SIPCOT IT Park

SIPCOT IT Park

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[[File:SIPCOT Panorama.jpg|thumb|550px|SIPCOT IT Park with the TCS Signature Tower visible in the background]]
[[File:SIPCOT Panorama.jpg|thumb|550px|SIPCOT IT Park with the TCS Signature Tower visible in the background]]


'''SIPCOT IT Park''' is an [[Information Technology|IT]] park located in [[Siruseri]] in the city of [[Chennai]], along the [[Rajiv Gandhi Salai|IT Corridor]], [[Chengalpattu district|Chengalpattu District]], [[India]]. It was developed on 782.51 acres (4 km2) of land by [[SIPCOT]], the [[State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu]], a fully government-owned institution. Founded in June 1971, it is the second-largest IT park in Asia.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
'''SIPCOT IT Park''' is an [[Information Technology|IT]] park located in [[Siruseri]] in the city of [[Chennai]], along the [[Rajiv Gandhi Salai|IT Corridor]], [[Chengalpattu district|Chengalpattu District]], [[India]]. name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2019-11-08 |title=Rejuvenation of lake in Siruseri Sipcot IT Park: Surveys begin |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/rejuvenation-of-lake-in-siruseri-sipcot-it-park-surveys-begin/articleshow/71973984.cms |access-date=2026-04-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}

It was developed on 782.51 acres (4 km2) of land by [[SIPCOT]], the [[State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu]], a fully government-owned institution. Founded in June 1971, it is the second-largest IT park in Asia.

In 2016, security arrangements in the 1000-acre park were tightened.{{Cite news |last=Venkatasubramanian |first=V |date=2014-02-24 |title=Siruseri IT park security to be enhanced |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/siruseri-it-park-security-to-be-enhanced/article5719786.ece |access-date=2026-04-23 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} In 2019, SIPCOT also rejuvenated the lake inside the park. In April 2025, an AI ready data centre was inaugurated.{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2025-04-18 |title=CM Stalin inaugurates AI-ready data centre in Siruseri; facility part of Sify’s USD 1.2 billion TN investment plan |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Apr/18/cm-stalin-inaugurates-ai-ready-data-centre-in-siruseri-facility-part-of-sifys-usd-12-billion-tn-investment-plan |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}


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