Technopark, Kollam is an

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Kundara Kundara is a census town in Kerala and is part of the Kollam Metropolitan Area, India. Kundara is situated 13 km east of Kollam city, 14 km west of Kottarakkara, and 24 km north of Paravur. Kundara is significant for its hist ...

, Kollam, It is a satellite park of Technopark that is situated 63 km away from the

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Campus. This is the first district level

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established in Kerala. The Technopark Kollam is situated in 44.47 acres of land beside scenic Kanjiracode Lake. This park is developed as a Special Economic Zone. Technopark's IT building with a built-up space of 100,000 sq.ft is complete and 21 companies have commenced operation from the campu

Technopark Kollam houses domestic firms, mainly Startup company, startups and MNC's engaged in a wide variety of activities, which include

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and

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History

The plan for setting up the first district

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Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

at Kollam was announced in January 2009. Foundation stone for park was laid by

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, Shri.

V. S. Achuthanandan Velikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan (born 20 October 1923) is an Indian Communist politician who was the Chief Minister of Kerala from 2006 to 2011. At 82, he is the oldest person to have assumed the office. He served as the chairman of Admin ...

in February 2009. The park was set up expecting employment to the tune of 20,000 and investments of 800 crores. The land for the project was acquired by Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Ltd to set up Hub-and-spoke model of

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The first phase of park was inaugurated by then

, Shri.

on 2011 February 15. The park area is declared as

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and the first tower that came up in the campus is called as ''Ashtamudi Tower.'' The park holds unique distinction of Water-transport connectivity. The park was showcased in

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Expo 2012 at Dubai. On 1 February 2014, the first company in the park started operations. It was a company named Twixt Technologies. In March 2014,

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in his report criticized KSITIL and its hub, noting that the land acquired for the IT park had been poorly utilized. Remote work during the

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led to a steep decline of attendance in the park.

Accessibility and facilities

This technological park is accessible by road, rail and water modes of transport.

Kundara railway station Kundara railway station (Code: KUV) is a railway station (NSG 6 category) in the historic industrial town of Kollam, Kundara, Kerala. Kundara railway station falls under the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway zone, Indian Railway ...

in Kollam–Sengottai Line is the nearest railway station.

National Highway 183 (India) National Highways 183 (NH 183) is located in India. It connects Kollam High school Jn in Kerala with Dindigul in Tamil Nadu. Starting from Kollam it runs northwards and turns east at Kottayam and runs along the northern border of Periyar Wil ...

passes through near the park and

National Highway 744 (India) National Highway 744 or NH 744 (earlier NH 208) is a National Highway in Southern India that links Kollam (Quilon) in Kerala with Madurai in Tamil Nadu.

passes through nearby town of

.The

Ashtamudi Lake Ashtamudi Lake (''Ashtamudi Kayal''), in the Kollam District of the Indian state of Kerala, is the most visited backwater and lake in the state. It possesses a unique wetland ecosystem and a large palm-shaped (also described as octopus-shaped) ...

adjoining the park has

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's boat services. The Taluk Hospital Kundara under

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is situated near the park entrance. Kerala Fire And Rescue Services facility is also available near the campus. The nearest airport is

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which is 70 km away. The park face connectivity troubles due to

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and narrow roads.

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connectivity to park is also poor.

Infrastructure

Phase 1 of the park is now complete with Ashtamudi building a seven-storey office building with 100,000 sq.ft space. Further phases are in planning stage.

Achievements

A team of Indian Innovators at a company in the park called, Waferchips launched a new device called Biocalculus, a Single Lead, Wireless Lightweight Ambulatory Cardiac Monitor to Enhance Patient Care.

References

{{Reflist Industrial parks in India

History

Accessibility and facilities

Infrastructure

Achievements

See also

References