Reliance Energy and Bharat Hotels have jointly presented bid for the development of the proposed international convention centre (ICC) in Bangalore, to be set up by Department of Tourism, Karnataka.

The project, which entails an investment of Rs.2,000 crore, is coming up near the upcoming international airport at Devanahalli, nearly 25 km from Bangalore city on PPP basis. The convention centre will have a capacity of about 6000 people and 3,000 hotel rooms.

The state tourism department had earlier invited bids for the state-of-the-art world-class convention centre, to meet the needs of both international as well as domestic business-cum-tourist clientele, suitable for large-scale meetings, conferences and performances.

The government has identified 35 acres of land for the project which will also house restaurants and food courts, business centres with money exchange facilities, ATMs and workspace, with wi-fi connectivity. The last date for the submission of application for the bid was 4 August 2006.

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