$385-m Dubai-Tecom Smartcity Kochi work will start on Nov 13, 2007

Land ready, Dubai Tecom’s Smartcity project in Kochi will start civil work from November 13. Kerala chief minister VS Achuthanandan is expected to chair the proposed 10-member board of directors, who divulged the work-schedule. The foundation stone of the project, counted on to whip up 90,000 direct jobs, will be laid on November 13. It was on May 2007 that the MoU for the Smartcity project at Kochi was signed between TECOM and Kerala government.

Source:financialexpress.com