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Why can't they implement dividers in the entire Palace Road? They are wasting funds by spending for some mere beautifications without studying properly. PWD should give the first priority to the widening of all city roads.

Very true... But before implementing dividers in the entire Palace Road we need to widen the Palace road..

will try to get a good pic...
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Any New updates on this and isquare Mall

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Great one Vinodnt... Great Pics...

I'll be going to Thrissur Next week.. let me see wat my Cam gets...

തൃശൂര്*: ഇനി വരുന്നത്* വികസന പൂരം

വികസനത്തിന്* വളക്കൂറുള്ള മണ്ണ്*. തൃശൂരിനെ വേണമെങ്കില്* ഇങ്ങനെയും വിശേഷിപ്പിക്കാം. സമ്പന്നമായൊരു ഭൂതകാലം കൊണ്ട്* തൃശൂര്* ഇത്* തെളിയിച്ചിട്ടുമുണ്ട്*. അതുകൊണ്ടാണല്ലോ മൂന്ന്* പതിറ്റാണ്ടു മുമ്പ്* അപ്പോളോ ടയേഴ്*സ്* എന്ന സംരംഭവുമായി ഒരു സര്*ദാര്*ജി തൃശൂരിലെത്തിയത്*. പിന്നീട്* വ്യവസായ വികസനത്തില്* ജില്ലയ്*ക്ക്* തുടര്*ച്ചയില്ലാതെ പോയി. പക്ഷേ ധനകാര്യസേവനരംഗത്തും കച്ചവടരംഗത്തും ഉന്നത വിദ്യാഭ്യാസമേഖലയിലും ജില്ല അതിന്റെ പാരമ്പര്യം കാത്തുസൂക്ഷിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു. 4200 ഓളം ചിട്ടിക്കമ്പനികളാണ്* നഗരത്തിലും പരിസരപ്രദേശത്തുമായി പ്രവര്*ത്തിക്കുന്നത്*. മൂന്ന്* പ്രമുഖ ഷെഡ്യൂള്*ഡ്* ബാങ്കുകളുടെ ആസ്ഥാനവും ഇവിടെ തന്നെ. പക്ഷേ വിരലിലെണ്ണാവുന്ന ചില പദ്ധതികള്* അല്ലാതെ പതിറ്റാണ്ടുകള്*ക്കിടെ വന്* നിക്ഷേപമൊന്നും ജില്ലയില്* ഉണ്ടായില്ല. പക്ഷേ ഇപ്പോള്* മാറ്റത്തിന്റെ കാറ്റ്* വീശിത്തുടങ്ങിയിരിക്കുന്നു. അണിയറയില്* ഒരുങ്ങുന്ന പദ്ധതികള്* പൂര്*ത്തിയാകുന്നതോടെ വികസനത്തിന്റെ പൂരത്തിനാകും ജില്ല സാക്ഷ്യം വഹിക്കുക. മെഡിക്കല്* യൂണിവേഴ്*സിറ്റി, പുത്തൂരില്* വിഭാവനം ചെയ്യുന്ന ലോകോത്തര സര്*വകലാശാല, കേരളത്തിലെ ആദ്യ ബി.എസ്*.എഫ്* യൂണിറ്റ്*, പുത്തൂരിലെ രാജ്യാന്തര നിലവാരമുള്ള മൃഗശാല, ചേറ്റുവ മല്*സ്യബന്ധന തുറമുഖ പദ്ധതി, പ്രവാസി മലയാളി സംരംഭകര്* വിഭാവനം ചെയ്യുന്ന രാജ്യാന്തര നിലവാരമുള്ള ആശുപത്രി, രാജ്യത്തെ ഏറ്റവും വിപുലമായൊരു സ്*പോര്*ട്*സ്* കോംപ്ലെക്*സ്* എന്നിവയെല്ലാം അവയില്* ചിലത്* മാത്രം. ഇനിയെന്താണ്* വേണ്ടത്*? ജില്ലയുടെ സാധ്യതകളെന്ത്*? പ്രമുഖര്* പ്രതികരിക്കുകയാണിവിടെ. ഔദ്യോഗിക തിരക്കുകള്* മൂലം പല പ്രമുഖരുടെയും പ്രതികരണം ഇതില്* ചേര്*ക്കാന്* കഴിഞ്ഞിട്ടില്ല.

`സംരംഭകത്വം രക്തത്തിലലിഞ്ഞ ജനത; വികസന സാധ്യതയേറെ'

കൊച്ചൗസേപ്പ്* ചിറ്റിലപ്പിള്ളി, എം.ഡി, വി ഗാര്*ഡ്*
കേരളത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും സംരംഭകത്വശേഷിയുള്ള ജനതയാണ്* തൃശൂരിലേത്*. വാണിജ്യ, വ്യവസായ രംഗത്ത്* വ്യക്തിമുദ്ര പതിപ്പിച്ച ഒട്ടനവധി പ്രമുഖരുടെ ജന്മനാടാണ്* തൃശൂര്*.

തൃശൂരില്* നിന്ന്* പിറവിയെടുത്ത്* ദേശീയ, രാജ്യാന്തരതലത്തില്* പ്രശസ്*തിയാര്*ജ്ജിച്ച ബ്രാന്*ഡുകളും നിരവധി. പക്ഷേ, തൃശൂരിന്റെ വികസനരംഗത്ത്* വന്*തോതിലുള്ള ഒരു കുതിച്ചുചാട്ടം ഇതുവരെയുണ്ടായിട്ടില്ല. മതിയായ അടിസ്ഥാനസൗകര്യമില്ലാത്തതാണ്* ഇതിന്* കാരണം.

ഇതിനായി ആദ്യം സര്*ക്കാരിന്റെയും രാഷ്*ട്രീയ നേതൃത്വത്തിന്റെയും ചിന്താഗതിയില്* മാറ്റം വരണം. സംരംഭകത്വശേഷിയുള്ള ഒരു ജനതയ്*ക്ക്* വികസനത്തിന്റെ കാര്യത്തില്* വ്യക്തമായ കാഴ്*ചപ്പാടുണ്ടാകും. അതുകൊണ്ടു തന്നെ സ്വകാര്യ, പൊതുമേഖലാപങ്കാളിത്തത്തോടെ പദ്ധതികള്* ആവിഷ്*കരിച്ചാല്* അതുമായി സഹകരിക്കാന്* ഏറെപ്പേര്* മുന്നോട്ടുവരികയും ചെയ്യും.

എറണാകുളത്തിന്റെ ഇരട്ടനഗരമായി തൃശൂര്* വളരേണ്ടിയിരിക്കുന്നു. എറണാകുളവും തൃശൂരും തമ്മില്* ഒരു ലയനമാണ്* ഇനി വേണ്ടത്*. ഇതിനായി മതിയായ റോഡ്* സൗകര്യം അടക്കമുള്ള കാര്യങ്ങള്* വരണം. സ്വകാര്യ, പൊതുമേഖലാ പങ്കാളിത്തത്തോടെ ഈ പദ്ധതികള്* നടപ്പാക്കാന്* സാധിക്കും. അതോടെ തൃശൂരിന്റെ മുഖഛായ തന്നെ മാറും.

നയാഗ്ര വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടം പോലെ നൈസര്*ഗിക സൗന്ദര്യമുള്ള വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടമാണ്* അതിരപ്പിള്ളിയിലേത്*. വ്യക്തമായ ആസൂത്രണത്തോടെ പദ്ധതികള്* ആവിഷ്*കരിച്ചാല്* വികസനത്തിന്റെ പൂരത്തിനാകും തൃശൂര്* ജില്ല ഇനി സാക്ഷ്യം വഹിക്കുക. പക്ഷേ ഇതിനെല്ലാം ആദ്യം വേണ്ടത്* അടിസ്ഥാനസൗകര്യ വികസനമാണ്*. ചരിത്രത്തിലെ തന്നെ ആദ്യ ആസൂത്രിത നഗരങ്ങളിലൊന്നായ തൃശൂരില്* കാലോചിത പരിഷ്*കാരങ്ങള്* വരുത്താനുള്ള ആര്*ജ്ജവമാണ്* അധികാരികള്* കാണിക്കേണ്ടത്*.


`അടിസ്ഥാനസൗകര്യ മേഖലയിലെ പരാധീനതകള്* പരിഹരിച്ചു'
പ്രൊഫ. ആര്* ബിന്ദു, മേയര്*, തൃശൂര്* കോര്*പ്പറേഷന്*
നാല്* വര്*ഷത്തെ ഭരണത്തിനിടെ കോര്*പ്പറേഷന്* ഒട്ടനവധി കാര്യങ്ങള്* നഗരത്തില്* ചെയ്*തിട്ടുണ്ട്*. കേരള സുസ്ഥിര നഗരവികസന പദ്ധതിയില്* ഉള്*പ്പെടുത്തി അടിസ്ഥാന സൗകര്യ വികസനമേഖലയില്* നിരവധി പദ്ധതികള്* നടപ്പാക്കി. സ്വരാജ്* റൗണ്ടും അതിനോട്* അനുബന്ധിച്ച ഒന്*പത്* റോഡുകളും ദേശീയ നിലവാരത്തിലെത്തിക്കാന്* പര്യാപ്*തമായ വിധത്തിലുള്ള ടാറിംഗ്* ജോലികള്* പുരോഗമിക്കുകയാണ്*. ഇവിടുത്തെ കാനകളും പുതുക്കി പണിയുന്നുണ്ട്*.

തൃശൂര്* സാംസ്*കാരിക നഗരിയാണ്*. അതുപോലെ എഡ്യൂക്കേഷന്* ഹബ്ബും. കാര്*ഷിക നഗരവും വാണിജ്യ പ്രാധാന്യമുള്ള പട്ടണവുമാണ്*. ഇവയെല്ലാം സന്തുലിതമാക്കി നിലനിര്*ത്തിക്കൊണ്ടുള്ള വികസന നയമാണ്* കോര്*പ്പറേഷന്* പിന്തുടരുന്നത്*. പുഴയ്*ക്കലില്* വരുന്ന കിന്*ഫ്ര പാര്*ക്കും പറവട്ടാനിയില്* മാര്*ച്ചില്* പ്രവര്*ത്തനസജ്ജമാകുന്ന സോഫ്*റ്റ്*വെയര്* ടെക്*നോളജി പാര്*ക്കും നഗരത്തിന്റെ വികസനത്തിന്* കുതിപ്പേകും.

പീച്ചിയില്* നിന്ന്* കുടിവെള്ളം കൊണ്ടുവരുന്ന പൈപ്പ്* മാറ്റി സ്ഥാപിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള ജോലികളും പുരോഗമിക്കുകയാണ്*. 30 ഓളം പ്രാദേശിക കുടിവെള്ള പദ്ധതികളും ഇതിനകം നടപ്പാക്കിയിട്ടുണ്ട്*.

നാല്* വര്*ഷത്തിനിടെ ഒട്ടനവധി സംരംഭകത്വ ശില്*പ്പശാലകള്* കോര്*പ്പറേഷന്* നടത്തിയിട്ടുണ്ട്*. സമൂഹത്തിലെ താഴെത്തട്ടിലുള്ള സ്*ത്രീകളെ ശാക്തീകരിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള നിരവധി നടപടികളും സ്വീകരിച്ചു. ഇതിന്റെയെല്ലാം ഫലമായി ഇലക്*ട്രോണിക്* ചോക്ക്* നിര്*മാണം, വനിതാ ഹോട്ടല്* എന്നിങ്ങനെ ചെറുകിട സംരംഭങ്ങള്* ഉടലെടുത്തിട്ടുണ്ട്*. പാവപ്പെട്ടവരുടെ ക്ഷേമത്തിന്* മുന്*തൂക്കം നല്*കുന്ന പദ്ധതികളാണ്* കോര്*പ്പറേഷന്* നടപ്പാക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നത്*. നിരാലംബരെ പുനരധിവസിപ്പിക്കാന്* ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചുള്ള `ആശ്രയ' പദ്ധതിയെല്ലാം അതില്* ഉള്*പ്പെടുന്നു.

വൈദ്യുതി കുടിശിഖ അടച്ചുതീര്*ത്ത്* കൂടുതല്* വൈദ്യുതി അലോക്കേഷന്* നേടിയെടുക്കാനും കോര്*പ്പറേഷന്* സാധിച്ചു. 110 കെ.വി സബ്*സ്റ്റേഷന്* വെറും ഒന്*പതുമാസം കൊണ്ട്* നിര്*മിച്ചു. 33 കെ.വി സബ്*സ്റ്റേഷന്റെ നിര്*മാണം പുരോഗമിക്കുന്നു.

ശക്തന്* നഗര്* സമഗ്രവികസനപദ്ധതി അംഗീകരിക്കപ്പെട്ടിട്ടുണ്ട്*. നഗരത്തിന്റെ മുഖഛായ മാറ്റാനുതകുന്ന വന്* പദ്ധതിയാകും ഇത്*. നഗരത്തിന്റെ മാസ്റ്റര്* പ്ലാന്* കാലഹരണപ്പെട്ടതാണെന്നതാണ്* ചിലരുടെ വാദം. കേരളത്തില്* ഏത്* നഗരത്തിലാണ്* പുതിയ മാസ്റ്റര്* പ്ലാന്* നിലവിലുള്ളത്*? മാസ്റ്റര്* പ്ലാന്* തയ്യാറാക്കേണ്ടത്* ചീഫ്* ടൗണ്* പ്ലാനറാണ്*. അതിന്* നിരവധി സര്*വേ ജോലികള്* പൂര്*ത്തിയാക്കേണ്ടതുണ്ട്*. നഗരത്തിലെ കൃഷിഭൂമി നികത്താന്* അനുവദിക്കാത്തതുകൊണ്ടാണ്* ഈ പരാതി തൃശൂരില്* ഇത്രമാത്രം ഉയരുന്നത്*.

`ശൈലി മാറ്റൂ, പദ്ധതികള്* വരും'
റ്റി.എ സുന്ദര്* മേനോന്*, സി.എം.ഡി, സണ്* ഗ്രൂപ്പ്* ഇന്റര്*നാഷണല്*
വികസനകാര്യത്തില്* തൃശൂരും കേരളവും ഇന്നും ഏറെ പിന്നിലാണ്*. വാഹനങ്ങളുടെ പെരുപ്പം അനുനിമിഷം കൂടികൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നു. പക്ഷേ മതിയായ റോഡ്* സൗകര്യം ഇപ്പോഴുമില്ല. ഇനി അതെല്ലാം എന്ന്* വരുമെന്ന കാര്യത്തില്* വ്യക്തതയുമില്ല.

ജന്മനാട്ടില്* നിക്ഷേപം നടത്താന്* പ്രവാസി മലയാളികള്* തയ്യാറാണ്*. നാട്ടിലുള്ളവര്*ക്ക്* തൊഴില്* വേണം, നാട്* വികസിക്കണമെന്നെല്ലാം ഏവരും തീവ്രമായി ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നുമുണ്ട്*. പക്ഷേ ഇവരുടെ നിക്ഷേപം ആകര്*ഷിക്കാന്* തക്ക സംവിധാനം ഇവിടെയില്ല. ഇവിടെ ഒരു അനുമതി ലഭിക്കാന്* എത്രകാലം കാത്തുനില്*ക്കണം? ആറുമാസം മുതല്* ഒരു വര്*ഷം വരെ അനുമതികള്*ക്കായി കാത്തുനില്*ക്കേണ്ട സാഹചര്യം ഇന്നും ഇവിടെയുണ്ട്*. അതെല്ലാം മാറിയേ മതിയാകൂ.

അടിസ്ഥാനസൗകര്യങ്ങള്* മെച്ചപ്പെടുത്തുകയും സംരംഭകര്*ക്ക്* എത്രയും വേഗത്തില്* സേവനം ലഭ്യമാക്കുകയും ചെയ്*താല്* തൃശൂരിലേക്കും കേരളത്തിലേക്കും പ്രവാസി മലയാളികളുടെ നിക്ഷേപം പ്രവഹിക്കും.

`വികസനം, ജില്ലയുടെ എല്ലാ ഭാഗത്തും എല്ലാ മേഖലകളിലും'
ഡോ.വി.എ ജോസഫ്*, സി.എം.ഡി, സൗത്ത്* ഇന്ത്യന്* ബാങ്ക്*
തൃശൂര്* ജില്ലാസ്ഥാനം ഏതാണ്ട്* ജില്ലയുടെ മധ്യത്തിലാണ്*. ഇതുകൊണ്ട്* ജില്ലയ്*ക്ക്* ഏറെ മെച്ചമുണ്ട്*. ജില്ലയുടെ എല്ലാ ഭാഗങ്ങളെയും സ്*പര്*ശിച്ചുകൊണ്ടുള്ള വികസനത്തെ കുറിച്ചുള്ള ആസൂത്രിതമായൊരു കാഴ്*ചപ്പാടാണ്* ഇനി വേണ്ടത്*.
ജില്ലയുടെ ഭാവി വികസനത്തിന്* ഉതകുന്ന ചില പദ്ധതികള്* ഇവയാണ്*.
1. ജൂവല്* ടൗണ്*: ജൂവല്*റി നിര്*മാണത്തിനുവേണ്ടി കേന്ദ്രീകൃത ഡിസൈന്* സെന്ററും ആധുനിക ടെസ്റ്റിംഗ്* സെന്ററും ഹാള്*മാര്*ക്കിംഗ്* സൗകര്യവുമെല്ലാമുള്ള കേന്ദ്രമാകണം ഇത്*.
2. ഫര്*ണിച്ചര്* പാര്*ക്ക്*: സ്റ്റീല്*, അലൂമിനിയം ഫര്*ണിച്ചര്* നിര്*മാണത്തിനായി നാഷണല്* ഇന്*സ്റ്റിറ്റിയൂട്ട്* ഓഫ്* ഡിസൈന്* പോലുള്ള കേന്ദ്രങ്ങളുമായി പങ്കാളിത്തത്തിലേര്*പ്പെട്ടുകൊണ്ടുള്ള സംരംഭം.
4. നൂല്* നിര്*മാണം, നെയ്*ത്*, തുന്നല്* എന്നിവയെല്ലാം അടങ്ങിയ ടെക്*സ്റ്റൈല്* പാര്*ക്ക്* സ്ഥാപിക്കാം.
5. കുന്ദംകുളം കേന്ദ്രീകരിച്ച്* ബുക്ക്* ബൈന്*ഡിംഗ്* യൂണിറ്റും ഇതര മിനി ഇന്*ഡസ്*ട്രിയല്* എസ്റ്റേറ്റും സ്ഥാപിക്കാം.
5. പാലക്കാട്* ബൈപ്പാസിനോട്* ചേര്*ന്ന്* നോളജ്* പാര്*ക്ക്* സ്ഥാപിക്കാം
6. രാജ്യത്തെ ഏറ്റവും മനോഹരമായ വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടങ്ങളുള്ള ജില്ലയാണ്* തൃശൂര്*. അതിരപ്പിള്ളി, വാഴച്ചാല്*, ഷോളയാര്* പ്രദേശങ്ങള്* പ്രമുഖ ടൂറിസം കേന്ദ്രമാക്കി വളര്*ത്താന്* പറ്റും. ജില്ലയിലെത്തുന്ന വിനോദസഞ്ചാരികളെ സാധിക്കുമെങ്കില്* രണ്ട്* ദിവസം പിടിച്ചുനിര്*ത്താന്* ഉതകുന്ന പാക്കേജുകള്* ആവിഷ്*കരിക്കാം.
എന്റര്*ടെയ്*മെന്റ്* മേഖലയ്*ക്ക്* ഊന്നല്* നല്*കികൊണ്ടുള്ള പദ്ധതിക്കും ഇവിടെ സാധ്യതയുണ്ട്*. മെഡിക്കല്* ടൂറിസം, ഫിഷിംഗ്* ഹാര്*ബര്* എന്നിവയ്*ക്കെല്ലാം ജില്ലയില്* സാധ്യതയുണ്ട്*. ഇതെല്ലാം വിശദമായ ചര്*ച്ച ചെയ്*ത്* അതില്* നിന്ന്* ഉരുത്തിരിയുന്ന നിര്*ദേശങ്ങള്* കൂടി ഉള്*പ്പെടുത്തി പദ്ധതികള്* ആവിഷ്*കരിച്ച്* സമയബന്ധിതമായി നടപ്പാക്കിയാല്* തൃശൂര്* വികസനപാതയില്* തീര്*ച്ചയായും കുതിക്കും.

`നിക്ഷേപകര്*ക്ക്* ഇവിടം സ്വര്*ണഖനിയാക്കാം'
വി.പി ഈശ്വര്*ദാസ്*, എം.ഡി, കാത്തലിക്* സിറിയന്* ബാങ്ക്*
ജില്ല ഇതുവരെ വേണ്ടവിധത്തില്* ചൂഷണം ചെയ്യാത്ത മേഖലയാണ്* ടൂറിസം. അതിരപ്പിള്ളി വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടത്തിന്* ഇപ്പോഴും അതിന്* അര്*ഹമായ പ്രാധാന്യം നേടിയെടുക്കാന്* സാധിച്ചിട്ടില്ല. ജില്ലയുടെ തനതായ ആയുര്*വേദ ചികില്*സാകേന്ദ്രങ്ങളെയും ടൂറിസത്തെയും തമ്മില്* ബന്ധിപ്പിച്ചുകൊണ്ട്* പ്രത്യേക പാക്കേജുകള്* തയ്യാറാക്കിയാല്* വിദേശ സഞ്ചാരികള്* ഇവിടേക്കെത്തും. നെടുമ്പാശേരി വിമാനത്താവളത്തിന്റെയും അതിവേഗം വളര്*ന്നുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്ന കോയമ്പത്തൂര്* നഗരത്തിന്റെയും സാമീപ്യം ഐ.റ്റി മേഖലയില്* തൃശൂരിന്റെ കുതിപ്പിന്* ഊര്*ജ്ജം പകരും.
വിദേശ വിപണി ലക്ഷ്യമിട്ടുള്ള ഫ്*ളോറികള്*ച്ചര്* മേഖലയ്*ക്കും ജില്ലയില്* മികച്ച സാധ്യതയുണ്ട്*. നിരവധി പ്രവാസി ബിസിനസുകാരുടെ ജന്മനാട്* കൂടിയാണ്* തൃശൂര്*. ജില്ലയിലെ ടൂറിസം, ഐ.റ്റി പാര്*ക്കുകള്* എന്നീ രംഗങ്ങളില്* നിക്ഷേപം നടത്താന്* ഇവര്* മുന്നോട്ട്* വന്നാല്* മികച്ച നേട്ടം കൈവരിക്കാനാകും. ഈ മേഖലകള്* പുരോഗമിക്കുന്നതിനോടൊപ്പം ഗതാഗതം, വാര്*ത്താവിനിമയം, വിദ്യാഭ്യാസം, റിയല്* എസ്റ്റേറ്റ്* എന്നീ രംഗങ്ങളിലും വന്* വളര്*ച്ചാ സാധ്യതയുണ്ട്*. ഇതെല്ലാം ജില്ലയിലെ വാണിജ്യ മേഖലയ്*ക്കും കരുത്തേകും. ഒപ്പം എറണാകുളത്തിന്റെ ഇരട്ട നഗരമെന്ന പദവിയിലേക്ക്* ജില്ല സ്വാഭാവികമായും ഉയര്*ത്തപ്പെടുകയും ചെയ്യും.

`മിനി എയര്*പോര്*ട്ട്* സ്ഥാപിക്കണം'
വി.പി. നന്ദകുമാര്*, ചെയര്*മാന്*, മണപ്പുറം ഗ്രൂപ്പ്*
വിഭിന്നവും വ്യത്യസ്*തവുമായ ഒട്ടനവധി മേഖലകളില്* അപാരമായ വികസനസാധ്യതയുള്ള ജില്ലയാണ്* തൃശൂര്*. ആയുര്*വേദ ചികില്*സയില്* ദേശാതിര്*ത്തികള്* കടന്ന്* പ്രശസ്*തിയാര്*ജ്ജിച്ച നിരവധി സ്ഥാപനങ്ങള്* തൃശൂരിലുണ്ട്*. പേരുകേട്ട നിരവധി അലോപ്പതി ചികില്*സാ കേന്ദ്രങ്ങളും തൃശൂരിന്* സ്വന്തം. മൂന്ന്* മെഡിക്കല്* കോളെജുകളാണ്* നഗരത്തിലും പരിസരപ്രദേശങ്ങളിലുമായുള്ളത്*. ഇതെല്ലാം സമന്വയിപ്പിച്ചുകൊണ്ട്* മെഡിക്കല്* ടൂറിസത്തിന്* ജില്ലയില്* സാധ്യതയേറെയുണ്ട്*. നിര്*ദിഷ്*ട മെഡിക്കല്* സര്*വകലാശാല നഗരത്തെ മെഡിക്കല്* സിറ്റിയെന്ന തലത്തിലേക്ക്* ഉയര്*ത്തും. ഇതിനു പുറമേ എഡ്യുക്കേഷണല്* ഹബ്ബെന്ന നിലയ്*ക്കും ജില്ല ഇതിനകം പ്രശസ്*തിയാര്*ജ്ജിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്*.

ജില്ലയുടെ ടൂറിസം സാധ്യതകള്* ഇതുവരെ പൂര്*ണതോതില്* മുതലെടുത്തിട്ടില്ല. അതുകൊണ്ടു തന്നെ വിശാലമായ സാധ്യതയാണ്*

ഈ മേഖലയിലുള്ളത്*. അടിസ്ഥാനസൗകര്യങ്ങള്* ഏര്*പ്പെടുത്തുന്ന വേളയില്* മലപ്പുറം ജില്ലയോട്* ചേര്*ന്നുള്ള പ്രദേശത്ത്* ഒരു മിനി എയര്*പോര്*ട്ട്* സ്ഥാപിക്കുന്നത്* നന്നാകും. വികസനത്തിന്* എയര്*പോര്*ട്ട്* വേണമോയെന്ന സംശയമുണ്ടാകാം. പക്ഷേ അത്തരമൊന്നു
ണ്ടെങ്കില്* വികസനത്തിന്* ആക്കം കൂടുമെന്ന കാര്യത്തില്* തര്*ക്കമില്ല.

^^
Any New updates on this and isquare Mall

the u/c building is St. Mary's College (http://stmaryscollegethrissur.org/) Hostel

^^


the u/c building is St. Mary's College (http://stmaryscollegethrissur.org/) Hostel

AS EXPECTED EARLIER :d

I think We need a very gud TOWN architech as we had for Cochin or TVM....

Thrissur Badly needs a change...

Chungath jewellery In MG road

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/6200/dsc00138be.jpg

Sylcon, St thomas Road


http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/9966/dsc00148b.jpg

Chiriyankandath Jewellers, Palace Road


http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/8482/dsc00149je.jpg

Joy Alukkas New Jewellery Showroom,

Palace Road

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/2506/dsc00150bu.jpg

I-Square Shopping MALL

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5112/dsc00151sh.jpg

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/121/dsc00153pf.jpg

Great work Vinod.....

the pics are good and shows that our city is slowly progressing.
The way it looks..i-square mall will take another year..
anyhow..something is happening.

Another imp work going on is the beautification of the park opposite to paramekkavu temple.
The project is funded by Padmasree Menon..An amount of 25 lakhs have been set apart for the project and the work started off 2 days before.

Thanks Prakash,

I'm Sure our City will grow really BIG...

But the only point is Corporation also needs to grow the infrastructure to a City Level.. and that two it should be Unique from other Kerala cities...

Corporation criticised

Thrissur: Writer Sukumar Azhikode has criticised the alleged ineptitude of Thrissur Corporation in finding a lasting solution to the Lalur Issue. Addressing the relay satyagraha organised by the Lalur Malineekarana Virudha Samara Samithy, on Tuesday he said the unresolved problems of Lalur revealed the inefficiency of Corporation authorities. Writer Sara Joseph observed a fast on Tuesday along with women and children of Lalur.

Hi everyone,
The latest issue of Dhanam is on stands. The development of Trichur is the main subject.

Thanks Prakash,

I'm Sure our City will grow really BIG...

But the only point is Corporation also needs to grow the infrastructure to a City Level.. and that two it should be Unique from other Kerala cities...


Ya You are right....

The cooperation needs to take steps to develop thrissur to a city level.
Hope this New Year will bring those changes to our cute small town..

Some new developments are going on here and there..
The pavements and footpaths are under constriction in the Nort Bus stand..outside vadkke chirra.. once completed it would be a nice place to sit and relax in the evenings.

Hopefully in 2010 more and more new projects would come up in Thrissur..
and the most important of them all would be the restructuring of our Swaraj Round.... Hopefully the cooperation would take a good decision keeping in mind the long lasting of the roads.....

happy new year to all the forum members... :)

Hi all my friends in the Thrissur forum,

First of all a big thank you to all of you for keeping this forum alive and active with interesting news, views and suggestions. I have been watching from the sidelines with a lot of interest, enjoyment, hopes and expectations. Being so far away from the actual scene, this is all I could do. By way of actual contributions, there was nothing from my side but rest assured I am an enthusiastic avid reader of this forum and a great lover and well- wisher of Thrissur, my home town. Not a single day passes without my peeping into this forum.

But for your timely contributions, I would not have known what is happening there, mostly for the good of the City in particular and the district in general. There are however disquieting news also such as the garbage disposal, lack of vision in the City administration etc. Hopefully in spite of these, the City will move forward and attract investors businessmen and peace - loving and culture loving people and do justice to its title as the cultural capital of Kerala.

I take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy and prosperous 2010:cheers: and hope there will be a lot of exciting news/projects to report in 2010.

Ravi Menonhttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/nuts2.gif

Hi everyone,
The latest issue of Dhanam is on stands. The development of Trichur is the main subject.

Can anyone get this...

I'm not in Kerala

Kerala State Film Development Corporation is going to start theaters in 11 district head quarters. New Theaters will be established in Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Kottayam, Malappuram, Kannur, Kasargod, Wayanad, Thrissur and Ernakulam and a place in Kozhikode district.

Good Thing !!!!!!!

Can anyone get this...

I'm not in Kerala

Vinod...

i checked d e- magazine of dhanam...
its d same post in malayalam posted few days before...

nothing new...
dont know whether there is anything else in the magazine....will have to get d copy...

And is it sure that the building near Paramekkavu in Palace road is St. Mary's Hostel, because nothing was updated in their website...

and the structure seems to be a bigger one.. very big for a college hostel.
i still doubt, its something else. will try to find that at as well.. :)

Vinod...

i checked d e- magazine of dhanam...
its d same post in malayalam posted few days before...

nothing new...
dont know whether there is anything else in the magazine....will have to get d copy...

And is it sure that the building near Paramekkavu in Palace road is St. Mary's Hostel, because nothing was updated in their website...

and the structure seems to be a bigger one.. very big for a college hostel.
i still doubt, its something else. will try to find that at as well.. :)

No, It looks more like a school/College structure... even if it's not the Hostel..
It should be something related to St Mary's convert..

I had a closer look last time and hence did not shoot any images...

Jewellery showroom opened

Thrissur: The Chiriyankandathu Group has opened a new showroom for designer jewellery, Chiriyankandathu Jewel Palace, on Palace Road here. Cine actor Prithviraj inaugurated the showroom recently, according to a press release.—Staff Reporter

രാജ്യത്തെ ഏറ്റവും വലിയ കളിമണ്* പ്ലാന്*റ് തൃശൂരില്*

തൃശൂര്*
രാജ്യത്തെ ഏറ്റവും വലിയ യന്ത്രവത്കൃത കളിമണ്* പ്ലാന്*റ് തൃശൂരില്* ആരംഭിക്കുന്നു. ഏറ്റവും ഉന്നത സാങ്കേതിക വിദ്യ ഉപയോഗിച്ചാണ് പ്ലാന്*റ് പ്രവര്*ത്തനം ആരംഭിക്കുന്നത്. തൃശൂരിനടുത്ത് മുണ്ടൂര്* വെളേക്കോടാണ് പ്ലാന്*റ്. 33 ഓട് വ്യവസായികളുടെ സംയുക്ത സംരംഭമായി ഏഴു കോടി മുതല്* മുടക്കിലാണു പ്ലാന്*റ് തുടങ്ങുന്നത്.
കേന്ദ്രസര്*ക്കാര്* 50 ശതമാനവും സംസ്ഥാന സര്*ക്കാര്* 20 ശതമാനവും മൂലധന നിക്ഷേപമാണു കമ്പനിക്കു ലഭിച്ചിട്ടുള്ളത്. മേല്*ത്തരം കളിമണ്ണ് 50 ശതമാനം മാത്രം ഉപയോഗിച്ചു ലോകോത്തര നിലവാരമുള്ള ഓട് ഉത്പന്നങ്ങളാണു കമ്പനി നിര്*മിക്കുക. മേല്*മണ്ണ്, പൊട്ടിയ ഓട് തുടങ്ങിയ ഉപയോഗിച്ചു നിര്*മിക്കുന്ന അസംസ്കൃത മിശ്രിതമാണ് ഓട് ഉത്പന്നങ്ങള്*ക്കായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നത്.
കളിമണ്ണ് ലഭ്യത കുറഞ്ഞ സാഹചര്യത്തില്* പുതിയ പ്ലാന്*റ് വരുന്നതോടെ 30,000 ആളുകളില്* അധികം പേര്* ജോലി ചെയ്യുന്ന ഓടു വ്യവസായത്തെ രക്ഷിക്കാന്* വഴിയൊരുക്കുമെന്നാണു പ്രതീക്ഷ. കളിമണ്ണ് എടുത്ത സ്ഥലത്ത് മേല്* മണ്ണിട്ടു നികത്തി കൃഷി പുനരാരംഭിക്കുന്ന പദ്ധതിയും നടപ്പാക്കാന്* കമ്പനി ആലോചിക്കുന്നുണ്ടെന്ന് മാനെജിങ് ഡയറക്റ്റര്* കെ.കെ. അബ്ദുല്* ജലീല്*.
കോക്കൂര്* പാടത്തു നിന്നും കഴിഞ്ഞ വര്*ഷം ജിയോളജി വകുപ്പിന്*റെ അനുമതിയോടെ കളിമണ്ണെടുക്കുകയും ആ സ്ഥലമെല്ലാം മേല്*മണ്ണിട്ടു നിറച്ചു കൃഷി ഓഫിസര്*മാരുടെ മേല്*നോട്ടത്തില്* നെല്ലും താമരയും വിജയകരമായി കൃഷി ചെയ്തിരുന്നുവെന്നും അദ്ദേഹം. വ്യവസായവും കൃഷിയും സംയോജിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ആദ്യത്തെ സംരംഭമായി ഇതു മാറുമെന്നും എംഡി പറഞ്ഞു. മണ്ണിന്*റെ ഗുണനിലവാരം പരിശോധിക്കാന്* കഴിയുന്ന ലബോറട്ടറിയും പ്ലാന്*റില്* സ്ഥാപിക്കുന്നുണ്ട്. ഇതുവഴി ഗുണനിലവാരമുള്ള ഓട് ഉത്പന്നങ്ങള്* നിര്*മിക്കാന്* സാധിക്കുമെന്നും അദ്ദേഹം.
പ്ലാന്*റിന്*റെ ഉദ്ഘാടനം 11-ന് രാവിലെ 10.30-ന് കേന്ദ്രമന്ത്രി ദിന്*ഷ പട്ടേല്* നിര്*വഹിക്കും. ചടങ്ങില്* ബാബു. എം. പാലിശേരി എംഎല്*എ അധ്യക്ഷത വഹിക്കും. മന്ത്രിമാരായ എളമരം കരീം, കെ.പി. രാജേന്ദ്രന്*, എംപിമാരായ പി.സി. ചാക്കോ, പി.കെ. ബിജു, എംഎല്*എമാരായ തേറമ്പില്* രാമകൃഷ്ണന്*, എ.സി. മൊയ്തീന്*, രാജാജി മാത്യു തോമസ്, പ്രൊഫ. സി. രവീന്ദ്രനാഥ്, ടി.എന്*. പ്രതാപന്* എന്നിവര്* പങ്കെടുക്കും.

I don't know from where these people have taken these snaps. I got these from a website. But, these pics give an outlook of a big city.

I think, this is taken from Vilangan Kunnu. Rght?

http://i45.tinypic.com/28cms8x.jpg

But, what about this? A superb top view of our Thrissur !!!!!!!

http://i46.tinypic.com/nwhvr7.jpg

I don't know from where these people have taken these snaps. I got these from a website. But, these pics give an outlook of a big city.

I think, this is taken from Vilangan Kunnu. Rght?

http://i45.tinypic.com/28cms8x.jpg

But, what about this? A superb top view of our Thrissur !!!!!!!

http://i46.tinypic.com/nwhvr7.jpg

Looks like City has too many tall ones..... But... I don't like to see too tall building.. but.. other infrastructure should look neat and beautiful

I don't know from where these people have taken these snaps. I got these from a website. But, these pics give an outlook of a big city.

I think, this is taken from Vilangan Kunnu. Rght?

http://i45.tinypic.com/28cms8x.jpg

But, what about this? A superb top view of our Thrissur !!!!!!!

http://i46.tinypic.com/nwhvr7.jpg

Its frm Vilangan kunnu.. no doubt....
gud pics.... great view...
its a gud place but needs more facilities like a comfort station..cafeteria n all....

I don't know from where these people have taken these snaps. I got these from a website. But, these pics give an outlook of a big city.

I think, this is taken from Vilangan Kunnu. Rght?

http://i45.tinypic.com/28cms8x.jpg

But, what about this? A superb top view of our Thrissur !!!!!!!

http://i46.tinypic.com/nwhvr7.jpg

Thats' beautiful. Yes, It has to be from Vilangan hills. I've seen many pics of Trichur city taken from Vilanagan hills including this one. But I wanted one of you Trichur forumers to post them here.:)

Thats' beautiful. Yes, It has to be from Vilangan hills. I've seen many pics of Trichur city taken from Vilanagan hills including this one. But I wanted one of you Trichur forumers to post them here.:).

But it seems that the photo took from North-eastern direction than west-north side. Vilangan kunnu is on the way to Kunnamkulam. In the photo, new Tower of the Puthan palli is first not the old two towers!! :ohno:

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But it seems that the photo took from North-eastern direction than west-north side. Vilangan kunnu is on the way to Kunnamkulam. In the photo, new Tower of the Puthan palli is first not the old two towers!! :ohno:

Or I could be wrong.Or can it be from Some hill near Mannuthy? Vilanagan hill can be seen from train on the way to Shoranur am I right?

http://i46.tinypic.com/23kawxd.gif

builder (http://www.parklandbuilders.com/)

Its a nice view of Thrissur

Forest academy soon

Thrissur: Forest Minister Benoy Viswom has said that the proposed Kerala Forest Academy and the public-sector sandalwood factory will begin functioning soon.

He was addressing a meeting to inaugurate the 22nd State Forest Sports Meet at the Corporation Stadium here on Sunday. “The Forest Academy will start functioning either towards the end of the current financial year or at the beginning of the next. The sandalwood factory too will be set up without further delay,” he said. He claimed there was a reduction in the number of forest crime cases in the State. “The rate of illegal felling of sandalwood trees has come down from eight a day to 0.14 a day. The government has effectively checked the ‘forest mafia’.


I think.. this habbit of increasing number of academy is of no purpose but spending money.....

Inspite of having a horticultural university.. our Thrissur Round, island and park.. does not look out standing.. but look worse when compared to other cities....

http://i46.tinypic.com/nwhvr7.jpg

Nice & beutiful, some body post this in 'India Banners Thread'

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=507099&page=59

News from Mathrubhumi

http://i49.tinypic.com/kef8yg.jpg

Let Kovilakathumpaadam become a busy spot like S.T Nagar

News from Mathrubhumi

http://i49.tinypic.com/kef8yg.jpg

Let Kovilakathumpaadam become a busy spot like S.T Nagar

Where is it ?

Small industries sector likely to get boost from government

Thrissur: Union Minister of State for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Dinsha J. Patel has said the Union Government will soon initiate action on the report of a task force constituted under the directive of the Prime Minister to study problems faced by small-scale industries.

He was addressing a meeting to inaugurate a Common Facility Centre for Clay Processing and Testing set up by Terra Tiles Consortium Limited at Mundur, near here, on Monday.

“About six crore people are employed in 2.60 crore enterprises in the small industries sector. The sector accounts for 80 to 90 per cent of work force in the country, 45 per cent of production and 35 per cent of exports. The 11th Plan targets financial assistance of Rs. 4,735 crore for this sector that will lead to generation of 37 lakh jobs,” he said.He noted that assistance of 150 million dollars from the Asian Development Bank would contribute to extensive growth of the khadi sector.

He said that the Union Government had approved under the Micro and Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP) proposals for setting up 12 Common Facility Centres in Kerala.Of these, the CFC at Mundur is the third to begin operation, the others being those for Rubber Industries Cluster at Changanaserry and Plastic Industries Cluster at Perumbavoor.

He stressed the need for quality control measures and state-of-the-art clay processing facilities for the 50-odd registered clay-based tile industry units.

The Union Government has launched two cluster development projects, Micro and Small Industries Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP) and Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) to make medium and small enterprises more competitive.

“Under MSE-CDP, the Union Government has supported 441 clusters. The limit for the cost of setting up Common Facility Centres is proposed to be raised from Rs. 10 to Rs. 15 crore each,” he said.

P. C. Chacko, MP, Therambil Ramakrishnan, C. Ravindranath, T. N. Prathapan, Babu M. Palissery, Thomas Unniyadan, MLAs, and T. O. Sooraj, Director of Industries and Commerce, were present.

Nice & beutiful, some body post this in 'India Banners Thread'

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=507099&page=59

That is great to show a citites development, nice view.
But for a banner it lacks colour.clarity and life.! it would be a very dull banner.
so as posting this pic will downsize thrissur's image.
just check here (http://xl.skyscrapercity.com/?page=banner&do=flop15) if you are thinking from a resident of Islamabad, what is wrong with this banner?? but it made all worse to the city.

By my openion images posted yet in all Kerala city scape thread are nice to watch and discuss the development. but for a banner, we still need something artistic.

That is great to show a citites development, nice view.
But for a banner it lacks colour.clarity and life.! it would be a very dull banner.
so as posting this pic will downsize thrissur's image.
just check here (http://xl.skyscrapercity.com/?page=banner&do=flop15) if you are thinking from a resident of Islamabad, what is wrong with this banner?? but it made all worse to the city.

By my openion images posted yet in all Kerala city scape thread are nice to watch and discuss the development. but for a banner, we still need something artistic.

Let me make one

Where is it ?

As far as my knowledge goes, Kolothumpaadam is the area next to Aswini Hospital, right? Thrissur Co-operative Bank is headquartered there. I'm not sure. If anyone has clear idea, please share it.

^^
Exactly correct. Both side of the road from Aswini Circle to Shornur Road include this area... Sitaram Motos, Kovilakam Bar/Hotel, new BSNL Thrissur Administrative Office Building, District Cooperative bank HQ etc are located here. some new buildings are also coming in this stretch.

^^
Exactly correct. Both side of the road from Aswini Circle to Shornur Road include this area... Sitaram Motos, Kovilakam Bar/Hotel, new BSNL Thrissur Administrative Office Building, District Cooperative bank HQ etc are located here. some new buildings are also coming in this stretch.


Now is this place also going to be dumped with waste???
whats the development.... someone pls clarify....:ohno:

Now is this place also going to be dumped with waste???
whats the development.... someone pls clarify....:ohno:

As per the above post the Place is on the both sides of TUDA road.

Yes, It's a really Promising Area but Government should take care before giving sanctions for buidlings.. They should only give sanction of large buildings and it should also be commercial ones.. I hope this is the only way we can develop a New Commerical road of an developing City....

If i had the rights, i will certainly four lane the road going in front of Kovilakam and will connect it to Viyyur Road Which will provide More Development to the Road. It will also bring Viyyur closer to our City.

See the Impact of the decision to dump the Kolothumpadam area with the waste sand from Lalur

http://i49.tinypic.com/nlctiu.jpg

The S.T Nagar area was developed by dumping by the same manner. Why these people are coming against development?

See the Impact of the decision to dump the Kolothumpadam area with the waste sand from Lalur

http://i49.tinypic.com/nlctiu.jpg

The S.T Nagar area was developed by dumping by the same manner. Why these people are coming against development?

This is more of politics...The whole of ST nagar was not developed by putting this waste but only a portion of it where still building structures have not come...

U never know how gud it will be while pulling waste materials into the city limits...

Lets see....

This pic was taken from Vilangan Hills. The building seen is Amala Hospital, right?

http://i49.tinypic.com/wwkxld.jpg

This pic was taken from Vilangan Hills. The building seen is Amala Hospital, right?

http://i49.tinypic.com/wwkxld.jpg



Ya... It is Amala Inst of medical science. there is no other such buildings in that locality nearby vilangan...

:)

Finally the cooperation has decided not to concrete the roads but to use
McAdam tarring....whatever it is... If it can withstand the pressure and stay for a longer period then i am happy for my city. After all.. we need better driving conditions. Just want the cooperation to do the work in an efficient manner. and also try and change the parking system in the swaraj round.

Ya... It is Amala Inst of medical science. there is no other such buildings in that locality nearby vilangan...

:)

Yes, It's the New hostels/Medical College buildings that is seen in the Picture..

Amala Medical college should be given more importance.

Finally the cooperation has decided not to concrete the roads but to use
McAdam tarring....whatever it is... If it can withstand the pressure and stay for a longer period then i am happy for my city. After all.. we need better driving conditions. Just want the cooperation to do the work in an efficient manner. and also try and change the parking system in the swaraj round.

Cool....

Whatever Road it is ... It should look good and with stand the one of the heaviest one way traffic in Kerala.

The Foot paths should be beautified... Parking should be rechecked... But More than any thing a PLAN should be made. Not just a beautifying the existing setup which any one can do....


We badly need a NEW PLAN for our City...

Thrissur: The police on Wednesday removed Lalur Malineekarana Virudha Samara Samithy members who blockaded the vehicles transporting garbage to the dump yard. The symbolic wall built by the agitators was removed by the police. Later, garbage collected from the city was disposed at the yard with police protection.

As part of their ongoing agitation against the City Corporation’s alleged ineptitude in solving the Lalur issue, Samara Samithy members sat at the entrance of the road leading to the dump yard. Writer Sara Joseph inaugurated the agitation.

“This is Lalur resident’s fight for the right to live.

The children of the Lalur should not be denied their right to fresh air and pure drinking water,” she said.

Tension prevailed in the area when a lorry carrying waste allegedly tried to drive into the samara pantal.

The Samara Samithy leaders alleged that the Corporation authorities were trying to create unnecessary tension during their peaceful protest. The relay sathyagraha would be continued until the corporation found a lasting solution for the issue, they said.

Meanwhile, the Samara Samithy took out a torchlight procession on Wednesday night protesting against the police action. It would observe a ‘black day’ on Thursday.


I don't know where it is going

Official Launch of “Keltron Certified Animation Pro Expert (KCAE)” Animation Course

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2010-01-14 11:33:56 - Keltron has designed an Advanced Course in Animation, namely, “Keltron Certified Animation Pro Expert (KCAE)” which will be officially launched from the Kollam Animation Campus at 11.00 AM on 14th January 2010 by Captain O. P. Dua, Managing Director KELTRON in the presence of Mrs. K S Beena (GM & EA to MD, Keltron), Cdr Reginald Daniel, (GM, IT Education, Keltron) and Mr. Ajayakumar C. P (Assistant Manager, Keltron)




The animation Industry in India, though a late started, is considered as one of the fastest growing segments of the entertainment and media industry. This Industry has gained significance as an outsourced destination due to low cost, skilled labor as its many advantages. In the recent past Indian animation companies and animation studios have been moving up the value
chain to create their own intellectual property rights with Hanuman, Roadside Romeo, etc. and partnering with international studios to produce animated properties for the global audience. Though a majority of the work done by the animation industry in India is outsourced work, this is expected to change in the future with increased demand from the domestic entertainment industry. The Indian animation industry in 2007 was estimated at USD 0.31 billion and is expected to grow at CAGR 24% to reach USD 0.94 billion by 2012 (Source: Ficci-PwC Entertainment and Media report 2008)

To enable the youth of Kerala grab the numerous job opportunities in the Animation Industry, Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation (KELTRON), a Government of Kerala Undertaking, has set up a network of Keltron Animation Campus(KAC) equipped with the latest technology to impart high quality of professional training and make them industry ready. The most important aspect in animation is the knack of portraying ideas and emotions and making them visually attractive. Thus apart from having the will to nurture the creative streaks, knowledge of fundamentals of visual communication, iconography, image processing tools, the nature of electronic media and the art of storytelling are very important. The curriculum has been carefully designed considering these aspects and each course is prepared by the industry professionals and IT experts to meet the industry demands to make it at par with International Standards.

Keltron Animation Campus (KAC) offers wide range of courses starting from Short term Programme for beginners to Career programmes for the talented. Keltron Animation Campus- Kollam has been functioning at 2nd Floor, Paramerswaran Pillai Bhavan, KC 16/487, Archana-Aradhana Jn., Kollam-01 since 22/10/2008. Other Animation Campuses are at Trivandrum, Changanassery, Mallappally, Kottayam, Thrissur, Thodupuzha, Perinthalmanna, Calicut, Thalassery, Valancherry, Thaliparamba and Sulthan Batherry. KAC students are will placed in various Animation studios and Entertainment Companies and a large number of former Keltron Animation students are working as graphic designers, web designers, 2D/3D Animators, Audio/Video editors, Technical Trainees, 3D Modelers, Compositors, Visualizers, Content Developers, Pro and Post Production Technicians etc in various firms in India and abroad.

Bank in expansion mode


KOCHI: The Thrissur-based Dhanalakshmi Bank, with its new logo and a changed spelling of its name (Dhanlaxmi), plans to be among the top five banks in the country over the next four years, bank MD and CEO Amitabh Chaturvedi has said. The 82-year-old bank plans to open 66 branches by the end of this fiscal.

Mutual funds and venture capital businesses will also be launched to scale up its overall business, he said in a press release issued here recently.

The bank has 254 branches and 224 ATMs. As on March 2009, the bank had a deposit base of Rs.4,969 crore and its advances stood at Rs.3,245 crore.

Athirappilly: State to seek Central nod

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala will write to the Centre seeking permission to start work on the Athirappilly hydroelectric project in Thrissur district.

The State Cabinet took the decision in this regard on Wednesday against the background of a notice issued by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests proposing cancellation of the environmental clearance granted for the project.

The notice issued early this month under the Environment (Protection) Act asked the Kerala State Electricity Board to show cause why the environmental clearance granted for the project should not be revoked.

The notice said that it had come to the Ministry’s notice that the project would lead to loss of valuable biodiversity and affect the primitive Kadar tribes in the project area.

The Ministry had cleared the163-MW project in the Chalakudy river in 2007 amid protests from environmental activists.

The State government maintains the stance that it has the right to proceed with the work on the project as the mandatory clearances has been obtained.


Is this project gud or bad for this region ?

Is this project gud or bad for this region ?

My view , It bad . we shud not spoil such scenic environment for just a few MW of electricity

My view , It bad . we shud not spoil such scenic environment for just a few MW of electricity

Yes, I agree with KMC. It may be useful for development, but surely hsrmful to environment.
Athirappally waterfall is the pride of Trichur and the prime tourist attraction in Trichur. So, the project should be opposed. Instead, the Govt. should go for Solar-energy based powerplants.

Yes, I agree with KMC. It may be good for development, but surely bad for environment.
Athirappally waterfall is the pride of Trichur and the prime tourist attraction in Trichur. So, the project should be opposed. Instead, the Govt. should go for Solar-energy based powerplants.

Solar energy is not an immediate answer, Kerala is facing a huge power shortage and we need more hydro projects for sure (hydro power is the cheapest one) But here it is not good on a scenic waterfall.
Our politicians are just go for Hydro Projects not beacus it is cheapest, But because of the money. unlike any other projects hydro power plants need a huge initial investment, a long time to complete - SO A BIG SOURCE FOR HAWALA!!!

Yes, I agree with KMC. It may be useful for development, but surely hsrmful to environment.
Athirappally waterfall is the pride of Trichur and the prime tourist attraction in Trichur. So, the project should be opposed. Instead, the Govt. should go for Solar-energy based powerplants.

Very true.. My heart is With u.....

Don't distrub the nature... not just in Thrissur but any where in kerala...

Because our turism depends on Nature... don't distrub it....

I think We need to start preserving Some natural land from developing.

Just like the buffer zones in forest...

Main typical kerala looking land should be preserved and should not allow for any kinda developments... as you will see in few country side of other foriegn countries

Solar energy is not an immediate answer, Kerala is facing a huge power shortage and we need more hydro projects for sure (hydro power is the cheapest one) But here it is not good on a scenic waterfall.
Our politicians are just go for Hydro Projects not beacus it is cheapest, But because of the money. unlike any other projects hydro power plants need a huge initial investment, a long time to complete - SO A BIG SOURCE FOR HAWALA!!!

Sameerbhai, eventhough the installation cost of Solar powar plants is high, still I prefer them to Hydro power plants considering the fact that the construction of dams needed for them will lead to the loss of forest patches and thus destroying the habitats of many species.

Sameerbhai, eventhough the installation cost of Solar powar plants is high, still I prefer them to Hydro power plants considering the fact that the construction of dams needed for them will lead to the loss of forest patches and thus destroying the habitats of many species.

In such a case... Where do u have waste lands in Kerala to building Solar ones...

I don't think.. its really easy...

One Proper Nuclear will do... :D

Trichur Railway Station images from Layman's Revelations (http://laymansrevelations.blogspot.com/2010/01/when-time-stands-still.html) blog.

http://i48.tinypic.com/288ujnl.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/2v943sj.jpg

Thrissur has become the third district in the State to avail 3G facilities of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited. P.C. Chacko, MP, launched the services at a function here on Monday. The 3G (Third Generation) facility will enhance services such as multimedia, high speed mobile broadband and Internet access with the ability to view video footage on mobile handsets.

Trichur Railway Station images from Layman's Revelations (http://laymansrevelations.blogspot.com/2010/01/when-time-stands-still.html) blog.

http://i48.tinypic.com/288ujnl.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/2v943sj.jpg

gud pics.. Thank you very much

Thrissur has become the third district in the State to avail 3G facilities of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited. P.C. Chacko, MP, launched the services at a function here on Monday. The 3G (Third Generation) facility will enhance services such as multimedia, high speed mobile broadband and Internet access with the ability to view video footage on mobile handsets.

It is the fourth district to get 3G facility. Early it was launched in Kozhikode, Kannur and Kalpetta(Wayanad). Anyways Thrissur is the third SSA in this matter.

It is the fourth district to get 3G facility. Early it was launched in Kozhikode, Kannur and Kalpetta(Wayanad). Anyways Thrissur is the third SSA in this matter.

Does not matter whether it is 3rd or 4th.. But.. the Traifffs Matters :D

Hey all,:)

I am pleased to inform you that Dhanlaxmi Bank has started its work to build its corporate Office at Punkunnam Jn. I saw a big flex in the open area near the junction which said" Proposed site for Dhanlaxmi bank corporate office.".

Dhanlaxmi bank is on a roll i guess.. Lots of expansion in business...

but in my opinion there was no such need of a corporate office there in Punkunnam as they already had a sub-branch just few meters away from the proposed site.:ohno:
Its a huge plot and one can definitely see Punkunnam also growing as a corporate area in Thrissur.:)

but in my opinion there was no such need of a corporate office there in Punkunnam as they already had a sub-branch just few meters away from the proposed site.:ohno:
Its a huge plot and one can definitely see Punkunnam also growing as a corporate area in Thrissur.:)

It doesn't matter where they construct the new Head Office, but they badly need a good looking and huge Corporate Office, since the current Corporate Office at Naikanal has never looked like a Head Office of a Scheduled Bank.

It doesn't matter where they construct the new Head Office, but they badly need a good looking and huge Corporate Office, since the current Corporate Office at Naikanal has never looked like a Head Office of a Scheduled Bank.

Very true.... Justin...

They do need a Huge Office.. Thrissur being a financial center in Kerala Requires Such Huge Bank Office Structures....

Will Give a Boost to that Area for Sure

Does anyone has a Pics of the Proposed Building ?

Dhanalakshmi Bank to ramp up branch network

Thrissur-based Dhanalakshmi Bank will add 66 new branches during the current financial year to its network of 207, said PG Jayakumar, general manager.

Besides, it would upgrade 27 extension counters to branches, of which 16 would be in Kerala.

Speaking to the media here, he said 5 more regional offices would be added in the current financial year and the number of ATMs would be enhanced to 453.

The bank has also planned to shift its corporate office to a new 10-storied building, which is being constructed on 2 acres at Poonkunnam in Thrissur city.

As part of its microcredit scheme, Dhanalakshmi Bank has initiated a mini diary funding project in Idukki district. The project provides assistance to 200 mini diaries.

Under the scheme, individual diary owners need to form a five-member joint liability group and each member gets a loan of up to Rs 100,000. The milk produced by these groups is collected by the Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation.

According to Tilisa Gupta Kaul, head - microcredit, the bank would expand the diary funding projects to other states like Tamil Nadu, soon. In Kerala, two more similar projects have been identified. Of the total advances, micro credit accounts for 5 per cent.

The bank has also launched its rural housing finance under Grahashree loans in Kerala. This is also a part of the microfinance business under which it plans to fund 300-500 houses. The project is run with the support of self-help group members of the Nair Service Society.

South Indian Bank also have plan for new Head Office. Have anyone got any news/photos about that?

Does not matter whether it is 3rd or 4th.. But.. the Traifffs Matters :D

I just wanted to correct apjustin. At present the tariff plans seems to be good. :cheers:

It doesn't matter where they construct the new Head Office, but they badly need a good looking and huge Corporate Office, since the current Corporate Office at Naikanal has never looked like a Head Office of a Scheduled Bank.

Justin..

That was just my opinion because. they already had a renovated good looking branch in punkunnam and the area where they are going to build the new office is so huge and in the prime location that it could have been used for some other purposes like the building of new commercial buildings...which would bring in more people later on to invest in Thrissur... i am not saying this will not , but a commercia landmark is still missing out in thrissur.

just wanted to share the news thats all.. :)

i would try to get the pics...

as of now. no work has started.. they are just clearing the place as it was full of trees. its in Punkunnam Jn. te open area next to Shogun Films building

Passengers’ union submits memorandum to Ahamed

Thrissur: The Thrissur Railway Passengers’ Association has presented a memorandum to the Union Minister of State for Railways E. Ahamed raising a host of demands in the context of the ongoing discussions for preparing the Railway Budget for 2010-2011.

The following are some of the demands: completion of doubling of the Shoranur-Mangalore sector, including Netravati Bridge by 2010; sanction for electrification of the Shoranur-Mangalore sector and its completion within two years; according top priority to work on extension of Thrissur-Guruvayur line to Thirunnavaya/Tanur; sanction for doubling of Ernakulam-Kayamkulam sector via Kottayam and Alappuzha; restoration of facility to purchase unreserved tickets from UTS three days in advance of journey irrespective of distance; introduction of Mainline Electric Multiple Units (MEMUs) in the Palakkad-Shoranur-Ernakulam sector; new railway line project along the Thrissur-Kollengode route; sanction of additional tracks and automatic system, considering the heavy rail traffic between Shoranur and Ernakulam.

The association also demanded that extension of the Ernakulam-Thiruvananthapuram-Ernakulam Express (6341/6342) service to Guruvayur be made permanent.



I think my fight for this New Line "Thrissur-Kollengode route" will see some light soon...

I think my fight for this New Line "Thrissur-Kollengode route" will see some light soon...

Nadannathu thanne. Nalla aalkkalle parathi koduthath!!
yes you will get some vagdanams & urappukal..nothing else!!

Nadannathu thanne. Nalla aalkkalle parathi koduthath!!
yes you will get some vagdanams & urappukal..nothing else!!

No.. At least this new route is in discussions Now... after a very long time..

Thats more impressive..

I really think this project can give a differnce to Kerala's rail infrastruture

http://indianrailways.informe.com/forum/thrissur-kollengode-new-line-dt934.html

Hey all.

I recently went through Palace Road and saw certain works going on.
They are building dividers through the middle of the earlier developed roads from chembukkavu jn upto pulimootil silks.

Also to the members notice that FOOT GEAR has opened its 2nd showroom in the city just opposite to Chirayankandath Jewellery..

A new building has been completed next to Kalyan Silks in the same road.
Think that too is going to be a new showroom. Will have to wait and watch which one its going to be.:)

The work of the Patturaikkal Round-about is undergoing full-fledged work for the past few days.

The widening works of the roads have begun from Chembukkavu through Patturaikkal to Punkunnam.

KR BAKES had its place in the building near Patturaikkal Jn years before but it
had no developments. Its been quite few days now that the work was on full-swing and it ll be opened soon. This will be KR bakes' first outlet in Thrissur.

Way to go... :)

The works have begun from MO road. the initial layering has been done and the work is on full swing.

The cracks in the present concrete structure is first repaired with some sort of mixture and then 150mm of tarring is done in 2 layers.

According to Mathrubhumi News, The tarring work has taken a toll on the common man as there was no place from where they could board the buses in the Municipal Bus stand.

According to the news, the work will carry on for 40 days and within 40 days Thrissuites would be able to boast about the newly developed Swaraj Round Roads. :)

Way to go :)

Hey all.

I recently went through Palace Road and saw certain works going on.
They are building dividers through the middle of the earlier developed roads from chembukkavu jn upto pulimootil silks.

Also to the members notice that FOOT GEAR has opened its 2nd showroom in the city just opposite to Chirayankandath Jewellery..

A new building has been completed next to Kalyan Silks in the same road.
Think that too is going to be a new showroom. Will have to wait and watch which one its going to be.:)

First of all.... You are really great....

Majority of Thrissurites here in this forum is not in Thrissur. So your valuable updates are really usefull for us.

Yes, news abt building dividers in Palace road was already there before..

Gud to know that it's started...

The work of the Patturaikkal Round-about is undergoing full-fledged work for the past few days.

The widening works of the roads have begun from Chembukkavu through Patturaikkal to Punkunnam.

KR BAKES had its place in the building near Patturaikkal Jn years before but it
had no developments. Its been quite few days now that the work was on full-swing and it ll be opened soon. This will be KR bakes' first outlet in Thrissur.

Way to go... :)

Really the road from Chembukkavu through Patturaikkal to Punkunnam is four laneing ?

Abt KRbakes... They occupied the Shop for almost 3 year without much development.

I think they were waiting for thrissur to develop.... :)

The works have begun from MO road. the initial layering has been done and the work is on full swing.

The cracks in the present concrete structure is first repaired with some sort of mixture and then 150mm of tarring is done in 2 layers.

According to Mathrubhumi News, The tarring work has taken a toll on the common man as there was no place from where they could board the buses in the Municipal Bus stand.

According to the news, the work will carry on for 40 days and within 40 days Thrissuites would be able to boast about the newly developed Swaraj Round Roads. :)

Way to go :)


This is the best news of the Tree....


And the difficult to common will be there during any development programs..

But i personally think that this is High time we change the Municipal Bus Stand.

I don't think a Bus stand is required in the Middle of a City... Lets Develop
MO Road (or CO Road) to better commercial Road.

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Passengers’ union submits memorandum to Ahamed

Thrissur: The Thrissur Railway Passengers’ Association has presented a memorandum to the Union Minister of State for Railways E. Ahamed raising a host of demands in the context of the ongoing discussions for preparing the Railway Budget for 2010-2011.

The following are some of the demands: completion of doubling of the Shoranur-Mangalore sector, including Netravati Bridge by 2010; sanction for electrification of the Shoranur-Mangalore sector and its completion within two years; according top priority to work on extension of Thrissur-Guruvayur line to Thirunnavaya/Tanur; sanction for doubling of Ernakulam-Kayamkulam sector via Kottayam and Alappuzha; restoration of facility to purchase unreserved tickets from UTS three days in advance of journey irrespective of distance; introduction of Mainline Electric Multiple Units (MEMUs) in the Palakkad-Shoranur-Ernakulam sector; new railway line project along the Thrissur-Kollengode route; sanction of additional tracks and automatic system, considering the heavy rail traffic between Shoranur and Ernakulam.

The association also demanded that extension of the Ernakulam-Thiruvananthapuram-Ernakulam Express (6341/6342) service to Guruvayur be made permanent.

I think my fight for this New Line "Thrissur-Kollengode route" will see some light soon...

I think it is not Thrissur Railway passenger Association . It is Kerala Passenger Association'
If it was Thrissur Passenger Assn. It will demand following demands
1. Thrissur should be developed as International Standars. Presently Thiruvanthapurm, Eranakulam, Alleppey, Palakkad, Chengannur. Calicut has got the Central nod for this by the act of their MP,s
2. 4th Platform should be established in Thrissur. Calicut got 4th platform last year.
3. Thrissur should have the watering facility and Coach maintenance facility with yard. It is very essential for starting express trains from Trichur Railway station. ( Thrissur and Kasargod are the only two Dist HQ Rly stations in Kerala without these facility. In the district it is in Guruvayur.)
4. Trichur should have escalator facility. 5 Escalators are now sanctioned to Kerala Trivandrum, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Palakkad and Chengannur.
5.Vanchinad Express should be extended to Guruvayur.
5. More express trains should started from/ ending at Guruvayur or at Trichur (after getting watering facility and yard facility)
6. Aluminium composite panel should be given for station strucuture. Presently Calicut got this one.

First of all.... You are really great....

Majority of Thrissurites here in this forum is not in Thrissur. So your valuable updates are really usefull for us.

Yes, news abt building dividers in Palace road was already there before..

Gud to know that it's started...

Thanks a lot Vinod. :)

just doing my bit to reach out the news to people like u who are away from the city and still are in touch with it.

will try my best to bring in more news.
:)

Really the road from Chembukkavu through Patturaikkal to Punkunnam is four laneing ?

Abt KRbakes... They occupied the Shop for almost 3 year without much development.

I think they were waiting for thrissur to develop.... :)

4 laneing will still take time but.. what i saw was they are trying to utilise most of the spaces in the sides. lets see what will happen.. :)

Dear Prakash Venkat,

I appreciate very much the updates which you give in this forum regarding Thrissur developments. People who are actually in Thrissur and those who visit the city frequently can enrich this forum immensely. Also those who are going there after a long interval are encouraged to give their opinions of the good as well as the bad which they noticed during their short or long stay there.

Modernization/beautification of traffic circles and Swaraj round, widening of roads, opening of new specialty shops, construction of new modern buildings/facilities/amenities etc. are all worthy of reporting and people who are away look forward to and express gratitude for such updates.

What is happening to the much touted Thekkinkad beautification, international university, zoo shifting, and model road extension to MG Road?

Thanks and good luck with these findings.

Ravi menon

If it was Thrissur Passenger Assn. It will demand following demands
1. Thrissur should be developed as International Standars. Presently Thiruvanthapurm, Eranakulam, Alleppey, Palakkad, Chengannur. Calicut has got the Central nod for this by the act of their MP,s
2. 4th Platform should be established in Thrissur. Calicut got 4th platform last year.
3. Thrissur should have the watering facility and Coach maintenance facility with yard. It is very essential for starting express trains from Trichur Railway station. ( Thrissur and Kasargod are the only two Dist HQ Rly stations in Kerala without these facility. In the district it is in Guruvayur.)
4. Trichur should have escalator facility. 5 Escalators are now sanctioned to Kerala Trivandrum, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Palakkad and Chengannur.
5.Vanchinad Express should be extended to Guruvayur.
5. More express trains should started from/ ending at Guruvayur or at Trichur (after getting watering facility and yard facility)
6. Aluminium composite panel should be given for station strucuture. Presently Calicut got this one.

Good Findings and Suggestions, Shijoy !!!!!!

Passengers’ union submits memorandum to Ahamed

Thrissur: The Thrissur Railway Passengers’ Association has presented a memorandum to the Union Minister of State for Railways E. Ahamed raising a host of demands in the context of the ongoing discussions for preparing the Railway Budget for 2010-2011.

The following are some of the demands: completion of doubling of the Shoranur-Mangalore sector, including Netravati Bridge by 2010; sanction for electrification of the Shoranur-Mangalore sector and its completion within two years; according top priority to work on extension of Thrissur-Guruvayur line to Thirunnavaya/Tanur; sanction for doubling of Ernakulam-Kayamkulam sector via Kottayam and Alappuzha; restoration of facility to purchase unreserved tickets from UTS three days in advance of journey irrespective of distance; introduction of Mainline Electric Multiple Units (MEMUs) in the Palakkad-Shoranur-Ernakulam sector; new railway line project along the Thrissur-Kollengode route; sanction of additional tracks and automatic system, considering the heavy rail traffic between Shoranur and Ernakulam.

The association also demanded that extension of the Ernakulam-Thiruvananthapuram-Ernakulam Express (6341/6342) service to Guruvayur be made permanent.



I think it is not Thrissur Railway passenger Association . It is Kerala Passenger Association'
If it was Thrissur Passenger Assn. It will demand following demands
1. Thrissur should be developed as International Standars. Presently Thiruvanthapurm, Eranakulam, Alleppey, Palakkad, Chengannur. Calicut has got the Central nod for this by the act of their MP,s
2. 4th Platform should be established in Thrissur. Calicut got 4th platform last year.
3. Thrissur should have the watering facility and Coach maintenance facility with yard. It is very essential for starting express trains from Trichur Railway station. ( Thrissur and Kasargod are the only two Dist HQ Rly stations in Kerala without these facility. In the district it is in Guruvayur.)
4. Trichur should have escalator facility. 5 Escalators are now sanctioned to Kerala Trivandrum, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Palakkad and Chengannur.
5.Vanchinad Express should be extended to Guruvayur.
5. More express trains should started from/ ending at Guruvayur or at Trichur (after getting watering facility and yard facility)
6. Aluminium composite panel should be given for station strucuture. Presently Calicut got this one.

Everything u have mentioned here is fine and gud... But to ask such High requirement Thrissur should develop into much more Bigger Junction for that the Thrissur-Kollengode new railway line should be a reality...

Think abt Punkunnam Developing into a Bigger Junction As Guruvayur and Kollengode rail cut through the Main South railway line.


Or nother Station named as Thrissur Junction Comes up near Mulagunathukav

Everything u have mentioned here is fine and gud... But to ask such High requirement Thrissur should develop into much more Bigger Junction for that the Thrissur-Kollengode new railway line should be a reality...

Think abt Punkunnam Developing into a Bigger Junction As Guruvayur and Kollengode rail cut through the Main South railway line.


Or nother Station named as Thrissur Junction Comes up near Mulagunathukav
that's great

that's great

yes, I also support for m.k. kavu or athani, Punkunnam development will be a problem.sajeev

To be launched soon.
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I was there in Thrissur last saturday.. and was able to take few Pictures...

Not with a gud camera.. :)

Palace Road New Divider construction

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Swaraj Round Beautification :bash::bash::bash::bash::bash:

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I could not see any Beauty infact there were CITU Party Decorations everywhere with a huge stage....

I felt ashamed to speak abt Swaraj Round Beautification by seeing the DRY stAte of it..

And If Government allow such Party or any conventions in Swaraj Round there is no point in Beautifing it.

In fact we should strictly prohibit the Party Decorations Everywhere in the City..

Only Few posters and Stage can be set in ST nagar.

This behavior of all political parties of owning the whole city for any convention should be stopped...

This is a Developing Nation and Our Cities should look gud.. and not like the OLD Quit INDIA time

New BSNL Office in TUDA road

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Sorry for Looks of the Image... My Vehicle was moving quite fast :)

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KR Bakes,

Now Thrissur Already have a KR bakes in Near Ayyanthole ground.


The Below picture is the long awaited KR bakes in Paaturakkal Junction

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New Tarring of Our Famous Swaraj Ring Road and MO road

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Even if it's Macadam Road, I did not find much quality in Tarring... Please take a look... I Felt Much more care should have been taken for tarring Kerala Heaviest one Way traffic

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A Proposed IT Park in Puzhakkal Padam Thrissur

TEAMS GLOBAL VILLAGE THRISSUR

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Survey finds 58 species of birds at kole fields

Thrissur: A recent bird survey conducted at kole fields in Thrissur and Malappuram districts confirmed the presence of 45,627 water birds from 58 species. While there was an increase in the number of wild ducks, the survey indicated a decline in numbers of Tern and Jacana.


Turism Should be developed without distrubing the nature

Action plan seeks to beautify Thripunithura

Even Thripunithura has 5 action plans... :)

Thrissur Corporation is still happy showing wat they have done for the basic requirements like basic ROad tarring.. WAter and electricity...

I have not seen this current corporation giving importance of converting Thrissur into a Big City..

Few footpaths cannot be kept in focus all the time..

New Tarring of Our Famous Swaraj Ring Road and MO road

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Even if it's Macadam Road, I did not find much quality in Tarring... Please take a look... I Felt Much more care should have been taken for tarring Kerala Heaviest one Way traffic

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First Of all.... great work...:)
I just took the pics today of chembukkavu area...but now u have posted it... Its great... my pics were of very low quality cos i didn't have a digi cam.

Abt the tarring... This pic seems to be of the layer1 tarring.
The layer 1 will be tarred with much bigger size metals like this....and the 2nd layer would be even more smooth.

Today i went through the round and 1st layer tarring is complete in the MO road stretch and full tarring is complete from Bata till Manikandanaal. The stretch seems to be very smooth and comfortable to drive. It feels great to drive through that stretch. :)

One more good thing i found out was.. they have taken care of the roads not to be disturbed in the future..

What i meant was, during Pooram, Pandals would be held at manikandanaal, naduvilaal and naikanaal and usually they used to dig deep holes to held the pandal in position and then it used to be concreted which would then leave a depression there.. Now its interesting here, they have already made the holes for the pandals and have filled it with mud. Then they might make arrangements that would keep the roads untouched for a long time. Good to see some intelligent work coming up. :)

And about thekkinkaad beautification, You are right Vinod the corporation has mad a mess out of it. what i see is the natural beauty which was there years before. You need not beautify it again by planting grass. You just need to maintain it neatly by not allowing different parties to held their conference every another month.

‘Involve people in development’


‘Kochi’s development has spread

to Thrissur and Cherthala’

KOCHI: Union Minister of State for Agriculture K.V. Thomas said here on Tuesday that any development project in the State had to be implemented with people’s participation or it would fail.

The Minister was inaugurating ‘Kochi: 2020’, a seminar on the future development of Kochi. The seminar was organised by the Kerala Latin Catholic Association (KLCA), Varappuzha Archdiocese.

He said that the growth of Kochi had spread its root far and wide. The developments had spread to Cherthala in the south to Thrissur in the north and to even areas like Thodupuzha in the east.

Any plan for the city had to take into account these future possibilities, as the Minister pointed out that lack of people’s participation had derailed several projects.

He pointed to the most recent example of the metro rail project which had hit a roadblock. Lack of people’s participation also led to encroachment of the areas designated for development activities.

He contrasted two projects aimed at developing tourism facilities around Kochi. Whereas the Kumbalanghi project had succeeded in drawing people to the project, the initiatives in Fort Kochi had not developed as planned, Mr. Thomas said.

He pointed to several cases of encroachment in the Fort Kochi area. The speakers at the seminar also pointed to the lack of a plan for Kochi as a major impediment.

Mr. Thomas recalled that the government had allotted Rs. 10 crore to the Corporation of Cochin in 2002 to prepare a plan for the city.

S. Krishnakumar, former Union Minister; and former Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu, P. C. Cyriac; were among the speakers at the seminar.

President of the KLCA’s Varappuzha unit V. A. Jerome and advisor Fr. Johnson D’cunha were among those present.


My Question is Did Thrissur gain from Cochin Development ?

I haven't seen any Cochin based Developing company making any big impacts in Thrissur..

Appart from the Nedumasherri Airport and Koratty Infopark.. There is nothing that i can see which made some kind of influence in Thrissur.

Rather I can see Thrissur Based Business man investing in cochin, Palakad and Coimbatore and Calicut...and making a bigger impact..

But these Meda and political parties stresses this everytime saying Thrissur has gained from Cochin Development....

I feel we have only developed with our own investing source.. We could have developed more.. if Cochin development really helped...

People Don't forget Thrissur is a CITY of It's own :nuts:

Two doubling works to end this year

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Railways will complete the doubling of the track between the congested Kayamkulam and Mavelikara and between Ernakulam and Mulanthuruthi stretches in the current year, Divisional Railway Manager Rajiv Dutt Sharma has said.

Speaking after unfurling the national flag and after inspecting the parade by the Railway Protection Force on the Divisional Railway Office premises here on Tuesday, Mr. Sharma said the doubling of other sections in the division were progressing.

The gauge conversion between Kollam and Punalur was in an advanced stage of completion. Traffic and terminal works were in progress in various places.

He said the division earned Rs.606.39 crore for the period ending December 2009 in the current financial year from the Rs.553.34 crore during the corresponding period in the last financial year.

The Ernakulam-New Delhi non-stop Duronto Express and the Tirunelveli-Happa Express announced in the budget would be introduced before the end of the year.

Mr. Sharma said the Kottayam railway station had been identified as an ‘Adarsh’ station and the Alappuzha, Ernakulam Junction, Thrissur, Kottayam, Thiruvalla and Kanyakumari stations as multi-functional complexes.

“We have spent about Rs.14.25 crore towards passenger amenities in 2008-09 and in the current financial year, it is likely to exceed last year’s. So far, we have spent Rs.9.16 crore from April to December,” he said. To improve the ticketing system, the unreserved ticketing system has been sanctioned under phase III at 45 stations.

Call to set up Grama Nyayalayas

Kochi: Kerala High Court Acting Chief Justice Kurian Joseph has appealed to the State government to give priority to setting up new courts and Grama Nyayalayas in the State. In his Republic Day Message, he said the “investment in judiciary is not a priority of the State.”

The request for five evening courts in Kozhikode, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram, for which the government had no financial commitment, had been pending for more than a year. The directive to set up a permanent Lok Adalat had not been complied with.

The Acting Chief Justice reminded the government that the State would be failing the Constitution and “doing a disservice to the people” by “not making its required investment in judiciary for the speedy disposal of cases.” He said the total budget allocation for the judiciary was only 0.49 per cent. The Grama Nyayalaya Act came into force on October 2, 2009. But no Nyayalaya had been set up. The High Court had taken all the required steps for setting up 150 Nyayalayas. But it was for the government to do the needful. As many as 106 courts were pending sanction before the government.

He said in the year 2009, the High Court had disposed of 78,958 cases. The Kerala Mediation Centre had settled 139 cases. The district legal services authorities had settled 24,160 cases out of the 87,769 cases considered by it.

Hii.. Guud evening everybody.. am a new joinee in this forum and njanum oru thrissuru karananttaaa...

Check the following link...


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one more...


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Check the following link...


http://www.bluejayrealty.info/

Welcome to Thrissur Thread. I wish you will also be an active Member.. Because we are lack a few... :)

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Blue Jay Iris Park at Athani, Thrissur is our upcoming venture. Here, you can have your luxury dream nest at an affordable price range. Unlike our other projects, Iris Park sets a separate world with every amenity on your mind. Here, we have play schools for your kids, Shuttle court for you to sweat out and stay fit, Health club to keep you in shape and a Landscaped Garden to make your evenings sweeter. Iris Park also provides you with a Club House for your recreation.
Iris Park stretching 3.6 acres in extend has 7meters and 5.5 meters wide ring road, a promenade and street lights. This golden feather on the cap of Blue jay is not far from the upcoming medical university, CBSE schools, Engineering college and the establishments like C-Met, Keltron and SILK. Iris Park, harboring 43 Luxury villas and 200 apartments is hardly 200 meters to the High Way and 500 Meters to the Athani town. Temple, Mosque and Church are just few minute walk from the Blue Jay World of wonder. Here you can pick your luxury home at an affordable price range

one more...


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I had seen this showroom coming up at Thrithallur, near Vadanappally. I was really amazed to see such a big car showroom at a place like that. I think, the automobile dealers have started focussing on small towns.

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I had seen this showroom coming up at Thrithallur, near Vadanappally. I was really amazed to see such a big car showroom at a place like that. I think, the automobile dealers have started focussing on small towns.

Lets beleive Thrissur Outshirts are progressing

Hii.. Guud evening everybody.. am a new joinee in this forum and njanum oru thrissuru karananttaaa...

Welcome :)

Hope even you will be active and try to provide us with many more information regarding developments in our city.

Welcome to Thrissur Thread. I wish you will also be an active Member.. Because we are lack a few... :)

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Its huge :) and its good to see places like athani which is quite away from the city getting projects like these which will in turn help the outskirts of thrissur to develop like what vinod mentioned.:)

some work is going on next to shoba wedding galaxy... i think its for some shopping mall... can any 1 find the status??

My Question is Did Thrissur gain from Cochin Development ?

I haven't seen any Cochin based Developing company making any big impacts in Thrissur..

Appart from the Nedumasherri Airport and Koratty Infopark.. There is nothing that i can see which made some kind of influence in Thrissur.

Rather I can see Thrissur Based Business man investing in cochin, Palakad and Coimbatore and Calicut...and making a bigger impact..

But these Meda and political parties stresses this everytime saying Thrissur has gained from Cochin Development....

I feel we have only developed with our own investing source.. We could have developed more.. if Cochin development really helped...

People Don't forget Thrissur is a CITY of It's own :nuts:

Vinod you are 100% Right on this

A Proposed IT Park in Puzhakkal Padam Thrissur

TEAMS GLOBAL VILLAGE THRISSUR

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Similar board is also there in amballur.......Where actually, this is comming???????????

Skyline Infinity
13 floors
Mundupalam Jn

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TEAMS GLOBAL VILLAGE THRISSUR

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Dear Vinod,
This TEAMS global village IT park is near mannuthy i guess. I have seen the ad in the paper months before. They also have a engineering campus within the area..
I think the board placed in diff places are just promoting the same. As of now, there are no news of any IT park coming up.

And i agree with you on your statement. "Thrissur has built everything on its own". Its not because of cochin. And even the IT park at koratty. Its as a result of the govt plan of setting up IT parks in all districts.

The reason for kochin's development is its diverse population. People have settled from various states and the demand for any business is vast. And that's the reason why all entrepreneur's from even thrissur are setting up their business there in kochi.

Recently Lord Krishna Builders from thrissur have set up their corporate office there at edappily. Cheloor is also setting up their corporate office in mg road.
Kalyan Silks has better showroom there in kochi. and LULU has done it all.

What are we gaining from all these.? No one is interested in investing money on any business in thrissur. Then how will our city develop?

Yes members,

Its near pattikkad, Thalikode is the exact location.


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Yes members,

Its near pattikkad, Thalikode is the exact location.


http://www.teamscollege.com/contact.aspx

gud find..

I really tried everywhere to find this site... also did not have much time..

:cheers:

Dear Vinod,
This TEAMS global village IT park is near mannuthy i guess. I have seen the ad in the paper months before. They also have a engineering campus within the area..
I think the board placed in diff places are just promoting the same. As of now, there are no news of any IT park coming up.

And i agree with you on your statement. "Thrissur has built everything on its own". Its not because of cochin. And even the IT park at koratty. Its as a result of the govt plan of setting up IT parks in all districts.

The reason for kochin's development is its diverse population. People have settled from various states and the demand for any business is vast. And that's the reason why all entrepreneur's from even thrissur are setting up their business there in kochi.

Recently Lord Krishna Builders from thrissur have set up their corporate office there at edappily. Cheloor is also setting up their corporate office in mg road.
Kalyan Silks has better showroom there in kochi. and LULU has done it all.

What are we gaining from all these.? No one is interested in investing money on any business in thrissur. Then how will our city develop?

I want people to ask such Politicians and Media.....

What Thrissur gain.. even after been the Businessman's District of our state...

They Never give importance...

Talks fail to yield consensus on Lalur

Thrissur: The consensus talks held on Tuesday at the initiative of the Kerala High Court to solve the Lalur issue failed to yield any result.

Representatives of the Thrissur Corporation, Kerala Sustainable Urban Develop Project, Pollution Control Board, district administration, the Lalur Malineekarana Viruddha Samara Samithy and the Ramky Enviro Engineers, which is the implementing agency of the landfill at Lalur participated in the meeting.

Removal of accumulated waste from Lalur garbage disposal yard and decentralisation of the waste management were the main demands raised by the samara samithy.

The Samithy alleged that the Thrissur Corporation had not initiated concrete measures so far to address the problem.

The City Corporation’s suggestions of engineered land filling and capping of dumped waste were not acceptable to the Samara Samity as they feared it would lead to more ecological tragedies. The Samara Samithy also alleged that the City Corporation had been neglecting the warnings of the District Pollution Control Board about the health problems faced by Lalur residents.

The Pollution Control Board had asked residents not to use water from sources within 250 metres of the trenching ground. Since 1996, 54 wells in the area had been sealed by the Board, it pointed out. Skin diseases, allergy and wheezing were common among people of all age groups, it noted.

The next round of talks would be held on February 17.

Meanwhile, the Samara Samithy decided to continue its agitation and relay sathyagraha. The Samara Sahaya Samithy formed to support Lalur agitation would observe a protest fast on February 9 in front of the Corporation office, they said.

The Samara Samithy threatened to forcibly lock on February 12, the gates of dump yard and treatment plant.

NEW DELHI: After putting itself on the map as an international tourist destination, God’s own country has run into some rough weather. The tourism ministry has axed funding of projects worth over Rs 17 crore, unimpressed by Kerala government’s tardy progress. This is the first time that the Centre has cut down funds for a state and is part of a larger move by the ministry to tighten monitoring norms.

In a recent review with the Kerala government, the ministry found that projects dating as far back as 2003 were still under execution. According to sources, the ministry has told the state that funds will not be released for projects sanctioned in 2004-2005 and it has asked the state to drop projects like development of Thekkinadu Maidan in Thrissur while certain projects like pilgrim tourism circuit has been severely curtailed.

Speaking to TOI, Kerala tourism secretary K Venu said, “This will not affect Kerala tourism or the tourist’s experience. This strong measure of the ministry ensures that states will come up with more responsible projects.”

The ministry had sanctioned about Rs 31.24 crore in 2007-2008 which was hiked to Rs 42.69 crore in 2008-2009. Sources said there was deep concern over lack of spending and lack of compliance by states. The ministry is planning to set up prioritisation meetings with states from February to expedite spending. The review will monitor progress of projects sanctioned. While the ministry has decided to cut off spending for any incomplete projects sanctioned before 2004-2005, it has also introduced stricter norms to ensure future compliance.


What do you say about this... ?

Conservation topped V.K. Baby’s agenda

Thrissur: Thrissur Collector V.K. Baby who has been transferred to the Non-Resident Keralite Affairs Department as its chief executive officer has initiated many development projects.

A host of projects initiated by him betray his grounding in key development concepts and academic orientation. When he assumed office on April 21, 2008, he told The Hindu that water conservation, poverty alleviation and wetland conservation would be placed high on the list of development priorities for the district. They were.

On the water management front, he initiated ‘Mazhapolima’, a participatory well recharge programme. As many as 5,000 wells were recharged at a cost of about Rs.1,500 per open well.

The programme was largely financed by households. ‘Mazhappolima’ included training for overseers of grama panchayats and publication of a technical manual.

Among the other notable projects implemented by him were a community-based disaster warning system; a portal (Thrissur Development Network) to involve citizens in the development process; programmes for rehabilitation of NRI returnees under which 60 people found jobs in the Gulf; reconstruction of the Kadangode Nayadi colony; development of pottery village at Mundathikode with a grant of Rs.15 lakh from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD); and setting up of a computer training centre for inmates of the Viyyur Central as part of Jeevika, an e-literacy programme.

A post-graduate in economics and has a doctorate in regulatory economics. This was his second innings in Thrissur.

He had served as Deputy Collector in the district 15 years ago.

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Round and Shots from Nehru Park

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Very gud ones....

It looks like they are planing to Have complete 4 lane in Palace road

Great pics...
Good work vinodtnt :)

Which is the building next to perinchery's bldg in the pic??

Good Work Vinod !!!!
Any idea about the new building beside Perinchery's?
Why didn't they implement two way lights through the divider at Palace Road?
If so, it would have been superb to see !!!!!!!
Is authorities having any idea regarding the extension of dividers upto Paramekkaavu Temple?
Is it a HCL showroom or company in the new building?

Shobha City

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A big thanks to both Vinod's for the great work they are doing.Please continue your good work.For those who want to see more photos please go to Sobha city site.

I agree with justin ,they should have put lights on the dividers .I am not sure why they did not think about that.Even on the TUDA road they have not put lights .I am not sure now . The road is pitch dark. It does not have pavements either. Otherwise it should have been a good road to walk during the late evenings.

New Thrissur Collector takes charge

Thrissur: Thrissur Collector A.T. James has said that the Kerala River Bank Protection and Regulation of Sand-Mining Act, 2001, should be reviewed and some of its provisions amended. He assumed office on Friday.

He told The Hindu that some of the provisions of the Act, especially those related to seizure or confiscation of sand, were unclear. “The Act needs to be amended keeping in mind realities about sand-mining. People have a right to procure sand. The government has a responsibility to fulfil the right. People’s housing needs cannot be ignored. There should be a balance between environmental protection and fulfilling people’s need for sand,” he said.

He said that streamlining the housing scheme under the Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme will be high on the list of priorities. “I would also like to explore projects that tap tourism potential in Thrissur,” he said.

He had served as District Collector in Palakkad and Kasaragod, Chief Executive Officer of the Non-Resident Keralite Affairs Department, general manager of the Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation, additional director of IT Mission, Revenue Divisional Officer in Thiruvalla and Additional District Magistrate in Thiruvananthapuram.

He had played a major role in the implementation of the Kochi-Coimbatore-Karur pipeline project. Mr. James is the 35th Collector of Thrissur district.

ELTI may be set up in Thrissur

Thrissur: The proposed English Language Teaching Institute (ELTI), a State-level organisation for coordinating research and training activities in English language teaching (ELT), is likely to be located in Thrissur, Director of Public Instruction A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish has said.

He was addressing a three-day seminar on ‘Technology enhanced language learning: the way forward’ organised by the District Centre for English (DCE), which began here on Wednesday.

“Talks are on with the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, and the Union Ministry for Human Resource Development for setting up the ELTI, which would improve ELT in Kerala and help students build successful careers. The State government has extended support to the proposal. The ELTI could work in tandem with the DCE, which has branches in Neyyattinkara, Kollam, Thrissur and Kozhikode,” he added.

Inaugurating the seminar, Therambil Ramakrishnan, MLA, said that poor English communication skills were affecting the prospects of students from Kerala in tests at the national and international levels.

Basic philosophy


Delivering the keynote address, Kapil Kapoor, former Professor of English with the Centre for Linguistics and English, and Concurrent Professor with the Centre for Sanskrit Studies in the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, said that technology should not be allowed to change the basic philosophy of education even as it altered relations in classrooms and pedagogical practices.

“Education is more than mere collection of information. It is meant to give the student much more than a grasp of the subject,” he noted. He observed that the implications of technology-aided teaching involved a shift from the collective to the individual and from the object to the subject, and rejection of authority.

Taking part in a video conference, Japan-based English teacher Steven Herder called for effective use of the Internet for teaching.

“For teaching English, I use all free tools available such as Skype, Facebook, Twitter, Google Docs, Google Wae, Gmail, blogs and Personal Learning Networks. Thousands of pages of teaching material are available online as lessons, worksheets and videos. A vibrant and active community of language teachers are willing and wanting to share ideas with you online,” he said.

Reena Francis, head of DCE, also spoke.

About 100 teachers in English language from schools and colleges in the State took part in the seminar.

The speakers on Thursday will include Devaki Reddy (‘Internet in English as a Second Language classroom’), K. J. Varghese (‘Mobile-assisted language learning’), Anil Pinto (‘Rethinking technology in higher education’), Prabodha Chandran Nair (‘Language laboratory and computers in language learning situations’), K. Elango (‘Beyond classrooms, textbooks and teachers’), and Jaimon Joseph (‘Podcasting: a tech-savvy archive in classrooms’).

ELTI may be set up in Thrissur

Thrissur: The proposed English Language Teaching Institute (ELTI), a State-level organisation for coordinating research and training activities in English language teaching (ELT), is likely to be located in Thrissur, Director of Public Instruction A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish has said.



Something similar was proposed in Kollam or is this a different one?

Something similar was proposed in Kollam or is this a different one?

Robin, the one which is coming in Kollam is Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL) by central governement. It is coming up at Kulathupuzha.

Fifty acres of land was required for this project. The district administration had assured to provide the land.

The Foreign Language Institute would be set up at the 80-acre land at Kocharippa near Kulathupuzha. The SC/ST Department and Revenue Department will hand over the land for the project.

I think the one coming up at Thrissur is a state owned one especially related to English language.

Good Work Vinod !!!!
Is it a HCL showroom or company in the new building?

it is HCL Career Development Center (http://www.hclcdc.in/) Study center and is on the 3rd Floor of the building. this is the 3rd center in kerala after trivandrum and cochin. nowadays most of the recruitments of HCL are carried out by these CDCs.

Hi All,

As u all know, the initial works of Swaraj Round tarring is over ...and now they have started off with the final layering. Works are complete from MO road jn till Naduvilal Jn...It looks great.

It will take another week for the works to get over and all can have a tension free drive through the Swaraj Round after that. :)

Tarring works are going on even in the inner roads(poothole road- shankaraiiya jn), Guruvayur road, Pnkm. Almost all roads in the city are in good condition now. :)

All that is needed now is to maintain all these roads in perfect condition.

Hi Friends,

First of all a hearty welcome to all those lovers of Thrissur who joined recently to enrich this column or to get updates of all developments in Thrissur.

Many many thanks to Vinod and Prakash Venkat for their updates photos and observations.

The photo taken from Nehru Park with the Perinjeri building in the forefront and the high risers in its back ground looks great,
befitting a modern city.

Those high risers in the back ground are the new apartment buildings coming up in Korapath lane just behind Perijeri building.
There were some big ones under construction there when I visited Thrissur last. If I am not mistaken, the buildings u/c in Korapath lane belonged to Capital group and Cheloor builders
( building name- Seventh Avenue? )

Pleased to note the road resurfacing work is almost complete and the roads look nice clean and smooth. Hope they will remain in that condition for a long time.

Any updates on the major traffic islands at Westfort, Eastfort Punkunnam, Patturaickal, Sakthan etc.? any news on the international university?

Best regards

Ravi menon

‘Ensure time-bound completion of projects’

TAKING STOCK: District Collector A.T. James addresses a Mazhapolima review meeting in Thrissur on Thursday.

Thrissur: District Collector A.T. James has asked the local bodies to ensure the time-bound completion of Mazhapolima projects. He was addressing a meeting of local body members held here on Thursday to review the progress of the Mazhapolima projects.

Mazhapolima is a community-driven open well recharging programme envisaged by the district administration in association with panchayat raj institutions.

The project aims to recharge the wells using rainwater as a solution to the drinking water crisis.

“More voluntary organisations and individuals should be involved in the project in addition to selected beneficiaries,” the Collector said.

So far 3,500-odd wells had been recharged in the district, the officials said. Works on 2,158 projects are progressing.

Launched on July 4, 2008, ‘Mazhapolima’ has largely been financed by households. Funds have also been channelled from a few decentralised projects.

The overall goal of the programme is to improve the health and welfare of communities through improved access to drinking water. Though there are 4.5 lakh open wells in the district most of them go dry in summer. The Mazhapolima project helps to recharge the groundwater table.

Assistant Collector M.G. Rajamanikyam, Deputy Planning Officer P.P. Johny, Mazhapolima team leader K.G. Sajeev and operation manager Jos Raphael participated.

KAU projects for local bodies

Thrissur: A workshop on projects being formulated for local bodies was held at the Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) in Vellanikara on Thursday as part of ‘Susthira Samrudhi’ programme.

Representatives of 42 local bodies and officials took part in it.

Scientists presented 10 projects formulated for local bodies, including those on paddy farming, coconut cultivation, waste management, pisciculture, banana farming, vegetable seed production, mechanisation and animal husbandry.

Under Susthira Samridhi, scientists with KAU would help local bodies formulate integrated projects to enhance agricultural productivity and farm income.

45 projects


Scientists said they had formulated ideas for about 45 projects on various disciplines. An eight-member helpdesk would be formed for each discipline selected.

“Local bodies may discuss the projects and may get back to KAU for further technical guidance if they are approved,” a KAU official said.

Implementation


The programme would be implemented on a pilot basis at local bodies in Thrissur and later in other districts.

“The programme has been launched in view of the pressing need for increasing farm production and productivity by small and marginal farmers. The KAU would like to improve the interface between research and extension systems. This would strengthen the relationship between researchers and the rural masses,” KAU Vice-Chancellor K.R. Viswambharan said.

C. Ravindranath, Rajaji Mathew Thomas, MLAs, and P.V. Ravindran were among those present.

Let us welcome new Divisional Office for LIC at Thrissur, for serving Thrissur and Palakkad Districts.
It is Kerala's 5th Divisional Office of LIC after Trivandrum, Kottayam, Kochi and Kozhikode

Let us welcome new Divisional Office for LIC at Thrissur, for serving Thrissur and Palakkad Districts.
It is Kerala's 5th Divisional Office of LIC after Trivandrum, Kottayam, Kochi and Kozhikode

It was a long awaited decision. Ernakulam division has been getting all the credits from the business taking place in our district.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Nedumbana grama panchayat in Kollam district and the Adat grama panchayat in Thrissur district have won the Swaraj trophies for the best grama panchayat for 2007-08 and 2008-09, respectively.

The Pazhayannur block panchayat in Thrissur bagged the awards for the best block panchayat for both the years.

The Alappuzha district panchayat won the trophy for the best district panchayat in 2007-08.

The Kannur district panchayat came second.

No local body qualified for the awards for the district panchayats in 2008-09.

Best municipality


The Ottappalam municipality came first among the municipalities in 2008-09 and the Thripunithura municipality came second. No municipality got the award for the previous year.

Stringent criteria


Announcing the awards here on Monday, Minister for Local Self- Government Paloli Mohammed Kutty said the winners were selected on the basis of stringent qualifying criteria. No panchayat from four districts were found eligible for the district-level awards for 2007-08. In 2008-09, the grama panchayats from only six districts qualified.

Panchayat Day


The Minister said the awards would be presented during the Panchayat Day celebrations in Kannur on February 18 and 19.

MGNREGS


Replying to questions from the media, Mr. Mohammed Kutty said there was no need to entrust the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to non-governmental agencies for implementation.

Kerala could not achieve the targeted number of man days because of low wages under the scheme and lack of common lands for development.

(It could provide work for only 30 days a year against the target of 100 days.)




Something to be proud off

Thrissur Church raises Rs 250 crore to buy Catholic Syrian Bank stake

MUMBAI: As if demonstrating a strong religious affiliation, the Catholic Church in Kerala has used its good offices to raise Rs 250 crore to buy a
substantial stake in Catholic Syrian Bank (CSB), which is on the radar of rival Federal Bank.

The development comes after the Catholic community, primarily the Syrian Catholics, recently goaded Thrissur Acrchbishop Andrews Thazhath to form an action committee under the banner of CSB Protection Committee and made him its chairman.

The Church has already garnered Rs 250 crore from NRI investors from the state to buy a substantial stake in the bank. The move is aimed at “protecting”the interests of Christian community. “The CSB Protection Committee has already garnered significant support from the community and has collected Rs 250 crore so far,” committee general convener Johny Chandy said.

Move assumes importance in the wake of RBI stipulation to the Thailand-based NRI businessman Surachan Chawla to bring down his stake to 10% from 24% by this March. And the Church is primarily eyeing this 14% that Mr Chawla has to offload. Mr Chawla is the single-largest shareholder in the troubled Thrissur-based bank currently.

The CSB Protection Committee has received commitments for another Rs 100 crore from a clutch of investors as well, which will enable it to acquire around 30% stake from existing investors in CSB, Mr Chandy said.

“We have mobilised Rs 250 crore from various investors and have commitments from four other parties to put in Rs 25 crore each. This should enable us to buy around 30% stake in the bank,” CSB Protection panel convener Mr Chandy said.

The CSB Protection Committee is holding talks with various parties to raise necessary funds, Mr Chandy said, adding it has kept RBI informed about its plans. “We are confident that we will succeed in our efforts in the next few months,” Mr Chandy informed.w

The Church is trying to gain control of around 14% stake of Mr Chawla and another 15% from three Mauritius-based private equity funds — AIF Capital, Garfmore Private Equity and Siguler Guff — together hold about 15%.

Last year, Kochi-based Federal Bank had expressed its interest to take over the unlisted CSB, but the move is yet to fructify following differences over valuations. Other major stakeholders of CSB are engineering major L&T and Edelweiss and together they have 5%, Federal Bank also holds 5% stake, while a group of local investors together hold around 15%.

Given this, if the Church manages to buy the stakes of Mr Chawla and the Mauritius-based PEs, it would enable the community to ensure an indirect control on the management of the bank. The Church already enjoys a significant control over the bank through various investors, who would stand for community’s interest.

After Federal Bank announced its plan to take over CSB, the Syrian Catholic Church in general and the Thrissur Archdiocese in particular, were riled at the move and were very vocal in opposing it.

Biodiversity in danger?

Last week, the Union Minister for Environment, Mr Jairam Ramesh, told journalists in Kochi that Athirapally, the site of the proposed 163 MW, Rs 675-crore hydroelectric power project, is another Silent Valley, rich in biodiversity, which needs to be protected, and that the State should look for alternative proposals for power generation. The implication is that the Centre will go back on earlier clearances for the hydel project.

The Minister said that the permission issued earlier for the project was withdrawn after he assumed office. The State Government has also been asked to stop all work related to the project until an expert committee for approval looks into the issue, he said.

The Athirapally hydel project is planned 35 km east of Chalakudy town, across the Chalakudy river, along the Chalakudy-Anamalai inter-State highway in the Vazhachal forest division of Thrissur district. The project got the first clearance from the Central Government in 1998, which was challenged legally by environmentalists. In 2005, after a fresh environment impact study, it was cleared again. The Kerala High Court intervened and asked the Kerala State Electricity Board for a fresh clearance, which it got for a third time in 2007.

Environmentalists claim that Athirapally is a one-of its-kind riparian ecosystem in Kerala. The proposed project will affect 138.6 ha of forestland, dry up the Athirapally waterfall and affect tribal families living in the area, particularly settlements of the Kadar tribe, comprising around 80 families.

V.S. Vijayan, Chairman of the Kerala State Biodiversity Board and former Director of the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), Coimbatore, has been quoted in Down to Earth magazine as affirming that the Vazhachal forest division is the second most biodiverse area in the State. The International Bird Association has declared it an ‘Important Bird Area' and the Asian Nature Conservation Foundation has recommended that the area should be declared a sanctuary or a national park, he points out.

The Wildlife Trust of India says it represents one of India's best elephant conservation efforts. “Any disruption to this fragile ecosystem will spell disaster,” says Vijayan.

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) defines “biological diversity” as the “variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems.”

The CBD says that biodiversity – the variety of life on Earth – is essential to sustain the living networks and systems that provide us all with health, wealth, food, fuel and the vital services our lives depend on.

Increasing human activity is robbing the Earth of its biodiversity. “These losses are irreversible, impoverish us all and damage the life support systems we rely on every day,” the CBD notes.

The biodiversity we see today, says the CBD, is the fruit of billions of years of evolution, shaped by natural processes and, increasingly, by the influence of humans. It forms the web of life of which we are an integral part and upon which we so fully depend. “This diversity is often understood in terms of the wide variety of plants, animals and microorganisms. So far, about 1.75 million species have been identified, mostly small creatures such as insects. Scientists reckon that there are actually about 13 million species, though estimates range from three to 100 million.”

The United Nations has declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity. It is a celebration of life on earth and of the value of biodiversity for our lives. As part of worldwide celebrations, a National Conference on Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity of Insects and Environment will be held in Coimbatore at the Bharathiar University during March 15-16. Organised by the Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, the conference venue – Coimbatore – is situated in the Western Ghats, as are Athirapally and Silent Valley.

The Western Ghats are known for the uniqueness of its flora and fauna. India is one among the 12 mega biodiversity countries of the world and 80 per cent of the insects are endemic in India. However, insects and plants are becoming extinct because of habitat loss, over-hunting, pollution, overpopulation and the threat of global climate change.

The CBD gives us examples of success stories of how communities, governments and organisations have been able to achieve the 2010 Biodiversity Target at different levels. For instance, Irma Battista, an “urban farmer” in Vancouver, Canada, pursues a permaculture approach to create an edible landscape of herbs, berries and vegetables. The entire permaculture approach, says Battista, is based on creating bio-diversity and a healthy, self-sustaining environment that requires far less time, work, and financial investment than a lawn.

Trees For Life, a South Australian not-for-profit volunteer organisation, was started in 1982 by community members who wanted to restore the State's overcleared landscape.

Starting with 15,000 native seedlings grown in 1982, Trees For Life volunteers now grow around 1 million seedlings each year.

It, now, boasts over 10,000 members and recycles its income from membership fees, donations and fundraising back into running comprehensive revegetation and vegetation protection programmes.

As these examples show, biodiversity can and must be protected and regenerated. The Athirapally project offers an opportunity for Kerala to think of creative solutions for its energy needs, without destroying the State's precious biodiversity.

I think this is true.. We does not want this project

Kodungallur: A Rs.40 million spa academy is all set to open in Kerala's cultural capital Kodungallur in Trissur district to train students as spa specialists.

The SpaEd academy, the second such institute in Kerala, will open on Saturday and provide a new career option to students. It is owned by Spaveda, a spa management company which opened its first spa in Kollam.

The spa school is a part of a four-acre health centre coming up in four phases in Kodungallur.

"The spa academy will open on Saturday. The school will train 15 students as spa specialists in six months," Shine Ahmed, a director of Spaveda, told the sources.

The spa specialist course has been designed to offer traditional ayurveda and western therapies to create a complete wellness programme.

In the second phase, a state-of-the-art gymnasium and yoga study centre will come up. Jogging tracks and other facilities will come up by 2014.

54 varsities with Arjun nod unfit
CHARU SUDAN KASTURI
New Delhi, Feb. 17: Fifty-four of the 61 deemed universities that were approved during Arjun Singh’s tenure as human resource development minister between 2004 and 2009 are unfit for the tag, an HRD ministry review has found.

The findings of the confidential review report, accessed by The Telegraph, are an indictment of India’s education policy makers, and expose the extent of the rot in higher education standards they allowed over the past five years.

The report also confirms that barring seven exceptions, India’s best deemed universities earned the tag in the years before higher education offered lucrative business opportunities that could be milked through corruption.

The probe, ordered by HRD minister Kapil Sibal within days of taking over from Arjun last year, divided 126 deemed universities into three categories based on its findings. The remaining four of India’s 130 deemed varsities did not participate in the review.

The institutions were assessed by the probe panel on nine parameters — ranging from their vision for the varsity and compliance with University Grants Commission norms to research output and levels of innovation employed.

In an affidavit submitted before the Supreme Court last month, the ministry had disclosed a list of 44 that the review found were incapable of ever meeting standards required of deemed universities.

But the review report and the deemed universities in the other two categories — 44 unfit for the tag but deserving a three-year lifeline and 38 “good” institutes fit for the tag — have been kept a closely-guarded secret.

Understandably, perhaps Government institutions dominate the list of 38 deemed universities found fit by the review panel — 21 of the names on this list are public universities, while 17 are private.

The list of “good” deemed universities predictably includes some of the country’s finest institutions — both public and private.

The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai and other top research institutions and the Birla Institute of Science and Technology in Pilani and Mesra (Jharkhand) are on this list.

But a study of when these institutions received the deemed tag — and with that the power to award degrees — reveals that only a minuscule minority of quality varsities joined this league under Arjun.

India had 69 deemed varsities before he took over as HRD minister and today has 130 — no new institutions have received the tag after the UPA came back to power a second time. But the near doubling in number of deemed varsities added only seven institutions to the “good” league, according to the report.

The seven include two government institutions — the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology in Itanagar and the Kerala Kalamandalam in Thrissur.

The other five are private — Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (Visakhapatnam), International Institute of Information Technology (Bangalore), IIS University (Jaipur), Chennai Mathematical Institute, and Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute (Howrah).

The Ramakrishna Mission institute is Bengal’s sole deemed university.

The remaining 54 of the 61 deemed universities approved by Arjun’s ministry are unfit for the tag, the review has said.

Of these, 17 are on the list of 44 institutions deemed unfit but given the three-year lifeline to meet required standards.

The rest 37 do not even deserve the lifeline, the review has found.

Favourite spots: Wetland birds flocking to a kole wetland near Thrissur in Kerala. Hunting of wetland birds, including migratory species is rampant in many parts of the State. The ‘kole' wetlands in Thrissur and Vembanad Lake, extending up to Kottayam, Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts, are known to be a favourite hunting spot of poachers. The birds often killed are egrets, herons and spoonbills. Hunting of birds is an offence under the Indian Wildlife Act, entailing imprisonment up to seven years. —

I expect this kole wetland in thrissur to be protected and open for tourism but without distrubing the ecosystem...

A Good house boat from the Current Kumbasree through canal of Pullazhi during the paadi season will be a great treat.

Six more technolodges sanctioned in State

KOCHI: Buoyed by the success of the pilot project of the Technolodge scheme in Kadakkal and Perinad panchayats in Kollam district, the State government has accorded sanction for six more such rural ‘smart info hubs.’

The scheme, with Kerala State IT Infrastructure Ltd. (KSITIL) as the implementing agency, aims at spreading the information-technology-enabled service and the business process outsourcing industries into rural areas and bringing down infrastructure costs.

The new technolodges will come up at Veliyam, Anchal and Poothakulam panchayats in Kollam district; Thirumady panchayat in Ernakulam; Kodakara in Thrissur; and Mayyil in Kannur.

The Kadakkal and the Perinad grama panchayats had offered office space of 2,000 sq.ft each for the project. The KSITIL refurbished and converted them into built-up smart office space and handed them over to Accentia for business. In November last, the Managing Director of KSITIL submitted a proposal for the launch of six more centres. The technolodges are expected to bring down drastically the cost of operations.

Protesters at Lalur garbage plant removed

FOR FRESH AIR AND WATER: Members of the Lalur Malineekarana Virudha Samara Samithi staging a dharna in front of the garbage treatment plant at Lalur in Thrissur after forcibly locking its gates in protest against the waste management problems in the city.

Thrissur: Members of the Lalur Malineekarana Virudha Samara Samithi on Thursday forcibly closed the gates the garbage treatment plant at Lalur, the city’s waste disposal site.

A group of 15 members locked the three gates of the plant around 10 a.m.

They shouted slogans demanding the relocation of the plant.

A police team, led by Town West Circle Inspector Shahul Hameed, removed the protesters from the site around 2 p.m., got the gates opened and facilitated the transportation of waste to the plant.

The protest was led by T.K. Vasu, C.P. Jose, Raghunath Kazhungil, Sunil Lalur, Prabhakaran Lalur, K.K. Omana, Rosalyn Mathew, E.D. Baby, Mercy Anto and Beena Johnson.

A new building for Malabar Gold Showroom under construction just opposite to Modern Dress World.
structure work nearing completion.....

A new building for Malabar Gold Showroom under construction just opposite to Modern Dress World.
structure work nearing completion.....

Any pictures on this one ?

Is it huge ?

it seems big from outside.........that is much big in lengthwise but less in width...

it seems big from outside.........that is much big in lengthwise but less in width...

Anyhow.. It's just a Jewellery.. A gud size is fine

Fish-landing centres to be upgraded

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Centre has accorded administrative sanction for the upgrade of the fish-landing centres at Chettuva in Thrissur and Cheruvathur in Kasaragod as fishing harbours. Fisheries Minister S. Sarma had submitted project proposals, costing about Rs.30 crore each as per latest estimates, to the Union Minister for Agriculture in 2006. — Special Correspondent

Great news for Thrissur

Lalur: meet of technical experts to be held

‘Unavailability of land to dispose of waste main issue’


Thrissur: A meeting of officials and technical experts in waste management will be convened soon to evolve an action plan to solve the Lalur garbage issue. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Corporation authorities and the Lalur Malineekarana Viruddha Samara Samithi here on Monday.

Removal of accumulated waste from Lalur garbage disposal yard and decentralisation of waste management were the main demands raised by the samara samithy.
Biogas plants

Mayor R. Bindu said that the City Corporation had initiated concrete steps to address the issue. “The Corporation has already taken steps to install nine biogas plants in various localities. Strict instruction has been given to health officials to ensure the segregation of waste at the source.”

The Mayor pointed out that the unavailability of land to dispose the accumulated waste from Lalur was the main challenge before the Corporation.

“A consensus should be evolved in solving the issue. We will urge the Minister for Local Administration Paloli Mohammed Kutty to participate in the meeting,” the Mayor said.

Welcoming the decision to call a meeting of experts, the Samara Samithi said that the Corporation should have a waste management policy with long-term vision. “Lalur residents cannot anymore bear the burden of the garbage generated by the entire city. The agitation is our fight for the right to live. Children of Lalur should not be denied their right to fresh air and pure drinking water,” said Samara Samithi Chairman T.K. Vasu.

The Samara Samity will continue its relay sathyagraha until the Corporation started removing the garbage from the yard, he said. The relay sathyagraha completed 71 days on Monday.

“It is not a problem of Lalur alone. Waste management has become a burning issue in other parts of the State too. The solution should be a role model for the entire State. The Corporation’s suggestions of engineered land filling and capping of dumped waste are not acceptable as it will lead to more ecological tragedies,” Mr. Vasu said.

Can any of our forumers provide a way to solve this issue.. ?

Hi Friends,

This is my take on this garbage disposal problem.

Thrissur is not the only city in the world or even India or even Kerala which is confronting this problem.

In Kerala, the only other city where this problem is defying a solution is Kochi ( to the best of my knowledge )

Understandably the problem has arisen from the density of population, the expansion of the city and acute shortage of suitable land- fill sites. So I would guess this is a common problem in countries with high density of population.

Having said this, in my view, Thrissur City officials must find out how this problem has been addressed in other cities. Perhaps there is a lesson or two which Thrissur can learn from the experiences and experiments of these other cities. Start with other cities in Kerala and move on to other Indian cities facing similar challenges. Bombay/Calcutta/N Delhi etc must be facing the same problem several times bigger in size.

In the city I live in western Canada, for several more years this will not be a problem because there is plenty of land around the city. Areas have been systematically identified and earmarked for garbage disposal. The garbage disposal is also systematic in the sense only authorized vehicles have access to such places and tested procedures are in place for dispersing garbage. In addition there is awareness and recycling on a large scale. So I suppose the only thing Thrissur can copy from here is the awareness campaign and recycling.

Education of citizens/ sorting/recycling/ technology
(Incinerator?)etc. seem to be the only solution.

Ravi Menon

Not only Trichur and Cochin, this garbage problem is evident everywhere.

In Kottayam, there is a place called Vadavathoor, which canbe called 'The Lalur/Brahmapuram of Kottayam.

We can't single out any group for the responsibility. It'll be good if every house has a place to treat/fill the biodegradable waste in the backyard itself, I suppose.

The citizens of Kerala, the so called God's own country have no civic sense at all, thanks to, their 'easy going' nature.:bash:

We see rivers, wetlands, lakes etc. as places to dump all sorts of wastes - plastic bottles,the leftovers of food items, mutton, chicken, beef etc. are put inside plastic bags etc. and thrown into the rivers etc. :bash:
(Thank god, I'm a Veg).:)

There was a period when rivers etc. were treated as God maintaining the sanctity of them.


By resorting to such acts, we are digging our own grave yard.

^^
such kind of issues were faced from the residents of vilappilsala when trivandrum city corporation planned a garbage treatment plant with poabs group. now this is one of the biggest bio manure manufacturing plant in Asia and is a best example for effective waste management.

http://i48.tinypic.com/k0n4va.jpg

http://www.poabsgreen.com/

These are very good findings... But...

I feel the first problem the corporation face is lack of LAND... I'm not currently able to give any suggestions now as i'm unaware...

But the rest points which you have mentioned can be taken into consideration..

I think it's high time State Government give much importance you waste disposal in all major cities in our State..

Canal and other waste disposed sites in cities like Thrissur, cochin, calicut, tvm, kollam kottayam and others should be we cleaned.

This should be the first step of beautifying KERALA city.

These are very good findings... But...

I feel the first problem the corporation face is lack of LAND... I'm not currently able to give any suggestions now as i'm unaware...

But the rest points which you have mentioned can be taken into consideration..

I think it's high time State Government give much importance you waste disposal in all major cities in our State..

Canal and other waste disposed sites in cities like Thrissur, cochin, calicut, tvm, kollam kottayam and others should be we cleaned.

This should be the first step of beautifying KERALA city.

These are very good findings... But...

I feel the first problem the corporation face is lack of LAND... I'm not currently able to give any suggestions now as i'm unaware...

But the rest points which you have mentioned can be taken into consideration..

I think it's high time State Government give much importance you waste disposal in all major cities in our State..

Canal and other waste disposed sites in cities like Thrissur, cochin, calicut, tvm, kollam kottayam and others should be we cleaned.

This should be the first step of beautifying KERALA city.

You are correct, Vinod. We cannot boast that we are "God's own country" unless we clean and beautify our water bodies. It is shame that people of our state encroaches and reclaims river, lake and canals for their selfish and greedy needs. Lakes and canals have become the garbage dumping yards of some of the corporations.

God has given us so much of water bodies, but the people of our state are spoiling and killing those water bodies.

All the lakes and rivers in the state have shrunk alarmingly as well as pollutted. There should be a mass movement as well as government initiative to protect our lakes and rivers.

A satisfactory Budget for Kottayam: Jose K. Mani

overbridge at Thellakom

Budget neglected the Palakkad-Shoranur-Ernakulam sector: passengers’ union

KOTTAYAM: Kottayam has much to be happy about the Railway Budget 2010 proposals, according to Jose K. Mani, MP. The district has bagged the only railway overbridge (ROB) sanctioned for the State in addition to two new trains and allocation for doubling works on two stretches.

According to him, the budget has earmarked Rs.40 lakh for the ROB gate no: 30 at Thellakom. The plea for an ROB at Caritas at Thellakom has been in the air for the past six years.

The State government had earmarked Rs.2.5 crore for the approach road since 2007. With the Budget earmarking Rs.40 lakh for the ROB, the works are expected to move fast, brining down the pressure on the M.C. Road and also easing the travel for those heading for the Kottayam Medical College Hospital.

According to Mr. Mani, in spite of the delay in completing the acquisition work for the other two ROBs—the one at Kumaranallore (gate no: 36) and Moolavattom (gate no: 33)—the Budget has allocated Rs.25 lakh and Rs.50 lakh respectively for the works.

The Jan Sathabdi introduced from Kozhikkode to Thiruvananthapuram will pass through Kottayam and according to latest reports, the MEMU which runs between Ernakulam and Kollam would also pass through Kottayam.

According to Mr. Mani, though works are delayed, the doubling works on the 24-km Mulanthuruthy-Kuruppanthara stretch and the Kuruppanthra-Chingavanom stretch have found mention in the Budget, with the works getting an allocation of Rs.20 crore each.Mr. Mani also felt satisfied about the overall impact of the Budget.

The Thrissur Railway Passengers’ Association has termed the Railway Budget - 2010 disappointing.

P. Krishnakumar, general secretary of the association, said that the only benefit for the State was the final go-ahead given for the coach factory at Kanjikode and a fresh water bottling plant at Thiruvananthapuram.
No long-distance trains

“No new long-distance daily train that benefits Kerala has been sanctioned. Despite persistent demands, the Railway Ministry has not extended the Kannur-Shoranur passenger train (616) to Thrissur and the Coimbatore-Thrissur passenger (636) train to Kochi. Introduction of Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) services in all electrified stretches in the State was expected. But the Ministry has sanctioned only a single MEMU service for the State, on the Ernakulam-Kollam stretch, and neglected the Palakkad-Shoranur-Ernakulam sector,” he said.

Cabinet nod for revised Kannur airport project

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Cabinet on Wednesday gave clearance for a revised project for the Kannur airport which proposes funding on the pattern of Cochin International Airport Limited.

Accordingly, 26 per cent of the equity of the new airport would be directly held by the government. Besides, 25 per cent of the equity would be allocated to institutions and cooperatives with government share-holding. The balance of 49 per cent would be offered to the public.

The Cabinet also decided to start a B.Tech. course in electrical and electronics engineering at Wayanad Engineering College from the coming financial year.

Briefing the media, Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said about 60 students would be admitted to the new course.

The government would provide 10 acres in Sultan Battery taluk of Wayanad district on lease to Calicut University to start a university centre. The term of the lease would be 30 years. The Cabinet had also sanctioned 21 posts of administrative staff in the University.

Mr. Achuthanandan said necessary posts would be created for the new model residential school for boys at Chelakkara in Thrissur district and the model residential school for girls at Kuzhalmannom in Palakkad district. The Cooperative Academy for Professional Education would be granted 2.5 acres in Paravoor village of Ernakulam district on lease for 30 years.

He announced that 45 posts of para medical staff would be created in the Medical College Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.

Secretary of the Kochi Corporation A.T. Thomas would be posted as Joint Commissioner, Land Revenue.

Opposition boycotts meeting

Thrissur: The Corporation council meeting on Wednesday witnessed heated arguments over the repair of some city roads. The opposition boycotted the meet alleging that the Rs.5.5-lakh works could have been avoided.
I don't know what thee opposition and ruling parties are doing in Thrissur Corporation..

Where r my frds..? This thread is dead for last 4 days....

I could see too many newbies and none of them are making a mark... Prakash looked promising.. Now he too is missing...

Justin ... where r u ?

A few Upcoming Residential Projects

Bhagheeratha Chammanam Towers.
8 storied apartment block with 46,000sq. Ft. at Thrissur

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Acropolis at AYyanthole, Thrissur from G4 Developers

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Chiramels Sundale Homes at Palakkad Road, Thrissur from Sundale Builders And Developers Pvt Ltd

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Saketh Apartments, Pushpagiri Agraharam Road, Punkunnam, Thrissur From Krishna Homes and Developers

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good ones justin

[QUOTE=apjustin;52816349]A few Upcoming Residential Projects

Bhagheeratha Chammanam Towers.
8 storied apartment block with 46,000sq. Ft. at Thrissur

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The Bhagheeratha Chammanam Towers , now more than 15 years old.

Massive industrial Park for Thrissur
More fund for medical university
Police Commissionerate
15 crore for building a multi-storeyed industrial building

Massive industrial Park for Thrissur
More fund for medical university

Gud news but is it a truth ?

Massive industrial Park for Thrissur
More fund for medical university
Police Commissionerate
15 crore for building a multi-storeyed industrial building

Where did u get this news from?

Where did u get this news from?

Follow this link and search for 'thrissur' :
http://niyamasabha.org/pdfs/budgeteng.pdf

Follow this link and search for 'thrissur' :
http://niyamasabha.org/pdfs/budgeteng.pdf

Thanks saKrishna

Sir, I am raising the outlay for fisheries sector to Rs.79 crore
from Rs.50 crore. In addition to this, Rs. 15 crore more will be
made available to the fisheries sector under RKVY. Rs. 14
crore is set apart for the special integrated package for
Alappuzha and Ernakulam Districts. Such packages have been
implemented in Kasaragod, Kannur and Thrissur Districts in the
last two years. Rs. 10 crore for the common amenities in coastal
area and Rs. 8 crore for debt relief is set apart. Fishing
harbours at Thalayi and Quilandy will be completed this year.
Rs.2 crore is provided for the second phase of Chethi Harbour.
Rs. 25 lakh each is provided for the fishing harbours at
Cheruvathoor and Chettuva which have received the approval
of Government of India.

Rs. 20lakh is provided for Haritha Manappuram project at Thrissur.

Modernisation of Land Records is the main plan scheme of
Revenue Department. It is proposed to take up re-survey in
Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur and Malappuram districts this
year as part of 'Bhoomi Keralam' project. Rs.3.5 crore is given
for the renovation of village offices and conservation of heritage
buildings. An amount of Rs.1.25 crore is earmarked for the Land
Bank.

Rs.5 crore is provided for maintenance of the roads of industrial
estates under the District Industries Centres and SIDCO. Rs.
15 crore is earmarked for building a multi-storeyed industrial
estate at Thrissur. Under this system, KINFRA will formulate a
scheme to start 50 Industrial centres having an average area of
60,000 sq.ft. The scheme will be made operational by utilising
land of industrial estates and Industries Department. Special
preference will be given to those areas where land is provided
free of cost. The outlay of this scheme is Rs. 250 crore. It is
intended to give special incentive to fruits and vegetable
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processing units. Tax exemption is not possible. Hence, subsidy
will be 5% of the annual turnover of products viz., pickles, jam,
juice, squash and jelly sold in Kerala.

Rs. 20lakh is provided for Haritha Manappuram project at Thrissur.

Modernisation of Land Records is the main plan scheme of
Revenue Department. It is proposed to take up re-survey in
Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur and Malappuram districts this
year as part of 'Bhoomi Keralam' project. Rs.3.5 crore is given
for the renovation of village offices and conservation of heritage
buildings. An amount of Rs.1.25 crore is earmarked for the Land
Bank.

Police Commissionerate system will be
implemented in Kollam and Thrissur cities.

Rs.70 crore is set apart for the development of IT parks at Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi, Cyber parks at Kozhikode,Kannur and Kasaragod and for the Info Park at Kochi. For the land acquisition of different parks started at Kozhikode, Cherthala, Ambalappuzha, Kannur and Kasaragod, Rs. 20 crore is earmarked for the Information Technology Infrastructure Company. Rs.22 crore is set apart for the development of State Data Centre and Network Operation Centres at 38 Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode. In 2010-11, the works relating to Athulya Info Park at Kakkanad having an area of
5.5 lakh square feet, Infopark at Cherthala, Technopark at Kottayam and second phase of Infopark at Koratty will be completed.

Kerala seeks inclusion of paddy lands in Central food scheme.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala government has appealed to the Centre to relax the norms for inclusion of paddy lands in the Central food security scheme so that the Kuttanad region and the kole lands in Thrissur district could be brought under its ambit, Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Rathnakaran told the Assembly on Monday.

Responding to a calling attention motion moved by Murali Perunelli (CPI-M), the Agriculture Minister said the State wanted the Centre to waive the norm that only paddy holdings having a contiguous extent of 50,000 hectares could be included in the Central scheme. In Kerala, paddy fields were fragmentary in nature, but the different regions of paddy cultivation such as the Kuttanad region and the kole lands in Thrissur district were quite distinctive and should be considered as one contiguous region. The Centre had not so far responded favourably to the State's plea, he said.

The Minister said the State had also been trying to get the Centre to agree to reclassifying paddy produced in Kerala as ‘A' class. The Centre had classified paddy produced in Kerala as ‘B' class resulting in substantial loss in Central assistance. The Opposition should join the government in getting the State's demands accepted by the Centre, the Agriculture Minister said.

Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said in response to a calling attention motion moved by Therambil Ramakrishnan (Congress) that he was ready to convene an all-party meeting to resolve the dispute over solid waste disposal in the Thrisusr Corporation area. He had actually convened a meeting on March 10, but had called it off on being informed that Local Administration Minister Paloli Mohammed Kutty was holding talks with the parties concerned on the issue, the Chief Minister said.

He informed the House that as many as 25 urban local bodies had commissioned solid waste processing plants and another 11 were in the process of doing so. The government's effort was to treat solid wastes at source in a decentralised manner, Mr. Achuthanandan added.

Lalur samithi to seek Chief Minister's intervention for public debate

Thrissur: In view of the Kerala High Court's directive to the Thrissur Corporation on decentralisation of waste management, Lalur Samara Sahaya Samithy has decided to seek Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan's intervention to call for a public discussion on Lalur issue.

The High Court had on last Friday approved the suggestions evolved in the consensus talk between the Thrissur Corporation, Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project, Pollution Control Board, district administration and Lalur Malineekarana Viruddha Samara Samithi.

The suggestions included decentralisation of waste management, setting up of biogas plants and small waste treatment plants and segregation of waste at the source. The court had also asked the City Corporation to file an action taken report in July.

Air, water pollution

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court had intervened in the Lalur issue on a public interest petition filed by social activist P.D. Joseph. The petitioner had alleged that unscientific disposal of garbage at Lalur dump yard was causing air and water pollution in the area and diseases amongst residents.

“The Corporation's waste management should be decentralised. Incinerators and biogas plants should be installed in all the 52 wards in Corporation limits,” the petition said.

Lalur Malineekarana Viruddha Samara Samithi chairman T.K. Vasu said that Lalur residents were happy that the High Court recognised their long-pending demand for decentralisation of waste management.

“The City Corporation should initiate urgent steps to remove the accumulated waste from the dump yard. If the huge garbage mounds are not cleared before onset of monsoon, the crisis that occurred in last June will re-surface,” he pointed out.

Waste water seeped from the flooded trenching ground had made life miserable for 40 families living in the area during last monsoon. M. Peethambaran, general convenor of the samara sahaya samithi, said it would organise a programme to create awareness among the public about decentralised waste management, its possibilities, suggestions of the High Court on Lalur issue and the City Corporation's stand on the issue.

Satyagraha continues

It will also mobilise a movement led by socio-cultural leaders to urge the Corporation to find an urgent solution considering the seriousness of the issue.

Meanwhile, a relay sathyagraha by the Lalur Samara Samithi completed 86 days on Tuesday.

Best cities to live, invest and earn in

New Delhi: India is a land of paradox, it is said, and even the rapid economic development in the last few years hasn't helped in managing the contradictions.

A recent survey has now revealed that cities such as Gurgaon, that are most preferred to earn a living and where job growth is the fastest, are actually not among the best places to live.

According to data compiled by economics research firm Indicus Analytics on residences, earnings and investments, none of the ten cities in the 'reside-in' list figure in the 'earn-in' list of places with most employment opportunities.

Moreover, the four metros of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai did not figure among the ten best cities to reside, earn or invest. However, Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai were among the cities preferred by millionaires to spend their life.

The list of 'earn-in' cities has been topped by Gurgaon, followed by Silvaasa, Noida, Faridabad, Rupnagar, Chandigarh, Surat, Bangalore, Gandhinagar and Pune.

The best cities to reside are Kochi, Kozhikode, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram, Mysore, Goa, Thrissur, Pondicherry, Kannur and Thiruvalur. Interestingly, five of these cities are in God's own country - Kerala. In fact, Shimla is the only northern city in this list, while Chandigarh, among the few fully planned cities in the country, failed to find a place.

The invest-in index was topped by Silvassa, followed by Coimbatore, Ludhiana, Shimla, Noida, Gurgaon, Gandhinagar, Surat, Itanagar and Chandigarh.

Indicus considered six parameters -- health, education, environment, safety, public facilities and entertainment -- for preparing the 'reside-in' index. The 'earn-in' list was based on growth rate of employment, per capita income and listings on popular job websites.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/best-cities-to-live-invest-and-earn-in/53060-7.html



This is a old article.. But just came to my attention... So our aim should be to develop the Place but still make it liveable... If cochin goes like this it also will be not liveable

Bins to be distributed for source segregation of waste in Thrissur

Kudumbasree workers to collect and transport the waste

Corporation to submit action-taken report to High Court in July

Thrissur: Thrissur Corporation will distribute separate bins for collecting organic and non-organic waste as part of its source segregation efforts.

Mayor R. Bindu told reporters here on Thursday that in the initial phase bins would be distributed to 14 divisions of the City Corporation.

“Under the Rs.2.5-crore project, 24,000 bins each of white and green colour will be distributed to households. Green bins are meant for biodegradable waste and white for non-biodegradable waste. The project will be implemented from April 1,” the Mayor said.

Kudumbasree workers will collect the segregated waste and transport to the treatment plants in covered vehicles.

Equipment

Under the Kerala Sustainable Urban Development project, the Corporation will also procure hand carts and sweeper's carts with containers for primary waste collection and tippers, three-wheelers, dumper containers and duel dumper placers for secondary collection.

The distribution of bins and vehicles will be inaugurated by Minister for Local Administration Paloli Mohammed Kutty on Sunday.

Biogas plants

The Mayor said that the work on nine biogas plants in various places in the Corporation limit, meant for decentralisation of waste management, would be completed in three months.

The City Corporation will submit an action taken report at the High Court on the Lalur garbage issue in July, she said.

The Rs.5-crore development work at the waste treatment plant in Lalur is progressing well, the Mayor said.

“The construction of a compost plant has already been completed. About 75 per cent of the work on drainage is also over. Training has been provided to the Kudumbasree units for handling windrow compost units. Other facilities under the project will be completed soon,” the Mayor said.

Can some one post our newly tarred swaraj road pictures ?

Lords Orchid at Kuttanellur, Thrissur From Lords Builders

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Parkland Regency located at Ambakkadan Junction facing on Rice Bazar Road, Thrissur From Parkland Builders and Developers.

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Where r my frds..? This thread is dead for last 4 days....

I could see too many newbies and none of them are making a mark... Prakash looked promising.. Now he too is missing...

Justin ... where r u ?

Hi vinod.

Sorry i was abroad for the past 1 month regarding my job training.
Just landed today morning and now just signed in to see the latest developments of our city.

There is not much of a difference.
All the projects are in the same phase. Even the Lalur issue has not got any relief.

The Patturaikkal Junction round about was under work when i left and it is still in the same shape.
Dont know what exactly the corporation is doing. Just simply spending lot of money unnecessarily.

The only change i felt was in the palace road where the lamp posts which where almost on the middle of the roads and blocked traffic has now been removed. The guruvayur road from punkunnam has been completely tarred and its looking much wider.

I-square mall is in the same state. No progress as such. KR bakes which was almost ready still remains closed.

Just went outside in the evening and could find only this much.

The new proposed projects seems promising. But as far as the govt is concerned dont think the projects will start any soon.

The ignorance of thrissur still remains the same.

Hi vinod.

Sorry i was abroad for the past 1 month regarding my job training.
Just landed today morning and now just signed in to see the latest developments of our city.

There is not much of a difference.
All the projects are in the same phase. Even the Lalur issue has not got any relief.

The Patturaikkal Junction round about was under work when i left and it is still in the same shape.
Dont know what exactly the corporation is doing. Just simply spending lot of money unnecessarily.

The only change i felt was in the palace road where the lamp posts which where almost on the middle of the roads and blocked traffic has now been removed. The guruvayur road from punkunnam has been completely tarred and its looking much wider.

I-square mall is in the same state. No progress as such. KR bakes which was almost ready still remains closed.

Just went outside in the evening and could find only this much.

The new proposed projects seems promising. But as far as the govt is concerned dont think the projects will start any soon.

The ignorance of thrissur still remains the same.

Great to have you back in our city. Nice updates !!! Hope you will keep us posted.

Poomala dam to be made tourist centre
Staff Reporter

Rs. 50-lakh beautification project done

Photo: By Special Arrangement
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Attraction for tourists:The premises of the Poomala dam near Thrissur where a beautification project has been implemented.
Thrissur: Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan will designate on Sunday the premises of the Poomala Dam as a tourist centre. The designation marks the completion of a project of the District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) to beautify the premises of the dam, 12 km east of Thrissur city.
The Rs. 50 lakh project, launched in 2008, involved construction of a walkway with handrail spanning 600 metres; a community hall that can accommodate 300 persons; a cafetaria; and toilet facilities. The entire site has state-of-the-art lighting design.
“An eco-friendly design has been chosen,” said M. M. Vinod Kumar, architect for the project.
Poomala promises to be a place to unwind for city-dwellers. The hills near the dam offer a breath-taking view of the city. “The dam site can now be an ideal venue for student camps,” Mr. Kumar added.
The Poomala dam, managed by the Minor Irrigation Department, is 95.40 metres above mean sea level (AMSL). A division weir was constructed in the Poomala valley in 1939. The Poomala reservoir scheme was commissioned in 1968. ‘Poomala' is believed to have been derived from the word, ‘Poovam', a tree. Old-times say the hills were once full of Poovam trees.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/20/stories/2010032053200300.htm)

Hi vinod.

Sorry i was abroad for the past 1 month regarding my job training.
Just landed today morning and now just signed in to see the latest developments of our city.

There is not much of a difference.
All the projects are in the same phase. Even the Lalur issue has not got any relief.

The Patturaikkal Junction round about was under work when i left and it is still in the same shape.
Dont know what exactly the corporation is doing. Just simply spending lot of money unnecessarily.

The only change i felt was in the palace road where the lamp posts which where almost on the middle of the roads and blocked traffic has now been removed. The guruvayur road from punkunnam has been completely tarred and its looking much wider.

I-square mall is in the same state. No progress as such. KR bakes which was almost ready still remains closed.

Just went outside in the evening and could find only this much.

The new proposed projects seems promising. But as far as the govt is concerned dont think the projects will start any soon.

The ignorance of thrissur still remains the same.

KR BAKES ALREADY OPENED IN AYYANTHOLE...

Peechi KFRI and Dam are located 14 kms from thrissur town. 3 months old photos...


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Real cool shotz....

Gud Pics....

Tender for Chettuva harbour work this week: Minister

Minister Sharad Pawar to inaugurate construction of harbour


Reviewing progress: Fisheries Minister S. Sarma visits Chettuva near Thrissur on Sunday to review preparations for the launch of the construction of a fishing harbour.

Thrissur: Fisheries Minister S. Sarma has said that tender proceedings for the construction of the Chettuva fishing harbour will be initiated this week.

He was addressing a meeting held at Chettuva on Sunday as part of the preparations for the launch of the harbour construction. Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar will inaugurate the construction of the fishing harbour at 10 a.m. on April 10.

“The harbour will provide jobs for 10,000 fishermen directly and countless others indirectly. It will change the face of Thrissur district,” Mr. Sarma said.

Revenue Minister K.P. Rajendran, T.N. Prathapan, MLA, Collector A.T. James, Engandiyur panchayat president M.A. Harris Babu and Thalikkulam block panchayat president Vasanta Maheswaran were present.

Long awaited Harbour in Thrissur (Chettuva) which is very close to Thrissur City... It should uplift the development of that region

Manappuram enters jewellery retail trade

Thrissur-based Manappuram Group is entering jewellery retail business in a big way with its trade mark Manappuram Gold.

A new company named Manappuram Jewellery Ltd has been incorporated for the purpose. An investment of Rs 1,000 crore is planned over the next five years for opening 50 jewellery outlets in south India, said Mr V.P. Nandakumar, Chairman, Manappuram Group.

The first showroom of gold and diamond jewellery will be opened at Valapad at in Thrissur on Sunday. Mr K. Shivram, Vice-President of World Gold Council, will inaugurate the new venture.

The vision is to make Manappuram Gold a standalone brand that has unique collections and designer made choice, Mr Nandakumar said.

Lalur: relay satyagraha completes 100 days

Thrissur: The relay satyagraha by the residents of Lalur, Thrissur Corporations' garbage disposal site, completed 100 days on Tuesday. Addressing the satyagraha on Tuesday, poet K.G. Sankarapillai said that the Thrissur Corporation had been insensitive towards the problems faced by the Lalur residents. “Lalur has been forced to bear the burden of the garbage generated by the entire city. The ruling parties had turned a blind eye to this two-decade old problem,” he said.

Lalur Malineekarana Virudha Samara Samithi chairman T.K. Vasu said that the samithi would continue the agitation. “The Chief Minister has called for a discussion on the issue on March 29. We are expecting a lasting solution to Lalur's woes. Further course of the agitation will be decided after the meeting,” he said. Meanwhile, the samithi demanded the removal of the accumulated garbage from the dump yard before the onset of monsoon.

“The crisis that occurred in last June will resurface if the Corporation failed to take urgent steps to remove the garbage,” he said.

Waste water seeped from the flooded trenching ground last monsoon had made life miserable for the 40 families living in the area.

Lulu Silks to open a 200000 sq.ft Showroom in Trichur.Don't have more details on this. Saw an ad by Lulu silks inviting job requests last week.

Lulu Silks to open a 200000 sq.ft Showroom in Trichur.Don't have more details on this. Saw an ad by Lulu silks inviting job requests last week.

Yes, Sakrishna.. It's the Lulu center in front of Mathrubhoomi...

^^
group is same but the name is EMKE SILKS...

^^
group is same but the name is EMKE SILKS...

Yes, They have an wholesales Division in Post office road.. Which was there years before...

Lulu Silks to open a 200000 sq.ft Showroom in Trichur.Don't have more details on this. Saw an ad by Lulu silks inviting job requests last week.

http://www.emkesilks.org


Please visit this website,its a showroom already opened in palakkad.......I dont think its the lulu group led by M A Yusafali....

http://www.emkesilks.org


Please visit this website,its a showroom already opened in palakkad.......I dont think its the lulu group led by M A Yusafali....

EMKE group is MA Yusafali's

Yes, Sakrishna.. It's the Lulu center in front of Mathrubhoomi...

Thanks. When opened, will it be the biggest textile showroom in Kerala?

Thrissur City Corporation Budget for the year 2010 - 2011 is going to be presented today. There was no budget presented in the year 2009-2010 (What a corporation). Please have a look at the projects announced in 2008 - 2009 budget.

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Thrissur City Corporation Budget for the year 2010 - 2011 is going to be presented today. There was no budget presented in the year 2009-2010 (What a corporation). Please have a look at the projects announced in 2008 - 2009 budget.

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Just think if atleast half of the proposed developments were done.. Thrissur would have looked simply awesome....

50 industrial centres planned

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government propdses to set up 50 multi-storey industrial centres in the State as part of its efforts to promote small-scale industrial units in the State, Industries Minister Elamaram Karim told the Assembly on Thursday.

Replying to a calling attention motion moved by Saju Paul (CPI-M), the Industries Minister said the first of these multi-storey industrial centres would come up at the Edayar industrial belt in Ernakulam soon. The second would come up in Thrissur, he added.

Food processing

Responding to another calling attention motion moved by Adoor Prakash (Congress), Food and Civil Supplies Minister C. Divakaran said the State government had submitted a proposal to the Centre to set up a Rs. 50-crore food processing centre at the Food Research Institute at Konni in Pathanamthitta district.

Budget: Rs.15 lakh for wind, solar power units

Thrissur Corporation to produce 20 kV power

Rs.50 lakh has been set apart for source segregation of waste

Rs.10 lakh has been earmarked for setting up an LPG crematorium

Thrissur: The annual budget of the Thrissur Corporation for the year 2010-11 has proposed to utilise alternative energy sources to generate 20 kV power.

The budget, presented by Deputy Mayor M. Vijayan on Thursday, allocated Rs.15 lakh for setting up wind and solar power plants at the Pullazhi Kole fields.

The detailed feasibility study conducted by ANERT estimated the cost for producing 20 kV power at Rs.54 lakh.

With 75 per cent subsidy available for power generation using alternative power sources, the allotment in the budget would be sufficient for the project, the Deputy Mayor said.

He said the City Corporation would take up more such projects if the pilot project was successful.

Thrissur Corporation is the only local body in the State which directly controls power distribution.

Surplus budget

The budget, which envisages a total income of Rs.173. 98 crore and expenditure of Rs.170.17 crore leaves a surplus of Rs.3.81 crore.

With a cash balance of Rs.60 lakh, the total surplus during the year is estimated at Rs.4.41 crore.

The budget has allocated Rs.50 lakh for source segregation of waste. I

t has also earmarked Rs.40 lakh for education and Rs.40 lakh for welfare of differently-abled children.

The Corporation has promised to implement projects worth Rs.4 crore for ensuing efficient distribution of drinking water.

A Rs.4.86-crore project has been envisaged to rehabilitate people living in ‘purambokku'.

Tax collection

The budget has earmarked Rs.10 lakh for setting up an LPG crematorium and Rs.2 crore for development of West Fort.

A sum of Rs.50 lakh has been earmarked for the construction of Shakthan Thampuram Vegetable market.

The budget expects the tax collection to go up to Rs.19.80 crore.


This Budget does not look like a City Corporation budget statement.. Looks more like a Village Budget.. I can't digest this.. Kerala's Fourth Biggest City which is promising too.. leaves a future like this....

I hope People understands and will speak against this.. and ask them..

Why we have a Corporation ?

All cities in other states of India are growing with long vision and proper planning. If Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram have grown to big cities, it's due to their potential, not due to the planning or long vision of the polititians. So, why should we need these national wates?

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All cities in other states of India are growing with long vision and proper planning. If Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram have grown to big cities, it's due to their potential, not due to the planning or long vision of the polititians. So, why should we need these national wates?

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You are aboslutely, correct. Justin. Most of our cities seem to be developed because of the private investments not because of the vision of any political leaders.

They do not have any vision literally, they are blind. Otherwise, they will not behave like this even after seeing the development projects and plans of other state cities and countries.

Unfortunately, our cities are in Kerala - "Politician's own country".

Ya really...

If at least a few of the projects mentioned above had been completed our city would have been developed.
Anyways. hope all these projects will happen in the near future.

In the mean while, Behsaad group, Qatar owned by Padmashree CK Menon from our very own thrissur has made investment plans worth 1000 crores in Qatar, India

Among the major investments, A 5-star hotel worth 250 crores will be built in KOchi.

For thrissur, its mr. KC Menon's dream project.
Thrissur will have its international educational institution with British affiliation. The school will have classes according to the British schooling system and the students from there will get direct entry to the Oxford and other great universities in the UK.

We can be proud that a thrissurite is doing wonders across the globe.

Source: Dhanakaryam Mathrubhumi newspaper (29-03-10)

http://www.mathrubhumi.com/business/story.php?id=92009

തിരുവനന്തപുരം : സംസ്ഥാനത്ത് ഏറ്റവും ഉയര്ന്ന ഭൂമിവില തൃശ്ശൂരില്. വഴിസൗകര്യമുള്ള ഒരു ആര് (ഏകദേശം രണ്ടര സെന്റ്) ഭൂമിക്ക് 1,74,10,000 വരെയാണ് വില. തൃശ്ശൂര് വില്ലേജിലെ സര്വേ നമ്പര് 2421 ലുള്ള ഭൂമിക്കാണ് തൊട്ടാല് പൊള്ളുന്ന വില. 1,23,50,000 ആണ് തൊട്ടു താഴത്തെ വില. അതും തൃശ്ശൂര് വില്ലേജില്ത്തന്നെ.
തൃശ്ശൂരിന് തൊട്ടുപിന്നാലെയുള്ളത്. എറണാകുളം ജില്ലയിലെ കണയന്നൂര് താലൂക്കില് വാണിജ്യപരമായി പ്രാധാന്യമുള്ള സ്ഥലത്തിന് 59,85,000 രൂപയാണ് ഏറ്റവും കൂടിയ വില. ദേശീയപാത / പി.ഡബ്ല്യു.ഡി. റോഡ് സൗകര്യമുള്ള താമസയോഗ്യമായ ഭൂമിക്ക് 56,85,750 രൂപ വരെ വിലയുണ്ട്.

CSB shareholder Chawla may sell 14.5% stake

Non-resident Indian (NRI)-businessman Surachan Chawla is likely to offload 14.5 per cent of the stake held in Kerala-based Catholic Syrian Bank (CSB) to a clutch of foreign investors this week to conform with a Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) directive.

The board of CSB is meeting tomorrow to consider the sale. Chawla, who holds 24.5 per cent stake in the private sector bank, was asked to bring down his holding to 10 per cent by the central bank, as it was not happy with a single party holding a significant stake. “The board is meeting tomorrow to consider the sale or transfer of close to 15 per cent shares of Chawla. This is because RBI wants him to reduce holding to 10 per cent,” said CK Gopinath, director, CSB.

Though Gopinath declined to divulge further details about the deal, it is understood that the Chawla has talked to 10-15 Bangkok-based NRIs to sell less than 1 per cent stake to each.

The local catholic community under the chairmanship of archbishop, had formed an action committee and received commitments for around Rs 250 crore to buy Chawla’s shares and, thereby, ensure control of the lender.

The group was still continuing negotiations with the NRI investor, sources said.

Last year, Kochi-based Federal Bank had expressed its interest to take over the unlisted CSB, but the move did not take off following differences over valuations. After Federal Bank announced its plan to take over CSB, the Syrian Catholic Church in general and the Thrissur Archdiocese, in particular, were riled at the move and were very vocal in opposing it.

Three Mauritius-based private equity funds — AIF Capital, Garfmore Private Equity and Siguler Guff — together hold about 15 per cent. Other major stakeholders of CSB are engineering major L&T and Edelweiss, and together they have 5 per cent. Federal Bank also holds 5 per cent stake, while a group of local investors together hold around 15 per cent.

CSB officials denied media reports that Religare Enterprises has made a Rs 800-crore offer to acquire CSB. When contacted, Religare Enterprise’s Group Chief Operating Officer Sachindra Nath refuted the report, saying it was “absolute rubbish”.

Hope that this bank roots will stay in Thrissur soil itself

Swaraj Round footpath to be ready soon

Thrissur: Thrissur Corporation Mayor R. Bindu has said that the Swaraj Round footpath renovation work will be completed before Thrissur Pooram.

In reply to a query by Opposition councillors at the corporation council meeting here on Tuesday, she said that the work was progressing fast.

A monitoring panel consisting Public Works Standing Committee Chairman A. M. Krishnan and city corporation engineer would monitor the work and ensure speedy completion, she added.

Lalur: samithy to continue stir

Thrissur: A meeting of Lalur Malineekarana Virudha Samara Samithy held here on Tuesday decided to continue its relay sathyagraha till April 6. The Chief Minister had called a second round of meeting on the issue on April 6.

Never ending fight

Hey all.
Had a look at the new under construction Malabar Gold showroom in MG road.
Its big in length.Its huge. A good venture to develop the other parts of MG Road.

Another construction work is going on the site opposite to Modern Silks, near Srikrishna sweet house. It was earlier the car parking area of Modern silks but the whole business there seems to be dull and that has given way to new projects at those locations.
Malabar Gold has come up and lets hope the new building coming up will be some showroom of any company.
But the way it looks it should be huge. May be a Mall.
That would be great boost for that area, but doubts remain because I-square mall is coming up just few meters away.

The construction works of the Shaktan statue park near paramekkavu temple is going on in brisk pace. Its looking good. Once it gets completed it would be another landscaped beauty.

The footpaths are under construction all around the town and once completed it should be great to look at our town. along with the sign boards now at almost all places indicating the roads and their directions.

patturaikkal roundabout is also under construction but now has slowed down.
may be the Co-op is concentrating in geting the footpaths done before pooram. Anyways. slowly and steadily our city is looking better every next day.

But that shouldn affect places like lalur. The problem there also should be solved soon.

another hijack move in health ministry. this one is shifting of directorate of radiation safety from tcr to clt. stop it if you can... :)

url (http://www.mathrubhumi.com/localnews/malayalam/news/kerala/districts/thrissur/236215/2010-03-31/9/0/1/0)

Hey all.
Had a look at the new under construction Malabar Gold showroom in MG road.
Its big in length.Its huge. A good venture to develop the other parts of MG Road.

Another construction work is going on the site opposite to Modern Silks, near Srikrishna sweet house. It was earlier the car parking area of Modern silks but the whole business there seems to be dull and that has given way to new projects at those locations.
Malabar Gold has come up and lets hope the new building coming up will be some showroom of any company.
But the way it looks it should be huge. May be a Mall.
That would be great boost for that area, but doubts remain because I-square mall is coming up just few meters away.

The construction works of the Shaktan statue park near paramekkavu temple is going on in brisk pace. Its looking good. Once it gets completed it would be another landscaped beauty.

The footpaths are under construction all around the town and once completed it should be great to look at our town. along with the sign boards now at almost all places indicating the roads and their directions.

patturaikkal roundabout is also under construction but now has slowed down.
may be the Co-op is concentrating in geting the footpaths done before pooram. Anyways. slowly and steadily our city is looking better every next day.

But that shouldn affect places like lalur. The problem there also should be solved soon.

Great updates... Prakash you did it again..

All updates mentioned above are simply the ones which we were waiting to hear...

Lets hope with this MG road face will change...

Aerens Gold Souk Group plans Rs.1000 crore investments

Thiruvananthapuram: Aerens Gold Souk Group has outlined investment plans with a total outlay of Rs.1000 crores for Kerala in the next five years, a top Executive of the Company said on Thursday.

Kerala''s first Gem and Jewellery Park at Kalamassery and the Gold Souk Grande Mall at Kochi were the mega projects of the company, Ashish Gupta Vice-Chairman and Joint Managing Director told PTI here.

The work on the Park, awarded to the company by Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA), on 33 acres of land at Kalamassery in Kochi had started and first phase would be commissioned within two years,he said.

The park would house more than 1000 jewellery manufacturers from Kerala as well as from other parts of the country and abroad, he said.

The park would facilitate standardization and deployment of latest technology. It would also provide integrated facilities for commercial, recreational and institutional needs, he said.

The company is identifying strategic locations here, Thrissur, Kollam, Kottayam, Kannur, Kozhikode and Palakkad for retail, residential, commercial and infrastructure projects, he said.

Hope these project will also come very soon

Any update on shoba city and trichur technopark by elite group?

The use of internet may be an urban phenomenon, but only 27 per cent of India’s urban population admits to have accessed the medium at some point in time. The number of those accessing the worldwide web routinely is just a tiny fraction — 7 per cent — of the total urban population. And, if the numbers are rising fast, it is the smaller towns that are showing the way, with the likes of Kolhapur, Bellary, Thrissur and Panipat having more internet users than the top eight metros put together.

A largescale annual study on internet usage patterns across urban India, conducted by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), has revealed that of the 71 million “claimed” internet users in the country, 36 per cent, or around 26 million, are from towns with less than five lakh population.

On the other hand, the top eight metros — Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad — account for 34 per cent, or 24 million, of the total Net users.

The use of internet may be an urban phenomenon, but only 27 per cent of India’s urban population admits to have accessed the medium at some point in time. The number of those accessing the worldwide web routinely is just a tiny fraction — 7 per cent — of the total urban population. And, if the numbers are rising fast, it is the smaller towns that are showing the way, with the likes of Kolhapur, Bellary, Thrissur and Panipat having more internet users than the top eight metros put together.

A largescale annual study on internet usage patterns across urban India, conducted by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), has revealed that of the 71 million “claimed” internet users in the country, 36 per cent, or around 26 million, are from towns with less than five lakh population.

On the other hand, the top eight metros — Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad — account for 34 per cent, or 24 million, of the total Net users.

Hey

great finding...Tfs..

About shoba city, The work is going on in the main entrance so no vehicle is allowed inside i guess.So was not able to get any pics.

Meanwhile, Modern dress world has changed its name to Modern silks.
is that going to make any difference. needs to be watched.
My opinion, they should have stuck with their business of hardwares and sanitary wares which is still the best in thrissur..
the whole space in that building could have been used for some corporate offices or banks.

Another great news is that, after Dhanalaxmi bank, South Indian bank is under major renovation process. i had a chance to pass by their main branch near shaktan stand. The work is going on and Its looking huge and modern.

Thrissur banks will stand out to be the best banks in India.


Thrissur is developing and we can feel the changes....
Proud to be a Thrissurite.

Hey

great finding...Tfs..

About shoba city, The work is going on in the main entrance so no vehicle is allowed inside i guess.So was not able to get any pics.

Meanwhile, Modern dress world has changed its name to Modern silks.
is that going to make any difference. needs to be watched.
My opinion, they should have stuck with their business of hardwares and sanitary wares which is still the best in thrissur..
the whole space in that building could have been used for some corporate offices or banks.

Another great news is that, after Dhanalaxmi bank, South Indian bank is under major renovation process. i had a chance to pass by their main branch near shaktan stand. The work is going on and Its looking huge and modern.

Thrissur banks will stand out to be the best banks in India.


Thrissur is developing and we can feel the changes....
Proud to be a Thrissurite.

Great to know that you are feeling the developments in Thrissur....

Hope that after the New corporation in build during this year we can except some changes here....

Hope i can see you while I come to Thrissur in few weeks...

Towns beat metros on worldwide web

The use of internet may be an urban phenomenon, but only 27 per cent of India’s urban population admits to have accessed the medium at some point in time. The number of those accessing the worldwide web routinely is just a tiny fraction — 7 per cent — of the total urban population. And, if the numbers are rising fast, it is the smaller towns that are showing the way, with the likes of Kolhapur, Bellary, Thrissur and Panipat having more internet users than the top eight metros put together.

A largescale annual study on internet usage patterns across urban India, conducted by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), has revealed that of the 71 million “claimed” internet users in the country, 36 per cent, or around 26 million, are from towns with less than five lakh population.

On the other hand, the top eight metros — Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad — account for 34 per cent, or 24 million, of the total Net users.


Strange news.... :)

Thrissur: The Lalur Malineekarana Viruddha Samara Samithi called off its 115-day-old relay satyagraha on Wednesday. The decision came in the wake of Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan's intervention in the Lalur garbage issue.

A meeting called by the Chief Minister on Tuesday accepted the proposal by Kerala Agricultural University scientist Pathiyur Gopinath to find a solution to the waste management problem.

Addressing a function at Lalur on Wednesday, playback singer K.J. Yesudas urged the authorities to fulfil their promises to the Lalur residents, who had been forced to bear the stench of garbage for more than six decades.

He sang at the function a poem written by poet K.G. Sankara Pillai about the sufferings of the people of Lalur. He gave a glass of lime juice to K.G. Anil Kumar who had been fasting for two days.

Women and children of Lalur took out a candlelight march. Many socio-political leaders also spoke at the function.

Lalur had been forced to bear the brunt of city's garbage for the last six decades, since the rule of the Cochin Kings. The agitation of the ill-fated villagers gathered momentum during 1988, under the leadership of A.V. Aryan and T.K. Vasu, the present chairman of the samara samithi. In between, three youths died of suffocation while cleaning a contaminated well near the Lalur trenching ground.

Since 1996, 54 wells in the area had been sealed by the Pollution Control Board (PCB). Skin diseases, allergy and wheezing are common among people of all age groups in the area. The current agitation started on July 17, 2009, when the seepage flow from the garbage mounds at the trenching ground flooded the nearby houses and polluted most of the wells in the neighbourhood. PCB asked residents not to use water from sources within 250 metres of the trenching ground.

Please go through the news came in Manorama

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What's your opinion? Will it be feasible?

KSRTC to build modern bus station @ Thrissur...

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തൃശൂര്*
കെഎസ്ആര്*ടിസി ഡിപ്പോകളുടെ നഷ്ടം കുറയ്ക്കാന്* ജില്ലയില്* സമഗ്ര പദ്ധതി തയാറായി. സമയം ക്രമീകരിച്ചും പുതിയ സര്*വീസുകള്* തുടങ്ങിയുമാണു ജില്ലയിലെ ഡിപ്പോകളുടെ നഷ്ടം നികത്തുന്നത്.
തൃശൂര്*, ചാലക്കുടി, പുതുക്കാട്, ഇരിങ്ങാലക്കുട, ഗുരുവായൂര്*, മാള എന്നീ യൂനിറ്റുകളില്* രണ്ടു യൂനിറ്റുകള്* മാത്രമാണു ലാഭത്തിലുള്ളത്. ചാലക്കുടിയും മാളയുമാണു കൂടുതല്* നഷ്ടത്തിലോടുന്നത്. 46,000 രൂപയാണു ചാലക്കുടിയിലെ പ്രതിദിന നഷ്ടം. മാളയുടെ നഷ്ടം 37,250 രൂപയാണ്.
ലാഭകരമല്ലാത്തതും ജനോപകാരപ്രദവുമായ സര്*വീസുകളാണു ചാലക്കുടി, മാള ഡിപ്പോകളെ നഷ്ടത്തിലാക്കുന്നത്. ജൂണില്* ആയിരം ബസുകള്* പുറത്തിറങ്ങുന്നതോടെ പുതിയ സൂപ്പര്*ഫാസ്റ്റ് സര്*വീസുകള്* തുടങ്ങിയായിരിക്കും നഷ്ടം കുറയ്്ക്കുക. നിലവിലെ ബസുകളൊന്നും വെട്ടിക്കുറയ്ക്കാതെയാണു നഷ്ടം നികത്തുക.
ലാഭത്തില്* മുന്നില്* തൃശൂര്* ഡിപ്പോയാണ്. എണ്*പതു സര്*വീസുകളിലായി 35,750 രൂപയാണു ലാഭം. 55 സര്*വീസുകളിലായി 19,750 ലാഭത്തില്* ഗുരുവായൂര്* ഡിപ്പോയും തൊട്ടു പിറകിലുണ്ട്.
പുതുക്കാട്, ഇരിങ്ങാലക്കുട എന്നിവയാണു നഷ്ടത്തിലോടുന്ന മറ്റു ഡിപ്പോകള്*. 20 സര്*വീസുകളുള്ള പുതുക്കാടിനു 32,000 രൂപയും, 15 ഷെഡ്യൂളുകളുള്ള ഇരിങ്ങാലക്കുടയ്ക്ക് 2,000 രൂപയുമാണു നഷ്ടം.
കഴിഞ്ഞ ഓഗസ്റ്റില്* ഒരു ബസില്* നിന്നും പ്രതിദിന കലക്ഷന്* 7,800 രൂപയായിരുന്നു. മാര്*ച്ച് മാസത്തോടെ 8,056 രൂപയായി വര്*ധിച്ചു. ജനുവരിയില്* 36 ലക്ഷം ലാഭം നേടിയ തൃശൂര്* സോണ്* മാര്*ച്ച് മാസത്തോടെ 94,30,850 രൂപ നഷ്ടത്തിലായി. ശരാശരി ഒരു ബസില്* നിന്നും 8,660 രൂപ കലക്ഷന്* ലഭിച്ചാല്* തൃശൂര്* സോണ്* ലാഭത്തിലാകും. ജനുവരിയില്* 8,669 രൂപ ശരാശരി നേടാന്* സാധിച്ചെങ്കിലും മാര്*ച്ചില്* ഇതു 8,056 രൂപയായി കുറയുകയായിരുന്നു.
നഷ്ടം കൂടുതലുള്ള ഡിപ്പോകളില്* കൂടുതല്* ലാഭകരമായ ദീര്*ഘദൂര സര്*വീസുകള്* തുടങ്ങുന്നതിനു രൂപരേഖ തയാറാക്കിയിട്ടുണ്ട്. ജൂണ്* മാസത്തോടെ പുതിയ സര്*വീസ് ഓടിത്തുടങ്ങുമെന്നാണു സൂചന.

http://www.metrovaartha.com/2010/04/09084450/ksrtc-trissur20100404.html

KSRTC to build modern bus station @ Thrissur...

കെഎസ്ആര്*ടിസിക്ക് തൃശൂരില്* അത്യാധുനിക ബസ് സ്റ്റേഷന്*

തൃശൂര്*
ടി.പി.ഷൈജു
അസൗകര്യങ്ങളില്* വീര്*പ്പുമുട്ടുന്ന തൃശൂര്* കെഎസ്ആര്*ടിസി ബസ് സ്റ്റാന്*ഡിനു ശാപമോക്ഷം. 50 കോടി രൂപ ചെലവില്* ബസ് സ്റ്റേഷന്* പുനര്*നിര്*മിക്കുന്നു. പദ്ധതിയുടെ ഉദ്ഘാടനം രണ്ടു മാസത്തിനുള്ളില്* നടക്കും. രണ്ടു വര്*ഷത്തിനുള്ളില്* പൂര്*ത്തിയാക്കാനാണു തീരുമാനം.
ഇതിന്*റെ ഭാഗമായി കെഎസ്ആര്*ടിസി എംഡി ടി.പി. സെന്*കുമാര്* 12-നു തൃശൂര്* യൂനിറ്റ് സന്ദര്*ശിക്കും. അത്യാധുനിക രീതിയിലുള്ള ബസ് സ്റ്റേഷന്* ബിഒടി അടിസ്ഥാനത്തിലായിരിക്കും നിര്*മിക്കുക.
റിപ്പയര്* ആന്*ഡ് മെയ്ന്*റനന്*സ് യൂനിറ്റ് പൂര്*ണമായും കോംപൗണ്ടിന്*റെ പിറകിലേക്കു മാറ്റും. മൂവായിരം ബസുകള്* സര്*വീസ് നടത്താന്* സാധിക്കുന്ന വിധത്തിലായിരിക്കും പുതിയ യൂനിറ്റ്. ഒരു സമയത്തു നൂറോളം ബസുകള്* പാര്*ക്ക് ചെയ്യാന്* സാധിക്കും.
ഏറെ അസൗകര്യം അനുഭവിക്കുന്ന സ്റ്റാന്*ഡാണു തൃശൂരിലേത്. ആയിരത്തോളം ബസുകള്* ദിനംപ്രതി കടന്നു പോകുന്ന സ്റ്റാന്*ഡിലെ തിക്കും തിരക്കും യാത്രക്കാരെ ഏറെ വലയ്ക്കുന്നു.
രാത്രി ഏഴിനു ശേഷം രണ്ടു നിരകളിലായാണു ബസുകള്* പാര്*ക്ക് ചെയ്യുന്നത്. സ്റ്റാന്*ഡിലെ ഗതാഗതക്കുരുക്കു മൂലം കൃത്യസമയം പാലിക്കാന്* സാധിക്കുന്നില്ലെന്നു ഡ്രൈവര്*മാര്*. വരുമ്പോഴും പോകുമ്പോഴും കൂടുതല്* സമയം നഷ്ടപ്പെടുന്നുണ്ടെന്നും ഇവര്*.
രാത്രിയാകുന്നതോടെ സ്റ്റാന്*ഡിന്*റെ ഒരു ഭാഗം മുഴുവന്* സര്*വീസ് കഴിഞ്ഞ ബസുകളാണു പാര്*ക്ക് ചെയ്യുന്നത്. ബാക്കിവരുന്ന കുറഞ്ഞ സ്ഥലത്താണു സര്*വീസ് നടത്തുന്ന ബസുകള്* പാര്*ക്ക് ചെയ്യുന്നത്. പരാതി വന്ന സാഹചര്യ കൂടുതല്* ബസുകള്* സ്റ്റാന്*ഡിന്*റെ പിറകിലേക്കു മാറ്റിയിട്ടുണ്ടെന്ന് അധികൃതര്*.
82 ഷെഡ്യൂളുകളാണു തൃശൂരിലുള്ളത്. ഈ ബസുകള്*ക്കു പാര്*ക്കിങ്ങിനു സ്ഥലപരിമിതിയുണ്ട്. ഒപ്പം തമിഴ്നാട്, കര്*ണാടക ബസുകള്* കൂടിയാകുമ്പോള്* പ്രശ്നം രൂക്ഷമാകുന്നു. ഇപ്പോള്* സര്*വീസ് അവസാനിപ്പിച്ച ബസുകള്* രാത്രി രണ്ടു മണിയോടെ മാത്രമേ സ്റ്റാന്*ഡില്* പാര്*ക്ക് ചെയ്യുന്നുള്ളൂവെന്നും അധികൃതര്*.

ചാലക്കുടിയും മാളയും ഭീമമായ നഷ്ടത്തില്*

തൃശൂര്*
കെഎസ്ആര്*ടിസി ഡിപ്പോകളുടെ നഷ്ടം കുറയ്ക്കാന്* ജില്ലയില്* സമഗ്ര പദ്ധതി തയാറായി. സമയം ക്രമീകരിച്ചും പുതിയ സര്*വീസുകള്* തുടങ്ങിയുമാണു ജില്ലയിലെ ഡിപ്പോകളുടെ നഷ്ടം നികത്തുന്നത്.
തൃശൂര്*, ചാലക്കുടി, പുതുക്കാട്, ഇരിങ്ങാലക്കുട, ഗുരുവായൂര്*, മാള എന്നീ യൂനിറ്റുകളില്* രണ്ടു യൂനിറ്റുകള്* മാത്രമാണു ലാഭത്തിലുള്ളത്. ചാലക്കുടിയും മാളയുമാണു കൂടുതല്* നഷ്ടത്തിലോടുന്നത്. 46,000 രൂപയാണു ചാലക്കുടിയിലെ പ്രതിദിന നഷ്ടം. മാളയുടെ നഷ്ടം 37,250 രൂപയാണ്.
ലാഭകരമല്ലാത്തതും ജനോപകാരപ്രദവുമായ സര്*വീസുകളാണു ചാലക്കുടി, മാള ഡിപ്പോകളെ നഷ്ടത്തിലാക്കുന്നത്. ജൂണില്* ആയിരം ബസുകള്* പുറത്തിറങ്ങുന്നതോടെ പുതിയ സൂപ്പര്*ഫാസ്റ്റ് സര്*വീസുകള്* തുടങ്ങിയായിരിക്കും നഷ്ടം കുറയ്്ക്കുക. നിലവിലെ ബസുകളൊന്നും വെട്ടിക്കുറയ്ക്കാതെയാണു നഷ്ടം നികത്തുക.
ലാഭത്തില്* മുന്നില്* തൃശൂര്* ഡിപ്പോയാണ്. എണ്*പതു സര്*വീസുകളിലായി 35,750 രൂപയാണു ലാഭം. 55 സര്*വീസുകളിലായി 19,750 ലാഭത്തില്* ഗുരുവായൂര്* ഡിപ്പോയും തൊട്ടു പിറകിലുണ്ട്.
പുതുക്കാട്, ഇരിങ്ങാലക്കുട എന്നിവയാണു നഷ്ടത്തിലോടുന്ന മറ്റു ഡിപ്പോകള്*. 20 സര്*വീസുകളുള്ള പുതുക്കാടിനു 32,000 രൂപയും, 15 ഷെഡ്യൂളുകളുള്ള ഇരിങ്ങാലക്കുടയ്ക്ക് 2,000 രൂപയുമാണു നഷ്ടം.
കഴിഞ്ഞ ഓഗസ്റ്റില്* ഒരു ബസില്* നിന്നും പ്രതിദിന കലക്ഷന്* 7,800 രൂപയായിരുന്നു. മാര്*ച്ച് മാസത്തോടെ 8,056 രൂപയായി വര്*ധിച്ചു. ജനുവരിയില്* 36 ലക്ഷം ലാഭം നേടിയ തൃശൂര്* സോണ്* മാര്*ച്ച് മാസത്തോടെ 94,30,850 രൂപ നഷ്ടത്തിലായി. ശരാശരി ഒരു ബസില്* നിന്നും 8,660 രൂപ കലക്ഷന്* ലഭിച്ചാല്* തൃശൂര്* സോണ്* ലാഭത്തിലാകും. ജനുവരിയില്* 8,669 രൂപ ശരാശരി നേടാന്* സാധിച്ചെങ്കിലും മാര്*ച്ചില്* ഇതു 8,056 രൂപയായി കുറയുകയായിരുന്നു.
നഷ്ടം കൂടുതലുള്ള ഡിപ്പോകളില്* കൂടുതല്* ലാഭകരമായ ദീര്*ഘദൂര സര്*വീസുകള്* തുടങ്ങുന്നതിനു രൂപരേഖ തയാറാക്കിയിട്ടുണ്ട്. ജൂണ്* മാസത്തോടെ പുതിയ സര്*വീസ് ഓടിത്തുടങ്ങുമെന്നാണു സൂചന.

http://www.metrovaartha.com/2010/04/09084450/ksrtc-trissur20100404.html

Thank you very much... Thats a great news for this Thread and all malayalees

Please go through the news came in Manorama

http://i42.tinypic.com/206mxeh.jpg

What's your opinion? Will it be feasible?

It's good that divider is coming to other roads like that of Palace road.. Because this provides pattern and a border line of the two way traffic..

But it is a foolishness to introduce it in Swaraj round which has a One way heavy traffic...

What they should do here is complete all the other two subways.. and restrict the people such a way that they cross the road only by using the subway..

There might be a opposing in the begin as all Indian like to break the rules..
But will work great in the long time...

Census operations begin in Thrissur

Thrissur: Census 2011 operations began in the district on Monday.

Officials began door-to-door headcount for the National Population Register. Enumerators started collecting details of assets and properties.

In Thalappilly taluk, Speaker K. Radhakrishnan was the first to be enumerated. Officials, led by tahsildar P. V. Mons, called on the Speaker and collected details.

Mayor R. Bindu was the first to be enumerated within the corporation limits. A team of officials, led by city census officer M. R. Abhilash, visited her residence and sought information.

Ayurveda physician Raghavan Thirumulppadu; actor Innocent; journalist N. Madhavankutty; freedom fighter K. A. Thomas; Revenue Minister K. P. Rajendran's mother Karthyayani Prabhakaran and veteran dancer Guru Gopalakrishnan were the first to be enumerated in Chalakudy, Irinjalakuda, Kodungalloor, Vadama (Mala), Anthicaud and Methala respectively.

Collector A. T. James led census operations in the adivasi belt of Athirappilly.

“The census will provide economic indicators and highlight aspects such as literacy, housing, caste and religion. Preparing it is important for the country's development. People should provide accurate information to the enumerators,” he said.

The district has been divided into 16 zones for census operations. In all, 140 master trainees, 1,000 supervisors and 6,000 enumerators are involved in the work.

In a process called “houselisting”, enumerators will seek details of assets, properties, household goods and literacy. They will collect details of materials used for constructing houses, availability of electricity and water, and related information to create a comprehensive database.

The first phase of the census will conclude on May 27. The second phase will be conducted in February and March 2011.


Hope we will get the latest reports very soon

Hope we will get the latest reports very soon

:banana:

Will the population of Thrissur City exceed 5 Lakhs at least in 2011? Then only our city will get more benefits from state as well as central goverments.

:banana:

Will the population of Thrissur City exceed 5 Lakhs at least in 2011? Then only our city will get more benefits from state as well as central goverments.

I'm not sure.... Because we have more settlements just outside the city limits as well.. which will not be considered..

Vallathum Nadannaal Mathiyaayirunnu !!!!!!!

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Vallathum Nadannaal Mathiyaayirunnu !!!!!!!

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Looks like they have to do something... I don't expect more or as mentioned.. But there will be some change as National Games are nearing...

Look'n forward to reach Thrissur for Pooram

Looks like they have to do something... I don't expect more or as mentioned.. But there will be some change as National Games are nearing...

Look'n forward to reach Thrissur for Pooram

Hi vinod justin and all others

The news is true and the work has already started.
They will be renovating the indoor stadium and will also build another complex next to the present indoor stadium which will have gymnasium, vip lounge , rest rooms etc.

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Hi members,

First of all Pooram Aashamsakal to all.

Pooram has arrived and the city is all ready.
the footpath renovation works are almost over. To be frank this was the first time i had seen some work going on even late nights. the corporation has done a wonderful job to finish the major part of the works before pooram so as to avoid inconvenience for the people during pooram days.

Rest of the work will progress after Pooram. The footpaths look great now.
handrails and tile work is still left in certain parts but they have trid their best to finish it on time.

All the inner roads have been completely trarred and its hassel free driving in the corporation area.. Simply superb is the word.

Work of Shaktan square has already begun. But controversies still around it.
Opposition party wants vegetable market in the place where sakthan square and convention center is decided. With sakthan square coming up, all party conventions , meetings wil happen there and it will free thekkinkaadu maidan which is a great thing. Which will also reduce traffic blocks in the city during Jilla sammelanam's. Another good move.

:)

Some other news...

KR restaurant and KR Bakes at Patturaikkal is all ready for inauguration.
It was completely lit up yesterday when i went by Patturaikkal.

Malabar Gold work is in full swing. Can expect it to open in another month or so.
EMKE silks also onto its last stages.

I-square mall is in the same state, No major change.
A huge building coming up near shoba wedding galaxy, kuruppam road.

Its in the initial stages. By the look of it, should be a multi storeyed building.
Atleast 8-9 floors. So expecting it to be very big. Since its a commercial area, its not going to be an apartment. Either a hotel or a shopping complex for sure. may also be a shopping mall. will have to wait and watch. :)

Thrissur developing in terms of looks for sure :)

Some other news...

KR restaurant and KR Bakes at Patturaikkal is all ready for inauguration.
It was completely lit up yesterday when i went by Patturaikkal.

Malabar Gold work is in full swing. Can expect it to open in another month or so.
EMKE silks also onto its last stages.

I-square mall is in the same state, No major change.
A huge building coming up near shoba wedding galaxy, kuruppam road.

Its in the initial stages. By the look of it, should be a multi storeyed building.
Atleast 8-9 floors. So expecting it to be very big. Since its a commercial area, its not going to be an apartment. Either a hotel or a shopping complex for sure. may also be a shopping mall. will have to wait and watch. :)

Thrissur developing in terms of looks for sure :)

Happy pooram.......

It's simply Superb works Prakash.. Scripting everything wat you saw is really Great... Look'n for more updates...

Bad news for me: I'll not be able to watch this year pooram even though i planned and book'd ticket.. :ohno:

But will certainly be there in 2 two weeks time and i'll make sure SSC - Thrissur Thread will be full with Pictures :)


Look'n forward to see all those new infrastructures which you have mentioned.

Hi members,

First of all Pooram Aashamsakal to all.

Pooram has arrived and the city is all ready.
the footpath renovation works are almost over. To be frank this was the first time i had seen some work going on even late nights. the corporation has done a wonderful job to finish the major part of the works before pooram so as to avoid inconvenience for the people during pooram days.

Rest of the work will progress after Pooram. The footpaths look great now.
handrails and tile work is still left in certain parts but they have trid their best to finish it on time.

All the inner roads have been completely trarred and its hassel free driving in the corporation area.. Simply superb is the word.

Work of Shaktan square has already begun. But controversies still around it.
Opposition party wants vegetable market in the place where sakthan square and convention center is decided. With sakthan square coming up, all party conventions , meetings wil happen there and it will free thekkinkaadu maidan which is a great thing. Which will also reduce traffic blocks in the city during Jilla sammelanam's. Another good move.

:)


No... I will never tell this as a handsome work by this corporation...

They are trying to do something to get the votes... They know these works like Sakthan square and convention center will never be complete.. just trying to add one or two things which they can tell during the next election which is almost here...


Main thing is This corporation has not made any road map for next ten years of this cities development. They have not done or planned anything new.

And after 5 years now they need votes :bash: :bash: :bash:

I hope people in Thrissur should ask Both ruling and opposition party each and everything....

New thread started as Thrissur Pooram | Culture | Life (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1116915) .

Visit to post your valuable contributions and view latest pooram snaps.

New thread started as Thrissur Pooram | Culture | Life (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1116915) .

Visit to post your valuable contributions and view latest pooram snaps.

Thank you very much...

I was looking forward to few pics of road and new footpath... :)

I had been to our city for Pooram Celebrations.
* Footpath moderations are looking good. but, obviously not professional
* Malabar Gold showroom is nearing completion
* There is huge building coming up at Kalvari Road - Nethaji Road Junction in West Fort (Probably a mall, primary works are started)
* Sign boards are placed, but most of them are not visible. Boards placed at Kokkalai and in front of KSTRC bus station are good since they direct to Swaraj Round,not Thrissur. But, the sign board placed at the center of West Fort Junction points to Thrissur. What a fate !!!!!
* How can they allow two way traffic in High Road? It's too narrow to allow one way traffic !!!!!!
Thrissur has a lot of distance to travel to become a good looking city !!! But, the politicians have least interest. fate !!!

I had been to our city for Pooram Celebrations.
* Footpath moderations are looking good. but, obviously not professional
* Malabar Gold showroom is nearing completion
* There is huge building coming up at Kalvari Road - Nethaji Road Junction in West Fort (Probably a mall, primary works are started)
* Sign boards are placed, but most of them are not visible. Boards placed at Kokkalai and in front of KSTRC bus station are good since they direct to Swaraj Round,not Thrissur. But, the sign board placed at the center of West Fort Junction points to Thrissur. What a fate !!!!!
* How can they allow two way traffic in High Road? It's too narrow to allow one way traffic !!!!!!
Thrissur has a lot of distance to travel to become a good looking city !!! But, the politicians have least interest. fate !!!

Great updates justin... Thanks..

Yes.. there should be a group of City loving people in the corporation and other government authorities to make our city a beautiful place to live in..

I will suggest fast growing trees to be planted in all four line roads like TUDA and Model road.. as soon as possible

great updates justin and vinod...

Just wanted to inform all members that KR Bakes & Restaurant has finally been inaugurated. It opened the day before pooram.

Patturaikkal round about works almost over.. looking great with modern sign boards in the middle. looks great. But i still feel there is still more work to be completed.

great updates justin and vinod...

Just wanted to inform all members that KR Bakes & Restaurant has finally been inaugurated. It opened the day before pooram.

Patturaikkal round about works almost over.. looking great with modern sign boards in the middle. looks great. But i still feel there is still more work to be completed.

It's great news... Looking forward to see all while i reach there in 2 weeks...