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Smart city Kochi wins award for its go-green efforts

Kochi has won an industry body’s award for ecological sustainability in recognition of the IT townships go-green efforts that save water, avoid plastics and promote overall cleanliness. Smart city Kochi Infrastructure Pvt Ltd was shortlisted for the award along with other majors such as Bosch, Ramanujam IT City and Yamaha Motors considering their contribution to green energy, water management and environmental management.
More about Smart city Kochi:
Located in the southern Indian state of Kerala, SmartCity Kochi is just 22 KM from Cochin International Air Port and 12 KM from the central business district of Kochi, The promoters entered into a framework agreement in May 2007 to set up an information technology based Township.
SmartCity Kochi Township envisions world class infrastructure for knowledge based businesses alongside developments comprising of residential, schools, higher education, sports, retail and hospitality that brings together all the essential elements of daily life. With a combined investment to the tune of US$ 420 Million by 2021, SmartCity Kochi offers approximately 61 lakh (6.1 Million) Square Feet of Built Up commercial office spaces within a notified Special Economic Zone and thus complementing Kerala’s robust IT eco-system which is seeing sustained growth.

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