Fate of Amrut projects hangs in balance
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Sewage plants for West Kochi, laying of water pipelines face hurdles
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The cycle track and walkway along the Chilavannoor lake, taken up under Amrut project, has been controversial for not being eco-friendly. | Photo Credit:
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Sewage plants for West Kochi, laying of water pipelines face hurdles
The fate of four large projects being implemented by the Kochi Corporation under the Union government-initiated Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (Amrut) hangs in the balance.
The scheme was launched in 2015 and the administrative sanction for the projects was obtained in early 2018. Six years later, around 45% of the sanctioned amount of ₹272.063 crore has been utilised.
Kerala Assembly polls | Enthusiasm marks polling in Kochi and suburbs
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Barring stray instances of EVM snag, polling remains peaceful
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Central security personnel on duty at a polling station at Sree Narayana School at Ayappankavu, Kochi, which was identified as a sensitive booth. | Photo Credit:
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Barring stray instances of EVM snag, polling remains peaceful
Braving the summer heat and scare of the second wave of the pandemic, voters of Kochi enthusiastically exercised their franchise on Tuesday.
While voters queued up at booths right from the initial hours in the city, it was a slow-paced affair in the suburbs. Polling was peaceful, and no untoward incidents were reported.
Enthusiasm marks polling in Kochi and suburbs
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Barring stray instances of EVM snag, polling remains peaceful
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Barring stray instances of EVM snag, polling remains peaceful
Braving the summer heat and scare of the second wave of the pandemic, voters of Kochi enthusiastically exercised their franchise on Tuesday.
While voters queued up at booths right from the initial hours in the city, it was a slow-paced affair in the suburbs. Polling was peaceful, and no untoward incidents were reported.
Barring stray cases of technical snags in electronic voting machines (EVMs) at a few booths, polling by and large remained uninterrupted.
Cleaning of Kochi canals to pick up pace after polls
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Agreement yet to be inked with contractors for large canals
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Agreement yet to be inked with contractors for large canals Canal cleaning in the city to avoid waterlogging during the monsoon will pick up pace after the polls, according to Kochi Corporation authorities.
After having been hauled up by the High Court for stalling pre-monsoon canal cleaning in the city citing the model code of conduct, the Corporation will soon begin cleaning the large canals.
The tender process for drain cleaning in some divisions is complete and work has begun, while an agreement is yet to be inked with contractors for large canals such as the Thevara-Perandoor and Rameswaram-Kalvathy canals.