Category: City Infrastructure

Accident at NH raises questions over stalled work at Gurunagar

Jisha Surya

At a quick glance, it is an accident caused by overspeeding. A scooter rammed into a KSRTC bus, killing the rider – a 25-year-old man, his 5-year-old son and grievously injuring his wife. A deeper understanding of the issue reveals a tussle between National Highway Authority of India and the local people near Gurunagar in Kulathoor. As per design, no bus stops are allowed at the national highway where vehicles can move at a speed of 80-100 kmph. In the accident that happened on Tuesday, the scooter rammed into the…

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End to marathon protest: NHAI to restart toll collection on Oct 2

Trivandrum Life

TrivandrumLife>> After witnessing a series of intense protests for over 47 days, the National Highway Authority of India will finally start toll collection for the Kazhakoottam-Mukkola national highway from 8 am on October 2. The decision was taken following a meeting with officials of NHAI, contractor in charge of toll collection, and various political parties at the office of education minister V Sivankutty on Friday. Minister Sivankutty and district collector Navjyot Khosa attended the meeting. One of the crucial decisions at the meeting was to allow free pass to people…

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Embassy Taurus TechZone sets up prefabricated office space at Technopark

Trivandrum Life

TrivandrumLife>> Embassy Taurus TechZone on February 17 launched Keystone, its new 62,500 sq. ft prefabricated incubation facility in Trivandrum. The 800-seat incubation facility is designed to assist businesses with beginning work and getting up to speed, prior to their office spaces becoming operational. The first of its kind IT/ITES office facility in Kerala, Keystone is also the first functional office space building in Embassy Taurus TechZone, the 2 million sq. ft world-class SEZ office space, being jointly developed by Taurus Investment Holdings India and the Embassy Group in Taurus Downtown…

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Prime Minister to inaugurate Aruvikkara drinking water plant

Jisha Surya

TrivandrumLife>> Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the 75 mld (million litre per day) treatment plant at Aruvikkara this month. Funded by Centrally sponsored Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), the project was executed by city-based Chicago Constructions International Private Limited. The project was under a trial run for the past one month. The plant will bring additional 75 million litre water to the city. Already city has been receiving water from the existing 72-mld, 86-mld and the 74-mld water treatment plants at Aruvikkara. However, this…

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Phase III of Arteria to begin on Jan 8

Trivandrum Life

TrivandrumLife: Arteria, which turned city walls into beautiful canvasses, is entering its third phase. Tourism minister Kadakampally Surendran will inaugurate third phase works at 8am on Friday at LMS junction. Phase III works involves renovation of the wall paintings. Arteria, a city beautification programme, was launched in 2015 when Biju Prabhakar was the district collector. Walls in the city were an eyesore with dirt, posters and banners at that time. With the support of artists in Thiruvananthapuram, Tourism department launched that project. Walls around University stadium, Chandrashekharan Nair stadium, Mascot…

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Light metro: New branch, changeover station proposed for Technopark

Jisha Surya

After a long delay, the board of Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation Limited (KRTL) has given approval for the supplement to Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the proposed light metro project from Pallipuram to Karamana. The board, chaired on October 19, has also given approval to the technical report for construction of an arm of light metro to Technopark. With the board approval, the KRTL will soon send the DPR to the union government for approval. It will also start preparation of DPR for the Technopark arm of the light metro…

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NHAI begins toll plaza construction at Thiruvallam

Jisha Surya

TrivandrumLife>> The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has begun construction of toll plaza for the Kazhakoottam-Karode national highway project. The staggered toll plaza, which would take around six months to complete, is being constructed near the Thiruvallam junction. Though the NHAI would take six months for completion of toll plaza, it has also initiated works for construction of a temporary toll booth at the same location to start toll collection at the earliest. The temporary toll plaza will be ready within three months. Though the measures for collection of…

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Work for Medical Devices Park to begin at Thonnakkal

Trivandrum Life

TrivandrumLife>>> MedSpark, the Medical Devices Park envisaged as a joint initiative of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), an Institute of National Importance under the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India and the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (KSIDC), the industrial and investment promotion agency of the Government of Kerala is going to be established in the Life Science Park, Thonnakkal, Thiruvananthapuram. The major objectives of the Medical Devices Park are to create an enabling support system for research and development, testing and…

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Road Fund Board takes firm grip on city’s PPP model road project

Jisha Surya

TrivandrumLife.Com>> PPP (Public Private Partnership) model has come into heated discussions again in connection with the proposal for privatization of Thiruvananthapuram airport. As debate for and against PPP model intensifies, one of the first PPP-model road projects in the state is witnessing new developments. The Kerala Road Fund Board, facilitator of the City Roads Improvement Project, has begun paying adjusted annuity over lapses from the part of project concessionaire and has saved Rs 34 crore since 2018.   The collapse of IL&FS, the parent firm of TRDCL has led to…

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Kazhakoottam-Kadambattukonam national highway: NHAI issues land acquisition notification

Jisha Surya

TrivandrumLife>> After several years of delay, the National Highway Authority of India has finally issued notification for acquisition of land from the Kadambattukonam-Kazhakoottam stretch for the widening of the national highway from Cherthala to Thiruvananthapuram. However, the notification has excluded around 800 metres near the famous Thiruvarattukavu temple at Attingal. The 3 (D) notification was issued after completing survey of land required for widening of 29-km from Kadambattukonam to Kazhakoottam. With the 3 (D) notification, NHAI and district administration will be gearing up for evaluation of buildings and finalisation of…

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