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Bengaluru, Nov 6:Stung by the reported decision of IT behemoth Infosys to shift to neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah got hyperactive and decided to meet the demands of the IT giant Infosys within three months.

The State high level clearance committee (SHLCC), headed by the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, has agreed to meet the demands of Infosys like construction of 4-lane connectivity from the main airport road in front of BASF training command centre to the Infosys site, availability of drinking water system to the campus within three months.

"More than 70 % of the road of the road work has been done. Rest of the road, along with the drinking water facility will be provided within the three months," Siddaramaiah told reporters after the meeting.

The Chief Minister said the water pipeline will be laid and power connectivity, which at present is 40 MW, will be enhanced to 200 MW soon.

Infosys was born in Karnataka, will stay in State

Dismissing the reports that Infosys was moving out of the state due to lack of infrastructure facilities, he said: "Infosys was born and grown here. The company will not leave the state and we will not allow it to go anywhere.”      

Infosys, founded by N R Narayana Murthy and others, has decided not to abandon Karnataka.

The Chief Minister, who quoted a letter written by U Ramdas Kamath, executive vice-president of Infosys to chief executive officer of Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) and commissioner for industries on July 31, 2014, said that the company had desired to shift its proposed Devanahalli project to Electronics City campus.

Dismissing the reports that Infosys was moving out of the State due to lack of infrastructure facilities in Bangalore, IT minister S R Patil said he would communicate the decision of SHLCC  to Infosys and expressed confidence that the company will function in the Devanahalli set up.

CM urges Modi to withdraw concessions to AP

Meanwhile, Siddaramaiah urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the concessions the Centre provided Andhra Pradesh after the bifurcation of the erstwhile State in order to prevent ``unhealthy” competition.

The Centre’s concessions to Andhra Pradesh for investment in the information technology (IT) and other sectors would cause an 'unhealthy competition' between the two States and this has been informed to Modi, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said.

"I further appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw whatever concessions he has given that State (Andhra Pradesh)," Siddaramaiah said.