Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 18 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said the fourth phase of the Kochi Infopark, envisioned as a mixed township model, will boost the state's IT sector by creating 50,000 jobs and attracting direct investment of around Rs 3,000 crore.

Vijayan, in a Facebook post, said his government has decided to transfer 33.5 acres of Traco Cable Company's land in Irumpanam in Ernakulam district for the fourth phase of development of Kochi Infopark for Rs 200 crore.

He said that the site, which was adjacent to the existing Infopark campus, was a "strategic location" as it will have access to all the existing IT infrastructure such as Kakkanad Water Metro, Kochi Metro, seaport, airport and a four-lane highway.

The CM further said that the fourth phase of

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