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IT parks to be set up in Agra & Varanasi

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LUCKNOW: Two new software technology parks would soon be set up in Agra and Varanasi.

Besides the software technology parks already functioning with the help of Union government in Noida, Kanpur, Lucknow and Allahabad, Agra and Varanasi would also have such parks, a release quoting the Managing Director of UP Electronics Corporation Limited, Omkar Nath said.

While the place for setting up the park in Agra has been identified, clearance for the same in Varanasi was still awaited, Nath said, adding the decision to set up these new parks has been taken in view of the growing scope and needs.

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