Bhopal the capital of Madhya Pradesh has become famous in the annals of world history, though for all the wrong reasons. It was here that on the night of December 3, 1984 a poisonous gas escaped from the Union Carbide C plant in Bhopal killing 10,000 people and many people continue to suffer from the after effects.Â
But, the city is trying to leave the past and looking forward to a better future. Earlier it was Indore, which used to be the hub of the IT market, which is now slowly shifting to Bhopal. The growth that the IT market saw during the festive season have suddenly taken a downturn for the past two weeks. The city has the potential to grow as an IT market, with the government coming up with a number of projects. The average number of PCs sold in the city per month is around 1,000. The SOHO forms the major buyer here, who mainly go for the assembled market whereas the Government and the Corporates buy the branded products.
Gyandoot |
| Gyandoot Project started in Dhar district in which IT was being tapped to serve the common people. Gyandoot is an Intranet network of computers connecting 21 centres spread over five development blocks in Dhar district. Information Kiosks set up at these centers serve 600 villages under 311 Gram Panchayats. About half a million villagers now have an easy access to information, for which they had to make troublesome journeys to tehsil and district headquarters. Each Information Kiosk caters to 15 Gram Panchayats and 25 to 30 villages. People from outside the district can log on to www.gyandoot.net to get information. The location of information centers is carefully planned. The places frequented by people are selected. Information pertaining to development schemes, procedural formalities, prevailing Mandi rates is available. Also copies of maps of land, khasra, B-1 and other revenue documents are accessible to the cultivators. Applications can be forwarded through the Kiosks to block and district officials for obtaining caste, income and domicile certificates. Complaints can also be lodged through the Kiosks. In order to provide facilities of IT all over the state, arrangements have been tied up with private sector to set up 7,800 Electronic Information Centers as a follow-up to announcement of the Chief Minister. These Centers will provide entire range of e-governance services and information to the people. This will bring government services and information closer to the people. |
Looking into the antece-dents of Bhopal, it was built on the site of the 11th century city of Bhopal. It was founded by the legendary Raja Bhoj who is credited with having construc-ted the lakes around which the city is built. The present city was laid out by the Afghan chief Dost Mohammed Khan, who was in charge of Bhopal during Aurangzeb’s reign, but took advantage of the confusion following Aurangzeb’s death in 1707 to carve out his own small kingdom.Â
Bhopal is well connected with all the major business locations making it an ideal destination for investors in the field of IT based services. This is also enhanced by the presence of a large number of institutions of higher and technical education that provide a source for recruiting the desired manpower. Bhopal is home for the Indian Institute of Forest Management, the National Law School, the Insti-tute of Excellence in Higher Education, the Maulana Azad College of Technology and a host I of private educational institu-tions in diverse fields.Â
Bhopal offers abundant industrial land, and other facilities at prices that do not rob the budding investor of the initial enthusiasm. Hundreds of acres of land has been earmar-ked by the state government for the development of non-polluting IT- related industries. Apart from the industrial township of the public sector giant Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL), Bhopal has in its neighborhood the thriving industrial area of Mandideep which has attracted invest-ments worth thousands of crores with some of the big names in Indian industry operating their manufacturing units from this location. For investor in the IT -related activities, the forthcoming Software Technology Park (STP) will also offer the choice of an ideal location .Â
Today, Bhopal has a multi-faceted profile. There’s the old city with its crowded market places, huge old mosques and the palaces of the former Begums who ruled over the city from 1819 to 1926. To the north sprawl the huge industrial suburbs and the slums which these developments inevitably give rise to. The new city with its broad avenues, sleek high-rise offices and leafy residential areas lies to the west. In the center of Bhopal are two lakes, which while providing recreat-ional facilities, are also the sour-ce of its plagues of mosquitoes.
Major Resellers
Achin Dev Computers
18/260, The Mall
Kanpur
Tel: 315429
Afzal A Siddiqui
5th Floor, Chandralok Complex
Birhana Road, Kanpur
Tel: 300969
Amafhh Communication Services
79/77, First Floor
Bansmandi, (Near Aaj Press)
Kanpur
Tel: 214433
Apsol Technologies
444/9, Shastri Nagar
Kanpur
Tel: 361321
Backup Zone
15/59, Civl Lines
Kanpur
Tel: 311904
Bhagwati Distributors
51/28, Rajaj Market
Ram Ganj, Near Ganges Hotel
Nayaganj
Kanpur
Tel: 214141/360131
Bharat Computers
5/11, Charan Singh Colony
Govind Nagar
Kanpur
Tel: 614328
Bhukania Computrinics
7/111A, Swaroop Nagar
Kanpur
Tel: 541811
Big Byte Computers
Shop No 240
Naveen Market
Kanpur
Tel: 354594
Blue Chip Enterprises
24/92, Birhana Road
Opp State Bank of Patiala
Kanpur
Tel: 10504
CK Computer
9/2, Vijay Nagar
Kanpur
Tel: 222481
Catch Me
9/10, Labour Colony
Data Nagar
Kanpur
Tel: 231507
Century Computer Centre
LGC 5, Gumti Plaza
Gumti No 5
Kanpur
216471
Comexcell Technologies
LG, 17A, Somdutt Plaza
The Mall
Kanpur
Tel: 306449/305378
Compro
8/25, Kurshawan
(Phool Bagh)
Kanpur
Tel: 250055/252076
Computer Corner
16/23, Civil Lines
Kanpur
Tel: 318094
Computer Education
107/235, Nehru Nagar
Kanpur
Tel: 541231
Compuwares
63/3, The Mall
Kanpur
Tel: 317349/355785
Dataman Computer Systems (P) Ltd
25/16, Karachi Khana
Kanpur
Tel: 316505/317191
Diamond Electronics
120, KDA Market
Vikas Nagar
Kanpur
Tel: 91512316505/317191
Digitech Computers
UG D9, Somdutt Plaza 10
The Mall
Kanpur
Tel: 293259
Dow Hitech System
8/2, A2, Arya Nagar
Manas Mandir Marg
Kanpur
Tel: 256719/291897
EI Systems
17/143, Telegraph Road
Opp St Meera School
Kanpur
Tel: 367778
Euro Computer Consultancy
620/6, Keshav Nagar
PO Juhi
Kanpur
Tel: 271486/546129
Gollo Enterprises
29/43, Maheshwari Mohal
Kanpur
Tel: 313836
Great Five Computers
G5 Computer Centre
MIG 19, Sector-3
Hemant Vihar, Barra 2
Kanpur
Tel: 612101
Hi Point Computeronics
Stall No 98 (Upstairs)
Naveen Market
Kanpur
Tel: 362522/319966
Info Today Computers
7/109, G1, Flat No 17,
Prabhu Mahima App
Swarrop Nagar, Kanpur
Tel: 210360
Infocare
113/115, Swarrop Nagar
Kanpur
Tel: 553875/541470
Infosoft
B12, City Center
The Mall
Kanpur
Tel: 631760
Kaizen Infotec
Thailendra Shukla Partner
Tilak Hall Lane
Meston Toad, Kanpur
Tel: 353960
Ken Electronics
111/125, Harsh Nagar
Kanpur
Tel: 541547
Lipi Data Systems Ltd
First Floor, Flat No 2014/45
Chunni Ganj, The Mall
Kanpur
Tel: 542355
Micro Chip Systems
126/46, Block Govindnagar
Kanpur
Tel: 262068/645452
Micro Info Tech
House No 2B, Pradhan Gate
Near Gyan Manjusha School
Nankari, IIT
Kanpur
Tel: 591166
