The Bangalore-BIAL ITIR is a 50 km2 (12,000 acres)[1] IT Investment Region that was proposed in 2010 15 km north of Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru.
On 15 July, the region received final legislative approval from the state assembly[2] and from the centre on 20 September 2013.
The State governments will provide physical infrastructure and utilities, including power, water, sewerage and effluent treatment facilities.
Over 55 multinational IT companies including Infosys, Wipro, TCS, and Cognizant have signaled an interest in joining and have signed MOUs.
[7][8] In 2015, the Times of India reported that the project had been put on hold, because of both the increase in the value of the agricultural land it would need to acquire, and " lack of interest shown by major IT companies " The article also said that " IT companies are also worried about the connectivity and travel time.