About Vizag VISAKHAPATNAM CITY - WHY VISAKHAPATNAM ?     A peaceful, cosmopolitan, green and idyllic city Excellent linkages by road, rail, sea and air Well- developed industrial corridor - presence of large number of industries in public & private sector Peaceful industrial relations Large pool of skilled and semi-skilled man-power Moderate weather conditions ( min- 20oC to 25oC ) ( max- 28oC to 38oC )   EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES   Good schools and colleges Ample technical manpower available within North Coastal Andhra (Andhra University area) Engineering colleges - 35 Degree colleges - 100 + Polytechnics - 15 (diploma level) MBAs / MCAs / foreign trade - 35 + Medical colleges - 02.   RECREATION & HOSPITALITY FACILITIES   AP Government is promoting tourism in a big way Tourist and Hill resorts Beach resorts Golf course Multipurpose stadiums Corporate hospitals 5 star to 3 star clubs and hotels   EXTERNAL INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES IN VISAKHAPATNAM   Connectivity by road and rail with the main land transportation grid All weather natural harbour/port with container facility Directly connected to all metros and other major cities by air   EXTERNAL INFRASTRUCTURE OTHER REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES   Up gradation of domestic airport to international standards A Greenfield deep draft multipurpose Gangavaram port under public-private partnership A new water supply project (270 mld) to augment water supply to the city. A Pharma city for locating pharmaceutical companies and research institutes. APSEZ in an area of about 9200 acres. Apparel Park.   VIZAG IT-INFRASTRUCTURE   Earth station operating from VSEZ since 1999 with STPI support 12 Units in VSEZ; 15 EoUs in the city Most of the units are scattered and not located at a single place About 9 ISP’s for providing required bandwidth Stpi-25mbps, dot- 2.5 mbps, VSNL - 512 kbps, Starnet, Excel media, Cyber park, Dishnet etc Exclusive complexes for software available only in VSEZ and HSBC (recently constructed)   PROPOSALS FOR PROMOTION OF IT/SOFTWARE INDUSTRY IN VISAKHAPATNAM   Development Of Twin It Towers On The Lines Of Hitech City, Hyderabad with A Built Up Space Of 250,000 To 400,000 Sft. For SMEs And Major Companies. Development Of Twin It Towers On The Lines Of Hitech City, Hyderabad with A Built Up Space Of 250,000 To 400,000 Sft. For SMEs And Major Companies   POSSIBLE LOCATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED IT TOWERS   Towers In 2 To 5 Acres Of Land In Andhra University Campus Area – One For SMEs And One For Major Players – Linking Education To Employment Any Land In A Prime Location Of The City Joint venture of Govt. of A.P. with private participation or total government venture with it development fund (from GOI Ministry of IT.) Ground floor - support services like banks, restaurants, post office, couriers, travel kiosks, etc. Common facilities like customs bonding, bandwidth, telecom, conferencing, video conference hall etc.   IT VILLAGE   Beach Front (Land Identified By District Administration) A.P. SEZ (Atchutapuram - Rambilli Mandals In Vizag-Kakinada Corridor) Area Earmarked By VUDA In Kantakapalli (Kottavalasa Road – 1000 Hectares) Vizag - Vizianagaram Corridor Mainly we may attract MNCs and mega IT Companies. ( Wipro, TCS, GE Cognizant have expressed interest ) Rebate In Land - Already Available In General Policy May Be Relaxed Further To The Ii-Tier Cities If Need Be providing quality infrastructure like roads, quality uninterrupted power etc. SME Policy Can Be Extended To SMEs In It Villages Too MIRACLE CITY (A SOFTWARE ENCLAVE IN VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT)   Floated By NRI Couple From USA, Located In Munjeru (V) - Bhogapuram Mandal Vizianagaram District 100% EOU : Operational in Vizag since 1997, operational at Bhogapuram since 2003. Land : 400 Acres Investment : Present 25 crores, Projected 200 crores (in 5yrs) Employment : Present 300, Projected 5000 (in 5yrs) Currently Involved In Software Development With 200 It Professionals Future operations - 4 call centres; 4 software research labs Amenities Provided:- Library Yoga/stress relieving room Coffee Room Music Room Chess Room, ETC.