Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy asked the union petroleum ministry to fast-track the implementation of the City Gas Distribution (CGD) project in Kochi. Recently, Chandy asked the union oil Minister Veerapa Moily to take proactive steps to realise the CGD project. In the letter, Chandy ensured his government’s “support including single window clearance for the realisation of the projec
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Shifting of AIE headquarters to Kochi still incomplete
The much-hyped shifting of Air India Express (AIE) headquarters to Kochi remains incomplete though the low-budget wing of the national carrier seems to have achieved significant improvement in schedule integrity since January. The AIE headquarters was officially shifted here from Mumbai on January 1 but much needs to be done to complete the redeployment of the staff and finding a space for it.
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Shifting of AIE headquarters to Kochi still incomplete
The much-hyped shifting of Air India Express (AIE) headquarters to Kochi remains incomplete though the low-budget wing of the national carrier seems to have achieved significant improvement in schedule integrity since January. The AIE headquarters was officially shifted here from Mumbai on January 1 but much needs to be done to complete the redeployment of the staff and finding a space for it.
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CPT wants govt to introduce registry system
The Cochin Port Trust (CPT) suggested the port department of Kerala government to introduce a system of issuing the certificate of registry to boats on an annual basis. The port said this in a statement filed in the Kerala High Court in response to a writ petition seeking a directive to ensure that boats plying in the backwaters had valid
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Govt project may upgrade connectivity to ICTT
Kerala government's plan to construct Azheekode Munambam Bridge and a coastal corridor from Vallarpadam to Kozhikode via Ponnani may benefit International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam, reports suggest. The present congestion on National Highway (NH) 17 will be reduced once this corridor becomes a reality. The proposed bridge and the corridor may enable smo
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Residents demand widening of Lourdes Hospital road
In Kochi the narrow Lourdes Hospital Road which runs from Pachalam Junction to Don Bosco School, Vaduthala is all set to become the new traffic bottleneck in the city when work on Kochi Metro begins in right earnest. The Regional Transport Authority's (RTA) plan to divert vehicles through this road has met with stiff resistance from residents of Pachalam and Vaduthala region.
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Residents demand widening of Lourdes Hospital road
In Kochi the narrow Lourdes Hospital Road which runs from Pachalam Junction to Don Bosco School, Vaduthala is all set to become the new traffic bottleneck in the city when work on Kochi Metro begins in right earnest. The Regional Transport Authority's (RTA) plan to divert vehicles through this road has met with stiff resistance from residents of Pachalam and Vaduthala region.
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KSCC to build road at Rs 97-cr to ease traffic in Kochi
To ease traffic congestion from Vallarpadam to NH 17 at Paravoor, Kochi, the Kerala State Construction Corporation (KSCC) will construct a road from Chathanad-Moolampilly at Rs Rs 97-crore. The general council of Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA) held in Kochi on February 12 decided to this extent. It is to entrust the road construction. GIDA had earlier planned to give the project to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
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KSCC to build road at Rs 97-cr to ease traffic in Kochi
To ease traffic congestion from Vallarpadam to NH 17 at Paravoor, Kochi, the Kerala State Construction Corporation (KSCC) will construct a road from Chathanad-Moolampilly at Rs Rs 97-crore. The general council of Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA) held in Kochi on February 12 decided to this extent. It is to entrust the road construction. GIDA had earlier planned to give the project to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
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Shipping players expects transport cost to be steady
Shipping sector in Kochi does not expect increase in transportation cost despite the recent hike in diesel prices because the trailer operators in the Vallarpadam Terminal are not likely to raise rates. Container trailer operators in the terminal are suffering from muted cargo traffic and hence they may avoid