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Originally Posted by KMC
Kochi gives 50% of Sales Tax in Kerala ,
“If the revenue collection of Ernakulam is improved it will benefit the entire state since 50 percent of the Sales Tax comes from the district, Chief Minister V.S.Achuthanandan has said”.
what it get return from State govt in the form of Infrastructure - “Peanuts” , they are busy widening roads all over kerala , but not in Kochi . Last time when I was at Kochi , it took me cool half hour just to reach from South to Panapilly Nagar . Open the eyes govt babus, and give Kochi the share it deserve, rather than keep on milking it all times.
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You are right. State govt must give first priority to Kochi. But road widening
does not progress in Kochi not just because of neglect. Eg. North ROB could
have been widened to four lane long back but the encroachers on wither side
bribed ministers and sabotaged the plan.
There is also problem of land acquisition. eg, in Trivandrum a lot of the
land is with govt and no problem in acquiring. In Kochi most of it is private
land.
In one way, it is a problem of choking with success. As a test case govt
should try to widen Kaloor-Kacheripady - just 1.0 km stretch. You will
see how many vested interests will come into play.
IMO, only way out is to build new roads like Pulleppady-Thammanam,
Vaduthala-Mamangalam, Vallarapadam-Kalamassery. Trade and business
will shift to these locations. This will wean away lot of business from the
existing spots like Kacheripady. This will teach the trader lobby at Kacheripady a lesson and they will concede to widening.
Already its happening, new developments at Edappally and Kakkanad
has no match at Ernakulam. This is due to wide roads and other good
infrastructure available.