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TCS plans facility in Nagpur

Our Bureau

Mumbai, Aug. 14 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) intends to set up a 5,000-seater facility in Nagpur. Construction work on the site will start by 2007-end and operations from the premises will begin within the next two years, Mr S. Ramadorai, CEO and MD, told reporters on the sidelines of a news conference to inaugurate TCS House, the new corporate headquarters for TCS.

It will initially start operations in Nagpur with a workforce comprising 2,000 people, said a company spokesperson.

However, Mr Ramadorai also hinted at the chances of the company initiating operations from a leased premise in Nagpur, before the centre is officially ready.

Analysts believe that Nagpur is the next most favoured IT destination in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune due to factors favourable to the IT industry such as the city’s location, good infrastructure and the availability of skilled labour.

Industry peers Satyam and IBM have also established their presence in Nagpur.

TCS is currently in the process of developing its biggest campus at Hinjewadi in Pune.

The campus will house a 5,000-7,000 seater facility once completed, said Mr Ramadorai.

TCS House was inaugurated by the Maharashtra Chief Minister, Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh, in the presence of Mr Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Group.