Kakkanad
Kakkanad ( Malayalam കാക്കനാട് ) (old: Karkanad-Thrikkakara) is an important industrial and residential region in the city of Kochi in Kerala , India.
geography
It is located in the eastern part of the city and houses the Cochin Special Economic Zone , the Infopark, Smart City and the KINFRA Export Promotion industrial park. It is also the administrative seat of Ernakulam District (which also includes Kochi City ).
In the democratic local government, Kakkanad is part of the Thrikkakara municipality . The Panchayat Office District is located in Kakkanad. The Ernakulam District Collection is also located here .
Kakkanad is close to Thrikkakara, the capital of the mythical King Mahabali.
history
In verse 273 of Naṉṉūl, a 13th century book on Tamil grammar, Sankara Namasivayar recites a Venpa describing the twelve districts of Tamil Nadu where Koduntamil is spoken as Thenpandi Nadu, Kutta Nadu , Kuda Nadu, Karka Nadu , Venadu, Poozhi Nadu, Pandri Nadu, Aruva Nadu, Aruva Vadathalai, Seetha Nadu, Malai Nadu and Punal Nadu. "Karka Nadu" is supposed to be a reference to Kakkanad.
Infrastructure
Kakkanad is part of Kochi's industrial base. The Cochin Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) is located here. Carborundum Universal Ltd [3] has a unit near the Technopole. Industrial projects like Fashion City are proposed in Kakkanad. This has led to several builders building projects here.
As the IT capital of Kerala , Kakkanad is home to the largest IT community in India, the Smart City, and the second largest IT industrial park in Kerala, the Kochi InfoPark. There is also a Software Export Promotion Zone (SEPZ) in Kakkanad. The nodes of the international submarine cable systems landing in Kochi are installed in Kakkanad. The CSEZ is home to Cognizant Technology Solutions, Williamslea, WRENCH Solutions and Sutherland Global Solutions.
Kakkanad is home to the following IT parks:
1.Smart City
2. Infopark
3. Muthoot Technopolis
4.Kinfra HiTech Park
5. Parsvanath IT Park
6. Trans-Asian Technology Tower
7.HDIL Cyber City
8. Electronics City, Kochi
9th World Trade Center, Kochi
All of this together accounts for 55% of IT exports from Kerala, giving it the nickname "IT Capital of Kerala" for Kakkanad.
The Kerala Books and Publications Society has its press in Kakkanad. The press is the largest multi-color offset printer in the government sector of Kerala .
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Coordinates: 10 ° 1 ' N , 76 ° 20' E