IT tower project hits a political roadblock

Visakhapatnam | Thursday | 20th September, 2018

Summary:

The Central Public Works Department is supposed to complete the work on construction of the tower within 18 to 24 months of getting the work order. The project conceived in 2009 is supposed to provide plug-and-play facility for the marine, energy and petroleum-related innovative IT projects. However, since the signing of the MoU and declaration of the fast-track project status, there has been no progress worth the name on it. As per the MoU, the VMRDA’s equity would be the site earmarked for the tower. On the intervention of MP K.

Haribabu, the State government agreed to the construction by the CPWD..