Karnataka government approves an international conference centre; expected to be operational by June 2012

Karnataka government has approved 250 crore for an international convention centre in collaboration with Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB), near the Bengaluru Airport, which is expected to be operational by June 2012.

The centre will be built on 35 acre of land and would have a seating capacity of over 5,000 people, 20 small conference halls accommodating between 50 and 200 people and a 20,000 sqm exhibition space.

After realising that Hyderabad attracts a lot of international conferences and exhibitions due to the Hydrabad International Centre there and that the Mahatma Mandir Convention Centre in Gujarat is also ready to offer state-of-the-art facilities, the State Cabinet felt that Karnataka should not miss its chance.