Report on Consumption of Drugs (including Liqour) increasing in Students (Courtesy: Malayala Manorama)

I have seen this report in today's Malayala Manorama. At the first impression, I felt, considering the importance of the subject, Malayala Manorama has given less coverage for this Report. This report has to be given more importance. Can I request the fellow Kollammates, the members of this Forum to share their thoughts and views on this Report.

First of all, let me put my views and comments on this report. According to me, this situation is created more by the parents, rather the carelessness or selfishness of the parents. The parents does not realise the impact on their kids when they celebrate with their friends in a liqour party. These kids see their parents are becoming liberal after consuming liquour, they likes the liqour rather than their parents... Then they become eager to know what it is after the consumption of liquor. Accordingly, may be this is one of the reason the younger generation is starting this habit.

I am not sticking on my point, definiely, each and every one in this Group will have their own views. Please take your time to share your views....

Let us all discuss, make sure we are not harming our next generation with our views, thoughts, attidues... All that want we want is to have a generation which gives more values towards the society.

Please repond.....

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Hi Girish, thanks for this information. But I think this information must be posted in the following thread as this thread is completely dedicated for Infrastructural Developmental projects, city scapes, and ideas and proposals on new projects.

Plase posts news such as the above in the following thread:

Kollam | Life | Culture | Arts | Events | Sports | Festivals | Films (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1400346&page=10)

Beautiful Pictures of Kollam Beach hotel... Reghu...

Railways give nod for Chinnakada underpass

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State to pay Rs.3.28 crore


City Corporation to pay price for 21.5 cents

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The long wait for the commencement of the construction work of the Chinnakada underpass project is finally over. At a high-level meeting held in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday, the Railways had finally given the green signal for the project.

The development is a fruition of the persistent efforts of Kollam Mayor Prassanna Earnest since the past one year. For the realisation of the underpass, 21.5 cents of land owned by the Railways at Chinnakada is required to construct the northern side approach road of the project.

But when it came to handing over the land, the Railways wanted the State government to settle the price of about 47.6 cents of its land at Chinnakada taken over by the civic body earlier. The Railways also insisted on the market price for that land and the land required for the underpass project.

In view of the urgency of the underpass project, the State government through a Cabinet decision agreed to pay Rs.3.28 crore to the Railways as price for the 47.6 cents of land. At Wednesday's meeting, it was decided that the Kollam Corporation would pay the price for the 21.5 cents of land from the Plan Fund allocation.

Ms. Earnest said the Railways would transfer the land as and when the State government pays the price of the 47.6 cents of land plus an agreement from the city Corporation pertaining to payment of the price for the 21.5 cents of land. The meeting was held in the chamber of Minister for Urban Development P.K. Kunhalikutty.

Apart from the Mayor, Deputy Mayor G. Lalu, Local Administration Secretary R.K. Singh, Corporation Secretary Sabina Paul, Kollam RDO K. Salim, Railway Senior Divisional Engineer Venkateshwara Rao, Divisional Engineer R. Shaji Roy, and KSUDP deputy project director A.L. Charles were present.

Source - The Hindu

The industrial park of Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA) will become operational in April.
Almost 60 percent construction work of the Standard Design Factory has been completed.


Source (http://2011keralaelectionresults.blogspot.in/2012/03/kollam-kinfra-industrial-park-to-become.html)

Railways give nod for Chinnakada underpass

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State to pay Rs.3.28 crore


City Corporation to pay price for 21.5 cents

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The long wait for the commencement of the construction work of the Chinnakada underpass project is finally over. At a high-level meeting held in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday, the Railways had finally given the green signal for the project.

The development is a fruition of the persistent efforts of Kollam Mayor Prassanna Earnest since the past one year. For the realisation of the underpass, 21.5 cents of land owned by the Railways at Chinnakada is required to construct the northern side approach road of the project.

But when it came to handing over the land, the Railways wanted the State government to settle the price of about 47.6 cents of its land at Chinnakada taken over by the civic body earlier. The Railways also insisted on the market price for that land and the land required for the underpass project.

In view of the urgency of the underpass project, the State government through a Cabinet decision agreed to pay Rs.3.28 crore to the Railways as price for the 47.6 cents of land. At Wednesday's meeting, it was decided that the Kollam Corporation would pay the price for the 21.5 cents of land from the Plan Fund allocation.

Ms. Earnest said the Railways would transfer the land as and when the State government pays the price of the 47.6 cents of land plus an agreement from the city Corporation pertaining to payment of the price for the 21.5 cents of land. The meeting was held in the chamber of Minister for Urban Development P.K. Kunhalikutty.

Apart from the Mayor, Deputy Mayor G. Lalu, Local Administration Secretary R.K. Singh, Corporation Secretary Sabina Paul, Kollam RDO K. Salim, Railway Senior Divisional Engineer Venkateshwara Rao, Divisional Engineer R. Shaji Roy, and KSUDP deputy project director A.L. Charles were present.

Source - The Hindu

A positive development long last.. Hope the works are kickstarted soon and completed in time without any further hassles.

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Beautiful snaps Reghu:)

Kollam Railway Station - An Old picture

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Sreejith Ethu athu varsham eduthatha ?

Sreejith Ethu athu varsham eduthatha ?

This is 1904 - 1905 snap. The station was inaugrated in 1904.

Four of the nine long-distance Express trains from the State to metros and major cities and two services using Mainline Electric Multiple Units (MEMU) announced in the last Railway Budget are likely to remain on paper when Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi presents the 2012-13 Railway Budget on March 14.

This is the first time in the history of the State that the Railways has not been able to commence services of the sanctioned trains in the budget, said sources.

“There have been instances when trains were flagged off in the last minute using makeshift rakes. But, time is short and it is now certain that the trains would not commence services before the budget is presented in Parliament,” they told The Hindu .

Train no: 22207/22208 Bi-weekly AC Duronto Express in the Chennai- Thiruvananthapuram Central section; 19261/19262 Porbander- Kochuveli Express and Howrah- Mangalore Vivek Express via Palakkad are the trains that are yet to begin services.

The Janam Bhoomi Gaurav tourist train on the Chennai- Puducherry- Tiruchirapalli-Madurai- Kanyakumari- Thiruvananthapuram- Chennai sector is also yet to run.

The trains announced in the budget figured in the railway timetable 2011 with timings and train numbers.

Saturation of the railway network and shortage of rakes are cited as the main reasons for the delay in introducing the trains.

The commencement of MEMU services, which would have benefitted short distance commuters, on the Kollam- Ernakulam- Kollam and Kollam- Nagercoil- Kollam stretches, has been delayed for several reasons.

One of the rakes that arrived in Ernakulam was taken back to the headquarters of the zonal railway.

The rake had only eight cars and the services could not replace passenger trains operating with 14 to 15 coaches. Another problem is cleaning as all the cars had been provided with toilets as per the directive of the former Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee.

The railways had announced in July 2011 that 66302/66303 Kollam- Ernakulam- Kollam MEMU and the 66304/66305 Kollam- Nagercoil- Kollam MEMU would operate six days a week.

The main hurdle was the delay in completing the maintenance-car shed in Kollam, a Railway official said.


Lack of automatic signals and network saturation are the other hurdles faced by the Railways in operating more MEMU services as in other places. The Thiruvananthapuram- Kollam section is 120 per cent saturated. The figure for Ernakulam- Kayamkulam (via Alappuzha) is 140 per cent, and via Kottayam 160 per cent. The Ernakulam- Thrissur section is saturated by 118 per cent.


Neglect by Railways has been a constant refrain in Kerala. As the Railway Budget 2012 nears, The Hindu takes stock of the situation across the State to see how far Kerala's rail travel dreams have become a reality, where they still remain unfulfilled and why.

Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi's announcement that the MEMU (Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit) services announced in the last Railway Budget will commence service from this month will make life easier for commuters travelling to the city from the suburbs.

The railway minister announced that two MEMU trains will be in operation by the end of March. The service was to begin in 2011 and the railway timetable of 2011 even listed the timings, but the service did not get off the ground then.

The MEMU trains will run between Ernakulam and Kollam via Aleppey and Kottayam. There are hopes that the state might get two more MEMU trains in the new budget, on the Ernakulam-Palakkad route. Passengers from the satellite towns of Kottayam and Alappuzha are eagerly awaiting MEMU service.

C. Raju, former chief engineer of Konkan Railway, said that MEMU is well suited to the state. “With the high number of short distance passengers, MEMU is ideal for the state. At present, the state has only a single MEMU service, from Palakkad to Shoranur. As many as 14 MEMU services can be started using the existing rail network.”

According to Mr Raju, the satellite towns and the small towns that interact with the city can be easily connected through MEMU services.

This will also help to decongest city roads to a great extent. By installing the automatic block signalling system (ABS), the capacity of existing railway tracks can be increased, he added.

President of the All-Kerala Rail Users’ Association, K.J. Paul Manvettam, said that the commercial capital city of Kochi needed more MEMU services.

“MEMU services should be run on the Ernakulam - Kollam - Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam - Shoranur - Palakkad routes,” he said.
The maintenance shed of MEMU trains at Palakkad is operational and the other shed at Kollam is yet to be functional. MEMU trains have engines on either end, and thus can set off in both directions quickly. Each train has nine bogies and can carry 1,800 passengers.

Source - Deccan Chronicle (http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/kochi/memu-trains-starting-soon-710)

http://www.mathrubhumi.com/kollam/news/1507031-local_news-kollam.html

ജില്ലയുടെ റെയില്*വേ വികസനം അവഗണനയുടെ പാളങ്ങളില്*ത്തന്നെ

Posted on: 15 Mar 2012

ജി.മഹേഷ്*


കൊല്ലം:പുതിയൊരു റെയില്*വേ ബജറ്റ് കൂടി പാര്*ലമെന്റില്* അവതരിപ്പിച്ചിട്ടും ജില്ലയുടെ റെയില്*വേ വികസനം അവഗണനയുടെ പാളങ്ങളില്*ത്തന്നെ. ജില്ലയ്ക്കായി കാര്യമായി ഒന്നും വകയിരുത്താത്ത ബജറ്റാണ് ബുധനാഴ്ച കേന്ദ്ര റെയില്*മന്ത്രി ദിനേശ് ത്രിവേദി അവതരിപ്പിച്ചത്. ആശ്വസിക്കാന്* വകയുള്ളത് കൊല്ലം-ചെങ്കോട്ട പാതയില്* പുനലൂര്*-ഇടമണ്* സെക്ഷനിലെ ഗേജ്മാറ്റം ഈവര്*ഷം പൂര്*ത്തിയാക്കുമെന്ന പ്രഖ്യാപനം മാത്രമാണ്.

ആദര്*ശ് സ്റ്റേഷനുകളുടെ പട്ടികയില്* പരവൂരും ആവണീശ്വരവും ഇക്കുറി ഇടംപിടിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. കഴിഞ്ഞ തവണ ശാസ്താംകോട്ടയും ഓച്ചിറയും ആദര്*ശ് സ്റ്റേഷനുകളായി പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചിരുന്നു. എന്നാല്* ഇടിഞ്ഞുപൊളിഞ്ഞ കെട്ടിടത്തിലാണ് ഇപ്പോഴും ഓച്ചിറ റെയില്*വേ സ്റ്റേഷന്റെ പ്രവര്*ത്തനം. ശാസ്താംകോട്ടയില്* മേല്*ക്കൂരയില്ലാത്ത പ്ലാറ്റ്*ഫോമുകളാണ് ഏറിയ ഭാഗവും. അതിനാല്* പുതിയ പ്രഖ്യാപനങ്ങളും വെറും വാക്കുകുമോ എന്ന ആശങ്ക ഉയരുന്നു.
ചെങ്ങന്നൂര്*-തിരുവനന്തപുരം പാതയ്ക്കായി പുതിയ സര്*വേ നടത്തുമെന്ന് ബജറ്റ് പ്രസംഗത്തില്* മന്ത്രി വ്യക്തമാക്കിയിട്ടുണ്ട്. കഴിഞ്ഞ ബജറ്റില്* ശബരി പാതയ്ക്ക് അനുബന്ധമായി പുനലൂര്*വഴി തിരുവനന്തപുരത്തേക്കും കൊട്ടാരക്കരവഴി തിരുവനന്തപുരത്തേക്കും പുതിയ പാത നിര്*മ്മിക്കാന്* സാധ്യതാ സര്*വേക്കായി 20 ലക്ഷം രൂപ അനുവദിച്ചിരുന്നുവെങ്കിലും സര്*വേയെക്കുറിച്ച് അധികൃതര്*ക്കുപോലും ധാരണയില്ലാത്ത സ്ഥിതിയാണ്.

ജില്ലയിലെ പുതിയ രണ്ട് മേല്*പ്പാലങ്ങള്*ക്കുമാത്രമാണ് ഇക്കുറി ബജറ്റില്* തുക വകയിരുത്തിയിട്ടുള്ളത്. എഴുകോണ്*-കുണ്ടറ പാതയിലെ മേല്*പ്പാലത്തിനും കൊല്ലം-മയ്യനാട് പാതയിലെ മേല്*പ്പാലത്തിനും 10 ലക്ഷം രൂപ വീതമാണ് അനുവദിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത്.
പുതിയ തീവണ്ടി സര്*വീസുകളുടെ കാര്യത്തിലും ജില്ലയ്ക്ക് കാര്യമായ ഗുണമില്ല. കൊല്ലം-പുനലൂര്* പാതയില്* കൂടുതല്* തീവണ്ടി അനുവദിക്കുമെന്ന പ്രതീക്ഷയിലായിരുന്നു ജില്ലയിലെ കിഴക്കന്* മേഖലയിലെ യാത്രക്കാര്*. പക്ഷേ ഇക്കുറിയും അതുണ്ടായില്ല. പുതുതായി പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ച യശ്വന്ത്പുര്*- കൊച്ചുവേളി പ്രതിവാര എ.സി.എക്*സ്​പ്രസ് തീവണ്ടി മാത്രമാണ് കൊല്ലം റെയില്*വേ സ്റ്റേഷനെ ആശ്രയിക്കുന്ന യാത്രക്കാര്*ക്ക് പ്രതീക്ഷ നല്*കുന്നത്.

ആഴ്ചയില്* ഒരു ദിവസമാകും ഈ സര്*വീസ്. നിലവില്* ആഴ്ചയില്* മൂന്നുദിവസം സര്*വീസ് നടത്തുന്ന കൊച്ചുവേളി-ബാംഗ്ലൂര്* തീവണ്ടി ദിവസേനയാക്കിയിട്ടുള്ളതും കന്യാകുമാരി-നിസാമുദ്ദീന്* സര്*വീസ് ആഴ്ചയില്* രണ്ടുദിവസമാക്കിയതും യാത്രക്കാര്*ക്ക് നേരിയ ആശ്വാസമാണ്.
അവഗണനയുടെ ചൂളംവിളികളില്* നട്ടംതിരിയുന്ന കൊല്ലം റെയില്*വേ സ്റ്റേഷന്റെ വികസനത്തിനും കാര്യമായ പ്രഖ്യാപനങ്ങളുണ്ടായില്ല.

ഉപാസന ആസ്​പത്രിക്ക് എതിര്*വശത്തുകൂടി റെയില്*വേ സ്റ്റേഷനിലേക്ക് രണ്ടാംപ്രവേശനകവാടം, എറണാകുളം-കായംകുളം പാസഞ്ചര്* കൊല്ലംവരെ നീട്ടല്*, തിരുവനന്തപുരം-കൊല്ലം പാസഞ്ചര്* കായംകുളത്തുനിന്ന് ആരംഭിക്കുക, കൊല്ലത്തെ പാഴ്*സല്* ഓഫീസ് മാറ്റിസ്ഥാപിക്കുക എന്നിവയും 2009ലെ ബജറ്റില്* മാതൃകാ സ്റ്റേഷനായി ഉയര്*ത്തപ്പെട്ട കൊല്ലം സ്റ്റേഷന്റെ പ്രധാന ആവശ്യമായിരുന്നു. എന്നാല്* ഇക്കാര്യങ്ങളില്* മന്ത്രിയുടെ ബജറ്റ് പ്രസംഗം പാടേ നിരാശപ്പെടുത്തി.

കൊല്ലത്തുനിന്ന് ഡല്*ഹിയിലേക്ക് 'കൈരളി ക്യൂന്*' എന്ന പേരില്* അതിവേഗ ചരക്കുതീവണ്ടി സര്*വീസ് ആരംഭിക്കുമെന്ന് അടുത്തിടെ ഇവിടം സന്ദര്*ശിച്ച റെയില്*വേ ഡിവിഷണല്* മാനേജര്* രാജേഷ് അഗ്രവാള്* ഉറപ്പുനല്*കിയിരുന്നതാണ്. എന്നാല്* ഇതുസംബന്ധിച്ച പ്രഖ്യാപനം മന്ത്രിയുടെ ബജറ്റ് പ്രസംഗത്തില്* ഉണ്ടായില്ലെന്നത് ജില്ലയുടെ വ്യാപാരമേഖലയെയും നിരാശപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു.

കാത്തിരിക്കാം അനന്തമായി
Posted on: 15-Mar-2012 12:16 AM
http://www.deshabhimani.com/newscontent.php?id=130018


കൊല്ലം: ജില്ലയുടെ റെയില്*വേ വികസനം സമാന്തരപാളങ്ങള്* പോലെ അനന്തമായി നീളുമെന്ന് ഉറപ്പായി. കാത്തിരിപ്പു തുടരാനുള്ള സിഗ്നല്* നല്*കി മറ്റൊരു റെയില്*വേ ബജറ്റ് കൂടി കടന്നുപോയി. ഇനി 2013-14 വര്*ഷത്തെ റെയില്*വേ ബജറ്റില്* എന്തൊക്കെ പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കാം എന്നും ചര്*ച്ച നടത്തി ഒരുവര്*ഷം തള്ളാം. റെയില്*വേ വികസനത്തിന് ബജറ്റില്* "കനത്ത പദ്ധതികള്*" പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചവര്*ക്ക് പ്രതീക്ഷകള്* ഒരുവര്*ഷത്തേക്കു കൂടി നീട്ടാം. റെയില്*വേ ബജറ്റ് എന്നാല്* പദ്ധതികളല്ല, പ്രതീക്ഷകളുടെ ഭണ്ഡാരമാണ് എന്ന് കൊല്ലം ഒരിക്കല്*കൂടി അനുഭവിച്ച ദിവസം. സ്റ്റേഷന്* വികസനത്തിന് പദ്ധതികളില്ല. കൂടുതല്* സര്*വീസുകളുടെ പ്രയോജനം ഇല്ല. കൊല്ലം ജങ്ഷന്* റെയില്*വേ സ്റ്റേഷന്* വികസനമില്ല, പ്ലാറ്റ്ഫോറം വികസനത്തിന് നിര്*ദേശങ്ങളില്ല. കൊല്ലം- പുനലൂര്* റൂട്ടില്* കൂടുതല്* സര്*വീസുകള്*ക്ക് നിര്*ദേശം ഇല്ല. പുനലൂര്* -ചെങ്കോട്ട ബ്രോഡ്ഗേജ് സമയബന്ധിതമായി പൂര്*ത്തിയാക്കാന്* നിര്*ദേശവും ഇല്ല. ഇങ്ങനെ ഇല്ലായ്മകളുടെ സമാന്തരപാളമായി ഇക്കൊല്ലം. കഴിഞ്ഞവര്*ഷം ബജറ്റില്* പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ച മെമു എന്നു തുടങ്ങുമെന്നും നിശ്ചയമില്ല. പരവൂര്* റെയില്*വേ സ്റ്റേഷനെ ആദര്*ശ് സ്റ്റേഷനാക്കും എന്നതു മാത്രമാണ് ബുധനാഴ്ചത്തെ ബജറ്റ് ജില്ലയ്ക്ക് നല്*കുന്ന ഏക പദ്ധതി. റെയില്*വേസ്റ്റേഷനില്* ആദര്*ശം എത്തിച്ചിട്ടെന്തുകാര്യം. വനിതായാത്രക്കാരുടെ സുരക്ഷിതത്വം ഉറപ്പാക്കുമെന്ന പ്രഖ്യാപനം കടലാസിലൊതുങ്ങി. പാസഞ്ചര്* ഉള്*പ്പെടെ തിരക്കേറിയ വണ്ടികളില്* കൂടുതല്* ബോഗികള്* എന്ന ആവശ്യവും നിരാകരിച്ചു. തിരക്കേറിയ സ്റ്റേഷനുകളായ കൊല്ലം, കരുനാഗപ്പള്ളി, പരവൂര്* , പുനലൂര്* എന്നിവിടങ്ങളില്* പുതിയ വികസന പദ്ധതികളില്ല. കൊല്ലം സ്റ്റേഷന് രണ്ടാം പ്രവേശനകവാടം എന്ന ആവശ്യവും ചവറ്റുകുട്ടയില്* . തിരക്കേറിയ കൊല്ലം സ്റ്റേഷനില്* കൂടുതല്* ടിക്കറ്റ് കൗണ്ടറുകള്* വേണമെന്ന് നാനാഭാഗത്തുനിന്ന് ആവശ്യമുണ്ടായിരുന്നു. ഇക്കുറിയും ബജറ്റ് ഈ ആവശ്യം കണ്ടില്ലെന്ന് നടിച്ചു. റെയില്*വേ മന്ത്രി ദിനേശ് ത്രിവേദി, സഹമന്ത്രി ഇ അഹമ്മദ്, റെയില്*വേ ഡിവിഷണല്* മാനേജര്* എന്നിവരൊക്കെ കൊല്ലത്തെത്തിയപ്പോള്* ജനപ്രതിനിധികളും പാസഞ്ചേഴ്സ് അസോസിയേഷന്* ഭാരവാഹികളും വിവിധ സംഘടനാപ്രതിനിധികളും ഇക്കാര്യങ്ങള്* ആവശ്യപ്പെട്ട് നിവേദനങ്ങള്* നല്*കി, നേരിട്ട് സംസാരിച്ചു. എന്നാല്* ഉറപ്പുകളൊന്നും നടപ്പായില്ല. "നടപ്പാക്കാനുള്ളതല്ല ഉറപ്പുകള്*" എന്നതായി സ്ഥിതി.

എറണാകുളം-കൊല്ലം മെമു ഇന്ന് മുതല്*

Posted on: 18 Mar 2012
http://www.mathrubhumi.com/story.php?id=259559

കൊച്ചി: എറണാകുളം- കൊല്ലം മെമു ( മെയിന്* ലൈന്* ഇലക്ട്രിക്കല്* മള്*ട്ടിപ്പിള്* യൂണിറ്റ്) തീവണ്ടി ഞായറാഴ്ച ഓടിത്തുടങ്ങും. ഞായറാഴ്ച രാവിലെ 11ന് എറണാകുളം സൗത്ത് സ്റ്റേഷനില്* നടക്കുന്ന ലളിതമായ ചടങ്ങില്* മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി ഉമ്മന്*ചാണ്ടി തീവണ്ടി ഫ്ലാഗ് ഓഫ് ചെയ്യും. തീവണ്ടി രണ്ട് ദിവസം മുമ്പ് എറണാകുളത്ത് എത്തിയെങ്കിലും പിറവം തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ് കഴിയാന്* കാത്തിരിക്കുകയായിരുന്നു. യാത്രക്കാരുടെ നിരന്തരമായ ആവശ്യമായിരുന്നു എറണാകുളം- കൊല്ലം മെമു.

എറണാകുളത്ത് നിന്ന് ആലപ്പുഴ വഴിയും കോട്ടയം വഴിയും രണ്ട് മെമു ആണ് തുടങ്ങുന്നത്. തിങ്കളാഴ്ച ഇതിന്റെ തുടര്*ച്ചയായുളള സര്*വീസ് ആരംഭിക്കും. കോട്ടയം വഴിയുളള മെമു (66300) രാവിലെ 10ന് കൊല്ലത്ത് നിന്ന് പുറപ്പെട്ട് 2.25ന് എറണാകുളം ജങ്ഷന്* സ്റ്റേഷനില്* എത്തും. തിരികെ (66301) 2.45ന് എറണാകുളത്ത് നിന്ന് പുറപ്പെട്ട് 6.45ന് കൊല്ലത്ത് എത്തും. ആലപ്പുഴ വഴിയുളള മെമു (66302) രാവിലെ 9ന് കൊല്ലത്ത് നിന്ന് പുറപ്പെട്ട് 1.15ന് എറണാകുളത്ത് എത്തും. തിരികെ (66303) 2ന് എറണാകുളത്ത് നിന്ന് പുറപ്പെട്ട് 6.15ന് കൊല്ലത്ത് എത്തും. ഇത് തിങ്കളാഴ്ച സര്*വീസ് നടത്തില്ല. കോട്ടയം വഴിയുളള മെമു ശനിയാഴ്ചകളില്* സര്*വീസ് നടത്തില്ല. ഓട്ടം നടത്താത്ത ദിവസങ്ങളില്* ഇതിന്റെ അറ്റകുറ്റ പണി നടത്തും. കൊല്ലത്തെ മെമു ഷെഡ് പൂര്*ത്തിയാകുന്നതു വരെ പാലക്കാട് ഷെഡില്* ഇതിന്റെ അറ്റകുറ്റപ്പണി നടത്താനാണ് റെയില്*വെ ഉദ്ദേശിക്കുന്നത്.

എട്ട് കോച്ചുകള്* ഉളള മെമു തീവണ്ടിയാണ് ചെന്നൈയില്* നിന്ന് എറണാകുളത്ത് എത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നത്. ഒരു കോച്ചില്* 120 പേര്*ക്ക് ഇരിക്കാനാകും. ഏകദേശം 3000 ആളുകള്*ക്ക് ഇതില്* യാത്ര ചെയ്യാനാകുമെന്ന് റെയില്*വേ ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥര്* പറയുന്നു. എ. സി കോച്ച് ഉണ്ടാകില്ല. പാസഞ്ചര്* തീവണ്ടി തന്നെയാണെങ്കിലും ഇരുവശത്തും എന്*ജിന്* ഉണ്ട് എന്നതാണ് ഇതിന്റെ പ്രത്യേകത. അതിനാല്* ഒരു സ്റ്റേഷനില്* എത്തിയാല്* തിരികെ ഓട്ടത്തിന് എന്*ജിന്* മാറ്റി ഘടിപ്പിക്കേണ്ട ആവശ്യം വരില്ല. ഇരുവശത്തു നിന്ന് സര്*വീസ് നടത്താനാകുമെന്നതാണ് സവിശേഷത. 2010-11 ബജറ്റില്* പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ച ആലപ്പുഴ മെമുവും 2011-12 ല്* പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ച കോട്ടയം മെമുവുമാണ് ഇപ്പോള്* യാഥാര്*ത്ഥ്യമാകുന്നത്.

Posted on: 17-Mar-2012 11:55 PM

http://www.deshabhimani.com/newscontent.php?id=131142

കൊല്ലം: കൊല്ലത്തുകാരെ ക്ഷമയുടെ നെല്ലിപ്പലക കാട്ടി ഒടുവില്* മെമുവിന് റെയില്*വേയുടെ പച്ചക്കൊടി. കൊല്ലത്തുനിന്ന് എറണാകുളത്തേക്ക് മാത്രമായി മെമുവിനെ ഒതുക്കി. എറണാകുളത്തിനൊപ്പം ഏറെ തിരക്കേറിയ തിരുവനന്തപുരത്തേക്കും കൊല്ലത്തുനിന്ന് മെമു സര്*വീസ് ആരംഭിക്കുമെന്ന റെയില്*വേയുടെ പ്രഖ്യാപനം ജലരേഖയായി. എറണാകുളം, തിരുവനന്തപുരം മെമു സര്*വീസിന്റെ ടൈം ടേബിളും റെയില്*വേ പ്രസിദ്ധീകരിച്ചിരുന്നു. ഇപ്പോള്* എറണാകുളത്തേക്ക് ആലപ്പുഴ, കോട്ടയം വഴി രണ്ട് സര്*വീസാണ് അനുവദിച്ചിട്ടുള്ളത്. ഞായറാഴ്ച പകല്* 11ന് എറണാകുളത്ത് മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി മെമു സര്*വീസ് ഫ്ളാഗ് ഓഫ്ചെയ്യും. എറണാകുളത്തുനിന്ന് കൊല്ലത്തേക്ക് ആലപ്പുഴ വഴിയുള്ള സര്*വീസാണിത്. കൊല്ലം റെയില്*വേ സ്റ്റേഷനില്* 2.15ന് എത്തും. പകല്* ഒന്നിന് എറണാകുളത്തുനിന്ന് പുറപ്പെടുന്ന കോട്ടയംവഴിയുള്ള മെമു 2.45ന് കൊല്ലത്ത് എത്തും. തിങ്കളാഴ്ച മുതല്* പൂര്*ണതോതില്* ഓടിത്തുടങ്ങും. ആലപ്പുഴ വഴിയുള്ള സര്*വീസ് രാവിലെ ഒമ്പതിനും കോട്ടയം വഴിയുള്ളത് 10.05നും കൊല്ലത്തുനിന്ന് പുറപ്പെടും. കൊല്ലത്തിനും എറണാകുളത്തിനും ഇടയിലുള്ള എല്ലാ സ്റ്റേഷനുകളിലും ഒരു മിനിറ്റ് മെമു നിര്*ത്തും. നൂറുകിലോമീറ്റര്* വേഗത്തിലാണ് മെമു ഓടുന്നതെങ്കിലും എല്ലാ സ്റ്റേഷനിലും നിര്*ത്തുന്നതുകൊണ്ട് എറണാകുളത്തെത്താന്* സാധാരണ പാസഞ്ചര്* ട്രെയിന്* എടുക്കുന്ന സമയം മെമുവിനും വേണ്ടിവരും. ആലപ്പുഴ വഴി എറണാകുളത്തെത്താന്* നാലേകാല്* മണിക്കൂറാണ് റെയില്*വേ ടൈംടേബിളില്* പറയുന്ന സമയം. കോട്ടയം വഴി 4.20 മണിക്കൂറും വേണം. വിദ്യാര്*ഥികള്*ക്കും ജീവനക്കാര്*ക്കും മെമു ഗുണംചെയ്യില്ല. രണ്ട് ട്രെയിനുകള്* മാത്രം അനുവദിച്ചത് യാത്രാക്ലേശത്തിന് പരിഹാരമാകില്ല. കുറഞ്ഞത് നാല് ട്രെയിന്* ഓടിച്ചാല്* മാത്രമെ മെമുവിന്റെ പൂര്*ണഫലം യാത്രക്കാര്*ക്ക് ലഭിക്കൂ. കൊല്ലത്തുനിന്നും എറണാകുളത്തുനിന്നും ഒരേ സമയം സര്*വീസ് ആരംഭിക്കണമെന്നാണ് യാത്രക്കാരുടെ ആവശ്യം. എറണാകുളത്തിനൊപ്പം ഏറെ തിരക്കേറിയ തിരുവനന്തപുരത്തേക്കും മെമു ആരംഭിക്കുമെന്നായിരുന്നു റെയില്*വേ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചിരുന്നത്. എന്നാല്* , തിരുവനന്തപുരത്തെ തഴഞ്ഞു. റെയില്*വേ ബജറ്റില്* കൊല്ലത്തെ പാടേ അവഗണിച്ചതിലുള്ള പ്രതിഷേധം തണുപ്പിക്കാനാണ് അടിസ്ഥാന സൗകര്യങ്ങള്* പൂര്*ത്തിയാക്കാതെയും ഇപ്പോള്* മെമു ആരംഭിക്കാന്* റെയില്*വേ തയ്യാറായതെന്ന ആക്ഷേപം ഉയര്*ന്നിട്ടുണ്ട്. സാധാരണ മെമുവില്* ഒമ്പത് റേക്കു (ബോഗി)കളാണുള്ളത്. കൊല്ലത്തിനായി പ്രത്യേകം നിര്*മിച്ചതെന്ന് പറയുന്ന മെമുവില്* എട്ട് ബോഗി മാത്രമാണുള്ളത്. നാലു വീതം റേക്കുകള്*ക്ക് ഇടയിലാണ് എന്*ജിന്റെ സ്ഥാനം. ഒരു റേക്കില്* 140 യാത്രക്കാര്*ക്ക് സഞ്ചരിക്കാനുള്ള സൗകര്യമുണ്ട്. എട്ട് റേക്കിലായി 1120 പേര്*ക്ക് യാത്രചെയ്യാം. പാസഞ്ചര്* ട്രെയിനിലെ ടിക്കറ്റ് നിരക്കാണ് മെമുവിലും. മറ്റു മെമുവില്*നിന്ന് വ്യത്യസ്തമായി ടോയ്ലറ്റ് സംവിധാനം ഉണ്ടെന്ന ആശ്വാസമുണ്ട്.

ലിങ്ക് റോഡിലെ നടപ്പാത ഉടന്* യാഥാര്*ഥ്യമാകും.ആശ്രാമം ക്രൈംബ്രാഞ്ച് ഓഫിസിനു സമീപം മുതല്* കെഎസ്ആര്*ടിസി ബസ്സ്റ്റേഷനു സമീപം ബോട്ടുജെട്ടി വരെയുള്ള 865 മീറ്റര്* നീളത്തിലാണു ടൈല്*സ് പാകിയ നടപ്പാത.

അഷ്ടമുടി കായലിനോടു ചേര്*ന്നു മണ്ണിട്ടുയര്*ത്തി 4.5 മീറ്റര്* വീതിയിലാണു നടപ്പാത നിര്*മിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത്. നടപ്പാതയുടെ നിര്*മാണ പ്രവര്*ത്തനങ്ങള്* അവസാന ഘട്ടത്തിലാണ്.നടപ്പാതയോടു ചേര്*ന്നു തണല്* മരങ്ങള്* വച്ചു പിടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന പദ്ധതി ഇതിന്*റെ ഭാഗമായി തീരുമാനിച്ചിരുന്നതാണ്.

വിശ്രമിക്കാന്* ഇരിപ്പിടങ്ങളും പദ്ധതിയില്* ഉള്*പ്പെടുത്തിയിരുന്നു.എന്നാല്* ഫണ്ടിന്*റെ അപര്യാപ്തതയും പ്രസിഡന്*റ് ട്രോഫി വള്ളം കളിയുടേയും പേരു പറഞ്ഞു ഇവ രണ്ടും ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചു. കായലിനോടു ചേര്*ന്നുള്ള കൈവരി നിര്*മാണവും ഇതേ കാരണങ്ങള്* കൊണ്ടു വേണ്ടെന്നുവച്ചിരിക്കുകയാണത്രെ.

URL-http://www.metrovaartha.com/2012/03/17043948/link-road20120317.html

Medical College sanctioned
Funds allocated for kickstarting bypass works
Airstrips at Kollam, Kottayam
65 crores for Cashew sector
15 crores for waste management and kureepuzha rehabilitation



Source : deepika, madhyamam

Medical College sanctioned
Funds allocated for kickstarting bypass works
Airstrips at Kollam, Kottayam
65 crores for Cashew sector
15 crores for waste management and kureepuzha rehabilitation



Source : deepika, madhyamam

Also,

20000 crores of IT investment at Kollam Techno Parks and proposed Kottayam IT Park

The envisaged Sea Plane project may benefit Kollam as it is the gateway of backwater tourism.

But God knows all these proposal remain in paper or not. It would be great if the proposed Govt. Medical college is mateialized as soon as possible as the district badly needs a govt hosptal of national standard.

Where this new medical college? Good to have a Govt Medical College in Kollam.

What is this "20000 crores of IT investment at Kollam Techno Parks and proposed Kottayam IT Park"? joking???


Also,

20000 crores of IT investment at Kollam Techno Parks and proposed Kottayam IT Park

The envisaged Sea Plane project may benefit Kollam as it is the gateway of backwater tourism.

But God knows all these proposal remain in paper or not. It would be great if the proposed Govt. Medical college is mateialized as soon as possible as the district badly needs a govt hosptal of national standard.

:banana:For rent ,6000SQFT building additional 2500SQFT roof sheeted area building in kollam town
near SP office (http://www.olx.in/q/office/c-363) 22 large rooms( 20ftx15 ft) with 10 toilets in a 2 gated property, open land (http://kollam.olx.in/land-cat-410) for parking in the heart of kollam town very near to railwy, kollam corp,sp office ,new fly over, beach (http://www.olx.in/q/beach/c-363) ,chinnakkada etc.
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renovated & new areas available for commercial/ resi. corporate usagesonly serious person send your
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The budget for Kollam was a great disappointment.

If district hospital is elevated to a MCH, that will be a great thing.


Barring that everything is a null.

I am sad that the Kollam Port will lie idle further. I hope the govt: will do something for this...

Or else Kollamites will have to wait for turn of the LDF for some development.

varghees700 please dont use this forum for personal use.I think varghees700 should be immediately banned for serious violation

The budget for Kollam was a great disappointment.

If district hospital is elevated to a MCH, that will be a great thing.


Barring that everything is a null.

I am sad that the Kollam Port will lie idle further. I hope the govt: will do something for this...

Or else Kollamites will have to wait for turn of the LDF for some development.

I think we will have to wait for for 15 - 20 years if LDF HAS TO COME POWER..dONT SEE LDF COMING TO POWER IN ANY NEAR TERM.

Can anyone post photos of crystal homes silver park project at medayil junction,kollam

2 Crores for commencement wrks on underpasses at Chinnakada and Taluk Jn


Rs 1 Crore for plastic recycling plant
3 Crores for dredging, cleaning of Kollam Canal to make it navigable
Footpaths of all major roads to be widened and cobbles to be paved
Rs 1 Crore for parking tower at Thamarakulam
Rs 10 lakh for renovation and beautification of parks all over the city
Rs 2 Crore for a dormitory on Residency road
Rs 25 Lakh for an aquarium at Kollam beach
An open air auditorium to be constructed along the Ashramam link road



Rajiv Awas Yojana to uplift livibg standards of slums
Funds alloted foe upgradation of health centres throughout the city
Bio gas plants to be set up



Ource : deepika e paper, The Hindu

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K.P. Mohanan, Minister for Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, has said that the old building that housed the District Veterinary Centre (DVC) here will be converted into a farm museum. He said this while inaugurating the new building for the DVC here on Tuesday.

The Minister said the proposed museum would exhibit farming tools of yore and the old-time farming methods, and would function as a research centre. The museum would be established in association with the Department of Culture. Mr. Mohanan said he would be discussing the same with Chief Minister Oommen Chandy this week.

Organic farming

The traditional farming culture had to be maintained, he said, and added that thrust would be given to organic farming. “The government has already evolved various schemes for the purpose. If there is a will, the State has the potential to produce a major quantity of its food requirement,” he said.

P.K. Gurudasan, MLA, presided over the function. An ultra-sound scan facility in the new building of the DVC was inaugurated by Mayor Prasanna Earnest. A mobile veterinary hospital unit was inaugurated by District Paanchayat president R. Gopalakrishna Pillai. An animal welfare clinic was inaugurated by district panchayat vice- president B. Jayanti.

A mastitis control programme attached to the DVC was inaugurated by the development standing committee chairman of the district panchayat, S. Jayamohan. District Collector P.G. Thomas distributed certificates to the farmers.

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More pics and updates at Kollam Techno Park (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=905934&page=8)thread

I think we will have to wait for for 15 - 20 years if LDF HAS TO COME POWER..dONT SEE LDF COMING TO POWER IN ANY NEAR TERM.

You might wait only few months, maximum 4 years!

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qv9-b2LKiiE/T3brMCT4GDI/AAAAAAAABHE/yYnr1eqbcWI/s1600/kollam-city-police.jpg

:)

Source : Bikoholic



:)

You might wait only few months, maximum 4 years!


No chance: with all the leaders due to scams they have done last years, They will be seen in jail wthn nxt 4 years, after which there will no competition to the popular govt rght now.Can see the trailer in the near neeyatinkara elections....

CAN ANYONE POST THE LATEST PHOTOS OF CRYSTAL HOMES PROJECT AT MEDAYIL JUNCTION,KOLLAM

CAN ANYONE POST THE LATEST PHOTOS OF CRYSTAL HOMES PROJECT AT MEDAYIL JUNCTION,KOLLAM


Dude,

You are forcing me to post this.

You must be well aware that most of the kollam forumers are currently not based in Kollam. You have already posted the same thing a few days back and many times in the past. Some forumer would have definitely replied if he was currently in Kollam and passed by the site. If your relative has booked a flat there why dont you personally visit the site and take note of the development?

There is no point in clamoring for want of updates, even posting in capitals will not help. Please help in improving the thread content rather than being importunate.


regards and best wishes:)

[QUOTE=navjot;90020005]Dude,

You are forcing me to post this.

You must be well aware that most of the kollam forumers are currently not based in Kollam. You have already posted the same thing a few days back and many times in the past. Some forumer would have definitely replied if he was currently in Kollam and passed by the site. If your relative has booked a flat there why dont you personally visit the site and take note of the development?

There is no point in clamoring for want of updates, even posting in capitals will not help. Please help in improving the thread content rather than being importunate.

It just happened to be in capital as i was typing in a hurry....I do visist kerala and i have also posted photos.Pls do not waste ur time or money in getting photos for me...I have my freinds in this group and they will take photos for me...This is just a help anyone who can do...to take photos or update me if anyone goes by that way..I dont know why ur stomach is paining for that...My freind...

Rgards

You might wait only few months, maximum 4 years!


You should have ignored it like I did.:):)

You should have ignored it like I did.:):)

Well said!!!

It just happened to be in capital as i was typing in a hurry....I do visist kerala and i have also posted photos.Pls do not waste ur time or money in getting photos for me...I have my freinds in this group and they will take photos for me...This is just a help anyone who can do...to take photos or update me if anyone goes by that way..I dont know why ur stomach is paining for that...My freind...

Rgards

I just decried about you posting the same post every week, not your post being in caps. 'Your friends' have already seen your same post last week. Why are you so impatient and importunate? Had someone passed by they would have posted updates. A majority of your posts have been with this regard. Be patient and wait for updates, rather than seeking updates every now and then.

.I dont know why ur stomach is paining for that...My freind...



I'd like to mind your language, if you go through my earlier post i have not written anything unparliamentary...

There wouldn't be any further post in this regard from my part....I'd choose to ignore

I'd like to mind your language, if you go through my earlier post i have not written anything unparliamentary...

There wouldn't be any further post in this regard from my part....I'd choose to ignore[/QUOTE]

Thank you freind...well i wont ask for those updates again...hope no one has any prblm if I or anyone elso post the updates wthout askng for it...
Let the quality of the posts improve....as our dear freind and we want...

Problems pertaining to land acquisition resolved
Paper work to be completed in a week and construction works within 10 days of completion of paper works


Tender amount 9.4 Crore Rs: 10 % funding to be done using Central Road Fund, state to put in the resmaining.
76m long bridge with 3 spans, footpath elevation in the middle fot passage of boats
Work to be comp;eted in 1 year





Source: DC (http://www.deccanchronicle.com/node/110399)

New Bridge, parallel to the existing bottle-necked Old Iron Bridge, gets the green signal as the state and concerned construction company have reached a settlement on the tender amount.

The process of acquiring 2.5 cents of land to construct an approach road is nearing completion. The state had approved payment of a sufficient amount demanded by the land owner and an agreement has been drawn up between the concerned parties.

The Central Road Fund had already promised to provide a 10 per cent increase to the allocated amount of Rs 784.5 lakh. The tender amount is Rs 940 lakh. The remaining amount, apart from the CRF contribution, will be met by the state. It was regarding the state government’s share that negotiations were going on for long.

“It is expected that the paper work regarding the construction and agreement will be completed within a week. Construction work can be started within ten days from the day I receive the work order,” Kalanjoor Madhu of Mavanal Constructions told DC.


The bridge will be 76 metres long, 9.55 metres in width with three spans.

The bridge will have only one footpath since on the other side there is the Old Iron Bridge. The new bridge will be elevated in the middle to allow easy passage for boats through the national waterway beneath. It will take about a year to complete including the approach road, Natio-nal Highway officials said.

Link Road nearing completion

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Artech Lake Castle

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View from Artech Lake Castle

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Superb photos......gr8 work,...

കൊല്ലം: സര്*ക്കാര്* അവഗണനമൂലം കൊല്ലത്തിന്റെ ടൂറിസം സാധ്യതകള്* മങ്ങുന്നു. കൊല്ലത്തിന്റെ മുഖഛായ തന്നെ മാറ്റിമറിക്കാന്* പര്യാപ്തമായ അഷ്ടമുടി ടൂറിസം ക്രൂയിസ് സര്*ക്യൂട്ട് പദ്ധതി യുഡിഎഫ് സര്*ക്കാരിന്റെ അവഗണന കാരണം നിലച്ചു. എല്*ഡിഎഫ് സര്*ക്കാരിന്റെ കീഴില്* ഏറെ പുരോഗതി കൈവരിച്ചിരുന്ന പദ്ധതിയാണ് ഇപ്പോള്* നിര്*ത്തലാക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നത്. http://www.deshabhimani.com/newscontent.php?id=138413 I am not sure what those two minsters from Kollam are doing for Kollam!

No chance: with all the leaders due to scams they have done last years, They will be seen in jail wthn nxt 4 years, after which there will no competition to the popular govt rght now.Can see the trailer in the near neeyatinkara elections.... Let me laugh loudly at your April 1st message !

വിലക്കയറ്റവും ദൗര്*ലഭ്യവും: നിര്*മാണമേഖല പ്രതിസന്ധിയിലേക്ക് (Mathrubhumi- Kollam bureau)

Posted on: 06 Apr 2012


കൊല്ലം:കെട്ടിടനിര്*മാണസാമഗ്രികളുടെ വില കുതിച്ചുകയറുന്നത് നിര്*മാണമേഖലയെ പ്രതിസന്ധിയിലാക്കുന്നു. നിര്*മാണസാമഗ്രികളുടെ മൂല്യവര്*ധിതനികുതി വര്*ധിപ്പിച്ചതും തൊഴിലാളികളുടെ കൂലിയില്* അടുത്തകാലത്തുണ്ടായ വര്*ധനയുമാണ് പ്രധാന കാരണം. കൂടാതെ വിദഗ്ദ്ധ തൊഴിലാളികളുടെയും നിര്*മാണസാധനങ്ങളുടെയും ദൗര്*ലഭ്യവും പ്രതിസന്ധിക്കു കാരണമാകുന്നു.

ടൈല്*, ഇലക്ട്രിക് ഉപകരണങ്ങള്*, സാനിട്ടറി ഉപകരണങ്ങള്* തുടങ്ങിയവയ്ക്കു പന്ത്രണ്ടരശതമാനമായിരുന്ന മൂല്യവര്*ധിതനികുതി പതിമൂന്നരശതമാനമായും പി.വി.സി., കേബിള്* തുടങ്ങിയവയുടേത് നാല് ശതമാനത്തില്*നിന്ന് അഞ്ചുശതമാനമായും വര്*ധിപ്പിച്ചു. നികുതിയിനത്തില്* ഒരു ശതമാനം വര്*ധന മാത്രമാണ് ഉണ്ടായതെങ്കിലും അതിന്റെ പലമടങ്ങ് വിലവര്*ധനയാണ് പൊതുവിപണിയില്* അനുഭവപ്പെടുന്നത്. 315 രൂപയായിരുന്ന സിമന്റ് വില 340 രൂപയായും കിലോയ്ക്ക് 40 രൂപയായിരുന്ന കമ്പിവില 60 രൂപയായും വര്*ധിച്ചു. 4500 രൂപയായിരുന്ന പാറവില 5250 രൂപ വരെയായി. മണലിന് വില തോന്നുംപടിയാണ്. സര്*ക്കാരിന്റെ നിയന്ത്രണങ്ങള്* ഉണ്ടെങ്കിലും ദിനംപ്രതി മണലിനു വില വര്*ധിക്കുകയാണ്. ഒരു ക്യുബിക് അടി മണലിന് നൂറുരൂപയില്*നിന്ന് 125 ആയി ഉയര്*ന്നു. ടൈലിനും വലിയ വിലവര്*ധന ഉണ്ടായി. ചതുരശ്ര അടിക്ക് അഞ്ചുരൂപയുടെവരെ വര്*ധനയാണ് ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കുന്നത്. നാലുദിവസം നീണ്ടുനിന്ന ലോറിസമരത്തിന്റെ മറവില്* ചില സാധനങ്ങളുടെ വില വ്യാപാരികള്* വര്*ധിപ്പിച്ചിരുന്നു. എന്നാല്* ലോറിസമരം പിന്*വലിച്ചിട്ടും അവയുടെ വില കുറച്ചിട്ടില്ല.

പ്രതിദിനം ആയിരം രൂപ നല്*കിയാലും പാറ പൊട്ടിക്കുന്നതുപോലെയുള്ള ജോലികള്*ക്ക് തൊഴിലാളികളെ കിട്ടാത്ത അവസ്ഥയാണ്. അന്യസംസ്ഥാനക്കാരായ തൊഴിലാളികളാണ് നിര്*മാണമേഖലയില്* ഭൂരിഭാഗവും. തമിഴ്*നാട്, കര്*ണാടക, ആന്ധ്ര തുടങ്ങിയ സംസ്ഥാനങ്ങളില്* മണിക്കൂറുകളോളം പവര്* കട്ട് ഏര്*പ്പെടുത്തിയത് അവിടെനിന്നുള്ള ഉത്പന്നങ്ങളുടെ വരവിനെയും വിലയെയും ബാധിച്ചെന്നു വ്യാപാരികള്* പറയുന്നു.
http://www.mathrubhumi.com/kollam/ (http://www.mathrubhumi.com/kollam/news/1542571-local_news-Kollam-%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8A%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%82.html)

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From Metro Vaartha

KMML commissioned its 500 tonnes per day titanium sponge project at Chavara

Titanium Dioxide Report: As per reports and information from our sources,Kollam-based Kerala Minerals and Metals Limited (KMML) has achieved a record net profit of Rs 153 crore for the year 2011-12. Turnover for the year too was at all-time high at Rs 613 crore.The company attributed this to improved sales realisation and higher margin for its main product titanium dioxide.The product diversification plan and higher capacity utilisation in its mineral separation unit were other factors that enabled it to achieve this performance, a company release said.The annual production and sales of one of the byproducts — Zircon —from the mineral separation unit also reached record levels to 5,213 tonne and 5,114 tonne respectively. The sale of another intermediate product, titanium tetrachloride at 1,893 tonne, was also the highest ever.Though the availability of raw material was a constraint, higher efficiency in production and better financial management helped in maintaining higher margins.
During this financial year, KMML commissioned its 500 tonnes per day titanium sponge project at Chavara, near Kollam, in a joint venture with Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre and Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory. India becomes the seventh nation in the world with the technology to produce titanium sponge, with the commissioning of this plant. The company also recently bagged the best PSU award from the state government for its performance during 2010-11.KMML has plans to set up magnesium recovery facilities in the titanium sponge plant. The proposal to increase the capacity of the titanium sponge plant to 1,000 tonnes per annum is also on the anvil. Several companies including public sector Midhani have shown interest for collaboration.

Source (http://www.titaniumdioxidereport.com/20121004/kmml-commissioned-its-500-tonnes-day-titanium-sponge-project-chavara-near-kollam)

^^

Great news :cheers:

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From Metro Vaartha

I already posted some snaps of this beautiful road.
Here is the link http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=88480391&postcount=3710

I already posted some snaps of this beautiful road.
Here is the link http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=88480391&postcount=3710

We already have a good avenue road at Ashramam...but more trees and beautification required there. Moreover, the new Ashramam link road, Kappalandimukku - Kadapakkada 4-lane road, and the Kollam Beach - Kollam Port 4-lane roads should be made avenue roads by planting beautiful flowering trees on either sides.

Atleast one side of the Ashramam link road should have trees if the other bankside is reserved for Boat race. A good planning and design is required here as this road has the potential of becoming the most sought after hangout place in the city in future.

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http://www.mathrubhumi.com/online/malayalam/news/story/1550957/2012-04-13/kerala

ചാത്തന്നൂര്*: വികസനപ്രവര്*ത്തനങ്ങളില്* മാതൃകാപരമായ പ്രവര്*ത്തനങ്ങള്* നടത്തിയതിനും പദ്ധതി നിര്*വഹണത്തിലും ആസൂത്രണത്തിലും മികവ് പുലര്*ത്തിയതിനും നെടുമ്പന പഞ്ചായത്തിന് ദേശീയ അംഗീകാരം.

ഭാരതസര്*ക്കാരിന്റെ പഞ്ചയത്തീരാജ് മന്ത്രാലയം നല്*കുന്ന പ്രഥമ ഇന്*സെന്റീവ് അവാര്*ഡാണ് നെടുമ്പന പഞ്ചായത്തിന് ലഭിച്ചത്. തുടര്*ച്ചയായ അവാര്*ഡ് തിളക്കത്തിന്റെ നെറുകയിലാണ് നെടുമ്പന പഞ്ചായത്ത്. 2009-2010 വര്*ഷം സംസ്ഥാനത്തെ ഏറ്റവും മികച്ച പഞ്ചായത്തിനുള്ള സ്വരാജ് ട്രോഫി നെടുമ്പന പഞ്ചായത്തിനാണ് ലഭിച്ചത്. 2007-08 വര്*ഷവും സ്വരാജ് ട്രോഫി നെടുമ്പനയ്ക്ക് ലഭിച്ചിരുന്നു.

2008-09 വര്*ഷം ജില്ലയിലെ മികച്ച പഞ്ചായത്തായും നെടുമ്പനയെ തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്തിരുന്നു. 2005-06, 2006-07 വര്*ഷങ്ങളില്* ജില്ലയിലെ മികച്ച പഞ്ചായത്തായും 2000-01, 2003-04 വര്*ഷങ്ങളില്* ജില്ലയിലെ രണ്ടാമത്തെ പഞ്ചായത്തായും തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്തിരുന്നു. 2005-06, 2006-07 വര്*ഷങ്ങളില്* സമ്പൂര്*ണ ശുചിത്വത്തിനുള്ള നിര്*മല്* ഗ്രാമപുരസ്*കാരവും ലഭിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.

കുടുംബശ്രീ ചെയര്*പേഴ്*സണ്* ആയിരുന്ന പ്രസന്ന രാമചന്ദ്രന്* പ്രസിഡന്റായ ഭരണസമിതിയാണ് നിലവിലുള്ളത്. 2010-11 വര്*ഷത്തെ വികസനപ്രവര്*ത്തനങ്ങളും ക്ഷേമപരിപാടികളും ഉള്*പ്പെടുന്ന വാര്*ഷികപദ്ധതിയില്* പൊതുവിഭാഗത്തില്* 92 ശതമാനവും പട്ടികജാതി വിഭാഗത്തിനുള്ള പ്രത്യേക ഘടകപദ്ധതിയില്* 86 ശതമാനവും പുരോഗതി കൈവരിച്ചു. ഘടകസ്ഥാപനങ്ങള്*, റോഡുകള്*, നടപ്പാതകള്* എന്നിവയുടെ മെയിന്റനന്*സിനും ആരോഗ്യമേഖലയില്* ഹോമിയോ, അലോപ്പതി, ആയുര്*വേദ മരുന്നുകള്* വാങ്ങുന്നതിനും നിര്*മ്മിച്ച് വിതരണം നടത്തുന്നതിനും വൃദ്ധര്*, വികലാംഗര്*, ശിശുക്കള്* എന്നിവരുടെ ആയുരാരോഗ്യം, സുരക്ഷ, സാന്ത്വനചികിത്സ എന്നിവയ്ക്കും കുടിവെള്ളസംവിധാനത്തിനുമായി മെയിന്റനന്*സ് ഗ്രാന്റ് വിഹിതത്തില്* 99.2 ശതമാനവും ചെലവഴിച്ചു.

വനിതകളുടെ സ്വയം തൊഴില്* സംരംഭത്തിന് 99 ശതമാനം ഫണ്ട് ചെലവഴിച്ചു. പഞ്ചായത്തിലെ അഞ്ച് വാര്*ഡുകളില്* സമഗ്ര ഭക്ഷ്യസംസ്*കരണ യൂണിറ്റുകള്*, റെഡിമെയ്ഡ് വസ്ത്രനിര്*മ്മാണത്തിനുള്ള സമഗ്ര അപ്പാരല്* പാര്*ക്ക് എന്നിവ ആരംഭിച്ചു. കുട്ടികള്*ക്കു പഠനസൗകര്യം, കായികപരിശീലനം, വിദ്യാര്*ഥികള്*ക്ക് സ്*കോളര്*ഷിപ്പ്, വയോജന-വികലാംഗ പദ്ധതികള്* എന്നിവയില്* 100 ശതമാനം ഫണ്ട് ചെലവഴിച്ച് ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ നേട്ടം കൈവരിക്കാന്* കഴിഞ്ഞു. ഉത്പാദനമേഖലയില്* നവീന കൃഷിസമ്പ്രദായങ്ങള്*, മൃഗസംരക്ഷണപദ്ധതികള്*, വനിതാസംരംഭങ്ങള്* തുടങ്ങിയ പദ്ധതികള്* നടപ്പാക്കി.

1.8 കോടി രൂപ ചെലവഴിച്ചാണ് പഞ്ചായത്ത് റെഡിമെയ്ഡ് വസ്ത്രനിര്*മ്മാണ യൂണിറ്റായ അപ്പാരല്* പാര്*ക്ക് ആരംഭിച്ചത്. 50 വനിതകള്*ക്ക് നേരിട്ടും 180 ഓളം വനിതകള്*ക്ക് പരോക്ഷമായും ഇവിടെ തൊഴില്* ലഭിക്കുന്നു. 10 ലക്ഷം രൂപ ചെലവഴിച്ച് ഔഷധനിര്*മ്മാണ യൂണിറ്റ് ആരംഭിച്ചു. നെല്*കൃഷി വ്യാപിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിന്റെ ഭാഗമായി 7.15 ഹെക്ടര്* സ്ഥലത്ത് പൊതുഞാറ്റടി തയ്യാറാക്കി. ഭക്ഷ്യസുരക്ഷ ലക്ഷ്യമാക്കി സമഗ്ര ക്ഷീരവികസനപദ്ധതി നടപ്പാക്കി. ഇ-കൃഷി പദ്ധതി നടപ്പാക്കുന്നതിന് എല്ലാ കര്*ഷകരെയും പ്രത്യേക സോഫ്റ്റ്*വെയര്* ഉപയോഗിച്ച് അക്ഷയ കേന്ദ്രങ്ങള്* വഴി രജിസ്റ്റര്* ചെയ്തു. ഭക്ഷ്യസംസ്*കരണ യൂണിറ്റുകള്*ക്കായി 10 ലക്ഷം രൂപ ചെലവഴിച്ചു. പരിരക്ഷ പദ്ധതിയുടെ ഭാഗമായി അശരണര്*ക്കുവേണ്ടി പാലിയേറ്റീവ് കെയര്* പദ്ധതി നടപ്പാക്കി. കലാപ്രതിഭകളെ കണ്ടെത്തി പ്രോത്സാഹിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനായി കലാക്ഷേത്രം, കലാഗ്രാമം പദ്ധതികള്* നടപ്പാക്കി. 5 മുതല്* 9 വരെ ക്ലാസ്സുകളില്* പഠിക്കുന്ന വിദ്യാര്*ഥികള്*ക്ക് കായികപരിശീലനം നല്*കുന്നതിനായി കായികഗ്രാമം പദ്ധതി ആരംഭിച്ചു. തൊഴിലുറപ്പ് പദ്ധതിയിലും മികച്ച നേട്ടം കൈവരിക്കാന്* പഞ്ചായത്തിന് കഴിഞ്ഞു. ബി.അജയകുമാറാണ് പഞ്ചായത്ത് സെക്രട്ടറി.

Raising hopes of easing one of the biggest traffic bottlenecks in Kollam city, work on the much-awaited parallel Iron Bridge along the Taluk Office-High School junction stretch of National Highway 47 began on Wednesday with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) starting soil testing.

NHAI Assistant Executive Engineer S. Prasannan said the soil testing would decide the depth of the foundation for the pillars. An allocation of Rs.7.85 crore from the Central Road Fund (CRF) had been made for the construction of the bridge.

The bridge, across the Kollam canal, will have three spans. It will be 76 metres long and 10.5 metres wide. It will also have a footpath on one side. The present Iron Bridge is a narrow one that is unable to accommodate the traffic even after peak hours.

Source - Mathrubhoomi (http://www.mathrubhumi.com/kollam/news/1552454-local_news-Kollam-കൊല്ലം.html)

Source - The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article3309684.ece)

Problems pertaining to land acquisition resolved
Paper work to be completed in a week and construction works within 10 days of completion of paper works


Tender amount 9.4 Crore Rs: 10 % funding to be done using Central Road Fund, state to put in the resmaining.
76m long bridge with 3 spans, footpath elevation in the middle fot passage of boats
Work to be comp;eted in 1 year





Source: DC (http://www.deccanchronicle.com/node/110399)

How far is Paravur Municipality from Kollam? What's Paravur's population? How many panchayats are there between the city limits of Kollam and Paravur?

To me it appears that Paravur is not very far and can easily be merged into Kollam, as much as Kadavur, Neendakara, Thekkumbhagom, etc.

Any views? if likely, when do you think this could happen?

How far is Paravur Municipality from Kollam? What's Paravur's population? How many panchayats are there between the city limits of Kollam and Paravur?

To me it appears that Paravur is not very far and can easily be merged into Kollam, as much as Kadavur, Neendakara, Thekkumbhagom, etc.

Any views? if likely, when do you think this could happen?

Paravur is just 12 KMs away from Kollam if you travel by the coastal road. But it is almost 27 Kms if you go by NH-47. Railway distance is the same 12 Kms.

Mayyanad panchayath is lying between Kollam corporation and Paravur municipality. Mayyanad panchayath is more urbanized and is a thickly populated residential region but most of the areas under Paravur muniicpality looks rural except for the core town area.

കൊല്ലം (http://www.deshabhimani.com/newscontent.php?id=143850): നെടുമ്പന പഞ്ചായത്തിന് ഇരട്ടി മധുരവുമായി കേരള സര്*ക്കാരിന്റെ ഗ്രാമീണ സ്വരാജ് പുരസ്കാരം. പ്രവര്*ത്തന മികവിനുള്ള അംഗീകാരമായി നാലാം തവണയാണ് നെടുമ്പന പഞ്ചായത്തിനെത്തേടി സ്വരാജ് ഗ്രാമ പുരസ്കാരം എത്തുന്നത്. രാജ്യത്ത് മികച്ച പ്രവര്*ത്തനം കാഴ്ചവയ്ക്കുന്ന പഞ്ചായത്തുകള്*ക്ക് കേന്ദ്ര സര്*ക്കാര്* ഏര്*പ്പെടുത്തിയ പ്രഥമ ഇന്*സെന്റീവ് അവാര്*ഡ് കഴിഞ്ഞയാഴ്ചയാണ് പഞ്ചായത്തിനു ലഭിച്ചത്. ഇതിന്റെ നിറവിലാണ് വീണ്ടുമൊരു പുരസ്കാരം എത്തുന്നത്. 25 ലക്ഷം രൂപയും സ്വരാജ് ട്രോഫിയുമാണ് ലഭിക്കുക. പ്രസിഡന്റ് പ്രസന്ന രാമചന്ദ്രന്റെയും വൈസ്പ്രസിഡന്റ് കെ യു ഷിജുകുമാറിന്റെയും നേതൃത്വത്തിലുള്ള എല്*ഡിഎഫ് ഭരണസമിതിയാണ് പഞ്ചായത്തിലെ വികസന പ്രവര്*ത്തനങ്ങള്*ക്ക് ചുക്കാന്* പിടിച്ചത്. പഞ്ചായത്ത് അംഗങ്ങളുടെയും ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥരുടെയും കൂട്ടായ പരിശ്രമമാണ് ഈ വിജയത്തിനു പിന്നിലെന്ന് പ്രസിഡന്റ് പ്രസന്ന രാമചന്ദ്രന്* പറഞ്ഞു. പദ്ധതി ഫണ്ടുകള്* 100 ശതമാനവും ചെലവഴിച്ച് നാടിന്റെ പരമാവധി വികസനം നടപ്പാക്കുകയാണ് ലക്ഷ്യമെന്ന് അവര്* വ്യക്തമാക്കി. സ്ത്രീകള്*ക്കായുള്ള സമഗ്ര റെഡിമെയ്ഡ് ഗാര്*മെന്റ്സ് യൂണിറ്റ്, ജീവനി ആയുര്*വേദ ഔഷധ നിര്*മാണ യൂണിറ്റ് എന്നിവയുടെ മികച്ച പ്രവര്*ത്തനം അവാര്*ഡിലേക്കുള്ള നാഴികക്കല്ലായി. കുടുംബശ്രീയുടെയും തൊഴിലുറപ്പു പദ്ധതിയുടെയും സുഗമമായ നടത്തിപ്പും ഭക്ഷ്യസുരക്ഷ മുന്*നിര്*ത്തി കാര്*ഷികമേഖലയിലും മൃഗസംരക്ഷണ മേഖലയിലുമൊക്കെ നടത്തിയ വികസന പ്രവര്*ത്തനങ്ങളും മറ്റ് സാമൂഹ്യക്ഷേമ പ്രവര്*ത്തനങ്ങളുമൊക്കെയാണ് കേരളത്തിലെ മികച്ച പഞ്ചായത്തെന്ന ബഹുമതിയിലേക്ക് നെടുമ്പനയെ എത്തിച്ചത്. ഇ-ഗവേണന്*സ് രംഗത്തെ നേട്ടങ്ങളും പഞ്ചായത്ത് സ്വന്തമായി ഏറ്റെടുത്ത് നടപ്പാക്കിയ നൂതനപദ്ധതികളും വിലയിരുത്തപ്പെട്ടു. 2007ല്* കേന്ദ്രസര്*ക്കാരിന്റെ രാജ്യത്തെ മികച്ച പഞ്ചായത്തിനുള്ള നിര്*മല്* പുരസ്കാരം നെടുമ്പനയ്ക്ക് ലഭിച്ചിരുന്നു. 2007-08, 2009-10, 2010-11 വര്*ഷങ്ങളിലെ നിര്*മല്* പുരസ്കാരം. 2005-06, 2006-07, 2010-11 വര്*ഷങ്ങളില്* ജില്ലയിലെ മികച്ച പഞ്ചായത്തിനുള്ള പുരസ്കാരം. 2000-01, 2003-04, 2004-05 വര്*ഷങ്ങളില്* മികച്ച രണ്ടാമത്തെ പഞ്ചായത്തിനുള്ള പുരസ്കാരവും നേടി. അവസാനമായി ലഭിച്ച 12 ലക്ഷം രൂപയുടെ ഇന്*സെന്റീവ് പുരസ്കാരം ദേശീയ പഞ്ചായത്ത് ദിനമായ 24ന് ഡല്*ഹിയില്* നടക്കുന്ന ചടങ്ങില്* പഞ്ചായത്തിന് സമ്മാനിക്കും.

Thiruvananthapuram, April 16:

The State Cabinet has approved a detailed project report to develop the Thangassery port near Kollam, Mr K. Babu, Minister for Ports, has said.

The Cabinet has also given the go-ahead to a revised Request for Proposal document and a draft concession agreement with respect to the project. The development of the port will be taken up in two stages with an initial thrust on basic infrastructure.

Read More (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article3320903.ece?ref=wl_industry-and-economy)

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a bid to create an environment that would help non-resident Keralities (NRK) tap the business potential of IT industry, Technopark Technology Business Incubation Centre (T-TBIC) here is planning to set up a business incubation centre in Kollam.

T-TBIC secretary and registrar K C C Nair said the incubator would open up an investment opportunity and would empower them to take up business initiatives in the IT sector. "NRKs can either invest in the potential companies being hatched in the incubator or use the incubation facility to start their own business, involving themselves or through their representatives back home,"

News (http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-31/thiruvananthapuram/31265810_1_technology-business-incubation-centre-nrks-awards)

http://www.technoparktbi.org/

http://www.mathrubhumi.com/business/news_articles/story-266935.html

State finance minister said that more fund will be allocated for the Kollam bypass if proper road plan is submitted apart from the 3 crores that is already allocated in the previous budget for Kollam Bypass.

Source - Mathrubhoomi (http://www.mathrubhumi.com/kollam/news/1568997-local_news-Kollam-കൊല്ലം.html)

Kollam city is included in the JNNURUM scheme for city development. Though, JNNURUM scheme is for cities more than 10 Lakh, the current relaxation enabled Kollam to be included under the scheme.


Kollam Mayor said the achievement is due to the new relaxation and the request the city corporation made while she went to Delhi to invite the The President of India for the President's Trophy boat race held at Kollam.

Source - http://deepika.com/dpathram/

Kollam city is included in the JNNURUM scheme for city development. Though, JNNURUM scheme is for cities more than 10 Lakh, the current relaxation enabled Kollam to be included under the scheme.[/COLOR]

Great news for Kollam.

Still don't know why the state's second biggest UA Kozhikode is not considered. They should have made it long back.

Great news for Kollam.

Still don't know why the state's second biggest UA Kozhikode is not considered. They should have made it long back.


Kozhikode & Trichur are considered last year. But it is not updated or not announced by authority.

now Kollam is just applied now only..let us see whether it will be approved by JNNRM.

Any way these 3 cities have chance to come under JNNRM.

now Kollam is just applied now only..let us see whether it will be approved by JNNRM.

Any way these 3 cities have chance to come under JNNRM.

The news says Kollam is included and it is the 3rd corporation from the state to achieve it.

AFAIK JNNURM is almost over. It was for previous five year plan. There is a second phase proposed for 5 lakh+ cities but it is still in planning stage.

The news says Kollam is included and it is the 3rd corporation from the state to achieve it.

there is something wrong in the news..

i remember that there was a news in last news paper regarding thrissur and kozhikode is included in jnnrum. somebody posted in trichur thread also. i think trichur & calicut also included.

EFLU Off Campus to come up in Malappuram and not in Kollam as previously planned. UGC had given green signal for the campus to be set up in Kollam in 2009. But UDF has now diverted it to Malappuram.

Looking to the past,
IIMC to Kottayam
IGNOU campus to Trivandrum
And now?

Tholvikal ettu vangan Kollam pinneyum bakki.......:sad2:


http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-16/news/31349068_1_eflu-abhai-maurya-foreign-languages-university

EFLU Off Campus to come up in Malappuram and not in Kollam as previously planned. UGC had given green signal for the campus to be set up in Kollam in 2009. But UDF has now diverted it to Malappuram.

Looking to the past,
IIMC to Kottayam
IGNOU campus to Trivandrum
And now?

Tholvikal ettu vangan Kollam pinneyum bakki.......:sad2:


http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-16/news/31349068_1_eflu-abhai-maurya-foreign-languages-university

Kollamaites are closely watching what is happening over the last one year. It was a disappointing year after UDF came to power specifically for Kollam. No need to worry. Kollam will be back with a bang when the next ministry comes in (within an year most probably). With MAB in the Polit Buerea, the next ministry will have a strong representation from Kollam and this will boost Kollam's prospects again.

Heard that KFC is coming up in K Mall? Any idea on this?

Heard that KFC is coming up in K Mall? Any idea on this?

This news was there in Facebook...but not a confirmed news..

Chick King also expected to open at K Mall.

Kollam city is included in the JNNURUM scheme for city development. Though, JNNURUM scheme is for cities more than 10 Lakh, the current relaxation enabled Kollam to be included under the scheme.


Kollam Mayor said the achievement is due to the new relaxation and the request the city corporation made while she went to Delhi to invite the The President of India for the President's Trophy boat race held at Kollam.

Source - http://deepika.com/dpathram/
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THE next year kollam corporation willbe included in the JNNURUM scheme,...EXPECTED...) and also mayyanad, thikkadavoor, kotamkara& neendakara panchayaths are merge in kollam city corporation IN 2014, that time city population near above 503347& population density is 6500 sqkm2

Kollamaites are closely watching what is happening over the last one year. It was a disappointing year after UDF came to power specifically for Kollam. No need to worry. Kollam will be back with a bang when the next ministry comes in (within an year most probably). With MAB in the Polit Buerea, the next ministry will have a strong representation from Kollam and this will boost Kollam's prospects again.

I agree with you. Kollam has lost its momentum in terms of infrastructural, industry, education and tourism developments. It is very sad.....! One minister is busy with settling problems in UDF, and another one is busy with family party problems, hope our MP is around. Kollam is paying for the existence of UDF ministry. Our two important institutions....they are given to Kottayam and Malappuram....reasons are very simple. Watch what is next?

"Reliance Trends and Footprints goin 2 open in 2 days. Footprints is rather a small store but Relaince Trends is a massive store spread across 2 floors... Its really Huge.. Also upcoming list of stores and Yes the miniplex by K Sera has been put up at the entrance loby" - From Facebook

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Rs.47 lakh allocated from K.N. Balagopal's MP funds

Rajya Sabha Member K.N. Balagopal has allocated Rs.47 lakh from his Local Area Development Fund for setting up high mast tower lights at 10 points in the district.

At eight points 16-m tall towers and at two points 10-m tall towers will be set up.

The 16-m tall towers will have six 400 W lamps each and will be set up at Market Junction, Paravur, Private Bus Stand junction, Chavara, Asramam Link Road near the KSRTC depot in Kollam city, Kannanalloor Junction, Ayur Junction, Vadakkevila Pallimukku, Kunnicode Junction and Kalanjur.

The two 10-m tall towers will have four 400 W lamps each. These towers will be erected at Karavalur junction and the Cherumoodu Chanthamukku in Perninad panchayat.

The 16-m towers will be set up at a cost of Rs.5 lakh each and the 10-m ones at Rs.3.5 lakh each, according to a statement issued by Mr. Balagopal's office.

^^

At least in that way he can be proud of spending the MPs fund. He is the MP who has utilized the least of MPs fund. (A mere 0.89% during last two years)

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-19/thiruvananthapuram/31366909_1_mplad-scheme-fund-utilization-parliament-local-area-development

Anyone has the updates of the progress of kollam technopark.what companies have established presence and what is the future of technopark??.

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THE next year kollam corporation willbe included in the JNNURUM scheme,...EXPECTED...) and also mayyanad, thikkadavoor, kotamkara& neendakara panchayaths are merge in kollam city corporation IN 2014, that time city population near above 503347& population density is 6500 sqkm2


What is your source re:the expansion of the city corporation? What proabability is there for this to be so, and in the timeframe that you mention? What will be the area in sq.kms. if this is true? Are there any other corporations in Kerala which will see similar expansions? especially, Calicut or Cochin? Thrissur is already large in area so quite unlikely to see her boundaries redrawn soon.

Thx

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Conversely, smaller metropolitan cities such as Malappuram, Thrissur, Kannur, Kollam, Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram (all in Kerala); Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh); Vasai-Virar (Maharashtra); Dhanbad (Jharkhand); Surat (Gujarat) and Raipur (Chhattisgarh) are galloping ahead in the quest for expansion.
Source : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2137677/Urban-Trauma-Survey-finds-Indias-cities-creaking-strain-migrant-population.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

chicking coming to kollam , opening soon at polythodu

chicking coming to kollam , opening soon at polythodu

polythodu alla Polayathodu...

fabindia opened their showroom at k mall kollam

A report on MEMU service.It says KOllam is the 3rd in terms of income after TVM and ERS.

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Emanuel silks group bought the land opposite to LIC building chinnakada, They have demolished the old building over there

So a big Emanuel silks showroom will be there soon...

Emanuel silks group bought the land opposite to LIC building chinnakada, They have demolished the old building over there

A report on MEMU service.It says KOllam is the 3rd in terms of income after TVM and ERS.

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Is it only for MEMU service income or including expresses and passenger train earnings. By the way, MEMU service has not started from Trivandrum yet.

^^Isn't clear from the report?? It is general statement saying that QLN is the third revenue generating station after TVC & ERS. It is the total revenue generated through passenger traffic through ticket sales/reservations across all classes as well as the season tickets.

I don't think anybody would be bothered about the 'MEMU service income' as primarily it is a second class passenger fare as well as due to presence of season ticket holders.

The public sector Rehabilitation Plantations Limited (RPL) is starting a ribbed smoked sheet (RSS) unit to produce top-grade natural rubber sheets. Labour Minister Shibu Baby John will lay the foundation stone for the unit at the RPL complex near Punalur on Friday.

According to statement from the RPL, the new unit will have an installed annual production capacity of 220 metric tonnes (800 kg a day). Top-grade sheets can be stored for more days and this will enable the company to profitably tap the market price fluctuations of natural rubber sheets.

At present rubber planters produce RSS grades 4 and 5 sheets and these reach the markets without any grade separation. The RPL unit will enable the company to produce RSS grades 1 and 2 sheets. The RPL is jointly owned by the Central and State governments. Sri Lankans of Indian origin rehabilitated during the 1960s as per an agreement between the then prime ministers of the two countries are the labourers of the company which owns over 2,000 hectares of rubber plantations.

The company has been making profits since 1980 and from 1986 onwards has been continuously paying the shareholders dividend to the State and Central governments.

The city has a new textile showroom in ‘Mani's Wedding Plannet,' inaugurated near S.N. Women's College here on Monday by film actors Samvritha Sunil and Fahad Fazil.

The textile collection in the showroom comprises products from all traditional textile production centres. An exquisite collection of bridal wares was the main attraction of the showroom, director of the showroom N. Natarajan said.

A draw of lots would be held to give away gold coins to customers, who had made purchases for over Rs.5,000.

Hopes on commencement of the construction work on the remaining 8.35 km stretch of the Kollam bypass got a boost with a Central team conducting the alignment study of the stretch on Thursday. The main hurdle to the project is the need to construct three bridges.

The Central team was led by Y.K. Balakrishnan, Chief Engineer of the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, and M.P. Sharma, Chief General Manager of the National Highways Authority of India. The team also held a detailed discussion with District Collector P.G. Thomas on the project.

The main intention of the study was to probe whether the stretch could be constructed by avoiding the bridges. While one of the bridges will be more than 800 m long, a second bridge will be 575 m long. Both these will involve high cost of construction.

But following the inspection of the crucial points of the stretch at Kavanad, Aravila, and Kadavur, the team has come to the conclusion that the bridges are inevitable. The bypass connects the National Highway 47 from Mevaram in the south to Kavanad in the north, both points in Kollam city.

The total length of the bypass is 13.141 km. Out of that, a stretch of 4.8 km from Mevaram to Kallumthazham has been completed. What remains to be completed is the stretch from Kallumthazham to Kavanad. This stretch has to pass over the Ashtamudi Lake with the help of two bridges.

The National Highways unit of the State has submitted a project cost of Rs.206 crore for the completion of the stretch to the Central team. During the alignment study the team was also accompanied by the chief engineer of the Public Works Department A.S. Leena and executive engineers P.K. Rajeev Thomas and Sadananda Babu.

The team arrived for the study on request from Kollam MP N. Peethambara Kurup. Mr Kurup's representative K. Karunakaran Pillai also accompanied the team.

The Kollam Corporation is looking forward to water from the Thenmala dam to meet the drinking water necessities of the city.

Thenmala dam situated 72 km away from the city can substitute Sasthamkotta lake from where the major share of the drinking water is taken every day.

The corporation is also looking forward to submit the project before JNNURM to avail necessary funds to work out the Rs 300 crore project.

Full-text from Deccan Chronicle (http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/others/kollam-looking-forward-water-thenmala-976)

MarketFed MD T Vikram said it will open 10 mini supermarkets at Kollam. “These markets are just a preliminary step of a major venture. Depending on the volume of business it generates in the future, it will penetrate to taluk and panchayat levels,” he said......

....For Marketfed, the opening of mini supermarkets is just an attempt to make way for a major project. “This is just a tip of the iceberg. Preparations are under way to open hypermarkets in five districts - T’Puram, Kollam, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Kozhikode.

Full Text from IBN Live (http://ibnlive.in.com/news/marketfed-to-enter-retail-sector/255239-60-116.html)

KOLLAM: The long pending demand of the city dwellers for e-toilets will now be a reality soon. The district administration has decided to go the e-way and install e-toilets at selected points.

Construction of the four e-toilets in the city has almost been completed and they will be opened for the public from next month.

Two e-toilets are at Chinnakada Bus Bay premises, one at the Collectorate premise and the other is at the Pallimukku Junction.

These four toilets will start functioning once the electricity and water supply for these are approved by the Corporation.

In the neighbouring Thiruvananthapuram city, e-toilets have been functioning successfully at various points for the last few years.

According to G Lalu, deputy mayor, Kollam Corporation, e-toilets will help revolutionize the sanitation facilities in the city. Manohar Varghese, Director, Eram Solutions, the company behind installing the toilets, said that it is one of the most hassle free systems and public can avail it without any problem.

The doors of the toilet can be opened by inserting coins. In case the user forgets to flush the toilet the automatic system cleans it.

The toilet would be connected with GPRS and the operation can be monitored from any remote location.

In case of any defect it can be detected at once and can be repaired instantly. He also added that the four have been installed at a cost of Rs 20 lakh.

He also added that more variants of e toilets which would help physical challenged people would be implemented in the city in the near future.

The four e-toilets have been installed at a cost of Rs 20 lakh. He also added that more variants of e- toilets which would help physical challenged people would be implemented in the city in the near future.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Kollam-to-start-e-sanitation-facility-from-next-month/articleshow/13543779.cms

Emanuel silks group bought the land opposite to LIC building chinnakada, They have demolished the old building over there
heard that pulimoothil silks cmming opposite to excise office chinnakada ,

SN College, Kollam and NSS college,Kottiyam got permission to start LLB & other Law studies :banana:

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Bishop Jerome School of Management
Bishop Jerome School of Architecture
Bishop Jerome School of Engineering & Technology

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Chaithanya Eye hospital is getting ready in the Noohu Arcade building(Supreme Supermarket in ground floor), Pallimukku :)

welcome to ssc kollam arunvr..

Thanks for the updates...


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Artech Project updates

Artech Lake Castle completed and handed over..

Artech Palm Grove launched and Bhoomi Pooja done on April 19

The Cabinet on Thursday gave clearance for construction of major waste treatment plants in Kollam, Thrissur, and Kottayam. This is in addition to the facilities proposed in Thiruvananthapruam, Kochi, and Kozhikode.

Talking to the media after a special meeting of the Cabinet, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said that the plants would use modern technology that would not pollute the surroundings. As the people did not have confidence about that, the government was thinking of a technology demonstration as first step.

The Chief Minister said the Cabinet had named the members of the Farmers' Debt Relief Commission to be headed by K.R. Udayabhanu. They were M.O. John, M. Narayanankutty, Ummer Pandikassala, M.J. Jacob, and A.K. Hamza, besides K.V. Ramakrishan (CPI-M) who would represent the Opposition.

Managing director of Marketfed T. Vikram would be given additional charge of State Civil Supplies Corporation.

Referring to the bail granted to Italian marines accused in the murder of Kerala fishermen off coast, Mr. Chandy said the prosecution had opposed the bail application. The prosecution had filed the charge-sheet in 90 days to prevent them from getting bail. However, the court had granted them conditional bail because the State was having an independent judicial system.

Replying to questions about the CPI(M) approaching court against reporting of investigation into murder of RMP leader T.P. Chandrasekharan, the Chief Minister said the party had the right to approach courts. At the same time, the media had the freedom to report what was happening in the State.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article3477460.ece

the old st thomas hostel has been converted into an engg college....

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Bishop Jerome School of Management
Bishop Jerome School of Architecture
Bishop Jerome School of Engineering & Technology

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Chaithanya Eye hospital is getting ready in the Noohu Arcade building(Supreme Supermarket in ground floor), Pallimukku :)

Welcome Arun to SSC Kollam. Thanks for the updates and continue the good works as we have shortage of updates offlate.

By the way, do you know where in Kollam city the SN Law college is coming up?

Thanks...!
I will try to keep posting friends... :)

Fillip to bid to make Kollam port operational


: Minister for Ports K. Babu will launch the operations of a container forklift at the Kollam cargo port on June 4.

The arrival of the forklift has kindled hope that the port, which was inaugurated on October 18, 2007, would soon become operational.

Since its inauguration, the port has been largely lying idle. During the period, only one ship had handled cargo from the port, on June 18, 2009. That operation was formally launched by the then Minister for Ports M. Vijayakumar. In that operation, ballast and construction sand were exported to the Maldives.

Since then, no ship had called at the port.

This is in spite of the fact that the previous Left Democratic Front (LDF) government had announced that it would initiate measures to develop the Kollam port into a major port and had even appointed a New York-based professional organisation, Deloitte, as consultant for the development of the port.

The cashew industry here had placed much expectation on the port. It would have facilitated the industry to import raw cashew directly to Kollam instead of Kochi port. Similarly, cashew kernels could also be exported directly from here if the port became operational.

The port has been included in the navigation chart bearing number 2,104. The port has a basin with a draft of 7 metres.

The then government had also announced that the draft would be increased to 10 metres so as to enable the port to handle ships with 50,000 DWT.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article3478941.ece

Nod for Kollam port plan


The Cabinet has approved a scheme for developing the Kollam port under public-private partnership.

Ships have not yet started calling at the Kollam port which was inaugurated in October 2007. The development of the port will be carried out in two phases, according to K. Babu, Minister for Ports.

The basic infrastructure of the port will be developed by providing mechanical material handling equipment and cranes, comfortable connectivity and storage facilities in the first phase.

In the second phase, another wharf on the south-east direction will be constructed. The allocation for the first phase is Rs.111 crore and that for the second phase, Rs.125 crore.

The Minister has said that for construction of two auction halls at the Tangasseri fishing harbour and to install a channel buoy at the harbour the present government had sanctioned Rs.1.60 crore and Rs.36 lakh respectively.


Tender was invited for marketing operation and maintenance of Kollam port on 31 May 2012.


" Hope, let miracle happens!!!"

Thanks Reghu :)
i will keep updating.....

No details available now...
just saw the news that 2 colleges in Kollam and 2 in Trivandrum got permission to start Law studies recently....

Fillip to bid to make Kollam port operational


: Minister for Ports K. Babu will launch the operations of a container forklift at the Kollam cargo port on June 4.



The inauguration of the fork lift operation by the minister is a mere gimmick. The fork lift was brought to the port nearly 4 months back and it took all this time to assemble it !!

A crane is yet to be brought to the port and it is such a dissappointment that the Govt has not been giving due consideration for the development of this port which was launched with huge fanfare.

As such no new projects for Kollam....

Investment Opportunities

•Manufacturing
◦Mineral Processing units, Cashew Processing, Marine Products, Agro based Industries
◦Building materials (Paving Tiles, Hollow Bricks), Clay based Industries
◦Meat processing units, Dairy units
•IT/ ITES
◦BPO, Software Development
•Tourism
Key Projects

•Titanium Sponge Project
•SEZ - Techno park
•Kallada Irrigation Project
•Kulathupuzha Hi-Tech Dairy Farm

http://www.emergingkerala2012.org/kollam.php

Emerging Kerala 2012

Infrastructure: Kerala pioneered the concept of dedicated infrastructure with the setting up ofTechnopark, Thiruvananthapuram. The Centre has notified Technopark Phase-3 and Technopark,Kollam as special economic zones besides the existing Technopark Phase I and II SEZs.

Ports
Kerala has 17 minor ports, some of which have been in disuse for years. The government, as part of along-term coastal shipping project, has decided to develop seven of these: Vizhinjam, Kollam, Alappuzha,Kodungallur, Beypore, Ponnani and Azhikkal.

Supplementary Gas Infrastructure Project for entire State..

A Joint Venture Company, Kerala Gail Gas Limited (KGGL) has been formed between KSIDC and M/s. Gail Gas Limited. KGGL will take up activities like City Gas Distribution in Kerala, CNG Stations for KSRTC Buses, establishment of Gas Training Institute, laying of Spur Lines from GAIL's main pipeline, setting up of small Gas based small power generating plants etc. The total investment for the project is estimated at Rs.2,000 Crores ($400 million).
High Speed Rail Corridor Project from trivandrum to kasargod with Kollam as one of the stations.

The project is to set up a High Speed Rail Corridor from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod. The total length of the corridor would be around 650 Km and will have two parallel tracks each in standard gauge systems, which will be independent of the existing rail network in the State. The estimated project cost, for the 1st Phase from Trivandrum to Kochi, with a route length of 194 Km, is Rs. 45,000 Crores ($9 billion). A company by name ‘Kerala High Speed Rail Corporation Limited’ has been incorporated to implement the project. Starting with highest speed of 200-250 Kmph initially, trains with speed up to 400 Kmph are expected within 2-3 years of commissioning of the project. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) have conducted a Pre-Feasibility study and submitted the key plan for route alignment, identifying locations for 9 stations.
Refer the below mentioned site for more details.
Anyway kochi , trivandrum have got lot of programms and will be comparable to delhi,mumbai in few years which will lead to development of kerala on a whole.
http://www.emergingkerala2012.org/kollam.php[/QUOTE]

Emerging Kerala 2012

Infrastructure: Kerala pioneered the concept of dedicated infrastructure with the setting up ofTechnopark, Thiruvananthapuram. The Centre has notified Technopark Phase-3 and Technopark,Kollam as special economic zones besides the existing Technopark Phase I and II SEZs.

Ports
Kerala has 17 minor ports, some of which have been in disuse for years. The government, as part of along-term coastal shipping project, has decided to develop seven of these: Vizhinjam, Kollam, Alappuzha,Kodungallur, Beypore, Ponnani and Azhikkal.

Supplementary Gas Infrastructure Project for entire State..

A Joint Venture Company, Kerala Gail Gas Limited (KGGL) has been formed between KSIDC and M/s. Gail Gas Limited. KGGL will take up activities like City Gas Distribution in Kerala, CNG Stations for KSRTC Buses, establishment of Gas Training Institute, laying of Spur Lines from GAIL's main pipeline, setting up of small Gas based small power generating plants etc. The total investment for the project is estimated at Rs.2,000 Crores ($400 million).
High Speed Rail Corridor Project from trivandrum to kasargod with Kollam as one of the stations.

The project is to set up a High Speed Rail Corridor from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod. The total length of the corridor would be around 650 Km and will have two parallel tracks each in standard gauge systems, which will be independent of the existing rail network in the State. The estimated project cost, for the 1st Phase from Trivandrum to Kochi, with a route length of 194 Km, is Rs. 45,000 Crores ($9 billion). A company by name ‘Kerala High Speed Rail Corporation Limited’ has been incorporated to implement the project. Starting with highest speed of 200-250 Kmph initially, trains with speed up to 400 Kmph are expected within 2-3 years of commissioning of the project. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) have conducted a Pre-Feasibility study and submitted the key plan for route alignment, identifying locations for 9 stations.
Refer the below mentioned site for more details.
Anyway kochi , trivandrum have got lot of programms and will be comparable to delhi,mumbai in few years which will lead to development of kerala on a whole.
http://www.emergingkerala2012.org/kollam.php

Just by the naming Emering Kerala nothing is gonna happen. Kollam is always at the receiving end when comes to the investment prospects. Nobody is interested....UDF ...not at all as it is not their vote bank

You know something..... GIM (Global Investors Meet) is going to be held at Bangalore in a couple of weeks time (June 2012). No common man or civilian is discussing about it.........but lot of investment to happen here for sure. Because investors are interested due its potential and huge human resources...moreover the cosmopolitan, multilingual, professional culture of the people.

But each and every common man in Kerala is talking about GIM and Emerging Kerala whenever our gimmick politicians talk about these....but what actually happens at the end .....some textile show room or shopping mall projects...even the materialized pojects are not worth for the people or the public...This is the plight of Kerala and our political and visionary leaders softskills:ohno:.

You are right.. We, keralites will have only DISCUSSION plan whereas our neighbouring states has IMPLEMENTATION plans..




Just by the naming Emering Kerala nothing is gonna happen. Kollam is always at the receiving end when comes to the investment prospects. Nobody is interested....UDF ...not at all as it is not their vote bank

You know something..... GIM (Global Investors Meet) is going to be held at Bangalore in a couple of weeks time (June 2012). No common man or civilian is discussing about it.........but lot of investment to happen here for sure. Because investors are interested due its potential and huge human resources...moreover the cosmopolitan, multilingual, professional culture of the people.

But each and every common man in Kerala is talking about GIM and Emerging Kerala whenever our gimmick politicians talk about these....but what actually happens at the end .....some textile show room or shopping mall projects...even the materialized pojects are not worth for the people or the public...This is the plight of Kerala and our political and visionary leaders softskills:ohno:.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=psanthosh;92017510]You are right.. We, keralites will have only DISCUSSION plan whereas our neighbouring states has IMPLEMENTATION plans..

Thats right....but we have to give one chance to this udf govt....this is just a start....LDF wsa there in power before, they hav done nothing.ALL Communist ruled states( none in india at present) are in bad condition, take example of Bengal, one of the most dirtiest states now where communists were wiped off in last elections....So is the case with Kerala...Can u open one industry in kerala...the next day there is strike by communist unions...so jobs will not be created..The daily wages for doing any work in kerala is too high 400-500 rs /day whereas in other states it is too low...So here we are losing ,Migrants frm bihar and UP, Tamilnadu are coming in kerala as they will work hard at low wages AND AT A faster speed.

Development will take place only if evrythng goes in hand to hand..

Its also quite understood the govt will develop places which voted for UDF other than the places which voted for LDF...

We have the right to vote and seeing the performance we can vote for the Govt in the nxt elections..

The neighbouring state karnataka which has it business meet nxt month if fully down in corruption....so no need to compare those states with kerala as those states dont encourage communalism and so development is there.

I bet kerala is going to change in the nxt 5 years and that will be the end of communalism in India.

Facebook has laid its foot in india by giving its marketing rights to an IT comany in kochi it park...the 1st of that in India.

Blackberry is starting its Innovation RnD centre in Trivandrum-the 1st of that kind in South East Asia.

Infosys is planning to set up their third campus in Trivandrum..

These are some of the examples...

Kerala is going to roll....

[QUOTE=psanthosh;92017510]You are right.. We, keralites will have only DISCUSSION plan whereas our neighbouring states has IMPLEMENTATION plans..

Thats right....but we have to give one chance to this udf govt....this is just a start....LDF wsa there in power before, they hav done nothing.ALL Communist ruled states( none in india at present) are in bad condition, take example of Bengal, one of the most dirtiest states now where communists were wiped off in last elections....So is the case with Kerala...Can u open one industry in kerala...the next day there is strike by communist unions...so jobs will not be created..The daily wages for doing any work in kerala is too high 400-500 rs /day whereas in other states it is too low...So here we are losing ,Migrants frm bihar and UP, Tamilnadu are coming in kerala as they will work hard at low wages AND AT A faster speed.

Development will take place only if evrythng goes in hand to hand..

Its also quite understood the govt will develop places which voted for UDF other than the places which voted for LDF...

We have the right to vote and seeing the performance we can vote for the Govt in the nxt elections..

The neighbouring state karnataka which has it business meet nxt month if fully down in corruption....so no need to compare those states with kerala as those states dont encourage communalism and so development is there.

I bet kerala is going to change in the nxt 5 years and that will be the end of communalism in India.


These are some of the examples...

Kerala is going to roll....



The whole writing is a mess.


But, can anyone help what this writing is all about.

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The whole writing is a mess.


But, can anyone help what this writing is all about.

You are correct about that message. I get the same feeling when hearing UDF leaders speak, especially UC or RC speaks, nothing will be clear.

Blackberry is starting its Innovation RnD centre in Trivandrum-the 1st of that kind in South East Asia.

BB Innovation Zone was opened in Startup Village, Kochi.

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100% correct

I cannot agree with you more....

Just by the naming Emering Kerala nothing is gonna happen. Kollam is always at the receiving end when comes to the investment prospects. Nobody is interested....UDF ...not at all as it is not their vote bank

You know something..... GIM (Global Investors Meet) is going to be held at Bangalore in a couple of weeks time (June 2012). No common man or civilian is discussing about it.........but lot of investment to happen here for sure. Because investors are interested due its potential and huge human resources...moreover the cosmopolitan, multilingual, professional culture of the people.

But each and every common man in Kerala is talking about GIM and Emerging Kerala whenever our gimmick politicians talk about these....but what actually happens at the end .....some textile show room or shopping mall projects...even the materialized pojects are not worth for the people or the public...This is the plight of Kerala and our political and visionary leaders softskills:ohno:.[/QUOTE]

you are absolutely right Mr. Reghu, actually this govt is not interested in the development of Kollam and Thrissur cities.

Refer Hindu business line,Business standard,Economic times paper for more details :

‘Assocham aims to bring in Rs 1 lakh-cr investment'

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Thiruvananthapuram, June 4:


Assocham (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry) proposes to bring investments of Rs 1 lakh crore into the state, says Mr D. S. Rawat, secretary-general.
The apex industry body will soon enter into a memorandum of understanding with the state government for the purpose.
MEETS WITH CM

Earlier in the day, an Assocham team led by Mr Rawat had met with the Chief Minister, Mr Oommen Chandy; the Finance Minister, Mr K. M. Mani; and the Industries Minister, Mr P. K. Kunhalikkutty.
The MoU is likely to be signed during the ‘Emerging Kerala Global Connect' event to be held in Kochi from September 12 to 14, Mr Rawat told newspersons here.
Team members

Mr Anirudh Dhoot, chairman, Kerala Development Council, Assocham, and Mr U. K. Joshi, director in charge of south India, accompanied him.
Mr Dhoot formally released an Assocham-Frost and Sullivan study, titled, ‘Kerala: Road map for inclusive growth 2012' during the interaction with newspersons.
SECTORS IDENTIFIED

Proposed Assocham investments in the state will span sectors ranging from IT, biotechnology, BPO, nantotechnology, medical tourism, and herbals to SME clusters.
Mr Rawat said that the Chief Minister had sought help from Assocham to route badly needed investments to the state which had a perceived image problem.
In return, the industry body has assured its wholehearted support for routing maximum possible investment money into the state.
The Assocham has invited Mr Chandy to visit both New Delhi and Mumbai to attend dedicated sessions to network with industrialists and the investor community.
This is expected to happen ahead of the ‘Emerging Kerala' event.
The tentative dates for the Delhi session are July 16 and 17, Mr Rawat said.
DELHI, MUMBAI MEETS

The Chief Minister and some of his cabinet colleagues have agreed to visit Mumbai to attend a similar conference proposed to be held in August.
Mr Rawat observed that perceptions about the State have changed after the present government assumed office.
SME potential

According to him, SME clusters would be an ideal engine for growth of the state economy given the absence of large tracts of land for industrial purposes.
“In fact, we have commissioned another study to find a way to get around this problem and also promote the cluster-led growth,” Mr Rawat said.
MARKETING ON

Real estate, food processing, agriculture and hospitality are other sectors that the Assocham eyes for investment purposes in the State.
It has already started marketing these opportunities among diplomatic missions in Delhi and even in destinations abroad.
Mr Rawat expressed confidence that Kerala would be able to attract foreign direct investments into these sectors.

Videocon mulls white goods plant, IT park in State

Thiruvananthapuram, June 4:
Videocon Industries will set up a Rs 250-crore manufacturing plant for ‘white goods' in the State.
Stating this, Mr Anirudh Dhoot, director of the company, told newspersons here that the product range includes air-conditioners, washing machines and refrigerators.
PROJECT BLUEPRINT

Finer details would be worked out in the next three months and a final announcement made during the ‘Emerging Kerala Global Connect' event in September.
Mr Dhoot said Videocon Industries would also invest Rs 100 crore in an IT park here, along the lines of those being promoted in West Bengal and Chhattisgarh.
The company has an entrenched presence in real estate catering to the niche area of IT infrastructure parks, he added.
The white appliances plant is expected to generate direct and indirect employment opportunities for 500 to 800 people.
Additionally, it will spawn ancillary industries that can bring in investments and generate jobs.
PILOT TEAM

The land for the projects will be identified in due course. A pilot team from the company will visit various investment zones the State government has set up here.
The company is looking for a city with available port infrastructure for the white appliances plant since it intends to export 20 per cent of its production.
It is at present exporting these products from existing bases to South Africa, West Asia and Sri Lanka. Last year, export revenues amounted to Rs 500 crore.
Mr Dhoot said consultants Ernst and Young have been commissioned to prepare a detailed project report on the proposed manufacturing plant in Kerala.
ELECTRONIC GOODS

The company is also a leading player in electronic goods manufacturing, and would not be averse to looking at opportunities here provided they make business sense.
According to Mr Dhoot, tourism and IT have excellent opportunities for growth in the State.
Being chairman of the Kerala Development Council of Assocham, he would want the State to look at new areas of growth as in SME clusters, medical tourism, technology parks and BPO.

Nearly 300 investors and industrialists from Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts turned out for the district-level meet held recently at delhi and mumbai.

British delegation comes calling to invest in Kerala-

In a major boost to the ‘Emerging Kerala’ Global Connect campaign, Britain has shown keen interest in some big-ticket projects in the core sectors of the state. A high-level British delegation visited Kerala and assured that project profiles of the state would be made available to the major business houses there.

Mike Nithavrianakis, British deputy high commissioner in Chennai, held a string of high-level meetings with chief minister Oommen Chandy and senior officials to discuss investment opportunities that Kerala has planned in the core sectors.
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The Kerala team apprised
him of a number of major upcoming projects, including NIMZ (National Investment Manufacturing Zone), development of minor ports, excellence in higher education, LNG-based power plants and development of inland waterways.

“The British officials expressed keen interest in the projects and also promised to share these project profiles with top companies in the UK,” said V Somasundaran, additional chief secretary (industries).
Plans are also on the anvil to bring in someone from the ministerial level from the UK for the Emerging Kerala Summit, he added.
In particular, the British team evinced interest in sectors like information technology, healthcare, infrastructure and education, which incidentally are the core sectors of the ‘Emerging Kerala’ Global Connect event. The event will be held in Kochi in September this year.
The British team held separate meetings with K Jayakumar, chief secretary, Rajeev Sadanandan, principal secretary (health), and TK Manoj Kumar, principal secretary (tourism).
Parleys were also held with the chief executive officer of Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited, managing director of Kochi Metro Rail and the director of Asian School of Business. The team also visited Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram and Technocity in Pallipuram to get first-hand knowledge of the activities and business opportunities there.
Singapore, Taiwan and Canada have already shown interest in Kerala with a number of investment proposals. The interest shown by Britain will give a major fillip to achieving the objectives of the ‘Emerging Kerala’ branding exercise.

Just by the naming Emering Kerala nothing is gonna happen. Kollam is always at the receiving end when comes to the investment prospects. Nobody is interested....UDF ...not at all as it is not their vote bank

You know something..... GIM (Global Investors Meet) is going to be held at Bangalore in a couple of weeks time (June 2012). No common man or civilian is discussing about it.........but lot of investment to happen here for sure. Because investors are interested due its potential and huge human resources...moreover the cosmopolitan, multilingual, professional culture of the people.

But each and every common man in Kerala is talking about GIM and Emerging Kerala whenever our gimmick politicians talk about these....but what actually happens at the end .....some textile show room or shopping mall projects...even the materialized pojects are not worth for the people or the public...This is the plight of Kerala and our political and visionary leaders softskills:ohno:.

Absolutely correct Reghu bhai.. You said it... Cant agree more..... All the mentioned for Kollam like Dairy farm at Kulathupuzha and Technopark have already been implemented.

Nothing has happened in Kollam for the last 1 year- it's very much evident from the lack of activity in our thread. Nothing is gonna happen for the next 4 years as well.

I do not support any political party but whichever party rules should give equal attention to all the districts irrespective of vote banks.....

Absolutely correct Reghu bhai.. You said it... Cant agree more..... All the mentioned for Kollam like Dairy farm at Kulathupuzha and Technopark have already been implemented.

Nothing has happened in Kollam for the last 1 year- it's very much evident from the lack of activity in our thread. Nothing is gonna happen for the next 4 years as well.

I do not support any political party but whichever party rules should give equal attention to all the districts irrespective of vote banks.....

Since the new government has come to power in 2011, there is not a single project of worth to mention in our threads and this leads to the inactivity of our thread. I see very rare information. I am constantly in touch with my relatives and friends at Kollam for the latest projects. But they say only some textile and jewellery shops...nothing significant...Nothing is heard about Cashew Board, Kollam Port and Kollam Techno Park ....not too much of activity....Kollam Bypass and Underpass...only declarations and procalmation...no implementation....the so called LDF proposed roads such as extension of Link road, Kottiyam - Kundara - Karinagapally road...etc..etc all forgotten by the new government...:nuts:

After reading the forums i have some point of views to make

1.Growth in the next 10 years will be different from what we have seen? It will be driven by the state govt with a meekly connected central govt.Competition is hotting up.when we see a Gujarat taking leadership that will be embraced by other states.
2.High fares is good for Kerala economy. It will attract more labourers , you must remember that some else debit is one's credit and hence the more you spent the more money u are pooling back into the economy thereby creating a demand in the economy.After all its all about demand and eventually will drive prosperity and growth.
3.We should remember that large jobs creation would be possible only with Thousands of SME's. The days of where Govt and Large private enterprise job(TCS,Infosys,wipro--- )creation are gone.The people of kerala should be innovators and not inventors they should be entrepreneurs and not spectators.unless we realize the potential of resources and turn them to economic value they will not be any growth. Bauxite will have been of no use and Penicillin plants would have been just been another weed if great men had not seen the power of innovation.

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Jaji's Innovation to open their next branch at KC Centre in Karunagapally. They already have branches at K Mall and Kappalandimukku in Kollam city.

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Monroe Island on the Ashtamudi Lake near Kollam in Kerala will soon have its first Ayurveda Resort and Spa to be built by Quilon Hotels & Resorts which owns the Quilon Beach Hotel and Convention Centre based in the city. Speaking exclusively to Express TravelWorld, K Sreekumar, managing director, Quilon Hotels & Resorts, revealed, "The project which is expected to cost Rs 100 crore will be spread over 150 acres. Part of the project also includes a Fishing Farm to be built on two acres which will be used for day tour packages by the group. Water sports and boating activities are also planned. Paperwork is being completed and we expect to start work soon." While the fishing farm and day acitivities are expected to open in 2013, the resort is scheduled to be completed by 2014.



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Scheme under Rajiv Awas Yojana nearing completion

A study undertaken by the Ahmedabad-based Centre for Environment Planning and Technology (CEPT) University for preparing a report for a slum-free Kollam city under the Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) scheme is nearing completion. As part of the study, a meeting between corporation councillors and officers with the RAY and CEPT University representatives was held at the corporation council hall on Monday.

The aim of the meeting was to collect details from the councillors on how to clear the 103 slums in the city through development programmes.

The RAY scheme also envisages preventing new slums from cropping up in its target areas. The slum at the SMP Palace area has been targeted for the pilot project in the city. The CEPT University representatives also visited some of the other slum areas of the city.

Under the RAY scheme, funds will be made available for constructing new buildings and providing basic infrastructure in the slum areas. The Corporation has to provide land for the purpose. Each house to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 4 lakh will have an area of 320 square feet.

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Let me laugh loudly at your April 1st message !

Yes, we can laugh together today...results are out..

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Stops for trains
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Railways have granted permanent stoppages from July 1 to four pairs of express trains that were earlier granted temporary stoppages at Thrissur, Tiruvalla, Kayamkulam, Alappuzha, and Kollam. According to Railways, the 12287/12288 Kochuveli-Dehradun-Kochuveli Weekly Express will stop at Thrissur, 12201/12202 Lokmanya Tilak-Kochuveli-Lokmanya Tilak Bi-weekly Express at Tiruvalla and Kayamkulam, 16317/16318 Kanyakumari-Jammu Tawi-Kanyakumari Him Sagar Weekly Express at Kayamkulam, and 12431/12432 Thiruvananthapuram –Hazrat Nizamuddin-Thiruvananthapuram Rajadhani Express at Kollam and Alappuzha from July 1.

That means there was good patronage for Rajadhani from Kollam.

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Even SN trust got permission to start law college in Kollam..:)

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The State’s second Rubber Park will come up at Piravanthur in Pathanapuram taluk of Kollam district.

Kodikkunnil Suresh, MP, told presspersons that the park was a joint venture company of the State and Central governments with the objective of promoting rubber-based industries.

He said the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry had given the clearance for setting up the park and it would be promoted by the Rubber Board and the Kerala State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (Kinfra). The park would come up on 40 acres of land owned by Kinfra.

Mr. Suresh said the park was being set up at a cost of Rs.16.25 crore. It was expected to provide direct employment to 900 persons and indirect employment to an equal number. Production would commence in 2013 and the export earnings were expected to touch Rs.1,278 crore.

Gauge conversion

He said that the gauge-conversion work on the Punalur-Edaman and Shencotta-Bhagawatheepuram sections of the Kollam-Shencotta rail route would be completed this year. The Bhagawatheepuram-Edaman section of the route was a ghat section which would have to pass through several tunnels and flyovers.

Tourism initiatives this monsoon include a 10-day workshop on sculptures and lazer shows at Kollam beach on the lines of the ones held at Singapore.

The workshop is being organised by the District Tourism Promotion Council at the Asramam adventure park here from Sunday. Named ‘Monsoon Sculptures’, it will be inaugurated by the Labour Minister Shibu Baby John, and is part of the measures to beautify the adventure park.

Sculptors will camp at the park and engage in creating sculptures to be installed in the park. These will be typical garden sculptures and each to be finished in concrete will be eight-feet tall.

Cost

District Collector P.G. Thomas has said an expenditure of Rs.8 lakh is expected. Aryanad Rajendran, V. Satheshan, Ambeesh, Chavara Vijayan, Biji C. Bharathan, Saju Mannathur, Sivan, V. Vineesh Kumar, Shenlai and A. Guruprasad are the sculptors taking part in the camp.

The sculptures they create will be dedicated to the park at a function to be held on July 3 by Tourism Minister A.P. Anil Kumar. As part of the workshop, a programme named ‘art talk’ will be held at the venue on June 28 and 30.

Lazer show

This apart, lazer shows will also be organised at the Kollam beach, preliminary on which has already begun, the Collector says.

The shows will comprise acoustics and will cost nearly Rs.1 crore.

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KFC fast-tracks funding of new enterprises

KOCHI: The Kerala Financial Corp (KFC) has said that funding of new enterprises proposed under the Kerala State Self Entrepreneur Development Mission (KSSEDM) being implemented under KFC will be completed in record time.

Under KSSEDM, major banks like Punjab National Bank (PNB), Canara Bank and State Bank of Travancore (SBT) are now providing funds for various enterprises which have been identified for incubation, according to Yogesh Gupta, chairman and financial director, KFC. "The first phase of registrations, scrutiny, selection and training has seen the emergence of 231 enterprises, associating 571 prospective entrepreneurs, which are in the process of being implemented," Gupta said.

Being the nodal agency for the mission, KFC had organized a meeting of heads of banks with finance minister K M Mani on May 31 in Thiruvananthapuram to activate the process of fund disbursement to the new enterprises identified under the KSSEDM. Punjab National Bank has constituted scheme-specific appraisal cells in Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam for the purpose, Gupta said. The Thiruvananthapuram cell has completed the processing of all 22 eligible enterprises in Thiruvananthapuram district and work is on to enable them to draw funds during the first week of this month. In Kollam district, Punjab National Bank has given in-principle clearance to 10 enterprises.

Canara Bank also has sanctioned financial assistance to one of the enterprises under the mission. In one case in Kottayam district, PNB has already disbursed the amount.

Gupta said that applications of nearly 150 enterprises are under process in various districts. KFC is hopeful of sanctioning funds to the maximum number of enterprises at a function to be held in Alappuzha on July 20 in the presence of K M Mani. The registration for the next batch of candidates will start from Friday, July 06. KFC has implemented an automated system, which will enable cyclical repetition of the processes of scrutiny, selection, training and funding every two months.

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Union Minister of State for Textiles visits the mill

Measures to revive the National Textile Corporation (NTC)-owned Parvathy Mills in Kollam city got a fresh boost with Union Minister of State for Textiles Panabaka Lakshmi visiting the company on Friday.

After interacting with trade union leaders attached to the company, Ms. Lakshmi said the Union government was prepared to revive Parvathy Mills. “Even funds are not a hurdle to the revival of the company,” she said. At the same time a litigation pending in the High Court pertaining to the modernisation of the company was hampering the programme of the government to revive the company. Once the litigation was over, the company would be revived, she said.

The Union government was committed to reviving all the textile mills managed by the NTC. Measures were also being taken to ensure job security to the workers of these mills. The government would take all possible steps to develop the textile sector of the country, she said.

In fact, the government was willing to spend any amount for the revival of Parvathy Mills. A technical feasibility study would be undertaken for the purpose. The NTC had prepared a standard model for the revival of the mills under its management. She said that steps would be taken to disburse the salary of Parvathy Mills workers promptly every month and the pending salary of the month of May 2012 would be given in a week’s time. She said she was visiting the company at the invitation of N. Peethambara Kurup, MP. Leaders of various trade unions submitted memoranda to the Minister for the early revival of the company.

Wage revision

President of the UTUC-affiliated Quilon District Textile Workers Union N.K. Premachandran brought to the attention of the Minister that the wage revision of other NTC mills should be made applicable to the workers of Parvathy Mills too. He said that the workers were still given wages based on a revision that came into effect 15 years ago.

Ms. Lakshmi said that since there was no production at Parvathy Mills, the issue of wage revision would have to be taken by the Union Cabinet. She said she would bring the issue to the attention of the Cabinet. Casual workers of Parvathy Mills were being paid a wages of only Rs.135 a day.

There were 17 casual workers, Mr. Premachandran said.

President of the CITU-affiliated Parvathy Mills Workers Union N. Padmalochanan said the litigation issue coming in the way of the company’s revival was only a lame excuse given by the Union Minister.

He said the private company that went in litigation had no locus standi in the case because no contract was awarded to that company. The government was not following up the litigation in the desired manner, he alleged.

The Parvathy Mills was closed down on November 26, 2008, for facilitating its modernisation programme. But no modernisation programme had taken place and production had not resumed. Payment of salary too was irregular. The company has 97 permanent staff and six NTC staff apart from the 17 casual workers.

Source-The Hindu

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Kollam included in McKinsey's 600 Global cities of the future

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could you p;ease elaborate on this?

The National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (Natpac) will conduct a feasibility study on improving the road network in Kollam city under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. The City Corporation Council will discuss the projects on Tuesday. An elevated corridor over the SMP Palace railway level crossing and another from Polayathodu to Anandawalleshwaram would be the prime projects.

Other projects under consideration included a flyover or underpass at the Kadappakada junction, an underpass from the District Hospital junction to the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) depot, and development of the road from Thanni to Kallupalam, along the Kollam canal.

Proper drainage systems would be in place. Parking towers would be constructed at Andamukham and by the side of the Asramam Link road. District authorities and civic body representatives had hel discussions with Natpac scientist G. Ravikumar and Principal Technical Officer K.M. Sayyed Mohammed.

Source - The Hindu

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The Economic Times,3rd July

Kerala's high speed rail project to be on track soon

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Thiruvananthapuram: Billed as the biggest and most expensive infrastructure projects conceived by Kerala, a high speed rail corridor for India's first bullet train is one of the mega projects the state plans to implement.

On completion, it will enable one travel from Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram to the state's northern most point Kasaragod in 142 minutes, covering a distance of 526 km.

The project may sound unbelievable, especially in the case of Kerala lagging in industry and infrastructure development for decades.

Estimated to cost Rs 1,18,000 crore on completion, the first phase is expected to cost Rs 43,000 crore. It will also be showcased in 'Emerging Kerala Global Connect' at Kochi from September 12-14.

"If all preparatory works progress on schedule and the project starts by April 2013 as planned, the first phase is expected to be completed in five years and the second in the following two years. The whole project should be complete by 2020," said T Balakrishnan, CMD, Kerala High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (KHSRCL).

"Work of drawing up the Detailed Project Report is now on. Alignment study/survey has started; preparatory work on land acquisition has also begun. Recruitment of key personnel has begun," Balakrishnan,a former bureaucrat, told PTI.

Nine stations are proposed initially - Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Kannur Kasaragod and in the final stretch to Mangalore in Karnataka. Three more at Chengannur, Tirur and Thalassery, would come up at a later stage.

The total corridor length (upto Mangalore) would be around 571 km and it will have two parallel tracks each in standard gauge systems, independent of existing rail network in Kerala.

The government has appointed Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation as the nodal agency for the project, which could transform lives and economy by facilitating hassle free movement between cities and towns in "God's own country."

"A public transport system of this dimension has so many advantages. Most important,it will help reduce traffic density and improve road safety," said KSIDC Managing Director Alkesh Sharma.

"If you look at it as a purely financial project it may not sound viable since the financial rate of return is estimated at around 5.2 per cent. But it becomes viable and massively so, as an economic project.A high speed rail network covering India can boost economic growth rate by upto 1.5 per cent and then there will be incremental growth as distances come down," Balakrishnan said.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has prepared the pre-feasibility study and meeting at the PMO level has given the green signal to all departments concerned.An all-party meeting at the state-level to form a consensus has been very positive.

"We have started discussing funding options with various agencies, including Japan's JICA and ADB. It's in the early stages and nothing has been finalized yet. However, during the Emerging Kerala event, we expect a lot of international companies and financing agencies to take part.The project will be discussed with them and more options may emerge from these discussions," said the KHSRCL CMD.

The DMRC recommended model in the feasibility report is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) owned by the Central and Kerala governments with Japanese participation. "But a final decision on this has not been taken yet and the government is keeping all options open, including PPP and hybrid models," he said.

On the technology, he said it was not an issue at all as that was already available worldwide.

"If we go by the DMRC recommendation, we can get it from Japan as a whole package, technology, funding, implementation everything. But it is also available elsewhere, in Europe, Korea and even in China, although the Chinese technology has not been fully tested and proven," he said.

About the Karnataka government's response to the project which extends to Mangalore, he said they had welcomed it. "Karnataka actually wants it to be extended to Udupi, thinking it will attract greater traffic from Kerala, especially as a pilgrimage centre," he added.

Tourism Minister A.P. Anil Kumar, on Tuesday, dedicated the 10 sculptures, created by as many sculptors, at Asramam Adventure Park in the city. The sculptures were done during a ten-day State-level camp christened ‘Monsoon Sculptures.’

Mr. Anil Kumar said more cooperation from all sections was needed to effectively tap the tourism potential of the Ashtamudi lake.

Steps would be taken to complete the development work on the Asramam Children’s Park at the earliest. The required funds would be allocated.

The renovation of the Asramam Government Guest House would also be completed soon, he said.

P.K. Gurudasan, MLA, presided over the function. N. Peethambara Kurup, MP, delivered the keynote address. Playback singer G. Venugopal and film director Priyanandanan were the guests of honour.

District Collector P.G. Thomas welcomed the gathering and District Tourism Promotion Council Secretary K. Prasad proposed a vote of thanks.
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fashion bazaar , blackberry clothing ,basic life showrooms cmming to k mall

Supreme is about to open a new supermarket opposite the Crystal group flat at Medayil junction near Ramankulangara. Dhanya is already having a supermarket within a distance of 400 metres at Ramankulangara. Upcoming flats and villas nearby Ramankulangara, Vellayittambalam , Mulankadakam are contributing to the development of these areas.

Supreme is about to open a new supermarket opposite the Crystal group flat at Medayil junction near Ramankulangara. Dhanya is already having a supermarket within a distance of 400 metres at Ramankulangara. Upcoming flats and villas nearby Ramankulangara, Vellayittambalam , Mulankadakam are contributing to the development of these areas.

That is correct, Jai. The flurry of apartment projects poised to make the Anandavalleesharam - Ramankulangara stretch a hub of food and bakery retail showrooms.

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Rabb to lay stone for convention centre KOLLAM, July 6, 2012

The foundation stone for the TKM Golden Jubilee Memorial Convention Centre will be laid by Education Minister P.K. Abdu Rabb on Friday evening on the TKM College of Engineering campus. The convention centre to be constructed at a cost of Rs.10 crore will have an area of one-lakh square feet.

It will comprise an auditorium with a seating capacity of 2,500; two indoor stadiums, seven conference halls, and a gymnasium. The complex will also comprise a collection of historical aspects pertaining to Kollam, an art gallery with works of renowned painters, a philately museum and documents showing the social and cultural contributions of college founder Thangal Kunju Musaliar.

Development proposal includes construction of 6 new blocks in the availabe space of 10 acre Ditsrict Hospital complex.

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^^ That is an awesome piece of art :cheers:

കാലായിരുന്നോ? ഞാന്* തെറ്റിദ്ധരിച്ചു. :D

:cripes:

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Kayavil Towers - New commercial complex for shops and retail outlets at Polayathodu in the city

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I would love to see some of the exterior pics..:cheers:

Bata opened in K mall today!!!

BISHOP JEROME INSTITUTE Inaugurated new building in the campus

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It is good to see that the Karbala-College junction stretch is becoming an Institutional hub

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Services to be launched on Aug 15.

Kollam-Chennai:

Fare Rs 1250/-.
Dep from Kollam 5 pm Arrival Chennai 7 am
Dep from Chennai 9 pm.. Arrival Kollam 8 am.

Kollam-Bangalore:
Fare Rs 1100/-

Dep Kollam 530pm...Arrival bangalore.7 am.
Dep Bangalore 9 30 pm..Arrival Kollam 8 am..


This would be the first Volvo service through the kollam-Tenkasi stretch of NH 208.. and the first Volvo to towns like Punalur.

BISHOP JEROME INSTITUTE Inaugurated new building in the campus

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Great to see good educational infrastructure coming up at the heart of the educational hub in the city.

SN College, SN Womens College, Fathima College Karmala Rani Training College, SN Public School, Kristhuraj school, Vimala Hridaya School, and now.....Bishop Jerome Institute an abode of Engineering, Architecture, and Management. Probably, a medical college by SNDP at SIMS hosptal and the proposed Law college by SNDP (may be here) may complete the circle of a list of educational institutions within 1 KM radius.

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Services to be launched on Aug 15.

Kollam-Chennai:

Fare Rs 1250/-.
Dep from Kollam 5 pm Arrival Chennai 7 am
Dep from Chennai 9 pm.. Arrival Kollam 8 am.

Kollam-Bangalore:
Fare Rs 1100/-

Dep Kollam 530pm...Arrival bangalore.7 am.
Dep Bangalore 9 30 pm..Arrival Kollam 8 am..


This would be the first Volvo service through the kollam-Tenkasi stretch of NH 208.. and the first Volvo to towns like Punalur.

Thats great. It would be a treat to watch the morning scenes through the forest and ghat regions of easter Kollam when coming from Bangalore. It is a good initiative...and as the bus goes completely through the district, people from Kollam may get a relief to avail tickets during this Onam.

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A new Building coming up near Kochukodungallur Temple
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Crystal Homes Flat at Medayil Junction
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Thats great. It would be a treat to watch the morning scenes through the forest and ghat regions of easter Kollam when coming from Bangalore. It is a good initiative...and as the bus goes completely through the district, people from Kollam may get a relief to avail tickets during this Onam.


Yes it's a good move. Kallada has been experimenting a lot recently by introducing lot of new service from various towns and cities of Kerala to Bangalore and Chennai.

If the proposed services stick to the timings they promise especially in the return leg from (Bangalore/Chennai to Kollam), it would be value for money....

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Services to be launched on Aug 15.

Kollam-Chennai:

Fare Rs 1250/-.
Dep from Kollam 5 pm Arrival Chennai 7 am
Dep from Chennai 9 pm.. Arrival Kollam 8 am.

Kollam-Bangalore:
Fare Rs 1100/-

Dep Kollam 530pm...Arrival bangalore.7 am.
Dep Bangalore 9 30 pm..Arrival Kollam 8 am..


This would be the first Volvo service through the kollam-Tenkasi stretch of NH 208.. and the first Volvo to towns like Punalur.


I do travel from Chennai to Kollam at times, and it was hectic, if not in train.....

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Thanks yaar.could u post some more pics of crystal homes.

Coastal shipping to begin in 3 months


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(http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/National-Highway-Authority)Corporation (KSINC) is likely to start coastal shipping operations in three months. Initially cargo will be brought from Gujarat to Kochi and Kollam using a hired vessel, KSINC chairman K Mohandas told TOI after an interactive session with cargo dealers and other stakeholders here on Tuesday.


The ports in Kochi and Kollam have draft sufficient to operate reasonably large cargo vessels that can bring containers. The infrastructures for handling cargo are also in place. More cargo to other non-major ports in the state will be shifted to coastal ships depending on the feedback from these two ports, Mohandas said.


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He said one of the major challenges for achieving the objective of shifting cargo from road to coastal shipping was that customers wanted hassle-free end to end transfer of cargo. They can achieve this easily by road, but they find it difficult when the operations shift to ports. These operational issues are being discussed at different levels, he said.
Cochin Port Trust traffic manager C Unnikrishnan Nair said nearly six lakh tonnes of rubber was being transported to other states from Kerala by road. This could be a major return cargo for coastal vessels that bring cargo from other states to Kerala. He said raw fish can be brought from areas like Varaval in Gujarat through coastal shipping for further processing in Kerala.
Chairman and managing director of SKS Logistics, Mumbai Sarvesh K Shahi suggested that many of the bridges over the inland waterways of the state would have to be elevated as per National Highway Authority's suggestions so that vessels can pass through easily. Deputy director of ports department Captain Hari Varier said the state was considering proposals to give subsidies to encourage this cargo shift proposal.

Thiruvananthapuram, July 20 (PTI)The work on Kollam- Kottapuram Inland waterways, declared as National Waterway, was progressing and the governmemnt expected to commission the stretch before March 31 next, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy informed the assembly today. Replying to a calling attention of Kunhiramam (CPI-M) seeking steps to expedite the construction activities of the proposed National Waterways in the state, Chandy said hurdles in the construction due to issues related to land acquisation would be sorted out. The main problem with regard to Kovalam-Kollam waterways was the tunnel at Varkalam and issues related to land acquisition, he said. Efforts were on to settle the issues. In the next phase, the Kottapuram (in Thrissur district) to Mangalore stretch would be taken up, he said. Availability of funds was not a problem as it was Centrally sponsored scheme, he said.

Source - IBN Live (http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/kollamkottapuram-wateways-to-be-ready-by-next-march/1025052.html)

Reghu, do u have any idea regarding its fare?:)

Reghu, do u have any idea regarding its fare?:)

Kollam - Chennai:


Fare: Rs 1250/-
Dep from Kollam: 5 PM Arrival Chennai 7 AM
Dep from Chennai: 9 PM Arrival Kollam 8 AM


Kollam - Bangalore:


Fare: Rs 1100/-
Dep from Kollam: 5:30 PM Arrival Bangalore: 7 AM
Dep Bangalore: 9:30 PM Arrival Kollam 8 AM

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An apartment project by the same builder at Kollam (not sure bout exact location):

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Kayavil Towers - New commercial complex for shops and retail outlets at Polayathodu in the city.3 MORE SHOPPING COMPLEXES, OTHER THAN BIGBAZAR, R COMINGUP IN POLAYATHODE JN

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3 MORE SHOPPING COMPLEXES,OTHER THAN BIG BAZAR COMING UP IN POLAYATHODE JN

3 MORE SHOPPING COMPLEXES,OTHER THAN BIG BAZAR COMING UP IN POLAYATHODE JN

It is high time to have a big shopping Mall @ Polayathodu as it is becoming a prime commercial area. As the educational hub is nearby any Mall will be a huge success here.

Is this Kayavil Towers construction started? The Big Bazar is not even completed the construction and no one knows when they will open it...

What is the 3rd mall coming up in Polayathodu? I am very happy to see these malls in Polayathodu as I am from Polayathodu.

It is high time to have a big shopping Mall @ Polayathodu as it is becoming a prime commercial area. As the educational hub is nearby any Mall will be a huge success here.

Is this Kayavil Towers construction started? The Big Bazar is not even completed the construction and no one knows when they will open it...

What is the 3rd mall coming up in Polayathodu? I am very happy to see these malls in Polayathodu as I am from Polayathodu.
Following are some of proposed/ongoing shopping projects @ Polayathodu:
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Reebok, Polayathodu:
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Commercial Complex, Polayathodu:
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KB Anand Shopping Complex, Polayathodu:
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Though small projects, posted it as most of the projects are at Polayathodu a favourite centre for new showrooms.

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110 year old Thangassery Lighthouse:

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Thangassery is a place of historical importance situated 5KM away from Kollam city centre. The chief attraction of the place is the light house, built in 1902. The 144 feet light house stands as a sentinal, warning seamen of the treacherous reefs of Thangassery. Thangassery was an enclave of the Portuguese, Dutch, and British in succession.

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Kollam-Kottapuram Wateways to be ready by Next March
PTI | 01:07 PM,Jul 20,2012
Thiruvananthapuram, July 20 (PTI)The work on Kollam- Kottapuram Inland waterways, declared as National Waterway, was progressing and the governmemnt expected to commission the stretch before March 31 next, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy informed the assembly today. Replying to a calling attention of Kunhiramam (CPI-M) seeking steps to expedite the construction activities of the proposed National Waterways in the state, Chandy said hurdles in the construction due to issues related to land acquisation would be sorted out. The main problem with regard to Kovalam-Kollam waterways was the tunnel at Varkalam and issues related to land acquisition, he said. Efforts were on to settle the issues. In the next phase, the Kottapuram (in Thrissur district) to Mangalore stretch would be taken up, he said. Availability of funds was not a problem as it was Centrally sponsored scheme, he said.

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Kollam-Kottapuram Wateways to be ready by Next March
PTI | 01:07 PM,Jul 20,2012
Thiruvananthapuram, July 20 (PTI)The work on Kollam- Kottapuram Inland waterways, declared as National Waterway, was progressing and the governmemnt expected to commission the stretch before March 31 next, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy informed the assembly today. Replying to a calling attention of Kunhiramam (CPI-M) seeking steps to expedite the construction activities of the proposed National Waterways in the state, Chandy said hurdles in the construction due to issues related to land acquisation would be sorted out. The main problem with regard to Kovalam-Kollam waterways was the tunnel at Varkalam and issues related to land acquisition, he said. Efforts were on to settle the issues. In the next phase, the Kottapuram (in Thrissur district) to Mangalore stretch would be taken up, he said. Availability of funds was not a problem as it was Centrally sponsored scheme, he said.


Talking after inaugurating the two survey boats for the hydrographic survey wing in Kochi on Saturday, Mr. Babu said that coastal shipping will be launched to shift 20 per cent of the road transport through waterways.

He said that administrative sanction has been given for the allocation of Rs. 443 lakh for a survey in this connection, which will be launched next year.

The Minister said that understanding has been reached with the Fisheries University about the start of the hydrographic institute. Initially, the institute will function out of the land of the University. Those including B.Tech graduates could undergo basic course on hydrography at this institute, he said.

The government aims at the comprehensive development of ports in the State. The concept of coastal shipping is to supplement this. With the Kollam-Kottappuram and Kottappuram-Kasargod becoming a reality, the possibilities offered by sea and backwaters can be better explored.

The survey wing will be strengthened for this.
Source - The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/article3669283.ece)

Maliekal electronics is constructing a new building adjacent to Gangothri landmark&HDFC bank near Irumpupalam.I think this one also an electronic showroom by them.

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Source - The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/article3669283.ece)
raghu bhai,
please help me out to upload photos in this page, i have taken few photos of ongoing projects.

raghu bhai,
please help me out to upload photos in this page, i have taken few photos of ongoing projects.

Please use the link http://tinypic.com/ to upload pictures and copy and paste the "IMG Code for Forums & Message Boards" to the Kollam SSC page to display it.

We are eagerly waiting for the snaps of Kollam. Please post it ASAP.

Contruction update as on 23rd July 2012:

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Welcome oboard ente Kollam...

Thanks for uploading the photos. From next time on, please reduce the resolution of the pics to 15 inch/forum display, while uploading photos.

Once again, welcome onboard and hope you could feed in all the news and updates from Kollam, if you are currently based in Kollam..

If you are in kollam, will you be able to place latest photos of our Kollam Technopark?

If you are in kollam, will you be able to place latest photos of our Kollam Technopark?
Thanks Navjot and Santhosh.I am currently based in Kollam and I will try my best to update latest happenings of our city ASAP. Thanks once again.

Thanks Navjot and Santhosh.I am currently based in Kollam and I will try my best to update latest happenings of our city ASAP. Thanks once again.

Thats great, dude. Welcome to the most informative forum on Kollam city and the district. Atlast, we really got a fellow forummer who can update day-to-day developments from "Prince of Arabian Sea".

Expecting more snaps on Kollam Port, Kollam Techno Park, and Ashramam Link Road.

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ENTE KOLLAM/NANDAKUMAR KOLLAM

Awesome man....Gr8 to see a local guys getting so active...

Once again Gr8 work.

BCG group to enter Ayurveda treatment, to open new hospitals and university

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/KOCHI: BCG Health Care group is making a foray into Ayurvedic treatment by investing in clinics, farms for medicinal herbs and education. The group, which has had its share of success with homeopathic clinics - Advanced Research and Training for Health (Arth) - launched four months ago, is adding five more clinics by the month end in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Shornur, Palakkad and Thrissur.

Rekha C Babu, Ceo of the company, said Arth clinics being set up in the hub and spoke model, have registered month-on-month profit. "On per-doctor analysis, there is almost 100 % increase in their revenue. The talent pools from this largely unorganised sector are phenomenal and while its corporatisation may be attributed to the 60%, 70% month-on-month growth. We don't want to get carried away with the initial growth and hope to stabilise at around 30%, the projected market growth in this sector."

Homeopathic sector is expecting a turnover of Rs 4,600 crores and Kerala is expected to contribute Rs 800 crore to this, of which Arth is looking to sit tight on 10% market share by opening 45 clinics by the year end.

The company's venture into Ayurveda is also calculated with BCG group not wanting to market itself as panchakarma centre focusing on youth and rejuvenation but on the four branches of Ayurvedic treatment - Rasayana, Vajeekarana, Salya and Manasikam. BCG group will open 25-30 bed Ayurvedic hospitals in Kochi and Tiruvananthapuram.

As part of its Rasayana treatment, the first Kayakalpa treatment centre Veda Vaidyasala has started functioning at Palarivattom, Kochi. This centre is currently researching the benefits of the treatment.

"The Kayakalpa Kuti will accept only one patient at a time and currently the team is researching the results shown by a patient who had very low sperm count. Kayakalpa treatment has shown tremendous results in his case," she said.

The BCG group will be opening an Ayurvedic college at Wyanad with intake planned for 2013 academic year. They have also bought 10 acres of land at Palakkad to cultivate Navara rice which will be used for consumption at the treatment centre.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/BCG-group-to-enter-Ayurveda-treatment-to-open-new-hospitals-and-university/articleshow/15170943.cms

Ente Kollam and Nandakumar,

Thanks a lot for all the pics and updates. Finally we have someone based in Kollam to feed in all the updates. Thank you once again and Keep up the good work.

GUYS, ITS MY IMMENSE PLEASURE TO BE A PART OF UR FAMILY. I HAVE BEEN A FREQUENT VISITOR TO UR SITE AND NOW I HAVE DECIDED TO BE A PART OF IT.
ITS REALLY AWESOME TO SEE MANY DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES HAPPENING IN AND AROUND KERALA AND ESPECIALLY IN KOLLAM
I WILL TRY TO UPLOAD SOME PICS, BUT FIRST OF ALL I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO UPLOAD IT?? SO, IS THERE ANYONE WHO COULD TEACH ME THAT??
THANKS GUYS...

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Thanks ENTE KOLLAM for all these stunning photos of our own city

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Fabindia, K Mall

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