Cochin highrises, pictures and projects - II

[manusmad]

I'll check up on Pullepady bridge and let you know..

Meanwhile, the widening work of the Trissur-Kochi stretch of NH 47 is progressing very rapidly. I passed through the road twice last week, and there was construction almost along the entire distance! Flyovers at Angamaly, Chalakkudy and Aluva are also being constructed.

As for the waste management problem, the district administration has started a blog to receive comments and suggestions from the public about the same. Launched yesterday, the blog hasn't been active at all. If forumers here have opinions regarding the issue, please make your voices heard.

http://wastefreecochin.blogspot.com/

I already posted a comment but it will be displayed only with owner permission.. presumably to prevent people from abusing the govt.

News article regarding the blog
http://www.mathrubhumi.com/php/newsF...ry_id=4&Farc=T

[ctjoseph]

Is this the actual picture of the new bridge? It hardly has enough width for 2 cars to pass by. It shows the lack of planning and vision that exists even for an expansion project. This is just a bridge for bridge sake and except that it will not help to alleviate any real traffic problems of the City! When will we ever get good master planners with the vision and the guts to execute long term strategic projects in infrastructure.

Originally Posted by PLUS

Thanx for the report Manus. Actually we should thank High court for catching the
Corporation and the Brahmapuram panchayat by their scruff. Shouldn't we ?
Now they have to take care of non-biodegradable waste too. Apparently work has started
on the treatment plant for that too at Brahmapuram, according to reports.


Can you update us on the status of Pulleppady bridge ? How far has it progressed ?
This photo from Hindu shows its almost complete. Is the portion over rail complete ?


Also what's the status of Venduruthy Thevara parallel bridge ?

[PLUS]

Originally Posted by ctjoseph

Is this the actual picture of the new bridge? It hardly has enough width for 2 cars to pass by. It shows the lack of planning and vision that exists even for an expansion project. This is just a bridge for bridge sake and except that it will not help to alleviate any real traffic problems of the City! When will we ever get good master planners with the vision and the guts to execute long term strategic projects in infrastructure.

This is a display of callousness. But even this is not complete for 6 years !! This is how
things go in Kochi. One in five vehicles in Kerala runs in Kochi. This is the situation.

[ani07]

One more mall -

West Pioneer eyeing southern market

West Pioneer, the Mumbai-based mall development company, is considering a foray into the southern retail market soon.“For our projects in the South, apart from focussing on strategic locations in tier-II cities, we would also consider mixed development with hotels attached to the malls"
....................
Among the south Indian cities, Bangalore, Kochi, Goa and Hyderabad would be the first few locations that the company is considering investing in, Mr Sohonie said.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...2051500500.htm

I guess the no of proposed malls in kochi crossed more than 30.

[PLUS]

Here is what I said earlier. Construction started for treatment plant for non-biodegradable
waste.

Stone laid for fuel unit at Brahmapuram

Staff Reporter

KOCHI: Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan inaugurated the solid waste treatment plant of the Kochi Corporation at Brahmapuram on Friday.

The plant has the capacity to process around 300 tonnes of waste every day. This could be enhanced to 500 tonnes at a later stage.

Local Administration Minister Paloli Mohammed Kutty laid the foundation stone for the Refuse Derived Fuel unit that was to be set up at the site of the plant. The unit would be used for treating non-biodegradable waste like plastic.
http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/21/stor...2159090300.htm

[sowmya]

Vallarpadam works to be speeded up



Staff Reporter







KOCHI: With the Union Minister for Shipping and Surface Transport T.R. Baalu set to review the progress of the proposed Vallarpadam International Container Transhipment Terminal early next month, the district administration and other authorities concerned are set to intensify the work on the rail and road connectivity for the project.

The minister is expected to make the visit in the first week of July, N. Ramachandran, chairman, Cochin Port Trust (CPT), said at a meeting held here on Saturday.

The High Court having delivered its verdict on rehabilitation of those evicted for the connectivity project, the district administration is preparing to provide the much needed momentum to the connectivity works.

District Collector M. Beena said that the district administration would spare no efforts to ensure speeding up the works related to the project.

However, the National Highway Authority of India officials said that though 98 per cent of the land required for the 17.20-km four-lane highway had been acquired, work could not be started in many stretches owing to protests by the people. The district administration would take emergency steps and resolve the issues connected with the acquired land within the next five days. The CPT would approach the court for vacating the stay on cases relating to reclaiming land from the backwaters for the highway connectivity.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/22/stor...2257990300.htm

[sowmya]

Yesterday I passed on through the Gosree Bridges.Vallarpadam works are going on at full pace. So I feel that even if road and rail works are not completed in time terminal will be operational. The work wont stop anyway. What is your opinion,friends? After finishing so much till now there are less chances that the project will be stopped for ever.

[sowmya]

Project reports on city flyovers soon









KOCHI: Detailed project reports on flyovers at Kundanoor, Vytilla, Palarivattam and Edappally will be prepared ahead of a meeting of State public works departments with officials of the Central PWD in Delhi on June 24, said Minister for Public Works Mons Joseph here on Saturday. A report on the proposed Coastal Highway and the remaining portion of the Seaport-Airport Road will also be prepared, said the Minister.

A Petta-Vytilla corridor to link National Highways 49 and 47 is also under consideration, he said. The Minister also said that the Cochin Port Trust had requested a four-lane road between Kundanoor and Willingdon Island.







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[PLUS]

Originally Posted by sowmya

Yesterday I passed on through the Gosree Bridges.Vallarpadam works are going on at full pace. So I feel that even if road and rail works are not completed in time terminal will be operational. The work wont stop anyway. What is your opinion,friends? After finishing so much till now there are less chances that the project will be stopped for ever.

That ICTT will be ready by Nov 2009 is for sure. If rail-road connectivity is not
completed Union govt will have to shell out a 100s of crores as compensation
to Dubai Ports World. It is part of the agreement. This foolish state govt better
act fast. Key problem is in not handing over rehabilitation land to the evictees.
started in 2006, there was enough time not only hand over land but even
to build houses if it wanted. Now the situation is that not even land is ready !!

[PLUS]

Another 5 star Hotel Amrapali Kochi !

200 കോടി രൂപയുടെ നിക്ഷേപവുമായി അമ്രപാലി ഗ്രൂപ്പ്

കൊച്ചി: ഡല്ഹി ആസ്ഥാനമായുള്ള 8000 കോടി രൂപ വിറ്റുവരവുള്ള റിയല് എസ്റ്റേറ്റ് സംരംഭകരായ അമ്രപാലി ഗ്രൂപ്പ് കേരളത്തിലേക്ക്. ആലുവയില് 250 ഫ്ളാറ്റുകളും വാണിജ്യസമുച്ചയവും നിര്മിക്കാനുള്ളതാണ് ആദ്യ പദ്ധതിയെന്ന് കമ്പനി ചെയര്മാനും എംഡിയുമായ അനില് കുമാരശര്മ പത്രസമ്മേളനത്തില് അറിയിച്ചു. കോഴിക്കോട് റീജണല് എഞ്ചിനിയറിംഗ് കോളേജില്നിന്നാണ് ഇദ്ദേഹം എഞ്ചിനിയറിങ് ബിരുദമെടുത്തത്. ആലുവയില് രണ്ടേക്കറിലുള്ള പദ്ധതി രണ്ടു വര്ഷത്തിനകം പൂര്ത്തിയാക്കും. കൊച്ചിയില് പഞ്ചനക്ഷത്ര ഹോട്ടല് സ്ഥാപിക്കാനും തീരുമാനിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. തുടക്കത്തില് 200 കോടി രൂപയുടെ നിക്ഷേപമാണ് അമ്രപാലി ഗ്രൂപ്പ് കേരളത്തില് നടത്തുക. അമ്രപാലി കൊച്ചി എന്ന പേരിലായിരിക്കും ഹോട്ടല് അറിയപ്പെടുക. കോഴിക്കോടുപോലുള്ള മറ്റ് നഗരങ്ങളിലും പദ്ധതികള്ക്ക് ആലോചനയുണ്ടെന്ന് ശര്മ അറിയിച്ചു. മൈസൂരില് കമ്പനി ഫ്ളാറ്റുകള് നിര്മിച്ചുവരികയാണ്. 5000 ഏക്കര് ഭൂമി സ്വന്തമായുള്ള അമ്രപാലി ഗ്രൂപ്പിന് ജോധ്പൂരില് 700 ഏക്കറിലും ജയ്പൂര്, ഇന്ഡോര് എന്നിവിടങ്ങളില് 200 ഏക്കറിലും ടൗണ്ഷിപ്പുകളുണ്ട്. ഉദയ്പൂരില് സപ്തനക്ഷത്രഹോട്ടലും സ്ഥാപിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. കഴിഞ്ഞ 12 വര്ഷത്തിനുള്ളില് ഇന്ത്യയിലെ 17 നഗരങ്ങളിലായി അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര നിലവാരമുള്ള 24 പദ്ധതികള് കമ്പനി നടപ്പാക്കിയതായി ചെയര്മാന് വ്യക്തമാക്കി. ഭവന സമുച്ചയങ്ങള്ക്കൊപ്പം പ്രത്യേക സാമ്പത്തിക മേഖലകള്, ഐടി പാര്ക്കുകള്, മാളുകള് എന്നിവ ഇതില് ഉള്പ്പെടുന്നു.

http://www.mathrubhumi.com/php/newsF...ory_id=7&Farc=

[KMC]

Originally Posted by PLUS

That ICTT will be ready by Nov 2009 is for sure. If rail-road connectivity is not
completed Union govt will have to shell out a 100s of crores as compensation
to Dubai Ports World. It is part of the agreement. This foolish state govt better
act fast. Key problem is in not handing over rehabilitation land to the evictees.
started in 2006, there was enough time not only hand over land but even
to build houses if it wanted. Now the situation is that not even land is ready !!

This is the problem with govt projects , when those projects will come live even an astrologer cant predict ....

Here we are little bit lucky coz there is immense pressure from Central Govt for expediting the project , else these things will remain in paper like others.

Smart City is also lucky coz there was lots of political prestige to be gained , else fate wud have been same like other State Govt IT projects .. Even land acqusition wont get complete , Infopark is facing same fate with its 167 acre expansion which is depending on govt.

I am worried abt Metro Rail , this is one project in Kochi where its totally state govt . God knows when those people will act..

[PLUS]

Specialised centre for Athletics coming up

KSAA plans Sports City

Principal Correspondent

KOCHI: Minutes after taking over as the new president of the Kerala State Athletics Association (KSAA), Baby Mathew announced a major project for athletes in the State.

“We plan to build a Sports City in Kochi. With many major events coming here, we need a permanent training centre, a specialised centre with all modern facilities,” said Mathew, who is also the Managing Director of Jeevan TV, here on Saturday.

“We will need around 20 acres for the project and we will be tapping various sources for funds,” he added. http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/22/stor...2256441800.htm

KCA's Cricket Academy to be at SH Thevara

Being the location of upcoming international cricket stadium Kochi is best suited
for state's cricket academy too. Land for cricket stadium has been identified
at Tripunithra. Govt has to expedite sanction to start construction.

KCA’s new academy at SH College

KOCHI: The Kerala Cricket Association will start a full-fledged cricket academy at the Sacred Heart College in Thevara shortly.

“We will have a chief coach — a former player from outside the State — and specialists for batting, bowling and physical fitness,” said the Kerala Cricket Association secretary, T.C. Mathew, after the association’s Central Council meeting here on Friday evening.

“Since Sacred Heart has a nice gym and good facilities for players’ accommodation nearby, we have selected it. And for matches, we will be using the St. Paul’s College ground,” he said.

Apart from senior players, the KCA plans to pick and train a pool of players between 19 and 25 years at the Kochi centre. Plans are also on to start smaller academies in the State’s three zones and to develop a ground at Kottayam after signing an MoU with the Mahatma Gandhi University.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/21/stor...2156241800.htm

[ani07]

Commercial complex,residential apartment and Five star hotel byAmrapali-

The group announced its first project in Kerala at Aluva near here with an investment of Rs 200 crore.

Anilkumar Sharma, CMD of the group, said the project with 250 apartments and a commercial complex would be completed by 2010. The group has acquired 2 acres at Aluva for the proposed project. Besides, it plans to build a 5-star hotel in Kochi.

http://www.business-standard.com/com...&autono=326784

[bhasidali]

Mr Anil Kumar Sharma, Chairman and Managing Director of the group, also announced a residential-cum-commercial project in Kochi near Aluva, where the company has purchased two acres of land near the bypass.

The Rs 200-crore project will be a world-class marvel in luxury and grandeur, which is a hallmark of all Amrapali projects, he told reporters after a pre-launch function

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...2350451700.htm

[ani07]

Consultants suggest PPP route for Kochi cruise terminal

The much awaited feasibility report and the business plan for the proposed international cruise terminal and public plaza has been submitted to the Cochin Port Trust, wherein consultants have suggested setting up the facilities in public-private-partnership (PPP) mode under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) route.The report, prepared by Mir Projects and Consultants Pvt Ltd, Kochi, and TranSystems, Virginia, US, has estimated an investment of Rs 375 crore for the project. ...

The project comprises building a world-class cruise terminal, a Kerala Village as a major tourist attraction, a 238-room hotel complex, shopping mall and office complex as well as a parking garage.

The port has earmarked 6.71 hectares of land for the project

The total construction cost will add up to more than Rs 285 crore. The study report has put the cost of building the cruise berth at Rs 61.22 crore, cruise terminal building at Rs 40.94 crore, Kerala Village at Rs 6 crore, shopping mall and office tower at Rs 79.57 crore and hotel complex at Rs 83.53 crore. Walkways, a park and bus circuit will be additional facilities.

The consultants pointed out that cruise tourism has emerged as the fastest growing sector of the global tourism industry over the past decade. Among Indian ports, Kochi has been the cruise port in India with maximum cruise calls. The port, located close to the international trunk sea route from Europe to Far East/Australia with a deviation of only 72 nautical miles, prompts cruise liners to take advantage of the tourist attraction.

The port has modern deep water facilities and further development will facilitate the handling of bigger cruise vessels with 360 metres length and beam over 40 metres.

The current financial year will see the port receive 42 vessels, the highest ever in India.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...2350780600.htm

[ani07]

Mac Charles India to develop a luxury hotel in Kochi

Mac Charles India intends to invest around Rs 700 crore to develop a luxury hotel in Kochi. Mac Charles India is the promoters of the Le Meridien Hotel chain. This will be Mac Charles India’s second luxury hotel. It will be managed under the Sheraton brand. The Sheraton is US-based Starwood Hotels and Resorts’ largest global brand. Le Meridien, which is also a part of Starwood’s portfolio, has over 130 properties across the world. The company has already bought land in Kochi for the same.

http://www.hospitalitybizindia.com/d...id=1316&sid=41

[abhilash]

Originally Posted by ani07

Mac Charles India to develop a luxury hotel in Kochi

Does the No. Of Star Hotels in Kochi cross 30???

[sowmya]

We are really unlucky to have such an idiotic govt who is not only good for nothing but also anti social which encourages strikes and hartals more than any constructive activity. Basic theory is that if communism has to survive there should be poverty and unemployment. When congress rules they will oppose whatever investments they bring and when they rule everything gets confined to papers without giving any sanctions. I really feel ashamed to be a Keralite

Originally Posted by KMC

This is the problem with govt projects , when those projects will come live even an astrologer cant predict ....

Here we are little bit lucky coz there is immense pressure from Central Govt for expediting the project , else these things will remain in paper like others.

Smart City is also lucky coz there was lots of political prestige to be gained , else fate wud have been same like other State Govt IT projects .. Even land acqusition wont get complete , Infopark is facing same fate with its 167 acre expansion which is depending on govt.

I am worried abt Metro Rail , this is one project in Kochi where its totally state govt . God knows when those people will act..

[PLUS]

Originally Posted by ani07

Mac Charles India to develop a luxury hotel in Kochi

Rs. 700 crores !

and Sheraton !

Man... this is mindblowing stuff. Where is is it coming up, just wanna see this on my screen.
Superb find, Ani

Leave India, I mean how many cities in the world will have Sheraton, Le Meridian and two ICHs !!

I think we should kick this CM out as fast as possible to see our land becoming one
full of hopes than with desperate job seekers.

[PLUS]

May be you have seen this is project in Mathrubhumi/Manorama ads

Mather Hacienda , Aluva
Around 450 housing units in 2 towers of 24 floors and a tower of 19 floors.
A big chunk sold out !!