Tag: Thiruvananthapuram

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Work starts on road over Vanchiyoor canal in T’puram

Work starts on road over Vanchiyoor canal in T’puram

In Thiruvananthapuram, Work on a new road over the Vanchiyoor canal was launched on November 5. The work, launched by the Kerala Public Works Minister VK Ebrahim Kunju, will see 300 metres of the canal having slabs laid over it at a cost of Rs 7.5 crore to enable transport over it.

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Kerala to develop NHs into 45-m width

Kerala to develop NHs into 45-m width

Kerala government will see to that the national highways in the state be developed with 45-metre width, said the State Public Works Department Minister VK Ebrahim Kunju. The Minister said this at the two-day seminar on ‘Innovative initiatives for road development’ beginning on November 6 in Thiruvananthapuram.

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Plea to repair Kanyakulangara-Pothencode road

Plea to repair Kanyakulangara-Pothencode road

In Thiruvananthapuram, residents of Kanyakulangara-Pothencode stretch are unhappy over the poor state of the 3-kilometre road since one year. The stretch is one of the important roads that many use on a daily basis. Rains have damaged the entire road and commuters are facing hardships in commuting on the stretch.

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Kerala to launch ferry services for passengers

Kerala to launch ferry services for passengers

To launch ferry services for passengers between its capital Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode through the marine highway, the Kerala Government is to buy four high-speed catamarans. It has sanctioned Rs 3 crore to form the Coastal Shipping Promotion Fund to extend financial aid to ferry operators.

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South Indian Bank, RCC join to aid cancer treatment

South Indian Bank, RCC join to aid cancer treatment

South Indian Bank has tied up with the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) in Thiruvananthapuram for a noble cause-advanced treatment for cancer. This tie-up with RCC is in support of cancer patients, the Kerala-based bank says. The bank helps individuals to be a member of RCC. A member, if diagnosed for cancer at some point in time in his life, can get advanced treatment almost for free.

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Poovar region touted as ideal site for shipyard project

Poovar region touted as ideal site for shipyard project

The Poovar-Pozhikkara region is an ideal location for the proposed ship building and repair yard, suggested 'Thiruvananthapuram Coastal View' a forum for the development of the capital city of Kerala. Therefore, the forum urged the state government to recommend the region, which is a nearby beach resort of Thiruvananthapuram, as the site for the yard project

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Govt begins trial run on STP at Muttathara

Govt begins trial run on STP at Muttathara

Reports indicate that the government began trial runs on the sewage treatment plant (STP) at Muttathara in Thiruvananthapuram. The government would conduct the trial run for the first three months, reports indicate. The original capacity of the plant is 107 million litre per day, but only 42 mn ld sewage reach the STP from the core areas of the city