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Pic: Jipson Sikhera c c ochi is in for an in- has been spent for the and Sahodaran Ayyappan present traffic density,” We held a meeting with the m frastructure make- same. West Extension Road. The said a JNNURM official. m Kover with the Jawa- Issues: According to the estimated project costs of Finance Minister and requested y harlal Nehru National Ur- officials, the main these projects are ` 25.78 Surface water y ban Renewal Mission (JN- roadblock in the comple- crore, ` 14.94 crore and ` funds for land acquisition k NURM) spreading its tion of the project is that 2.80 crore, respectively. drainage k Page:4 wings. The JNNURM proj- in some places the tarring ects, jointly funded by the work was limited to 4 me- Projects worth ` 9.78 medical waste disposal fa- ber 2010. With the people Union and the state gov- tre due to electric posts in ROBs crore has been approved cility and a training centre, looking forward to fresh av- PoeTry ernments, are proving to the middle of the proposed under the JNNURM and knowledge centre of enues to tap into the com- SAndeep be a blessing for the city carriage way. In some scheme for the betterment waste management — have mercial potential of the which is fast growing as a parts the drains are not of surface water drainage. been included. city, the projects, once com- KAlAthimeKKAd commercial and IT hub. connected due to obstruc- The projects include re- pleted, will add a new di- tAlKS About how Most of the JNNURM tions. modelling of 20 major E-governance mension to Kochi he drAwS projects are in various roadside drains to divert Shibu B S stages of implementation, storm water in the central The ` 8.71-crore project [email protected] pArAllelS between and the civic body is plan- Upgradation of zone of the city, and con- proposed to integrate the Scientific reSeArch ning to complete 11 major High struction of new drains service sectors of the Cor- analysis, design develop- And poetry projects under this scheme and covering them with poration is in the imple- ment, integration and sup- (This article is being by 2011. So far ` 719.17 Court Road slabs. Of the total 18 pack- mentation stage. The ten- ply and installation of crore has been sanctioned ages under the surface wa- der has already been float- computers. The scrutiny of published as a part of the for the city under the ter drainage project, five ed for the work including tenders will begin in Octo- cSe Media Fellowships) scheme. Of the allocated packages have been com- amount, ` 101.55 crore has The ROB projects are pleted. The work is in MUST See | been spent. Here is a peek jointly funded by the Indi- progress for five packages MUST Do into the various develop- an Railway. The projects and an agreement has ment projects. include construction of been executed for three ROBs at Pachalam, Atlan- projects. s tis and Ponnurunni at an The JNNURM official art Urban Road estimated cost of ` 44.82 said since all the drains Delhi-based visual artist Anoop crore, ` 10.30 crore and ` pass through major roads, Kamath’s recent works titled Transport Rebel at Chaithanya Art Gallery, 10.19 crore, respectively. remodeling work would re- from 11 am. About 50 percent of the The total awarded amount sult in traffic congestion. upgradation work of the is ` 67.28 crore and the The Verge - Approach to the re- ality, an exhibition of paintings Edappally-High Court work has been entrusted by Saju Ayyampilly at the Durbar Road stretch has been with the Roads and Hall Art Centre. From 11 am. completed. The estimated Bridges Development Cor- cost of the project is poration (RBDCK). s ` 20.21 crore. ` 7.64 crore food has already been spent. Land Dinner Buffet at Springs Restau- rant The Avenue Regent on MG acquisition Road. From 7 pm. Upgradation Iftaar at The Wytefort Hotel. of Stadium Mayor Mercy Williams Break your fast with the delight- Among the JNNURM said land acquisition is ful line-up of dishes at just Rs projects, ` 76.02 crore has Link Road one of the major hurdles “It results in lesser output 275 been allocated for the Ur- in the smooth implementa- of work and hence con- ban Road Transport proj- tion of the infrastructure- tractors are reluctant to ects. “Various projects re- related projects. “We al- undertake it.” lated to the development ready held a meeting with However, he said the of infrastructure and the Finance Minister and work of the drains at the transport are progress- requested funds for the busy market area in the ing,” said P G Girija Devi, land acquisition and ob- city is expected to begin JNNURM project tained sanction in princi- by September end. “Sepa- manager. ple from the state govern- rate meetings were held ment,” she said. For the with merchant unions and Upgradation construction of a ROB at they have extended their Doughnut festival at the Cocoa Pachalam, more than two support. We are hopeful of Tree at The Avenue Regent on of SA Road The first phase of the hectares of land have to be starting the work by the MG Road. From 11 am. project includes the con- acquired. The cost of ac- month-end,” he said. Sizzler promotion at the High Bar struction of 1.4-km-long (the open air grills and barbecue drains on both sides of the restaurant) at Hotel Dream. road with cover slabs and Solid waste separate utility ducts. The Meals and Karimeen, lunch spe- management cial. Enjoy karimeen, kutttanadan contract for the work has masala, pepper fry, pollichathu been awarded at an esti- About ` 26.20 crore out c and more with your favourite mated cost of ` 1.93 crore. of the allocated ` 88.12 c noon meals at Alapatt Regency, m . Kababs and Tikkas The second phase of the crore has been spent for m food fest, evening special, at Ala- project includes the upgra- the betterment of solid y patt Regency. dation of Stadium Link y Road ( Jawaharlal k Nehru International Stadi- k CirCus s Though the civic body um to Thammanam Pulle- Royal Circus at Manapattiparam- had started the upgrada- pady Road). The upgrada- quisition is expected to ex- bu, 1 pm, 4 pm 7 pm. tion of Sahodaran Ayyap- tion work will cover a ceed ` 70 crore. For the pan (SA) Road about 15 stretch of 1.45 km with a Goshree Mamangalam years ago, the work gath- width of 19 metre, includ- Road project, nearly four ered momentum only after ing a 1 metre median. The acres of land need to be the project got included expected cost of the sec- acquired and the cost for waste management system under the JNNURM ond phase is ` 2.63 crore. acquisition is expected to in the city. The Refuse-De- scheme. The contract was The estimate has been for- exceed ` 140 crore. rived Fuel (RDF) Plant awarded for an amount of warded to the Local Self “For the Goshree-Ma- commissioned at Brahma- ` 10.80 crore. Sixty-six per- Government Department. mangalam Road, more de- puram was the highlight cent of the tarring work The other road projects tailed surveys are in prog- of the first phase. In the and 90 percent of the include the Goshree Ma- ress to fix the economic second phase, several am- Submit your event for the city’s most comprehensive and user-friendly guide, drain work have been com- mangalam Road, Tham- alignment with proper bitious projects — an e- to Browse your Day, at kochifeatures@ pleted. About ` 2.68 crore manam Pullepady Road width according to the waste disposal facility, bio- gmail.com