Capt. Chowta urges MeitY to make Mangaluru a hub for large-scale knowledge centres

Dakshina Kannada MP Capt. Brijesh Chowta has urged the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to contemplate organising a Data Centre Special Economic Zone (DCSEZ) in Mangaluru with coverage and institutional assist to draw personal funding.

Meeting MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan in New Delhi on Tuesday, the MP mentioned the potential of Mangaluru as a hub for internet hosting large-scale knowledge centres and positioning town as a key participant in India’s digital infrastructure development story. “Globally, knowledge centres at the moment are recognised as important infrastructure, important for every part from AI and cloud computing to monetary techniques and nationwide safety. Mangaluru is usually a very important node in India’s regionalised knowledge spine,” Capt. Chowta stated.

The MP highlighted Mangaluru’s strategic benefits—a coastal location with low seismic danger, plentiful water sources, and proximity to undersea web cable routes—making it an excellent location for establishing a Cable Landing Station. Such an infrastructure, he stated, would enhance web latency and pace for the area whereas considerably boosting India’s knowledge capability and safety.

India AI Mission

The MP additionally requested MeitY’s assist in bringing initiatives beneath the India AI Mission to Mangaluru, together with the potential for organising AI Hackathons to establish and nurture native expertise. Discussions additionally lined broader potentialities to develop town and the encompassing area right into a thriving IT and innovation hub, creating jobs, stimulating manufacturing linked to knowledge infrastructure and driving export good points through New Mangalore Port, stated a press release.

Capt. Chowta stated the initiative is a part of his ongoing effort to place Mangaluru as a strategic digital and know-how hub in keeping with nationwide objectives.

“In line with enabling IT growth past Bengaluru and constructing our area because the Silicon Beach, I shared my imaginative and prescient for Mangaluru as a hub for knowledge centres and mentioned bringing India AI Mission initiatives to town, contributing to PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji’s imaginative and prescient of a Viksit Bharat. This will even allow and incentivise Mangalureans internationally to return again to Ooru and be part of the IT wave on our shores,” he famous.