Kochi
The drinking water facility at the public places and at the housing areas have been hit by the disease threat due to improper maintenance of drinking water. The apartments and the schools which are depending on the portable water is facing the major threat as the viral diseases is fast spreading the whole of the [...] Continue Reading »
The residents of Ayarkunnam, Kochi are depending on this road to reach Kottayam. Two years ago, the PWD had spent 98 lakh to for the maintenance of the same road. Nearly about 50 residents of the Ayarkunnam grama panchayath were busy repairing almost one and half kilometers of the three-kilometre long Thandassery-Parakadavu stretch. The condition of the [...] Continue Reading »
The buildings in disaster-prone areas in Kochi wherein the construction companies fail to follow the disaster and the mitigation procedures in the construction of buildings in Kerala, says P G Gopalakrishnan, chairman of the Indian Institute of Engineers (IIE), Kerala. Gopalakrishnan admits that many engineers are not following them. and many of the buildings are [...] Continue Reading »
The traffic chaos in the Kochi city near the North over bridge is increasing everyday. The roads between MG Road and Kaloor-Kathrikadavu have been facing traffic diversion as reported by the officials. The city traffic police have come to a conclusion to conduct a preliminary analysis of several byroads in the Kochi city. The city traffic police are looking at [...] Continue Reading »
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has agreed to fund Rs 4,427 crores cost over the much awaited Kochi Metro Rail Project. Managing Director of the Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL),Tom Jose reported saying that JICA have agreed to fund loan waiting for the Central clearance. The loan is based on the assessment of their funding [...] Continue Reading »
Demand for property in major cities across the country have dipped and sharp increase in borrowing costs had kept buyers on the sidelines. Banks have raised their lending rates sharply in the past few months after Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised interest rates 11 times since March 2010. Bhopal leads the pack in rise [...] Continue Reading »
Considering a petition by Suburban Travels owner CP Ajith Kumar and Ernakulam Merchants Union, the Kerela High court directed the Kochi Corporation to file a detailed explanation on the situation of the roads in the city and come up with a plan for maintaining the roads. The petition asked for a minimum guarantee on the [...] Continue Reading »
Today real-estate projects in Gujarat have the highest quantum of super-built-up-area (SBUA) in the country, even more than some of the Tier-I cities like Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore. Developers in the state employ the maximum SBUA, which stands at 50% of the carpet area (defined as the actual area the buyer uses) of both residential [...] Continue Reading »
Most realtors prefer to buy wetlands near canals which can easily be encroached. As the real estate boom spreads to the outskirts, the invaluable wetlands and farmlands of Kochi are transforming into up lands for ‘basements’ for skyrises. Corporate lobbies and real estate giants are eyeing this fertile land and competing with each other to [...] Continue Reading »
After a brief lull in 2008-09, property prices rose sharply in 2010. According to realty experts, in 2011, the momentum in property prices is likely to continue. But the gains may not be uniform across the country. The Property prices are likely to appreciate in a few pockets. Here is a ist of hot property [...] Continue Reading »
