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Sobha Hi-tech city is a planned industry township for knowledge-based companies to be constructed in
Kochi Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the ...
, India. The project, being constructed by Sobha Developers Ltd, will come up at
Maradu Maradu () is a municipality and census town in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. Maradu is an inner suburb of the Kochi metropolitan area and is located south of the Kochi city centre. As per the 2011 Indian census, Maradu has a popula ...
. With an initial investment of Rs. 50 billion, the project also has the single highest investment in
Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, 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 ...
. On completion, the project is expected to have of developed space for research, trade and development in Information technology,
biotechnology Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that involves the integration of natural sciences and Engineering Science, engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms and parts thereof for products and services. Specialists ...
,
electronic hardware Electronic hardware consists of interconnected electronic components which perform analog or logic operations on received and locally stored information to produce as output or store resulting new information or to provide control for output act ...
and other knowledge based services. The project would be among the largest such ventures in the country, and is expected to generate over 75,000 direct jobs. There were major opposition to the project from parties in the ruling
Left Democratic Front The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is an alliance of Left-wing politics, left-wing political parties led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the current List of current Indian ruling and opposition parties, r ...
and environmental activists alleging massive destruction to the environment. Despite the delays due to this, the government recently gave permission to this proposed project. More bureaucratic formalities need to be completed before the construction begins. The current status of this project looks bleak as the proposed land comes under the purview Coastal regulatory zone(CRZ)law, which forbids any massive construction.


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Economy of Kochi The economy of Kochi was worth 49453.29 crores in 2012 - 2013 financial year with a growth of almost 7.5% per annum. Synopsis The economy of Kochi can be classified as a business economy with emphasis on the service sector. Major business sect ...


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Sobha Developers inks MoU with Kerala for Rs5,000 cr township


* ttp://expressbuzz.com/cities/kochi/sobha-hitech-city-claimed-to-be-eco-friendly/183800.html The Sobha Hitech City at Valanthakad in Maradu will be an environment-friendly project... Buildings and structures in Kochi Proposed buildings and structures in India {{Ernakulam-geo-stub