Nano City

Nano City was a project proposed by the Haryana government and Sabeer Bhatia (co-founder of Hotmail) to build a city similar to Silicon Valley in northern India. The city was intended to cover 11,000 acres of land near Panchkula. ^[1]

History

The proposal to construct Nano City was formally approved by the state government of Haryana in September 2006, having first been proposed by Sabeer Bhatia. It envisaged a joint venture between the state-owned Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation and a private venture owned by Bhatia. The city was to be constructed in two phases, the first covering 5,000 acres of land and the second a further 6,000. The proposal was ^[2] Real estate firm Parsvnath Developers joined the project in July 2008. ^[1]

The city was intended to include an airport, a golf course and a rapid transit system. However, by May 2010 no progress had been made. It was reported that Bhatia had failed to submit detailed plans for its construction. ^[3] In July 2010 the project was cancelled by the HSIIDC. ^[4]

See also

• Information technology in India

References

1. Nano City on lines of Silicon Valley in Haryana – Times Of India
2. Nano City to come up The Hindu , 1 September 2006
3. 3 yrs on, Sabeer Bhatia’s project a non-starter Indian Express , 11 May 2010
4. Nano City project called off Indian Express, 7 July 2010

External links

• Official website