The Kerala Cabinet on Thursday approved the transfer of 28 acres of land in the Melthonnakkal and Andoorkonam panchayats for the development of the Digital University Kerala (DUK)‘s second phase campus. The land to be transferred is part of the 507 acres notified for acquisition for the fourth phase (Technocity) development of the Technopark.

The ownership of the land is being transferred to DUK on a freehold basis on the condition that the university will bear all future Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation (LAR) liabilities. An amount of ₹21.81 crore will be sanctioned for the Technopark to facilitate the land transfer process.

The DUK was set up in the outskirts of the State capital by upgrading the two-decade-old Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management – Kerala (IIITM-K) through an ordinance promulgated in January 2020. The second phase development will lead to an expansion of the infrastructural facilities with the addition of new labs, innovation hubs, and other facilities.