The Corporation, which was faced with a major crisis in waste movement, can heave a sigh of relief for the time being after the existing contractor entrusted with the operation of the civic body’s
The Kochi corporation is planning to implement the Zero Waste Project in west Kochi. The project will cover flats, hotels and restaurants in the area.
The project is similar to the eco–friendly garbage management system being implemented by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (Credai) in the city. The association has successfully treated organic waste produced in flats constructed by its members at the site itself.
The State has decided to set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to operate and manage the buses procured with 80 per cent financial assistance from the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
Control Board Blames Construction Sector And Ongoing Metro Work
Kochi: Are you having a persistent dry cough or a cold that refuses to go away? Are repeated medications failing to give you relief ? You could be just one of the many citizens facing this problem that the doctors say is an allergy. And it’s not likely to go away soon, thanks to the rising air pollution in the city.
The construction of Smart City Kochi’s (SCK) first building is in progress and piling work is expected to be completed by the middle of February.
The contract for civil and structural work is likely to be awarded in a week’s time. The SCK authorities expect that the first IT building will be operational by this December.The environmental clearance for the 6.5-lakh sqft building named SCK01 was issued in August 2013 and the application for the entire project was filed in December.
Chief minister Oommen Chandy has expressed hope that the opposition to the gas pipeline project of GAIL in some parts of the state would come down once house connections are issued in Kochi.
Kochi: The district panchayat has convened an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss the growing complaints of sewage and septic waste being dumped in the outskirts of the city. Most of these complaints are from Perumbavoor, Kunnathunadu and Muvattupuzha, which have turned a dumpyard for waste suspected to be from residences in Kochi.
Govt Yields To Public Opposition, Not To Set Up CIAL-Model Co
Unable to overcome public opposition, the state government has finally decided to drop the proposal to set up a CIALmodel Kerala Drinking Water Supply Company.
Lack scientific collection and disposal system to deal with the menace
The Public Work Department’s (PWD) novel initiative to add plastic as a component in surfacing roads is unlikely to be a panacea for civic bodies with the majority of them lacking scientific collection and disposal system to deal with the ever increasing menace of plastic waste.
Kochi is yet to submit a detailed project report (DPR) on its existing power infrastructure and proposals for making use of non-renewable sources of energy to qualify itself for the solar city proj
