A new city rises near Bengaluru in Karnataka

Nearly 60 kms away from the state capital, Bengaluru, the Government of Karnataka has launched a new city, named KWIN, which stands for Knowledge, Wellbeing and Innovation. This project was earlier known as Knowledge, Health, Innovation, and Research (KHIR) City. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, along with his cabinet ministers, has unveiled this project.

The all-new city, parallel to Bengaluru, is expected to provide equal growth and opportunities in all sectors. With this launch, the state will primarily focus on attracting top educational institutions, start-ups, research centers and global health centers, which will ultimately provide employment to the local people. This project is expected to attract investments worth Rs 40,000 crores and will likely create about 80,000 new jobs.

Following the suggestions from various stakeholders, the state government rounded off the area between Doddaspete and Doddaballapur, which is roughly 60 kilometres from Bengaluru. This will be built in a total of 2000 acres of land which is on the Satellite Town Ring Road (STRR), as per reports.

The Department of Commerce and Industries is implementing this project, and is away from the usual Bengaluru traffic. It is likely to attract investors, keeping its accessibility to the international airport in mind. The Kempegowda International Airport is just an hour away from the KWIN city, and a new real-estate boom is expected around Doddaballapur.

“There is an increased economic activity in the state, and we need to attract investments. Karnataka is known for its public-private partnership, which will be enhanced further for the city of KHIR. It is also easy for the global players to find talent here in Bengaluru, and they would not find a better option than this new city. It will provide a big-time contribution to the state's GDP,” MB Patil, the state’s Cabinet Minister for Large & Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development, was quoted as saying in some reports.