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An integrated township comprising state-of-the-art knowledge centres, healthcare and hospitality facilities, residential enclaves and a cluster of information technology firms is being set up in Kerala. |
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy yesterday unveiled the master plan for the Markaz Knowledge City being set up by the prominent Islamic group, the Markazu Ssaquafathi Ssunniyya, near the northern city of Kozhikode.
Dr Omar al-Khatib, the assistant director general of Dubai’s Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities, laid the foundation for the first project in the township, the state’s first Unani medical college, at the function.
The first phase of the Knowledge City occupies 125 acres and will have a campus comprising residential accommodation for 5,000 students and over 500 faculty members with facilities like e-learning, digital classrooms, lecture halls and studios.
The Knowledge City offers education in law, medicine, business management, engineering and technology. The campus will also provide training facilities for various extra-curricular, job-oriented and personality development activities.
Located at Kaithapoyil, 45km from Kozhikode, the centre of excellence will also offer recreation and leisure facilities, supported by quality social and physical infrastructure. Schools following international syllabus, a multi-specialty hospital, hotel and internationals convention centre and a huge shopping mall are also planned in the self-contained township.
“I am impressed by the pace with which the land acquisition is completed and the project is progressing,” Chandy said offering all infrastructure and other support for the project.
“In this century of knowledge, we should be able to fully utilise the technical knowledge.”
Chandy also cleared a road project connecting Adivaram to Karassery and to expedite a project providing seamless road connectivity to the nearest international airport at Karippur and the hilly district of Wayanad.