Hyderabad: Is the TRS government firming up its mind to take back unutilised land from Infosys? It seems so because the land allotted to software major Infosys for a second campus by the previous Congress government located on the outskirts of Hyderabad has come under the scanner of the Telangana state government.
The previous Congress government of the undivided Andhra Pradesh, under the chief ministership of Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, had sanctioned 447 acres to Infosys in Pocharam in Ghatkesar mandal in 2007 to set up an IT park.
However, the company has utilised only 95 acres, after nearly 15 years of the allotment of land. Another 352 acres is lying vacant. The land was then allotted at a price of Rs 12 lakh per acre. The land price has now shot up to few crores of rupees per acre.
The Telangana state government is facing a land crunch on the city outskirts for allotment to IT industries and other industries. After the introduction of TS-iPASS online approval…