Jagan inaugurates Rs 35 crore Infosys Development Centre in Vizag

Visakhapatnam: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated the Rs 35 crore Infosys Development Centre on Monday.

The IT giant’s unit, built with state-of-the-art facilities at IT Hill No 2 at Madhurawada, will house 1,000 employees initially.

Addressing the Infosys staff on the occasion, the chief minister said that Visakhapatnam is a happening city with good facilities and has the potential to become a city like Hyderabad and Bangalore soon.

“Unfortunately, we had lost Hyderabad due to bifurcation. Nevertheless, Vizag is the biggest city in the state and has the high potential to catapult into a tier-one city soon. It is already an educational hub with eight universities including the National Law University, four medical colleges, 14 engineering colleges and 12 degree colleges besides several Public Sector Undertakings and the Eastern Naval Command,” he said, adding that the city also has strong port-based infrastructure.

He further said that the Bhogapuram International Airport will be ready in the next two years.

CM’s move to Vizag in December

The chief minister said he would be moving to Visakhapatnam in December and the official machinery is looking for suitable accommodation.

“I am hoping to shift in October but the outer line is December for me to stay here,” he said.

Earlier, he stated that he would be shifting for Dasara, but sources from the CMO office said work to construct office spaces is still in progress.