IT parks will be set up in 4 regions of UT: Shahjahan

Puducherry, Apr 17 (UNI) The Puducherry administration is taking steps to set up IT parks in all the four regions of the Union Territory, Minister for IT M O H F Shajahan told the assembly today.

Replying to a question, Mr Shajahan said 44 acres of education department land acquired at Kalapet near here and five acres in Mahe region were diverted for establishing IT parks and a suitable site was being searched in Karaikal region. For Yanam, the government would consider if there was feasibility.

Congress member M Kandasamy said one IT park should be set up either at Bahour or Villianur, following which Chief Minister N Rangasamy intervened and said that the land for setting up IT parks was being demanded on the East Coast Road and the administration would consider the setting up of one IT park on the Cuddalore road.

Replying to another question, the Chief Minister ruled out provision of temple lands to those settled there free of cost.

Only with a mission the land was donated to the temples and their desire to conduct special poojas or provision of annadanams, he said adding the government would transfer the property to those settled on the lands on payment of a reasonable rate.

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