Godrej Millennium on Koregaon Road in Pune, likely to be complete by April 2000, will be the first Godrej project outside Mumbai. GPIL has identified Pune and Hyderabad for realty projects over the next two years in keeping with this trend.

The five-floor commercial project in Pune will be developed by Patki architects. Each floor-- divided into six units-- will have 19,000 square feet. The commercial premise will cost about Rs 4,000 per square foot.

``GPIL is hoping to earn Rs 75 crore through bookings for its new projects during thecurrent financial year and expects a gross profit of Rs 7 crore. In 1998-99, GPIL earned a profit of Rs 3 crore on bookings worth of Rs 13.7 crore,'' managing director Amit Choudhury said.

Along with Pune, GPIL has identified Hyderabad as a dynamic growth centre and plans to set up commercial complexes at prime locations for the corporate world.

Since its inception in 1990, GPIL has developed more than two million sqare feet of property in various parts of Mumbai city.

According to Choudhury, the major portion of the funding for the projects would be from internal accruals while part of it would be from borrowings. With an equity base of Rs 33 crore, GPIL will be able to manage the intial project expensesm, he pointed out.