The Faastest Indian Contest by Puma Held at Athulya Building, Infopark

Puma conducted a campaign named the Faastest India contest at Athulya Building in Infopark few weeks back and it was mainly intended to spot the fastest man or women as per their speedometer. Even though I didn't participate in the event, there were a lot of people who were competing for becoming the fastest Indian. The event also provided a much needed relief for all the work exhausted staff in various companies at the Athulya complex in Infopark


The major brands are consistantly coming up with such promotional activities at the Infopark campus in the recent months and it is really good to see big names coming here and conducting events to boost their products and branding. The big companies are also conducting such events at other part of Kochi city which suits their target audience.

Here are some snaps to share with you which was taken from the recently conducted Faastest Indian contest held at Athulya Building, Infopark, Kochi.

The Wash Room At Athulya Administrative Block is in Real Mess

Athulya Building is one of the latest buildings at Infopark Kochi and a lot of top companies have acquired space and started their operations over there. The Administrative block of Athulya Building is the place where the Infopark Administrative office operates from and this is on the second floor. On the second floor itself there are few companies operating and most of them are small companies who are in their initial stage.

To say honestly, this floor on the administrative block and that too very near to Infopark administrative office is something like a government building where nothing is in the correct order. I am also working on this floor for the past few months and I have really got a bad impression about Infopark and its administration after seeing the bad state of this floor on Athulya building.

One of the major concern that I would like to project here is the condition of the gent's wash room which is really pathetic. Even though daily cleaning and similar stuffs are going on, there is a long way to go before it can meet the standard of even a low class IT infrastructure. Ever since we have start working here, the facilities at the wash room is really pathetic. We have been requesting directly at the administrative office for a long time to provide a hand wash solution at the wash room so that we can wash our hands properly after having our food.

I personally have requested it for around 5 times and every time the concerned person has promised me to provide it the very next day, but it has been months without promises being fulfilled. It seems that the Infopark authorities have gone bankrupt and do not have enough money to get a hand wash for the staffs working in their building. It becomes really hectic having lunch and not able to properly wash hand with hand wash. A Kimberly Clark soap dispenser machine has been installed long time before, but they have never managed to get it filled. It is just there like a showpiece object and they not even bother to fill it even after so many requests.

Secondly all their hand washing taps are electronic and work with the help of sensors. Few days back we saw that one tap was plucked and was lying there on the platform. Of the 4 taps only 3 were working properly of which one more has been damaged. It has been almost 5 days and no measures from the authorities so far. Actually all these things reflect the bad face of Infopark authorities and also leaves a bad mark to the companies working here when such things are viewed by clients coming from other places. Hope that the Infopark authorities show enough responsibilities and take care in fixing such basic things rather than wasting their money around unwanted things.

The Pathetic State of Infopark Campus, Kochi

Infopark is Kerala's most prestigious IT park and this over hyped IT park in Kochi is home to some of the top companies in India.  New constructions and maintenances can be seen every day in Infopark and once you enter the Infopark campus, you get a feeling of a heavy construction site. This is the same situation since I have started working in Infopark since 3 years and every day you can see some or other kind of maintenance work going on at the same location again and again.

It is really a shameful sight when people from other places come to Infopark and the current state of Kochi Infopark is a real mess. Most of the buildings are good for the first 1-2 years and after that when these buildings enter the maintenance phase, things become worse. Most of the basic facilities are much below par with other IT parks in India. For example, in the Athulya Cafeteria block, there is a gent's toilet and washroom on the top floor. A lot of request has been send verbally to the office authorities to place a small bottle of liquid soap for hand washing purposes. It has been 3 months since the first request has been send by me and they have never dared to place a hand wash bottle in the washroom till now.

The same applies to all other things and most of the officials are having typical government employee attitude and no one cares to do the needful at the right time. The environment in the campus is too much polluted with dust and people having allergy easily fell victim to these dust coverings. The parking areas are also very much unorganized and the same applies to the security system. I have seen a large number of unauthorized vehicles such as trucks and tippers passing through the Infopark road without sufficient documents or pass.

Another major scene that struck my mind was when I visited my previous company at the Vismaya building in Infopark. I parked my bike in the parking area and when I looked around sensing a foul smell, I was shocked to see a huge collection of garbage accumulated in the parking area and that too just by the side of the so called Vismaya building. I thought it was a temporary set up but when I visited the same place after 1 week, everything remained the same and the foul smell of the waste garbage increased even more. I am wondering when our Government will take note of it and take necessary steps (Am sure that the Government officials would not do anything against it as long as they get something from somewhere:)). Anyhow here are some snaps of the waste dumping near Vismaya building that caught my attention few weeks back. Hope you all enjoy it.

Mock Fire Drill at Athulya Building, Infopark, Kochi, Kerala

Infopark authorities along with Kerala Fire Force had conducted a mock fire drill at Athulya Building, Infopark at Kochi on the 13th of March 2012. The mock drill started at sharp 3:30 PM and was there for around an hour. The mock drill provided ample awareness on the basic ways to fight fire and the various techniques that are implemented by the fire force.

The alarm started beeping at 3:30 PM at Athulya buildings and all the staffs assembled at the main parking ground infront of the building. Within minutes a make shift tend was set to fire and fire force and police vehicles ran to the spot providing a real time experience. In the end, there was also a small but informative speech conducted by one of the senior Kerala Fire force official. Here are some videos and snaps of the mock fire drill that was conducted at Athulya Buildings in Infopark Kochi.

Kochi Infopark Campus Filled with Christmas Celebrations

At last Christmas has arrived and various companies inside the Infopark campus in Kochi decided to celebrate it in style. A lot of companies came up with individual celebrations and there were also common celebrations by certain groups. Overall the Infopark campus was filled in a festive mood with a lot of Santas moving here and there.

Most of the employees were seen in red dress wearing the traditional Santa cap and all the office premises were decorated with balloons to make it more beautiful. Majority of the companies inside Infopark had cake cutting and small snacks and lunch together, while some other companies have planned their Christmas celebration on some other day.

Anyway, it would be really difficult to get back to work once the Christmas holidays are over, as we would be influenced by the celebration mania and it would take 2-3 days to come on terms with the real situation. Hope that there would be some sort of combined celebrations on the new year eve also.

Poor Mobile Phone Coverage at Athulya Buildings, Infopark, Kochi

It has been almost a week since we have moved to Athulya building in Infopark, Kochi and actually we are on the cafeteria block of Athulya building. Ever since we arrived here, one thing that through  a matter of concern is the poor mobile coverage which is really causing serious issues as a lot of important calls. The only mobile service provider that is getting a good coverage in this building is BSNL. Idea is getting average coverage and Airtel on the other hand is actually getting poor coverage.

Since most of the staffs at the office are using Airtel sim, they are all facing the issues and missing important calls. Hope that the mobile service providers in Kakkanad, especially in the Infopark region look into it and come up with a good solution. Due to the bad mobile coverage, we are forced to use the office landline even for our personal calls. :(

I have checked my cell in the other major buildings in Infopark such as Vismaya, Tejomaya, Thapasya etc, and found that the mobile coverage is pretty good over there. But once I enter the Athulya building, my mobile range vanishes which adds more to my tension.