Amazon India opened its new office in World Trade Center Chennai. This will be the company’s largest in Tamil Nadu and the second largest in the country after the Hyderabad campus. The new facility was inaugurated by the Hon. Chief Minister Mr. M. K. Stalin. The development center spans 18 floors across 8.3 lakh sq ft and provides employment opportunities to 6,000 people. Amazon India presently has four sites in Tamil Nadu. While the office in WTC will house employees across various Amazon divisions including tech, engineering, and customer support, it is expected to play a key role in R&D relating to Amazon’s flagship devices including Amazon Echo. Mr. Mano Thangaraj, Minister of IT, Government of Tamil Nadu, Dr. Neeraj Mittal, Secretary, Department of IT, Government of Tamil Nadu, and other senior officials from the state government were also present at the event. Mr. Hrishikesh Nair, President -WTC Chennai felicitated the Honorable CM at the function. Amazon India is also the anchor tenant in WTC Bengaluru.