Rolta to set up IT park in Kolkata

By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 06 June 2007, 19:30 IST
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Mumbai: Rolta India Limited announced the setting up of an Information Technology Park at Kolkata as part of its expansion plan. Rolta is a provider and developer of Information Technology based GeoSpatial Information Systems (GIS), Engineering Design Services, Software Development, Advanced Security & Network management and ERP implementation service. The IT park will have facilities for delivery of Information Technology based GeoSpatial services, Engineering Design services, Software Development and ERP implementation services worldwide. This facility will be set-up in phases with an investment of about 2,500 million. Once completed this facility will provide an employment opportunity for about 5000 technical professionals and domain experts from talent available largely in West Bengal. Speaking on the occasion Dr. Debesh Das, the IT Minister Government of West Bengal said “Rolta is globally famous for their GeoSpatial and Engineering Design services. We are happy that Rolta is setting up a High Tech facility, which would provide employment opportunities to technical talents in the State. West Bengal Government has already allotted the requisite land to Rolta.” Kamal K. Singh, Chairman and Managing Director of Rolta group stated that, “This facility being set-up in Kolkata is part of Rolta’s expansion plans to grow manifold in the coming years, requiring additional infrastructure and talent pool of over 15,000 technical professionals. This new facility, being set-up for the first time outside of Mumbai, will help us in meeting the growing demand of our services for global markets. We appreciate the initiatives taken by the department of Information Technology West Bengal, for inviting us to set-up this facility in Kolkata.” Rolta, headquartered in Mumbai, that employs over 3800 professionals with countrywide infrastructure and international subsidiaries across the globe are listed on the NSE and BSE in India, with its GDRs listed on the London Stock Exchange.