control, fire safety, and ample parking space. Currently the entire floor space is occupied by various companies including,

Vuram WNS (Holdings) Limited () is a global business process management company headquartered in Mumbai, India. The company has its expansion with 60 delivery centers worldwide. History WNS was founded in 1996 by British Airways as Speedwing World ...

, V.Dart Technologies, GI Tech Gaming, and more, where 1535 employees are working, as listed below.

ELCOT IT Park

The IT Park comprises total land of . Out of which falls under

Special Economic Zone A special economic zone (SEZ) is an area in which the business and trade laws are different from the rest of the country. SEZs are located within a country's national borders, and their aims include increasing trade balance, employment, increas ...

and the rest are non-SEZ lands. Approval for SEZ is effective from 26 July 2007. The TNEB has been provided with 10 acres of land to set up a 110 kV substation.

Expansion

Due to an overwhelming response and requests from various stakeholders for more building space since the existing one has been completely occupied, Tamil Nadu Government has decided to construct one more IT Building next to the existing one. Tenders for the construction were called by Public Works Department during August 2020 at a cost of . The new building will be a 4-story building with total floor space of which is office space. The civil work was started in December 2020 and is estimated to be completed in 18 months.

References

{{reflist Economy of Tiruchirappalli Science parks in India Software technology parks in India Science and technology in Tamil Nadu