Real estate development major DLF Universal Limited, part of the Rs 1000 crore (Rs 10 billion) DLF group, would set up the country's largest information technology park in West Bengal, which would be ready within 24 months.
Announcing this in Kolkata, on Thursday, chief executive of DLF Universal Yogesh Verma said the Rs 280-crore (Rs 2.8 billion) project would be built on a 10-acre plot in Rajarhat and would offer 1.3 million square feet workspace incorporating the latest technology.
Verma said that the first phase of the project would be operational by April 2005, adding that a renowned corporate had already booked a floor space of 300,000 square feet.
He said that the park would cater to information technology companies as well as business process outsourcing and call centres.
He said that once completed, nearly 10,000 people could work in the IT park on 24X7 basis with a underground parking facility for 2000 cars.