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GCDA, panchayat to ready detailed town planning scheme for sports city at Chengamanad in Ernakulam

The proposed stadium will have seating capacity for 40,000. It will also feature indoor and outdoor practice spaces, training ground, sports academy and research centre, eco park and water sports park, sports medicine and fitness centre, e-sports arena, entertainment zone, and a club house.

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Chilavannoor Bund Road development plagued by uncertainty

Uncertainty surrounds the development of Chilavannoor Bund Road, causing delays in decongesting Vyttila Junction and S.A. Road.

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Renovation of Changampuzha Park remains far from complete

The renovation of Changampuzha Park in Kochi, funded by Cochin Smart Mission Limited, may take longer than expected.

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Nitin Gadkari flags off luxury cruise vessel ‘Classic Imperial’ in Kerala

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari praised the commissioning of 'Classic Imperial', a luxury cruise vessel in Kochi, lauding its professional excellence and entrepreneurial skills. Mayor M. Anilkumar, MP Hibi Eden, MLA T. J. Vinod, and GCDA chairman K. Chandran Pillai attended the inauguration. The vessel can accommodate 150 people and is…

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Residents of P&T Colony likely to move into new homes by mid-November

Residents of P&T Colony in Kochi to be shifted to new Mundamveli apartment complex by mid-Nov. 68 families to be allotted apartments immediately. Each unit has 2 bed rooms, living-cum-dining, kitchen & toilet. Civic authorities to help with formalities & moving. Illegal encroachments to be demolished after occupants move out.

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Urban Rejuvenation and Beautification Scheme | Three SPVs to be formed in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode corporations

Three separate Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) will be formed for the execution of the proposed “Urban Rejuvenation and Beautification Scheme” in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode cities.

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Greater Cochin Development Authority rules out structural issues to Kaloor stadium in Kerala after Asian Football Confederation raised concerns

GCDA dismisses AFC's safety concerns on Kochi's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in kaloor as baseless. Stadium's structural issues being addressed; AFC had not raised matter officially with GCDA. KBFC had responded to AFC's concerns. AFC official had expressed reservations about lack of infrastructure, security, segregation of fans, etc.

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Merchants raise red flag against car boot sale in November

Merchants oppose car boot sale in Kochi; demand benefits for local traders. P.C. Jacob of Vyapari Vyavayasi Ekopana Samithi says they'll prevent it if local merchants don't get benefits. Diagon Ventures, organising car boot sales, says it'll generate revenue for GCDA & increase tax revenue. It'll open opportunities for small-scale…

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Walk this way

At Marine Drive in Ernakulam, a picturesque walkway with park benches, the Greater Cochin Development Authority issued an order restricting public access between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. due to 'anti-social elements'. Despite the decision, the area remains a popular hangout for the city's youth, who gather to unwind after…

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Changampuzha Park renovation work to get under way on August 26

The renovation work is estimated to cost ₹4 crore and is intended to be carried out in six months

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KMRL to redevelop footpaths on Manorama-S.N. Junction stretch

Kochi Metro Rail Limited to redevelop footpaths on Manorama Junction-Thripunithura S.N. Junction stretch

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Key road projects hang fire in Kochi

The development of Thammanam-Pullepady Road as a four-lane road and its extension to M.G. Road and NH Bypass could have achieved considerable progress but for troubles associated with land acquisition and a slight change in alignment that was proposed earlier this year. The Chilavannur Bund Road that takes off from…

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Call for well-planned modernisation drive in Kochi through mobilisation of funds

Bodhi national urban development conclave ends; stress on need for professional management of civic agencies

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GCDA organises 50-km cyclothon in Kochi

In association with Kochi Next to create awareness on sustainable urban development

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GCDA to co-host national conclave on reinventing urban development

Topics to be discussed include land pooling, transfer of development rights, local area planning, and transit-oriented development

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FIR against Congress leader N. Venugopal in laser show case

The laser show had to be abandoned after a few weeks of its inauguration with some of the equipment developing technical snags

The Times of India

Kochi: SilverLine project also to blame?

KOCHI: Did the controversial SilverLine project, vigorously pushed by CM Pinarayi Vijayan, play a role in the record win for UDF in the byelection? The survey for the project had sparked protests across the state and the LDF campaign of development didn't find many takers.

The Times of India

Kochi's public toilet projects in limbo over lack of land

KOCHI: Lack of land coupled with the lackadaisical attitude of the authorities is posing as a hurdle in the way of construction of public toilets in the city. Kochi, a fast-growing metro, has been facing the major problem of the dearth of public toilets for the past several years.

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Kerala Blasters prepare for ISL’s likely return to Kochi

GCDA chairman offers full support to club, promises to improve facilities at Nehru Stadium

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Ring road to link Angamaly with Ezhupunna

Greater Cochin Development Authority budget envisages an income of ₹210 crore

The Times of India

Authorities turn a blind eye as open spaces shrink in Kochi

KOCHI: Even while open spaces in Kochi are shrinking fast, authorities have failed to preserve what is left of the existing ones. Many places like Rajendra Maidan and Ambedkar Stadium, which had been lively places, have now become desolate, thanks to the lackadaisical attitude and lack of vision on the…

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Kochi: Ring Road project still a non-starter

KOCHI: It was in 2006 that the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) mooted a 64-km Outer Ring Road to decongest the entire Kochi city.

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