The vessel mv BBC Victoria sailed from Kochi with three load containers of commercial explosives for Indonesia. The Indian Explosives company sent the first container cargo recently.
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Dredging Corporation announces 20% dividend
A 20 per cent dividend has been declared by the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) for 2012-13. The DCI registered 31 per cent growth in its operational income, which rose from Rs 485 crore to Rs 635 crore, DCI said in a press release.
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Kerala proposes to set up maritime board, earmarks Rs 20 cr
For setting up Kerala Maritime Board (KMB), the Kerala government has submitted a proposal to the Union government. The proposed Board is intended to initiate all port-related activities and maritime cargo businesses in the state. The proposed KMB will come up at Maradu in Kochi with an initial investment of Rs 20 crore and will look at all possible avenues for port-related activities.
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Repairs taken up on damaged roads in Kochi: PWD
In Kochi, steps have been taken to repair damaged roads including the Edappally-BTS Road and Vennala -Arakkakkadavu-Edapally Road, State Public Works Department (PWD) told the Kerala High Court. The PWD told this to the high court in an affidavit filed in response to a petition filed by Shine Joseph of Thattampadi and MK Pratheesh of Koonammavu against the failure of the government to repair roads in various parts of the State.
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Plea to Kerala govt to construct new roads to ease traffic
In Kochi, local civic bodies have demanded the Kerala government to complete construction of Tripunithura bypass road to decongest Kochi city roads. The local city bodies want the State government to initiate action and take up new road projects that will ease the traffic congestion on the city roads while also connecting the southern and eastern regions of Kochi.
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Court orders probe into road work in Kochi
In Kochi, the Vigilance Court has ordered a probe into the Manikkanamparambu road work allegedly constructed using the municipal fund to help a private builder. The probe may put Tripunithura Municipal Chairman R Venugopal in a fix. Fund misappropriation has also been alleged in the road work.
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PWD to maintain Murikkumpadaom-Belbo University Raod
In Kerala, the State government's Public Works Department has been entrusted the maintenance of
Murikkumpadaom-Belbo University Raod at Elamkunnapuzha, near Kochi. The State government took the decision by taking the failure of the local authorities to maintain the road. Even the State Human Rights Commission had complained in this regard. The PWD has estimated the cost of restoration of the road at Rs 1 crore.
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Repairs begin on Puthiyakavu road in Kochi
In Kochi, repairs have been started on Tripunithura SN Junction-PuthiyaĂÂkavu road by the State Public Works Department. The road was dug up for Kerala Water Authority works. And it has turned into a nightmarish expĂÂerĂÂience to both motorists and pedestrians alike. EmergenĂÂcy pothole filling work too is in progress after which the 4-km stretch will be resurfaced.
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Petronet LNG Kochi terminal
Petronet LNG may operationalise its Phase-I of the natural gas terminal at Kochi by the end of August 2013. The company, which initially planned to commission the project during March 2013, faced several roadblocks
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Setting up of Maritime varsity in Kochi delayed
KochiĂâs aspirations of hosting IndiaĂâs second maritime university remains on paper more than five years after the Parliamentary Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture recommended the setting up of maritime universities at five centres in the country, including one in Kochi city.