KOCHI: Toeing the line of Kochi Corporation in improving the public sanitation system in the commercial capital, the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) has decided to open two more toilet complexes in the city soon.
KOCHI: The impasse over the allocation of land for the proposed sewerage plant at West Kochi has come to an end with the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) deciding to hand over five acres of land at Mundamvely for the plant.
KOCHI: To reduce the traffic congestion on the M G Road, the city traffic police have decided to bring in certain regulations on a trial basis from May 1.
KOCHI: Rainwater harvesting has become a necessary part of all land management projects where the owners have to utilise their own resources for daily requirements.
The water bodies and associated channels should be planned in such a way that the maximum amount of rainwater falling in a particular area gets collected in the water body specified for it.
KOCHI: The district administration has decided to take a slew of measures to resolve the issues regarding voltage deficit, shortage of drinking water in the District Development Council Meeting convened recently.
KOCHI: To give an uplift to the existing sewerage system, the Kochi Corporation has come up with a plan to introduce an underground sewage project in the city.
The objective of the project is to ensure improvement in urban hygiene and sanitation that will in turn improve public health.
KOCHI: The managers of non-degradable waste in the city are a relieved lot as the Refuse- Derived Fuel (RDF) plant at Brahmapuram is all set to open on April 16.
Once the RDF plant becomes operational, the overall efficiency of the Brahmapuram solid-waste plant will increase considerably. This will help reduce the volume of waste materials that are otherwise used as landfill.
KOCHI: The State Government has given sanction to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to do the preparatory works for the commencement of work of the Kochi Metro Rail.
The order was issued in the wake of DMRC's proposal to start the Rs 158.68-crore preparatory work for Kochi Metro.
