Thrissur (Trichur) is the cultural capital of kerala. The city/District is famous for its annual 'Thrissur Puram' that attracts thousands of tourists. Also, one of the famous temples in south india -Guruvaur temple -is in Thrissur. Its 'Cheramen Juma masjid' constructed in AD 629 is famous as the first mosque errected in India. Also, Catholic Syrian Church of Palayur in Thrissur is one of the seven churches founded by St. Thomas.!

This old city is getting ready to put on its modern face. Lets see how does it go..

Pics of Thrissur Pooram
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Cheloor Towers
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Cheloor Residency
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Golden Enclave
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Vintage Palace
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Hey nice! Cheloor towers is pretty tall too for a start! And Cheloor residency and Vintage Palace look cool too! Kerala's cities are really rising!

Muttan - don't post webshots pics directly. The links don't work. They work for you because the pics are downloaded in your temp folder.

For those cases you need to save the pics on your drive, then load in a place like http://www.imageshack.us/ (no registration reqd). It will give you a http address at the bottom of the output page. Cut and paste it between IMG tags.

Cheers!

Hey nice! Cheloor towers is pretty tall too for a start! And Cheloor residency and Vintage Palace look cool too! Kerala's cities are really rising!

it is 17 storeys - few Indian cities have a building that tall!

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Very classy buildings!

yes, some of those condos have a nice look to them, solid but not grossly huge, and yet not monotonous like many others - not cheap looking :yes:

- not cheap looking :yes:
That is the best thing about it. :)

thora hat ke

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The 260 feet high Bible tower, supposed to be the tallest in Asia stands fully illuminated at Thrissur in Kerala on Saturday.

That looks beautiful!

Man I see this church from the train just as it leaves Trissur towards Kochi. I used to wonder what it is.
Thrisur is a small town, but beautiful by setting and due to the zestful people with their peculiar accent :-)

Skyline Brentwood

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^^ - Nice to see activity again on this forum. :)

Cheloors nice projects are off the thread !! Copyright protection !! Extremely funny, shooting ones own foot !!

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Nice frame of the waterfalls. I think there is a water theme park, called Silver Storm, nearby. :)

Hi Manoj, it seems that you were on a tour for the most of the time you were in India. So Athirapilly is added to your list, isn't it? :)

Yes Ajay, that Water theme Park is situated close by.

^^ - Thanks Sudheesh. :)

Hi friends,

A trip from Chalakkudy to Pollachi, thru Athirappally, Vazhachal, Peringalkuthu,Sholayar, Malakkappara and Valpara will be a nice experience of hill and forests.Actually there are some services of KSRTC and Tamilnadu transport corporation in this route.
Only problem is, the trip should be at daytime bcoz i think the forest officials close the road at sholayar after 7 PM.

:) You are right Dewan, I did travel to Pollachi through that route..
the route is so scenic ... its really a treat for we city dwellers..
I do have some pictures .. of that area especially some beautiful roads..though I dont know which is the appropriate thread for those pictures..
Sudheesh/ Ajay pls advise.. :)

Hi Manoj, it seems that you may have to start a new thread...with some good title.. :)

Sudheesh.

A Magnificient temple..
The world famous Thrissur Pooram takes place around this temple every year around April -May.
The Temple is currently is being renovated by Archeological Department ..
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Hope somebody has the aerial view of Swaraj Round. This temple is in a ground which is in the shape of a big circle. The road around it is known as "Swaraj Round" and it is the CBD of Thrissur.

The main shopping mall of Thrissur, "City centre" is also in this Round.

A Magnificient temple..
The world famous Thrissur Pooram takes place around this temple every year around April -May.
The Temple is currently is being renovated by Archeological Department ..
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Guys ,'Does any one have pics of the two most swankiest Malls in kerala.

The city centre and the centre point

Both in thrissur.

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cant get better than this.............

Nice pic of City Centre.. :)

Had been there once, had dinner from the restaurant at the top floor.

Since it is slightly inside, with other buildings jamming up, we can't have a good view of the Mall from outside. The parking is also a problem, but they manage it very well..

Nice pic of City Centre. Quite a well-developed mall. :)

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Sakthan Thamburan Palace , Thrissur. Built under the reign of Sakthan Thamburan Maharaja, prominent ruler of erstwhile state of cochin .

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Main entrance of palace.

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"THRISSUR POORAM"....The biggest festival of kerala...

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Courtsey: Prem Manasvi

Government Guest House
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Trissur forumers,

A Happy New Year 2006 to you

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Currently Under Construction...

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BTW these perspectives are from KAIZEN Group, Trichur
:)

WOW...Thrissur is seeing pretty good buildings..which could stand with any other major city in India.. :)

Nice find, Manoj.. :applause:

How many cities in India with about 1-2 lakhs population will see highrises like this?

Penta Park from Pentark Homes

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South Park from the same group

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Another view

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Trissur has a population close to 400,000. Even to qualify as a corporation a town needs population of 300,000. More and more NRI demand is pegging up the Trissur real estate.

Yes, Municpal Corporation of Thrissur has a population of 317474 to be precise, as per 2001 census..

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Good ones Aruns. Tempted to know how this mall looks like...

some dance floor..
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Nice ones, Sudheesh and Arun. This year's pooram is almost here. Hope someone can catch the splendor of this "king of temple fests"...:) After last's year's rain trevails, I hope it'll be back to business this time....

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Thrissur to have India's second largest Convention Centre.


C.J. Punnathara

Thrissur , June 20

Work on a 4,000-seat convention centre by the Rs 3,200-crore EMKE group is nearing completion at Thrissur. An exclusive helipad, built as per international aviation standards, is expected to provide a new dimension to the way conventions and events are held in Kerala, said Mr M.A. Yusufali, Managing Director of the EMKE group and chain of Lulu hypermarkets, supermarkets and departments stores in the Gulf.

The Lulu International Convention Centre, said to be the second largest in India, is to be inaugurated by the Chief Minister , Mr V.S. Achuthanandan, on July 2.

Addressing a press conference in Thrissur, Mr Yusufali said: "This is a very prestigious project for us and it has always been my dream to start something of international standard in my home State. Keeping in mind the increased commercial and business activities taking place in Kerala, we see great potential for this convention centre in the cultural capital of Kerala, Thrissur."

FIVE-STAR HOTEL

The Rs 40-crore centre will become fully operational by August. The 300-room five-star hotel, which is to be built beside the convention centre at a project cost of Rs 70 crore, has already found three international suitors to operate and manage the property. Talks are proceeding to choose the final partner for the management contract for the hotel project, Mr Yusufali said.

Though this will be its first foray into the hospitality sector, the group has plans to construct similar convention centres along with hotels in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode. The group already has Rs 500 crore investment in Lucknow, Ghaziabad, West Bengal and Maharashtra in meat, food and vegetable processing.

The convention centre is spread across an area of 18 acres with a built-up area of 1,60,000 sq feet and has been divided into both indoor hall and open-air auditorium, with dining facility for 2,000 guests at a time. In addition, there are three mini-conference halls with a total capacity for 750 guests and a 50-room hotel with restaurants already completed.

The group is also planning to invest in more mega projects in Kerala in the near future. The EMKE group's concerns are spread across West Asia, Asia and Africa and the group currently employs 15,000 staff from 27 nations.

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By Maya Realtors Pvt Ltd.

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TAKEN FROM THE BUS ON THE WAY FROM ERNAKULAM TO CALICUT
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Sobha Developers' joint venture for Kerala project

Our Bureau

Integrated township project at Thrissur

Bangalore, Jan. 22 Sobha Developers Ltd (SDL) has set up a joint venture with Tree Hill Estates Ltd of Kerala to implement a Rs 600-crore integrated township project in Thrissur in Kerala.

The joint venture has launched a special purpose vehicle (SPV) called Puzhakkal Developer Private Ltd to build residential-cum-commercial infrastructure complex in the temple town, said Mr Pradumna Kanodia, Chief Financial Officer. He, however, declined to the give the details of the stake profile by the joint venture partners.

The funding for the project would be sourced from both the partners and debt and combination of booking amount collected from customers and contributions form the two investors in the SPV.

A mega-project for Trissur. :)

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Sobha City - array of 26 storeyed residential apartments
Total built up area - 3.5 million sqft.
Investment Rs.850 crore. ($188 million)


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This is coming up in Trichur?????!!!!!!!
WOW..
this is really massive, something the whole of kerala would be proud of...Amazing!

Heard thats an artificial lake. Mr menon is building a satellite city which is gonna be better than the original city. :applause:

Kudos to Mr.Menon..
but why he chose Trichur for such a huge project??The scale of the project rivals the township projects in cities like Bangalore and Mumbai. Are there just residential activities or will there be any technopark or something like that attatched to this?

^^ - Trissur is noted as a good place to stay and is relatively affluent although much smaller than the three big cities in the State. This seems to be a purely residential township, without any IT or Commercial component. Moreover, Mr. Menon hails from Palakkad which is right next door.

The project will be phased so as to pace itself in line with demand. We will soon see how the market reacts to this, but I am sure Sobha would have done due diligence before embarking on such a major project - their largest to date. :)

Alukkas Castle
Thrissur - 17 floors
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Antos alukkas is not as successful as his brothers in the jewelery business. So he got into real estate. He can exploit the brand reputation of "alukkas" in this one too.

Antos alukkas is not as successful as his brothers in the jewelery business. So he got into real estate. He can exploit the brand reputation of "alukkas" in this one too.

kidu u cant say that antos alukkas is not successful in jwellary business... he is having many showrooms including one in mangalore and madurai with many of them in kerala...

I said he is not as successful as his brothers. I thought antos alukkas has only few branches in kerala that too in small towns. Is the madurai and mangalore alukkas owned by him?

Ok. If this page is up to date antos alukkas have five branches only. One is in thrissur and others are in Kasargod,Edappal,Perinthalmanna and Pathanamthitta.

http://www.antosalukkas.com/

Also there are two alukkas in madurai. One is joy alukkas and other is jos alukkas.

http://www.alukkas.com/jewellery/contactus.aspx
http://www.alukkasgroup.com/html/showrooms.htm

There is a jos alukkas showroom in mangalore.

One more alukka is francis alukka. http://www.francisalukkas.com/branches.html

That antos alukkas dont even give much advertisments.

I am Sam from Irinjalakuda . accidentally i came accross this forum .
Its good to see the growth of our small city . Sobha City would be the biggest investment in State so far in real estate and the biggest township . 26 storied Towers in Trichur!!!!!!! . I guess very soon Trichur will catch with Kochi’s Skyline and will give a strong challenge in terms of highrises.

I am Sam from Irinjalakuda . accidentally i came accross this forum .
Its good to see the growth of our small city . Sobha City would be the biggest investment in State so far in real estate and the biggest township . 26 storied Towers in Trichur!!!!!!! . I guess very soon Trichur will catch with Kochi’s Skyline and will give a strong challenge in terms of highrises.

for thrissur to catch up wid kochi will take a decade or more...but one thing i will say...thrissur is really developing vertically...but corporation must develop gud roads and other infrastructure to fuel that growth and attract more investment..

To catch up with kochi I dont think it will happen. Kochi is still growing no? Where is the exact location of the sobha city? Will it come inside the corporation limit? I think sobha city will slow down the current real estate growth in thrissur and they will get a monopoly.

Any Idea what would be the per sqft price in Shobha City. Amazing township that will be . This will change the face of thrissr. Now what Trichur needs is an IT park , something like Smart City or Knowledge park. What made Sobha to develop such a Big township in Trichur is a mystery. Really he must have found much potential in trichur than in other cities including the commercial capital. This is called Vision of a shrewd Business Man.

I read some where that they are giving villas @ 3 crores and flats @ 70-80 lakhs. They just mean it as an investment for rich ppl in Kerala and also for NRIs. Since thrissur is in the center of Kerala this project may attract ppl from Kasargod to Trivandrum.

To catch up with kochi I dont think it will happen. Kochi is still growing no? Where is the exact location of the sobha city? Will it come inside the corporation limit? I think sobha city will slow down the current real estate growth in thrissur and they will get a monopoly.

its on thrissur-guruvayoor road...its inside the corporation limit i guess.i dont think it will slow down the current realestate growth in thrissur,since shoba city apartments is high end and not suited for needs of common man..its real luxuary..

thrissur-big bazzar
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Great find :applause: Can you please post a bigger picture?

Never.....


I don't think it will take too long to see thrissur in a different look....like wise cochin

No doubtedly Thrissur is the city after Cochin that is known for High residential interest..............

Many NRI are looking to get a land or a flat in thrissur after cochin......

commerically too... Thrissur has a much higher position than any other cities in kerala....

Since cochin has less scope to grow more due to it's nonavailability of land... in city limits..... Thrissur " know as the next wonder of kerala" will shine....

That is Why Sobha and EMKE have buried their foot in thrissur.....

Sobha builder Director has announced the same during an interview with ACV an local TV channel.......

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Big Bazzar Thrissur---- A sure Hit


Itis said that other Shopping centers like

Spencers, Pataloons , Shopper's stop and Lifestyle are going to step to thrissur

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Some of the roads in thrissur that is going to be the paradise of kerala for sure....


Thrissur is getting real HOT...


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ONe of the finest roads in kerala......


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Very soon..............

Within a month

Pizza HUT and coffee day...

will be here in thrissur....

Now About LULU

Lulu International Convention Center is largest in Kerala and the second largest in India. Aptly located in the cultural capital of Kerala ,Thrissur,this is the perfect venue for celebration,get-together,marriages,seminars and more. This venture by the entrepreneur and business magnate, Mr.Yusuff Ali M.A.,Managing Director,Lulu International is a typical example of the of the stringent standards adhered to and the commitment to quality that have made this brand name known the world over , and synonymous with quality service.

The International Conventional at Thrissur is also located strategically , in the heart of Kerala , in the the immediacy of the NH.Around 45 mins away from the Cochin drive from the Calicut Airport,Lulu is also in the proximity of important towns like Palakkad, Kannur, and Coimbatore.

Lulu offers amenities and services of international standards through perfect blend of modern facilities with the old world charm of traditional Keralite ambience and hospitality.

Featuring the most modern conference halls and buffet halls, both AC and non-AC , equipped with state-of-art facilities for the IT age,Lulu International Convention Center is also the perfect location for business meetings, presentations and conferences , besides social occasions like marriages , receptions ,awards ceremony , cultural shows, and more.

The multi cuisine restaurant at Lulu, in class of its own ,offeres the best of continenatal , chineese,and Indian delicacies. Also offer,40 posh rooms for a break,business or pleasure, in the land of festivals and celebrations with a heritage of hospitality.
Lulu Convention Centre
The Lulu Convention Centre is located at Puzhakkal a suburban area in Trichur, Kerala. The 4,000-seat convention centre comes with a vast array of facilitiesincluding an exclusive helipad, built as per international aviation standards. This centre is expected to provide a new dimension to the way conventions and events are held in Kerala. The Lulu International Convention Centre, said to be the second largest in India.

The convention centre is spread across an area of 18 acres with a built-up area of 1,60, 000 sq. feet and has been divided into both indoor hall and open-air auditorium, with dining facility for 2,000 guests at a time. In addition, there are three mini-conference halls with a total capacity for 750 guests and a 50-room hotel with restaurants. LuLu offers amenities and services of international standards through a perfect blend of modern facilities with the old world charm of traditional Keralite ambience and hospitality.

The EMKE group has plans to construct similar convention centres along with hotels in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode.


Lulu Garden Hotel
At the Lulu Garden Hotel, We offer you the best in comfort, elegance and service. Located strategically in the heart of Thrissur City, the hotel provides you easy acess to important destinations and the perfect stay during family, business, or pleasure trips.
The multi-cuisine restaurant Clay Oven features the choicest delicacies from the world over and dishes that are a first to Thrissur. Clay Oven offers Continental, Asian, North Indian, South Indian, and Tandoor dishes.

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Thrissur Media center


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Some more projects



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There are so many features that Trichur boasts. Some of the famous educational institutions of Kerala are located in Thrissur. Moreover, Thrissur is a popular tourist destination with abundant natural attractions and heritage sites. Anakkayam Lake, Athirappally waterfalls, Peechi dam, and Zoo are the main attractions of Trichur. In addition, Guruvayur temple, Kerala Kalamandalam, and Vadakkumnathan temple add flavour to he diverse features of Trichur. When it comes to cultural events, Thrissur Pooram (annual temple festival) tops the list. Thrissur Pooram attracts a mammoth crowd every year. People from different parts of Kerala throng Thrissur Pooram’s venue at Vadakkumnathan temple. The major attractions of Thrissur Pooram are the grand procession of devotees along with caparisoned elephants and the wonderful fireworks displaying spectacular light and color patterns in the night sky. Thrissur is well known for communal harmony and amity.

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Though apartment sector in Kerala was until recently dominated by native construction companies, now the sector is gradually attracting builders from outside, especially from Bangalore and Chennai. This is ample evidence of the growing demand for flats among people. Considering the newfound interest of more people in flats there is no room for wonder when the bottom lines of construction companies show very staggering figures. Thrissur definitely has vast potentials that lure both apartment builders and prospective residents alike. Proximity of Trichur to Kochi, the ‘commercial capital’ of Kerala, makes it a favourite place. Both NRIs and the local people are interested in owning flats in Trichur. Major housing finance institutions are wooing prospective apartments buyers by offering a wide choice of flexible house loan schemes at attractive interest rates. The emerging trend in real estate surely augurs well for the economy of Kerala.


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Cheloor Citadel, Punkunnam, Thrissur



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Cheloor Citadel, Punkunnam, Thrissur - is a three-bed room luxury apartment with duplex and penthouse.

Cheloor Citadel - Another Marvelous project from cheloor properties, designed to those longing for the fine living in a serine and sublime environment, yet well be within the city amenities. Situated in Sankarankulangara Jn, Punkunnam Thrissur, is ground plus 17 floor apartment complex with all state of art amenities, like Vitrified Tiles, Broadband internet, EPABX / Inter com , Swimming pool, Children play area, Video Game, Health club / Fitness center, Sauna, Steam Bath, Jacuzzi, Drivers Rest Room, Garbage Chute, Generator, two lifts, modern fire fighting Equipment , around the clock security etc

Being located by the side of West Fort - Punkunnam Road, it is near to West Fort Hi - Tech Hospitals, Kerala Verma College, CBSE Schools, New Development area in Puzhakal Thrissur.

nice pics vinod....keep it up man....one more thing...those roads r really beautiful....looks like kowadiyar avenue in tvm....never seen that road in thrissur...even yesterday i hav passed thru thrissur...can u specify which road is that...i m sure that within 10 years we can see a line up of skyscrapers on that road....gud work man...keep it up..

up coming shopping mall in chalakkudy-PHENOMINALS LIFE STYLE
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Hello sanju,


This road is location in ayyanthole near Thrissur collectrate/court

This will start from Puzhakal padam... where LULU convention center is located to Swaraj Round... making MG road look like this.......


I'm sure that Thrissur a Good city to plan.... since we have much more resources than kochin.... The only thing is that Government should support a little...

Even without the government support Thrissur has become good commercial HUB in kerala.......

Thrissur had the First Shopping mall... experience in the state....

And now Thrissur contains 3 of such malls.... which you can't see in any other city in kerala....

Majority of investors in kerala are from Thrissur....Alukkas, Varkeys , Popular auto mobiles , TVS , LULU , Chakolas , Josco , Alappat and this list will never end....

This show the commercial power of this city.............

but i hav seen lulu convention center in thrissur-kozhikode road...but din see any glimpse of such a road...where it starts...whether from the back side of lulu?one thing we can say..its really looking posh and planned...

In calicut there r roads which r 4 lane and wide..but the problem is over congestion,it will take hours to navigate a 4km strech...but i think this new road the traffic volume is very very very less..tats y it is so neat....

Yes Sanju,


You should go through that road thats start from LULU and ends up in the road which i have mentioned which is in Ayyanthole.....near Collectorate.....

But will reach swaraj round connecting MG road......

Sure to be a Happening place of Kerala.....

Some of the classic building in Thrissur......

That shows the pride of cultural capital......

TOWN HALL----really pround of this great work

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Thiruvambadi Temple

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Great Palace Road

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Lady of Dolours Basilica


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Lourdes Cathedral


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Rama Nilayam


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glimpse of Thrissur Palace


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Josco Thrissur

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Jubilee Mission Medical College

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Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute Thrissur, a charitable organization under the Archdiocese of Trichur established in the year 1952. The hospital registered under the charitable Organization Welfare Act had a steady growth ever since it was established.

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Govt. Medical College

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Situated 14 km from Thrissur town , this college nestles itself among the greenery of M.G. Kavu. The sprawling new building looms large and majestic in sharp contrast to the wilderness around.


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Amala Medical College

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Amala Cancer Hospital and Research Centre was established in 1978 as a non-profit, charitable institution aimed at treatment and management of Cancer in Central Kerala, India.

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Kerala Agricultural University

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The Kerala Agricultural University came into existence on 24 February 1971. The university has 10 constituent colleges, six Regional Agricultural Research Stations, 26 Research Stations, three Centres of Advanced Studies, the Central Training Institute, the Communication Centre, and five Krishi Vigyan Kendras.




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Veterinary College

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College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy came into existence in 1955 as Government Veterinary College; later renamed as Kerala Veterinary College and Research Institute.



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Govt. Engineering College

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Government Engineering College (GEC), Thrissur, is one of the premier engineering institutes in the country. It was founded in 1958, the foundation stone being laid by Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru making it one of the oldest engineering college in Kerala.




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IES College of Engineering

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IES College of Engineering has become one of the hi-tech engineering college in the country within its short span of operation and this had been made possible by its parent society. Ideal Education Society (IES).




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Vidya Academy of Science and Technology

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Started in the academic year 2003-2004, VAST is ideally located in the sylvan surroundings of a 30 acre plot half-way between the temple town of Guruvayoor and Thrissur, the esteemed aesthetic centre of Kerala.


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Jyothi Engineering College

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Jyothi Engineering College incorporates top class infrastructure with two lakh Sq. Feet of build up area. The Campus contains various facilities like the mens and ladies hostel, an extension counter of the Federal Bank, a co-operative store to cater the needs of the students a canteen and a gymnasium.



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MET's School of Engineering

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MET's School of Engineering has achieved, within a short span of one year, a credible space among the self-financing engineering colleges of Kerala. Accredited to all India Council for Technical Education, Delhi and affiliated to the University of Calicut, MET's is a premier engineering college.

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Vimala College

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The Vimala College is a Christian College under the C.M.C., Thrissur and belongs to the Nirmala Province of the C.M.C. in the Roman Catholic Church. Inside the college we have a staff council consisting of the Principal, Vice principal, heads of the departments and staff Secretaries.



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Sree Kerala Varma College



Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur is now in its post-golden jubilee period. The college was started on the eve of Indian Independence on August 11th 1947 Its first affiliation was as a college in Madras University in 1972 it celebrated its Silver Jubilee...in 1997.



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St.Thomas College

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This college is located in the temple town of Thrissur, Kerala State, Republic of India. Founded by a priest(Fr.Medleycott) in the early 20th Century this college played a very important role in the development of Kerala.



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Moreover, every other facilities are plenty at Thrissur, may it be the transportation or religious practices and even the climate of Thrissur is considered warm and welcoming considering the wild fluctuations in other districts of Kerala. As stated earlier, the cultural tradition of the district is sure to give your family welcome breaks from the hurly burly of routine life. Religious festivals with no exception to castes and creeds are abundant at Thrissur and Thrissur Pooram stands at the number one spot among these. Pulikkali during the Onam celebrations, Church Festivals of Basilica and Lourdes Cathedral are also rated high in fame.


As for safety and security, Thrissur has no record of cases of theft and other atrocities like other so called developed cities like Kochi or Thiruvananthapuram. For all these and much more Thrissur is still the preferred place to invest in housing and of course in any other business. Then why wait….Take that inevitable step…. Have a detailed look into our projects.

Vrindhavan Palace

Number of floors : G + 13

Location : Palace Road, Thrissur

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Some of the buildings in Thrissur........

Enjoy.... seeing the cultural capital to look more like a commercial capital......


TUDA Complex


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Thrissur Towers

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LOURDE MISSION HOSPITAL/MEDICAL COLLEGE


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HONEST BAKERY


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PULIMOOTIL SILK HOUSE


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KALIYATH ROYAL SQUARE


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KALYAN SILKS HOUSE


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JOSCO FASHION JEWELERS


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BHIMA - Thrissur

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CENTER POINT - SHOPPING MALL


CENTRALIZED A/C

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SOME MORE SHOPPING COMPLEX....


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PENTARK BUILDING

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EFC CHICKEN

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VADAKKE CHERRA--THRISSUR

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OPENED JUST NOW


DASS CONTINENTAL RESIDENCY

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SUN CITY - SHOPPING MALL

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OPENING VERY SHORTLY


JOY PALACE - Five star Hotel

Interiors a planned to look just like Mumbai TAJ
Finally Thrissur is going to have an Five Star Hotel which is more than 14 storied..

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ANOTHER NEW VENTURE IN THRISSUR --- LOOKS LIKE A SHOPPING MALL --- WILL OPEN VERY SHORTLY


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SHOPPING CENTER- who promises to bring Pizza Hut , Cafe Day , Mc Donalds to Thrissur.....opening very shortly

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CENTER TOWERS = Opening shortly

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CONE TOWERS = opening shortly.

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^^ - Nice to see more shopping complexes opening in Thrissur. Is there any substantiated news of the food chains setting up shop? :) It would be interesting to see how this transpires, especially in the case of McDonalds which has very few outlets in the South and is focussing on Northern and Western India.

Mc Donalds coming to Trichur, Superb . If that happens , Trichur will be the only city in kerala to take that pride. This clearly shows the potential Trichur holds over other cities. This is going to be the next commercial hub in near future. As told a little bit govt support is only needed. Hectic building activities have transformed Trichur. Coming between Calicut and Kochi , it has great locational advantage .

Thanks Vinod 2007 for posting those photos!

:cheers:

Hmm..........


But for me the great thing is the FIVE STAR HOTEL named JOY PALACE..

It's real huge structure and in the interiors are promised to be mind blowing......

It would definitely be a place to go and see.....

Now about the fast food chains.... I saw the plan of the complex, in their brochure and they have mentioned about Pizza Hut , Mc Donalds , Coffee day and so on ....

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It is realy sad to say That this city has now grown to new good heights without any healthy support from the government ..... Thrissur now, just needs a PUSH from the government side (both central and state)
Hope that we can see something.

Hope to see more of upcoming project details into this thread.....

It would be very nice if some one post ariel views of Thrissur as well as other cities of Kerala.:cheers:

It would be very nice if some one post ariel views of Thrissur as well as other cities of Kerala.:cheers:

There are a lot a arial views of Trivandrum city in the trivandrum threads, both from aircrafts as well as tall buildings. Recently also Ajay had posted several views of the city from the air. Just browse through the trivandrum threads. In cochin thread also, there are views from top of buildings.

For Thrissur arial views only somebody from that place could help, vinod or sam. And a shot from air may not be normally possible as there is no airport. In the case of calicut also, arial shots of the city from an aircraft may be not possible since the airport is a little away at Karippur in Malappuram dist. Same would be the case with Cochin also, nedumbassery being away from city.

It would be very nice if some one post ariel views of Thrissur as well as other cities of Kerala.:cheers:

dear franclin for kozhikode ariel views just click this link.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=289981&page=7

wat sudheeshettan told is right,its difficult to get arial shots of calicut and cochin since airports are some 20km far from these cities....:cheers:

A collage from vinod_2007's Thrissur photos

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wat sudheeshettan told is right,its difficult to get arial shots of calicut and cochin since airports are some 20km far from these cities....:cheers:

I have seen the Calicut arials taken from a helicopter in SSC Calicut thread. But Trichur arials would be a difficulty, i agree. Unless we have somebody like Sudheesh who seems to have access to ALL the highrises and Technology parks in Bangalore and Trivandrum.:) :)

In fact, I was having some Trichur snaps taken from top of the City Centre, Round West, but those are 3-4 years old...If the terrace or the washroom near the prayer hall is still accessible, then we could get really good snaps of the town.

Unless we have somebody like Sudheesh who seems to have access to ALL the highrises and Technology parks in Bangalore and Trivandrum.:) :)


Thanks for the compliments scorpio:)

BTW SSC has helped me to graduate in a big way in the past two years, it was a mutually beneficial hobby. It has helped me in my field of career also.

I use to meet many national and international consultants, developers and investment bankers, clients in my job, and I was glad many times when some of them recognise me from SSC. Some weeks back I was meeting a Japaneese real estate fund man in Trivandrum, and his first comment was I look younger than what I appear in 'that' (SSC) website.;)

BTW Sun, nice collage of Thrissur photos..:)

:cheers: Hellow Friends,

Thanks for your reply.

I am very sorry because spelling of "Aerial" was wrong in first post.
I visited Calicut thread and saw those wonderful picture.

I just happened to see one webpage bibletower.com/gallery wherein ten photos taken from build bible tower. However I am not sure these photos are new or old.

Though I hail from Thrissur I am staying in Delhi and really do not know what is happening in Thrissur. However, I will be visiting my home town (City?) next visit for two weeks. I shall try to see all the new projects, since I from the twon itself.

Keep up grade Thrissur thread every day. ( I am not familar with computer and latest technics for pasting photos etc.)

^^ Franclin, please go through the following links. It will help you in posting pics.


http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=25

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=339254

Waiting for Mc donalds to open. Mmmm. Good to see our City’s Skylines growing Taller and Taller . I happened to meet my friend who is working with Mantri Developers. He said they are planning a Mega Township in Trichur , which could be bigger than Sobha .
How far it is true I cant say . Bang , if that happens , Sure buildings will be much bigger than sobha city and Trichur ill have the tallest building in state. Certainly over 30 floors , since sobha itself is 26 . I guess once we breach 30 , it will be the tallest . Can some one say what is the current tallest building in State.

Waiting for Mc donalds to open. Mmmm. Good to see our City’s Skylines growing Taller and Taller . I happened to meet my friend who is working with Mantri Developers. He said they are planning a Mega Township in Trichur , which could be bigger than Sobha .
How far it is true I cant say . Bang , if that happens , Sure buildings will be much bigger than sobha city and Trichur ill have the tallest building in state. Certainly over 30 floors , since sobha itself is 26 . I guess once we breach 30 , it will be the tallest . Can some one say what is the current tallest building in State.

dear sam,current tallest building in the our state is Mini Muthoot towers in cochin,its 27 storied structure,the building is of commercial use and yet to be open...:)

^^ Sanju, MM Techtowers is 22 floors (B+G+21), total 1,23,946 sft area.

Total height is around 82 metres.

The top floors has nine executive residential apartments and three penthouses. Lower floors are meant for office space.

They had a website, where the details were given, now it seems it is not available.

It was scheduled to be open in September 2006.

http://www.hindu.com/pp/2006/08/12/stories/2006081201450400.htm

dear sam,current tallest building in the our state is Mini Muthoot towers in cochin,its 27 storied structure,the building is of commercial use and yet to be open...:)

Also there are some projects under construction which will breach the 30 floor mark in Cochin.
Jade Heights by Mir Realtors in Kakkanad- 32 floors(under construction)
Moonreach by Puravankara in Kakkanad-32 floors(just launched)

A 40 storied structure is also u/c in Trippunithura, opposite the railway station, but im not sure it will go all the way as i read recently that the builders are confident that they will get permission for 40 floors...so some hurdles are still remaining, i guess.

sudeeshetta,then y this project is getting delayed???

Hello guys, there is no point in arguments..

I am in the real esate/ property/Industrial parks field for last 6 years. Let me share some points about the realities.

It would be baseless to compare the number of 'actual' u/c highrises in cochin or tvm with that in thrissur or any other city in Kerala. And there are much of hype regarding the highrises which are really happening in Kochi. For example Choice Prestige shows 40 floors where as per FAR they would maximum get 20.

MIR had got AAI NOC for 101 m AMSL, ~ 30+ floors, but no idea how tall it can be becuase of the recent FAR restrictions in Kochi.

The other 30+ highrises are yet to commence. Swapnil Enclave which was the first one proposed with 30 floors is now no where. As per one of their engineers who came to my office, even it is almost abandoned.

In thrissur, yes, there is a proposal for G+25 towers by Sobha. But the point here is that the scale of 20+ apartments which are u/c in cochin and trivandrum is much bigger than any other cities. And also in Trivandrum, going to 25 or 30 is possible only if you move further away, perhaps to the 'technocity' location, because of the proximity of the International Airport.

Other than the present tallest building in Kerala which is almost complete, the Muthoot Techtowers, Mather green hills is there with 24 floors and 72 m height. There are other 20+ highrises in kochi u/c. In tvm, Heera grace would be the highest one soon with 21 floors, then Five towers of SFS Cyber Palms etc.

Whatever may be the opinions, only Trivandrum and Cochin are the places which sells beyond the 'NRI' bracket and are in a league apart from other small cities/towns of the state. In TVM, the ratio is now only 30% NRI sales in real estate, and the rest is from local/IT/professional crowd.

And Kingcobra, a little correction, city wise population thrissur is not second to tvm, thrissur is the fifth one after kollam. City wise TVM is bigger and U/A wise Cochin is bigger.

So shall we stop here?, I will clean up the mess a little later.

Foot note: Bangalore is a 6+ million city, and only now one apartment or so breaching 25+ mark. Chennai is yet to have anything 15+ . Hope people will not start saying trissur having 0.3 million people is a greater city since Sobha is planning 25 floor apartments.

lulu center and tata show room.
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Continue with posting pictures and project news about Thrissur.

Great News Sanju..............

About the LULU center and TATA Motors..........

Where did you get them from.......


and Where is the exact location of these two........

Tata Motors, Hyundai eye used car market

Mayur N. Shah

Hyundai calls new biz `Hyundai Advantage'

Mumbai , July 28

Two major carmakers are planning to enter used car market. Tata Motors and Hyundai Motor India have initiated pilot projects for this segment.

While Hyundai calls the new business, `Hyundai Advantage', Tata Motors is still scouting for a brand name. Mr Praveen Kadle, Executive Director - Finance and Corporate Affairs, Tata Motors, said that the operations of the new business would be part of the company's integral operations and therefore no division or subsidiary will be created specifically for it.

Mr G. Sanjay, Deputy General Manager, Marketing and Sales, Hyundai Motor India, said that the company was working on the used car business as a pilot project and zeroed in on cities such as Bhubaneshwar, Thrissur and Hyderabad as promising ones. Tata officials said that the new business offering would help promote and penetrate their brand in the semi-urban and rural market.

According to industry analysts, the used car business is getting more organised with players like Toyota entering the market. The used car business is estimated to be two-three times that of the new car market and is governed largely by the unorganised grey market. With more and more auto players entering the market, the ratio is slowly reversing.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/07/29/stories/2006072902970500.htm

Hyson Motors is building its showroom and service centre facilities at Puzhakkal Paadam. Recruitment and training of the Hyson Motors team is also on going. Hyson Motors is expected to open its doors to provide the best possible service to Thrissur shortly.

Great News Sanju..............

About the LULU center and TATA Motors..........

Where did you get them from.......


and Where is the exact location of these two........

i got this news from malabar infopages,developers are indigo properties based in calicut i guess,their site is under construction,so i scanned it right to my pc...the building is realy impressive,they r goin to develop indus towers 27 storied towers in kannur road calicut,tat one also really impressive:cheers: ...

Sharjah Towers, Hotel complex Guruvayoor

http://www.rajeshandambooken.com/images/large_sharjah.jpg


Kovilakom Residency , TUDA road, Thrissur

http://www.rajeshandambooken.com/images/large---Kovilakom-hotels-fi.jpg

Apartment cum Shopping complex,Thrissur

Emmaty Towers

http://www.rajeshandambooken.com/images/large_emmatty.jpg


Govind Apartments, Thrissur


http://www.rajeshandambooken.com/images/large_govind.jpg


Kovilakam Chits (P) Ltd, Thrissur


http://www.rajeshandambooken.com/images/large_kovilakam.jpg

Navani Heights Apartment, Thrissur


http://www.rajeshandambooken.com/images/large_navani.jpg


Navani Princess


http://www.rajeshandambooken.com/images/large_-Navani-Princess.jpg

Navani Jubilee Park

http://www.rajeshandambooken.com/images/large_-Navani-Jubilee-park.jpg


Hi-life Seasons Apartment


http://www.rajeshandambooken.com/images/largeHi-life-Seasons.jpg


Hi-Life Gardens Apartment

http://www.rajeshandambooken.com/images/large_-Hi-life-gardens-1.jpg

Hi-Life Court Apartment


http://www.rajeshandambooken.com/images/Small_Hi-life-Court-1.jpg


Aricaria Enclave


http://www.rajeshandambooken.com/images/small_Aricaria-enclave.jpg

Asiana realtors


http://www.rajeshandambooken.com/images/small_Asiana.jpg


Shopping Complex, Thrissur



http://www.rajeshandambooken.com/images/Small_ummar.jpg


Maruti Car service centre,Thrissur


http://www.rajeshandambooken.com/images/Small_maruti.jpg

Shopping complex, Thrissur


http://www.rajeshandambooken.com/images/small_R.K-regency.jpg


Bajaj Hitech Service centre, Thrissur

http://www.rajeshandambooken.com/images/Small_bajaj.jpg

Chirakkekaran Glass & Plywood

http://www.rajeshandambooken.com/images/small_chirakkekaran.jpg


Office complex, Thrissur


http://www.rajeshandambooken.com/images/small_Alukkas-Office.jpg

Good job vinod
the 3d tour of shoba city is available on their site:)

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Dream City ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
More than a shopping experience....Looks great.....


Great Shopping Experience for sure..........Looks like Thrissur Started to grow more..... to all directions.......


http://www.vellanivalley.com/webout/pics/vellanivalleypics.jpg


The Dream City is a project of Vellani Valley which consists a pack of features to cherish the shopping dream of our customers. It is considered to give an entertainment to customers more than a shopping....


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A total of 250 shop rooms
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Outlets and showrooms of leading entrepreneurs
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Multiple digital theaters
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Premium supermarket with floor space of 6000-8000sq ft
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Three conference halls of the premium size with air conditioning facility
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Two dining halls with a capacity 1500 and 500 seats respectively
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Leading banking institutions / ATMs. Medical centers
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Two Food Courts
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A common area of 40% of the total space
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Independent water treatment plant
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A full house generator back up
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Total space of 1.5 lakhs sq ft with nine floors
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Mini Amusement park


DREAM CITY - PEACE OF MIND, AT YOUR DOORSTEP!

Would you mind if some one offers you a place with all the facilities of a metro sans pollution and hurly burly? We know that you've been searching for such a place all these years. After living and working at Metros for the major part of your life, all you desperately need is a great escape without losing the edge of a city dweller. Then there is no chance for a second thought. Dream City, Promoted by Vellani Valley Developers Pvt Ltd, is the place you were desperately searching for.



The opening of Vellani Valley complex, a unique concept in modern shopping set the pace for a revolutionary change in the shopping concepts of the region. Vellani Valley complex symbolizes...



The Vellani Valley complex, a unique concept in modern shopping construction which having a lot of plans for all types of shoppers. It is well designed to build up your prestigious shops in the heart of Thrissur.....






I'm Sure This will be the next big thing before Shobha City..... Because they have already started the Project..........

www.vellanivalley.com/home.html

Maya Classic is situated on off Marar Road, right in the heart of the city. It is a high-rise apartment project of 54 apartments and 2 pent houses

Thrissur to have knowledge park



Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra) is working on a project to develop a `knowledge park' in Thrissur.

The proposed knowledge park will be dedicated to knowledge-based industries such as biotechnology, nanotechnology, microelectronics, information technology and information technology enabled services.

While Kinfra will provide the land for the proposed knowledge park on a long-term lease, the actual development of the park will be left to a developer, explained Mr A.S. Suresh Babu, Managing Director, Kinfra. Over the next few days, Kinfra will select a developer for the knowledge park through an open competitive selection process, he added.

To be located on 40 acres of land in Puzhakkalpadam within the Thrissur city limits, the proposed knowledge park is about an hour's drive from the Cochin International Airport, Mr Suresh Babu said.

Kristal Group makes foray into Kerala


KOCHI: The Bangalore-based Kristal Group, providers of customised flats and villas, has established their base in the State by opening its maiden office in Kochi to launch their first apartment project - Kristal at Kochi.

The group has plans to launch several projects in Thrissur and Kozhikode soon. To meet the anticipated demand for quality housing solutions, Kristal Group will offer flats, villas, commercial complexes, IT towers, resorts and clubs, Mr K.K. Namboodiri, Chairman and CEO, said. The group has a turnover of Rs 100 crore and consists of 12 separate entities with independent business activities.

^^ - This seems like old news. Kristal has been present in Kerala for a long time. They are developing a township project near Technopark. I think they also have projects in Kochi. The details are available on the respective SSC threads. Kindly confirm the date of the news before posting. Thanks and cheers! :)

^^ - This seems like old news. Kristal has been present in Kerala for a long time. They are developing a township project near Technopark. I think they also have projects in Kochi. The details are available on the respective SSC threads. Kindly confirm the date of the news before posting. Thanks and cheers! :)


Oh... I'm sorry about that i did'nt notice.....and i have edited it too.....

But DREAM CITY PROJECT seems to be.... Really good looking...

Dream city floor plans

http://www.vellanivalley.com/floorplans.html


http://www.vellanivalley.com/webout/pics/vellanivalleypics.jpg



Please go to http://www.vellanivalley.com and see the Beauty.......

Thrissur getting cooooooooooooooooooool

“Maya Majesty”- majestic and true to its name and has many uniqueneses to boast about. The location is the first of them. It is situated in Patturaickal, just a stone’s throw away from the bustle of the city on the Thrissur Shoranur Road. The whole structure is earthquake resistant as per IS norms and each apartment has been designed in a Vastu friendly way.
Maya Classic is situated on off Marar Road, right in the heart of the city. It is a high-rise apartment project of 54 apartments and 2 pent houses
Maya Heights is a high-rise apartment project promoted by Maya Realtors Private Limited in Thrissur. Maya Realtors is poised for tremendous growth and this being their pilot project sports many unique features. We believe in building homes that reflect the life style of the owner. A house is not merely a space between the four walls or a mix of concrete or bricks, but has an identity of its own and is a very influencing presence in the development of the personalities living in it. It should be a source of solace at difficult times to the people who live in it. The principles of Vastu sastra are strictly adhered to in the construction of the apartments. It has been our constant effort to build homes, which are affordable and accentuate the quality of life.


vinod i think its a repeatation....plz check the back pages....

But DREAM CITY PROJECT seems to be.... Really good looking...

Dream city floor plans

http://www.vellanivalley.com/floorplans.html


http://www.vellanivalley.com/webout/pics/vellanivalleypics.jpg



Please go to http://www.vellanivalley.com and see the Beauty.......

Thrissur getting cooooooooooooooooooool

oh........tats a good news....could hav posted a bigger picture..

It would be very nice if some one post ariel views of Thrissur as well as other cities of Kerala.:cheers:

Click the link to see the photograph around Trichur (thrissur)


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Click the link to see the photograph around Trichur (thrissur)


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not getting it properly...can u check it once more...

A collage from vinod_2007's Thrissur photos

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/1989/thrissurszw4.jpg

Just click the link for more photograph of Trichur City.

http://picasaweb.google.com/sintothazhatha/TrichurAround

Click the Link for Photograph around Trichur City. Sinto

http://picasaweb.google.com/sintothazhatha/TrichurAround

I'm completing what "sintoantony" Tried to do.....


Please check one side of Thrissur......

Round North Thrissur

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/3264/etrichurarounddscn1453ss6.jpg


Palace road

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Town HAll


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Lourdh Church

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Vadake Chira

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Mission Hospital

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From the BIBLE TOWER of Dollar's Basilica

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BIBLE TOWER

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MO ROAD

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Inside Valiya Palli ... one of the oldest church in Thrissur

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ONE SIDE OF THRISSUR.... The old one....

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These are all pictures taken by "sintoantony"....

I have just updated them from his album....to make our forum look more beautiful... :)

vinod....good work....

Spencer’s Daily to Open in Thrissur........


Spencer’s Daily: There will be 10 new stores opening in Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Palakkad and Kottyam.

Source: The Hindu Business Line

The hype about Big Bazaar in Kerala

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t46/mutinyin/BigBazaar.jpg

Big Bazaar in ThrissurBig Bazaar has recently opened two of their stores in Kerala - in Thrissur and in Thiruvananthapuram (The one you see in the pic is of their Thrissur shop). I went to their Thrissur shop yesterday evening with my friends. It’s really a BIG bazaar and people are flocking into the shop even at 9 PM, the time of closing. Everybody in the town is talking about Big Bazaar these days.

The people behind Big Bazaar says that the consumer cannot find discounted products like they offer, anywhere else. But apart from the centrally air-conditioned, full of colorful posters, nicely designed shop that has good looking sales boys and girls and announcements in English and Malayalam in between, are they really worth the hype that they are being talked about?

I went to check out their mens wear section and they had a brand name that we never heard before - Knighthood. I couldn’t find much variety and the kind of stuff they had it in there was sort of cheap, but even the shirts worth Rs. 499 and above (It is interesting to see that the Bata price is now being adopted by all companies - i.e. Rs. 199.99 instead of Rs. 200, Rs. 499.99 instead of Rs. 500 etc) were very poor in quality compared to the branded shirts. They also have popular branded names like Levis, but interestingly the branded stuff has no reduction in price.

Checkout their footwear section and you would find many chappals and shoes (without any known brand names) for cheap price. But is it cheaper than what you would find in a nearby footwear shop made by local cobblers? I doubt it.

Earlier, a friend went to their furniture section and liked a dinner table set and when he asked, they said the item was sold. The other ‘not sold’ items were of cheaper quality but with a not-so-cheap price and he didn’t buy anything.

Another friend who is a whole-sale businessman in the Rice Bazaar in Thrissur checked out the price of packaged rice and told me that each packet of 1 KG charges atleast Rs. 3 extra compared to the market price.

Finally, before we left the place I thought of buying something and I bought some shaving accessories. Only when I went to the bill counter I realized that it didn’t have any discounts. I asked the cashier and he said only certain items have discounts like apparel, footwear, umbrellas etc (That means the brand names that we never heard of).

Usually I buy everything from the nearby Margin Free Super Market which is now in almost all districts in Kerala (beware of the fraud people who put “Margin-Free Supermarket” boards though). They offer very good discounts on almost everything. I just wonder why don’t we promote such supermarkets with some added glamour and marketing tricks (because that’s what attracting people more these days than price) than embracing such huge shopping malls which is only about the glamour and nothing else? Perhaps they can rename themselves to “Cool Mart”, “Whole Mart” etc than “Margin-Free Super Market” to attract the crowds.

Hi vinod, i had posted this article sometime back. But someone deleted the article and put only the img there

Some interior Pictures of CITY CENTER Thrissur...

People who haven't come to thrissur can see them....

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/3124/545516244517db757zi6.jpg

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Thrissur Engineering college.............

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CEE PEE towers


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vinod, you are absolutely right.


QUOTE=vinod_2007;13850126]The hype about Big Bazaar in Kerala



Big Bazaar in ThrissurBig Bazaar has recently opened two of their stores in Kerala - in Thrissur and in Thiruvananthapuram (The one you see in the pic is of their Thrissur shop). I went to their Thrissur shop yesterday evening with my friends. It’s really a BIG bazaar and people are flocking into the shop even at 9 PM, the time of closing. Everybody in the town is talking about Big Bazaar these days.

The people behind Big Bazaar says that the consumer cannot find discounted products like they offer, anywhere else. But apart from the centrally air-conditioned, full of colorful posters, nicely designed shop that has good looking sales boys and girls and announcements in English and Malayalam in between, are they really worth the hype that they are being talked about?

I went to check out their mens wear section and they had a brand name that we never heard before - Knighthood. I couldn’t find much variety and the kind of stuff they had it in there was sort of cheap, but even the shirts worth Rs. 499 and above (It is interesting to see that the Bata price is now being adopted by all companies - i.e. Rs. 199.99 instead of Rs. 200, Rs. 499.99 instead of Rs. 500 etc) were very poor in quality compared to the branded shirts. They also have popular branded names like Levis, but interestingly the branded stuff has no reduction in price.

Checkout their footwear section and you would find many chappals and shoes (without any known brand names) for cheap price. But is it cheaper than what you would find in a nearby footwear shop made by local cobblers? I doubt it.

Earlier, a friend went to their furniture section and liked a dinner table set and when he asked, they said the item was sold. The other ‘not sold’ items were of cheaper quality but with a not-so-cheap price and he didn’t buy anything.

Another friend who is a whole-sale businessman in the Rice Bazaar in Thrissur checked out the price of packaged rice and told me that each packet of 1 KG charges atleast Rs. 3 extra compared to the market price.

Finally, before we left the place I thought of buying something and I bought some shaving accessories. Only when I went to the bill counter I realized that it didn’t have any discounts. I asked the cashier and he said only certain items have discounts like apparel, footwear, umbrellas etc (That means the brand names that we never heard of).

Usually I buy everything from the nearby Margin Free Super Market which is now in almost all districts in Kerala (beware of the fraud people who put “Margin-Free Supermarket” boards though). They offer very good discounts on almost everything. I just wonder why don’t we promote such supermarkets with some added glamour and marketing tricks (because that’s what attracting people more these days than price) than embracing such huge shopping malls which is only about the glamour and nothing else? Perhaps they can rename themselves to “Cool Mart”, “Whole Mart” etc than “Margin-Free Super Market” to attract the crowds.[/QUOTE]

Cheloor's twin theatre named 'cheloor movie magic' opened:)
it have 6 channel dts sound system.
It was the old Ramdas theatre which is renovated as this twin theatre

some building u\c near ksrtc bus stand..can any body say wat type of project it is?
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STAR City


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Trichur poised to enter IT Business Market with Trichur Infopark by Elite Group:)

ET- 14.06.07: LEADING FOOD processing company Elite Group along with NRIs is promoting an IT park in Thrissur at a cost of Rs 250 crore. The 47 acre park will be situated at Pudukkad near the Kochi-Thrissur highway. TR Ragulal, managing director of Elite Group told ET that the company would hold over 50% share of the park which has been christened Trichur Technopark.

The company has already applied for IT SEZ status. “Usually the availability of land stands in the way of SEZ. But in our case, the acquisition is over and hence we are expecting the notification soon,’’ Mr Ragulal said. The SEZ norms require setting apart 1 million sq ft for IT.

The Rs 150 crore Elite Group is in search of an anchor customer for the park. It has approached Rolta and Satyam as most of the other major IT players have taken land at Technopark at Thiruvananthapuram or Infopark at Kochi. “The anchor customer should take at least 2 lakh sq ft. We will do a joint branding exercise with them for the park. Rolta feels there is a good potential for IT engineering outsourcing in the country,’’ he said.

Apart from the IT facilities, the park will be developed as a township with school, hospital, shopping mall and recreational facilities. The park land is atop a hill offering a panoramic view. According to Mr Ragulal, the biggest advantage will be the proximity to Cochin International Airport. The park is 30 kms away from the airport and 15 kms away from Thrissur town. With the four-laning of the road now under construction, it will be hardly 30 minutes drive to the airport, Mr Ragulal points out.

Being in central Kerala, Thrissur is accessible from both south and northern parts of Kerala. Besides, it is a cultural capital and a centre of ayurveda companies.


from skyscraperpage

Great to hear .... such good news....

Thrissur will surely grow if there are good floating population...



Hope more of such firms comes up here......

can any one.... find an detailed report on this...............

Madura plans to increase retail presence
Bangalore based Madura Garments, a division of Aditya Birla Nuvo division, will be doubling its stores, Planet Fashion and Trouser Town, in emerging urban areas in India and West Asia. At present, the company has over 200,000 sq ft of space. Madura Garments sells several well known brands such as Louis Philippe, Van Heusen, Peter England, Allen Solly, SF Jeans and Byford.

New stores will be set up in towns such as Nagpur, Aurangabad, Madurai, Mangalore, Thrissur, Salem, Belgaum, Gulbarga, Agra, Baroda and Jaipur. Average store size is likely to range for 5,000-10,000 sq ft.

MoU to set up IT park in Thrissur


THRISSUR: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between Kamakshy Constructions and the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) to set up an IT park in Thrissur at a cost of Rs.100 crore.

The MoU was signed at an investor meet held here on Monday by the KSIDC, the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA) and the Department of Tourism.

The KSIDC also signed MoUs with Ramu Padickal of Guruvayur Payyambalam Beach Resorts to start a Rs.10-crore beach resort at Payyambalam and a Rs.10-crore three-star hotel at Guruvayur. MoUs were signed with Rekha Bhavadas of Devaragam Resorts to set up a Rs.8-crore three-star hotel at Guruvayur; with Suresh Babu of Southern Pet Plast (India) for a Rs.1.5-crore unit to manufacture PET pre-formats, and with Christo George of Hykon India Private Limited to establish a Rs.10-crore unit for the manufacture of linear light fitting and ballast.

The KINFRA signed MoUs with A.V. George of Dortech India Private Limited to start a Rs.20-crore glass manufacturing unit, with Safarali Ismail of Doors and Indoors, Dubai, to set up a Rs.5-crore furniture-manufacturing unit, with Krishna Chaturvedi of Malabar Food Stuff to institute a Rs.1-crore spice processing unit, with P. Hariprasad of CML Biotech Private Limited to begin a Rs.60-lakh medical kit unit, with Cheriyan of Glass-N-Class to set up a Rs.60-lakh unit to make glass interior products, and with Dennis Antony of Pioneer Paper Products to launch a Rs.63-lakh unit for making paper products.

Industries Minister Elamaram Karim said that a committee would monitor the progress of the projects for which the MoUs were signed.

great news... more IT parks.. in thrissur....


City will surely be something to look for in future....


We don' t need a curshy thrissur but... an average floating populated thrissur that can bring big change.. in development.....


And make the first Clean eco-friendly City... in kerala...

Thrissur has spread out. But infrastructurewise, it has has not developed for the past 10 years or so.

People working in corporation used to be from Thrissur itself. But after the policy change by Govt. of Kerala, employees from all over Kerala have joined as in all the municipalities and corporations and this has severely affected the development.

It used to be very clean and nice.

Old bulidings should not dismantled for the sake of a skyscraper rather it should renovated to maintain a balance between new and old.

Condition of fountain situated at Pooraparambu shows it all. Thick bushes, used plastic bags etc.

Meanwhile, there was a news item in Mathrubhoomi (in June 2007)saying that Property rate is highest in Thrissur after Kochi. How can it be. I wonder., becuase Thrissur is much smaller than Thruvanthapuram and Kozhikode. Further, Thrissur has no airport or port to generate intetrest for developmental investments eithther from Central/State Govts. or from big companies.

Though it can be aptly called financial capital it can not match commercially with three biggies from the state.

franclin..revenue earnings from thrissur is only next to kochi & trivandrum districts in the third position,kozhikode is 4rth regarding revenue earnings....so thrissur is also a biggi among 4 major cities of kerala...

franclin..revenue earnings from thrissur is only next to kochi & trivandrum districts in the third position,kozhikode is 4rth regarding revenue earnings....so thrissur is also a biggi among 4 major cities of kerala...

sanju...

could you please provide the link to the above info? What is meant by Revenue earnings? Im requesting for info on actual revenues from each districts and not the sales tax indices. And what is the major contributing factor to Trichur revenues which takes it above Calicut?

I have info regarding the Commercial Sales Tax from Kerala, where Cochin shows 45%! But it is a misleader to the actual revenues from each district because the figure comes out of the head office of each companies, which are mostly located in Cochin. For eg, the major revenue for State Govt is the tax on Petroleum products, and since all the Petroleum Companies are based in Cochin, the tax from Trivandrum to Kasragode is exhibited as revenue from Cochin, which catapults the figure to that 45%. Same is the case with many other industries...

So what is the major contributor to Trichur revenues? Is it the gold or wood industries?

Scorpio the official data doesn't reflect the real revenue in our state the NRI income. We are talking about districts. Its a truth that other than kozhikode city the rest of kozhikode district is backward and does not have much income generating industries. Where as in thrissur and ernakulam districts you can see a variety of small scale industries in every village and most of them are making good profit too. You can see the example of kunnamkulam.

lulu center and tata show room.
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Hello Sanju,
Good Work, But could not understand where the LULU Centre is Coming up in Trichur ?

^^ - Trissur is noted as a good place to stay and is relatively affluent although much smaller than the three big cities in the State. This seems to be a purely residential township, without any IT or Commercial component. Moreover, Mr. Menon hails from Palakkad which is right next door.

The project will be phased so as to pace itself in line with demand. We will soon see how the market reacts to this, but I am sure Sobha would have done due diligence before embarking on such a major project - their largest to date. :)

Hello Ajay,
The Shoba city consists of Shopping Mall, Mutiplex,School,and off course one IT centre. Even though Mr.Menon hailing from Palghat Dist,he is setteled in Trichur City for a long time.Trichur having the potential for such activity,the time will prove it.

Hello Ajay,
The Shoba city consists of Shopping Mall, Mutiplex,School,and off course one IT centre. Even though Mr.Menon hailing from Palghat Dist,he is setteled in Trichur City for a long time.Trichur having the potential for such activity,the time will prove it.


For the development of IT, infrstructure of the city shud b better. For TCR, CIAL is very close which is one of the major attraction. But what abt the roads? do TCR have better road connectvity? IT parks will b started by private parties if there is enough infrstructure in place. Govt need not spend public money for building IT parks. instead they sgud b feclitator. Only give support , IT will flowering

In the strictest sense, Thrissur can not be called a city. I would call it a big town because of very small population. However, certain things like Hospitals, Bus stands, Vechicle population, Banks, educational Institutions, teledensity, big shops, more importantly very entrepreneurial skills of thrissur business people would make any one call it a city.

However, Thrissur still varies from Kocki or thiruvanathapuram, It lacks investment from both central and state governments. But we can not blame them. The very development of thrissur purely rests in hands of very skilled and hard working businessmen of Thrissur alone.

Meanwhile, can anybody give vehicle density of our majour towns?

Also the progress of shobha city? Is it true that all their villas have been sold out?

sanju...

and what is the major contributing factor to Trichur revenues which takes it above Calicut?


scorpio one of the major contributing fact to trichur revenue which takes it above calicut is its huge productive size,trichur district is very large when compared to calicut which is agriculturally more productive than calicut, it is having a corporation and many muncipalities like chalakkudy,guruvayoor,chavakkad,irinjalakuda,kodungaloor,kunnamkulam etc when compared to kozhikode it is very large,where kozhikode only having one corporation and 2 muncipalities of quilandy and vadakara. one more contributing fact is tat, thru the heart of thrissur major highways especially NH 47 and NH 17 is passing..as we all know NH 47 is the the major high way when we consider the traffic volume IN KERALA..so when road tax is considered trichur is earning very high wid NH 47.So i think these are the major factors which makes trichur rank above calicut in revenue.

These days Kerala cities are witnessing builidng booms of all sorts . However, no city has got a single stadium which is truly international.

A few days back AIFF has turned down the offer to hold Aisan football championship for lack two quality football stadiums in our cities. What we have in Kochi is of multipurpose that too without synthetic tracks.

Thrissur Swimming pool is still incomplete even after hosting the national games 20 years back in 1987.

Cities without adequate sports infrastructure is lopesided development.

Of late we are not interested in these areas, and future looks bleak with out sports heros. ( I am not talking about lazy game Cricket).

^^ Financial Express reports that Pyramid Saimira Theatre Ltd will focus on the Karnataka and Kerala movie markets this year. The company has acquired about 28 cinema halls in Karnataka and will buy about 60 to 70 screens in Kerala. P S Saminathan, managing director, Pyramid, said, the company will be adding up to 100 screens within next month. Pyramid will invest about Rs 40 crore to Rs 50 crore in Kerala and about Rs 600 crore in South India this year, he added.
"The Kerala film market is worth Rs 200 crore. We are not only looking at the local market but also planning to tap Kerala's overseas connections, especially in the Gulf," he said. However, Kerala is the smallest movie market in the south, behind Andhra Pradesh worth Rs 1,400 crore and Tamil Nadu worth about Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 1,200 crore, in terms of total collections, he added. At present, Pyramid owns about 260 screens in Tamil Nadu and 150 screens in Andhra Pradesh. The company will focus on acquiring theatres in North India from next year, he said.
Pyramid will clock about Rs 450 crore revenue this year from Tamil Nadu alone, Saminathan said. While the official guideline for the company's total turnover is about Rs 650 crore, Pyramid will safely record about Rs 1 billion (about Rs 100 crore) to Rs 1.1 billion in 2009, he asserted.
The company is confident of its robust performance because the movie exhibition industry, so far highly fragmented with under-reported collections, will become organised with Pyramid creating India's largest theatre chain, he said.

Hello Sanju,
Good Work, But could not understand where the LULU Centre is Coming up in Trichur ?

Mr sinto antony,no idea where it is goin to come,i hav seen it in malabar infopages and straight away scanned it to my pc and uploaded...might be near puzhakkalpadam area....:)

Yes....


U all are right....
Thrissur needs to get more attention from both state and central government..

Which were missing for many years.....

And about the roads in Thrissur.... Road network in thrissur is good... but only thing is they should be made boarder and beautiful...

Even developing cochin does not have a good road network as tvm or calicut ...... Cochin has only two major roads MG road and Shanmugam road... and the others are roads connecting to NH47..... and the New Seaport Airport road.... We dont even have a scope before developing more roads in cochin....

Mr. Viswanathan, who is also in charge of Railways, said that efforts would be made to construct a platform on the western side of the Thrissur station. Replying to questions, the Minister said that the proposal to shift the Thrissur zoo to an area in the forest was getting bogged down owing to legal and technical issues. "Probably it is only in Kerala that the Zoo department is under the Department of Culture. In the rest of the States, it is under the Forest Ministry", he said. The possibility of setting up the proposed printing village in the district would be explored, considering the presence of large number of presses in areas like Kunnamkulam.


Yes... Please express your Ideas on this shift of thrissur ZOO

The Plan should be really great such that it could be a change for the old traditional indian zoos...

We have to invite the maximum of tourist from in and out of india..... So the project should look a international touch... Since the tvm Zoo is not allowed to move... We people in kerala has only this hope....

Thrissur ZOO shift to puttur a near by place.... with all most 124 hectares area....

Which is the tallest building in Thrissur at present?:cheers:

Which is the tallest building in Thrissur at present?:cheers:

the tallest building i hav seen in thrissur is u/c skyline willow heights.... many 15 to 17 storied buildings are u/c in thrissur,pentark pentapark is tall and impressive building...joy palace 14f is really taller than all buildings in thrissur i think is the taller one in thrissur....this is just a ruf out line...not sure..

Which is the tallest building in Thrissur at present?:cheers:

Yes.... i do think .... Joy palace is the tallest commercial building... But hopefully skyline willow heights and chelloor are the tallest apartments... hence they are the tallest buildings..... we have here at present....

MEDICAL UNIVERSITY IN THRISSUR

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68 Crore FOR THE FIRST PHASE DEVELOPMENT OF THRISSUR ZOO IN INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS


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Hello Vinod,

There was a colour supplement especially dedicated to Thrissur and its growth potential in the current issue of Dhanam business fortnightly. Could you please scan it and upload the same.

Meanwhile, can anybody rank our cities on their overall performance:banana: .

^^ franclin, SSC do not entertain city vs city comparisons nor rankings.

Yeh! Agreed!

Hello Vinod,

There was a colour supplement especially dedicated to Thrissur and its growth potential in the current issue of Dhanam business fortnightly. Could you please scan it and upload the same.

Meanwhile, can anybody rank our cities on their overall performance:banana: .


Hi franclin,

I was not able to find it...

Please let me know the supplement's issue date... or from where you got it... so that i can look into it.....

Or please upload it over here.....

Hello Vinod,

I have some practical problems to get the copy. Because I am from NOIDA(UP). Details of that particular issue shall be given tomorrow only.

Meanwhile, can you give the current status of shobha city. Is it true that all their villas have been sold out?:)

Hellow Vinod,


This particualr issue of Dhanam is dated 31st July 2007.

Hope, now you can get hold of this isssue. If you are in Thrissur you can get the copy form shops in Kuruppam road Bell mouth as well as near Eranamkulam Radio Co.


Thanks in advance.:banana:

Website : dhanammagazine.com



Few of their artilces titled as:

1. Thissur has more scope for gorwth and development after Kochi.

2. Growth Explosion in Thrissur

etc. Etc.

^^ is there an english edition....for dhanam...

Dear Sanju,

I do not think so.

Meanwhile, where are you from?


I'm from Aranattukara, Thrissur

I'm in Koorchencherri Thrissur....

I'll try to find the issue and will post it here.....

Sanju..... hope you can also help me out....

Hello Vinod,

then we are neighbours, except for the railway tracks and paddy fields!!!

Where exactly in Koorkencherry? Near Thankamani kayattam???

Yeh! Agreed!

Here is the ranking of the Incorporated Cities & Urban Agglomerations of Kerala (vide Census 2001 & GoK websites):

A. Area wise:

1. Trivandrum
2. Thrissur
3. Kochi
4. Kozhikode
5. Quilon

B. Population wise:

1. Trivandrum
2. Kochi
3. Kozhikode
4. Quilon
5. Thrissur.

C. Urban Agglomeration wise:

1. Kochi
2. Trivandrum
3. Thalassery (includes: Kannur too).
4. Kozhikode
5. Quilon
6. Alappuzha
7. Thrissur

Here is the ranking of the Incorporated Cities & Urban Agglomerations of Kerala (vide Census 2001 & GoK websites):

A. Area wise:

1. Trivandrum
2. Thrissur
3. Kochi
4. Kozhikode
5. Quilon

B. Population wise:

1. Trivandrum
2. Kochi
3. Kozhikode
4. Quilon
5. Thrissur.

C. Urban Agglomeration wise:

1. Kochi
2. Trivandrum
3. Thalassery (includes: Kannur too).
4. Kozhikode
5. Quilon
6. Alappuzha
7. Thrissur


Thanks, I was looking for this information!!! Looks like Trichur and Kochi are going to become twin cities and one large urban agglomeration mostly due to Nedumbassery airport and the commercial interest in the area surrounding the airport in the next 30-50 yrs......

There are 17 UAs in Kerala (2001 census)

1. Kochi - Population: 13,55,406
Consists of Angamaly (M), Chengamanad (C.T.), Chowwara (C.T.), Aluva (M), Choornikkara (C.T.), Edathala (C.T.), Paravur (M), Kottuvally (C.T.), Varappuzha (C.T.), Eloor (C.T.), Kadungalloor (C.T.), Mulavukad (C.T.), Kadamakkudy (C.T.), Cheranallur (C.T.), Kalamassery (M), Vazhakkala (C.T.), Kochi (M.Corp.), Kedamangalam (O.G.), Alangad (O.G.), Cheriyakadavu (O.G.), Kakkanad (O.G.), Maradu (C.T.), Thrippunithura (M), Thiruvankulam (C.T.), Kureekkad (C.T.).

2. Thiruvananthapuram - Population: 8,89,191
Consists of Trivandrum (M.Corp.), Kazhakkoottam (O.G.), Sreekaryam (O.G.), Kudappanakunnu (O.G.), Vattiyoorkavu (O.G.), Kovalam (O.G.).

3. Kozhikode - Population: 8,80,168
Consists of Kozhikode (M.Corp.), Koduvally (O.G.), Kunnamangalam (O.G.), Kakkodi (O.G.), Elathur (O.G.), Puthiyangadi (O.G.), Kadalundi (O.G.), Pantheeramkavu (C.T.), Olavanna (C.T.), Cheruvannur (C.T.), Beypore (C.T.), Karuvanthuruthy (C.T.), Feroke (C.T.), Ramanattukara (C.T.).

4. Kannur - Population: 4,98,175
Consists of Kannur (M), Kannur Cantonment (C.B.), Thalassery (M), Azhikode North (C.T.), Azhikode South (C.T.), Valapattanam (C.T.), Chirakkal (C.T.), Puzhathi (C.T.), Pallikkunnu (C.T.), Elayavoor (C.T.), Thottada (C.T.), Kadachira (C.T.), Muzhappilangad (C.T.), Eranholi (C.T.), Dharmadom (C.T.), New Mahe (C.T.).

5. Kollam - Population: 3,79,975
Consists of Kollam (M.Corp.), Neendakara (O.G.), Eravipuram (O.G.)

6. Thrissur - Population: 3,30,067
Consists of Nadathara (C.T.), Thrissur (M.Corp.)

7. Alappuzha - Population: 2,82,727
Consists of Komalapuram (C.T.), Alappuzha (M), Kalarkode (O.G.), Punnapra (O.G.).

8. Palakkad - 1,97,281
Palakkad (M), Puthuppariyaram (O.G.), Hemambikanagar (O.G.), Marutharode (O.G.)

9. Kottayam - Population: 1,72,867
Consists of Perumbaikad (C.T.), Kottayam (M), Vijayapuram (O.G.), Nattakam (O.G.)

10. Malappuram - Population: 1,70,364
Malappuram (M), Anakkayam (O.G.), Manjeri (M)

11. Cherthala - Population: 1,41,512
Cherthala (M), Vayalar (O.G.), Thanneermukkam (O.G.), Kokkothamangalam (C.T.), Muhamma (C.T.)

12. Guruvayoor - Population: 1,38,676
Chavakkad (M), Perakam (C.T.), Iringaprom (C.T.), Guruvayoor (M), Pookode (O.G.), Thaikkad (C.T.), Paluvai (C.T.), Pavaratty (C.T.), Brahmakulam (C.T.), Venmanad (C.T.).

13. Kanhangad - Population: 1,29,364
Kanhangad (M), Nileshwar (O.G.), Cheruvathur (O.G.), Perole (O.G.)

14. Vadakara. - Population: 1,23,965
Vadakara (M), Villiappally (C.T.), Palayad (C.T.)

15. Kodungallur - 94,881
Kodungallur (M), Eriyad (O.G.), Methala (C.T.)

16. Kasargod - 76,011
Kasaragod (M), Kudlu (C.T.)

17. Chittur-Thathamangalam - 67,928
Chittur-Thathamangalam (M), Koduvayur (O.G.), Puthunagaram (C.T.)

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Abbreviations
M.Corp: Muncipal Corporation
M: Municipality
C.T.: Census Town
O.G.: Out Growth
C.B.: Contonment Board

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Source
http://www.censusindia.net/results/data/ker_uatowns.xls

:ohno: Thanks Jaleel and Kidu,

Though I was looking for something else, Your data was a revelation to me.

Can you give us telephone and vehicle density of our districts please?

Hello KillerK,

I do think that in next 15-20 years time, Thrissur and Kochi might look much closer than now.

But, Can Thrissur match the demands of Kochi, is difficult to answer? Mainly becuase Thrissur has only limited scope.Thrissur has no Airport or Port etc. etc. to accelerate growth. Yes, Thrissur people are adventurous. Therefore, let us wait and watch.

^^^ This is what u need.

http://www.keralaplanningboard.org/html/Economic%20Review%202006/Apprendix/chap%2010/Appendix%2010.7.pdf
http://www.keralaplanningboard.org/html/Economic%20Review%202006/Apprendix/chap%2010/Appendix%2010.9.pdf
http://www.keralaplanningboard.org/html/Economic%20Review%202006/Apprendix/chap%2010/Appendix%2010.34.pdf

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chammanam mansions
an old apartment building

from the website: gulf-times.com:ohno:

Kerala’s Rs50mn national highway project in limboPublished: Thursday, 16 August, 2007, 01:29 AM Doha Time

By Ashraf Padanna
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A Rs50mn project to upgrade and widen major highways in Kerala covering 850km has hit the roadblock with the government refusing to sign the “the state support agreement”.
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government of Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan, who had led a successful campaign against the north-south high-speed corridor citing environmental issues, is opposed to collecting toll on the roads to be developed under a build-operate-transfer (BOT) system.
The entire stretch of 850km on three major highways in the state was to be converted to a four-lane expressway under the Phase II and III of the National Highway Development Project (NHDP).
Only 26km of the Angamaly-Aluva-Edapally stretch of national highway (NH) 47 has been completed at a cost of Rs1.15bn. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has already initiated bidding process for its two projects under the NHDP Phase II from Walayar on the Tamil Nadu border to Thrissur on BOT basis.
The remaining stretches covering 664km, including bypasses in Alappuzha and Kollam, is also awaiting the state support agreement for BOT projects. The state government’s request for including Thalassery, Quilandy, Kozhikode, Kodungalloor, Neyyatinkara, Tripunithura, Moovattupuzha and Kothamangalam bypasses in the scheme are also under consideration.
According to reports, any further delay on the part of the Kerala government will lead to the diversion of the funds to other states coming under the project. The state has already missed out on several federal projects like the Universal Health Insurance Programme and the National Rural Health Mission.
Launched in 1998, the NHAI implemented projects worth $71bn in India as of 2006. They include the 5,846km, Rs300bn Golden Quadrilateral connecting the four metros and the North-South and East-West corridors linking the four extreme points of the country, which was to be completed by December 2007 at a cost of Rs350bn.
The uncertainty could hit major projects in Kerala like the International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) being developed by the Dubai Port (DP) World which requires proper road connectivity.
According to the NHDP III rules, modes other than BOT are to be considered only if the capacity of the road is 15,000 PCU (passenger car units) or less. The capacity of the 664km of roads to be converted into four lanes along the Kerala coast, the mainly NH-47 and NH-17, is well above 20,000 PCUs.
The state began lobbying for upgrading national highways in 2005 when the then government submitted a proposal to federal Shipping and Transport Minister T R Balu.
Contractors abandoned the Rs15bn World Bank-aided Kerala State Transport Project for improving state highways and the Rs2.2bn Thiruvananthapuram City Development Project accusing the state government of non-cooperation.
The projects that require immediate attention of the state include the Kozhikode and Alappuzha bypasses, construction of a new road from Kuttipuram to Puduponnani, road-over-bridges (ROB) at Edapally and Padnnakadu and strengthening stretches on NH-213.

www.gulf-times.com

Airport sought at Guruvayur
Thursday August 16 2007 11:53 IST

GURUVAYUR: The NCP delegation led by Thrissur district president T V Chandramohan submitted a memorandum to Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel at Kozhikode on Monday to submit a proposal for an airport at Guruvayur.

The memorandum seeking the airport at Guruvayur was handed over to the Minister in the presence of NCP leader K Karunakaran, an offical release said.

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20070816013226&Page=R&Title=Kerala&Topic=0

guys i dont think that there is a need of an airport in guruvayoor since calicut international air port is very near to guruvayoor...i think some 50 km and nedumbaseery some 75 to 80 km..tat money can be spent for the infrastructure developments of guruvayoor town like widening the narrow streets and on hotels which is in need at guruvayoor during peak seasons like ekadeshi...

guys i dont think that there is a need of an airport in guruvayoor since calicut international air port is very near to guruvayoor...i think some 50 km and nedumbaseery some 75 to 80 km..tat money can be spent for the infrastructure developments of guruvayoor town like widening the narrow streets and on hotels which is in need at guruvayoor during peak seasons like ekadeshi...

It could be a commuter airport capable of handling regional aircraft like ATRs and Bombardiers. Pilgrims and tourists could fly in from the hub airports at Trivandrum, Cochin or Kozhikode or from regional hubs like Chennai or Bangalore. This will avoid the option of having to land in CoK or KKd and then driving down.

AAI is looking at opening over 35 such small airports, so this could be one of them. Also could look at one to service Sabrimala which is the second busiest among South Indian pilgrimage destinations, next only to Tirupati. :)

:)
N K Group bags contract for Thrissur knowledge park


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N K Group bags contract for Thrissur knowledge park


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At last IT park for Trichur!!!. Hope this will have good impact on Trichur real estate scene, like what Smart City did for kochi.
Wish some national players come to Trichur . Heard that EMAAR is coming near nedumbassery. May be soon we can see them coming to Trichur. At present only Sobha Group is the known name present in Trichur . Even though their project is one of the BIGGEST project in Real estate sector in Kerala , we need to attract much more investment.

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skyline willow heights

Shot at 2007-08-18

Yes... Good looking once....

IT park's in thrissur are some thing to look out for.....

there is no need of an airport in both Thrissur and Guruvayur.... since nedubasserry is so near... to the city and calicut airport is so near to guruvayur..

It will be much better if cochin international is named Cochin/Thrissur international airport...

What do you thing about that ?

It will be much better if cochin international is named Cochin/Thrissur international airport...

What do you thing about that ?

^^ - Not a likely change. :)

What's in a name? Earlier somebody suggested to name it after late president KR Narayanan.

Thrissur - 2010

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vinod..y cant u scan it and upload that photo...this is unable to read..

Thank you Vinod

Its good to see Media acting in support of Trichur . There needs to be a concerted effort to Project Trichur as next investment destination in Kerala. Trichur district is much bigger in size. Lots of land available. But govt is not doing anything to exploit it. Areas near to Calicut airport or Nedumbassery can be better exploited by Starting Townships or IT parks or Electronic hardware parks. Problem is we do not have Strong lobbies working in favour of Trichur , like Builders Lobby working in Kochi. There are not many influential people in Trichur , who can force govt to act in favour of Trichur. When it comes to investments , we only get pea nuts share. This needs to get changed.

Exactly Sam123.....


You said it... right...

www:economictimes.com



Alukkas eyes Rs 650 cr turnover in 2007-08
17 Aug, 2007, 1700 hrs IST, PTI


TIRUCHIRAPPALLI (TN): Alukkas Jewellery has set a turnover target of Rs 650 crore for the current fiscal and planned to open more retail outlets in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka in the next two months.

Stating this, Managing Director of Alukkas Jewellery John Alukka told reporters here that the turnover of the group in 2006-07 was Rs 450 crore and in the previous year Rs 200 crore.

He said the firm would open showrooms in Tirunelveli, Coimbatore and Mysore.

Besides, outlets would be set up in Mangalore, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram and Madurai in 2008-09, Alukka here on Sunday said. He said the group was also expanding its capacity at the production centres in Thrissur, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram.


I AM BIT CONFUSED!! HOW MANY ALUKKAS ARE THERE IN THRISSUR???

ACTUALLY THRISSURIL all the alukkas have there own shops.....

Like Jose, Anto and JOY alukkas....

JOY alukkas have recently started a shop in thrissur and he was about to start a Wedding center(space was already occupied) , but due to bad decisions made by corporation.... he had to drop the project.....

www.hindu.com

New life for a pond



One of Thrissur’s famous landmarks has been renovated





Vadakkechira, one of the oldest ponds in Thrissur city, sports a new look, thanks to a Rs. 41-lakh renovation project implemented by the District Tourism Promotion Council.

The pond, believed to have been built by Shakthan Thampuran (1751-1805), is one of Thrissur’s famous landmarks.

Members of the royal family and priests of the Ashokeswaram temple used to have bath at the ghats on the northern side of the pond, and the public at those on other sides. Elephants used to be bathed at ghats on the eastern side.

The “kulapparas” and ghats for elephants are reminiscent of 18th and 19th century architecture.

Till recently, the Chira was overgrown with weeds and infested with rats and snakes. The historical site had become a dumping ground.

“The project is aimed at saving Thrissur’s green lung. High walls around the pond restricted the view. Their height was reduced. A walkway was built on the southern side of the pond,” says M. M. Vinod Kumar, architect for the project.

The re-designed Chira has sculptural seats, gateways (Padippuras), pools, fountains, a gallery and a rock garden.

“Locally available materials, including laterite and lime, were used. This gave a traditional look to the design. Terracotta works by K.B. Jinan were also used,” Mr. Vinod says.

Vadakkechira is home to many avian species, including small green barbet (Megalaima viridis), white-breasted water hen (Amaurornis phoenicurus), blue rock pigeon (Columba livia), bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus), pond heron (Ardeola gratii), large pied wagtail (Motachilla maderapatensis), common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), house sparrow (Passer d omesticus), common myna (Acridotheres tristis), little cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger), lesser whistling teal (Dendrocygna javanica) and little grebe (Podiceps ruficollis).< /p>

The Chira is a 4-hectare ecosystem complete with plants, birds, sacred groves and butterfly gardens.



K. SANTHOSH

Yes... thats a big change but , lets hope that it will be maintained like this till the end....

www.hindu.com:lol:

IIT for Kerala

NEW DELHI: Kerala was on Wednesday assured of an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan by Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh. The assurance was given by the Minister to Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan at a meeting here. Another demand placed by Mr. Achuthanandan before Mr. Singh pertained to granting a Central university to Kerala.

Since the Prime Minister had already announced that efforts would be made to open a Central university in every State which did not have one, the Minister said the State could hope for some good news on this front soon.

Mr. Achuthanandan also met Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar. According to the Kerala House spokesperson, Mr. Pawar’s response to Kerala Government’s demand for operationalising the Kuttanad Wetland Package – proposed in the Swaminathan Report – was positive.

MY QUESTION IS: WHERE IT COULD BE??????

What’s the stage of IT park. Government is not doing anything for Trichur development. Really don’t understand what our MLA’s are doing in assembly . They should organize a protest. Many Capitals are there in kerala. State Capital, Commercial Capital , Cultural Capital . Its high time Trichur should add some commercial touch to its Cultural Advantage. Unless there is a strong media support, its difficult to wake up the government. All the development activities get stopped at our neigbhouring City’s
Boundry. This is what is frustrating. Even Calicut seems to be getting a big Knowledge park by Birla group.

Do Not Worry Sam,

Trichur District itself is quite evenly developed one and is not at all backward.

Entrepreneurial skills of Thrissur businessmen are very well acknowledged.

Moreover, there is life beyond IT & ITES and factories which requires lot of land.

Many towns/cities of kerala progressed after the Gulf boom. But Thrissur was financially very strong long before that just becuase of their entreprenurials skills.

I very distinctively remembers an article appeared in Mathrubhoomi wherein it stated that highest stock investment from Kerala then were from thrissur district. Remember that was in the late eighties.

Though people of Thrissur are very laid back, enjoying every festivities and other entertainments associated with numeous festivals, they have amassed enough wealth in other parts of the world including within Kerala.

Some of them are investing few of their hard earned money in Thrissur itself.

Let us hope More will follow them.

Do not be disheartned by lack of interest shown by our Governments.

Let there be more private ventures in our District so that people like me who are toil under extreme weather conditions may one come back to Kerala.:cheers:

www.fibre2fashion.com/news

Sam here is one example!!!

India : Alukkas to open showrooms in NY, S’pore & Sydney
August 24, 2007


Armed With a Pedigree in Gold Trade, Mr.Joy Alukkas set out of Thrissur to reach UAE with dreams of making it big in the jewellery business.

Twenty years later, Joyalukkas Jewellery is a name to reckon with in the yellow metal trade in the Gulf region where it has 34 outlets.

But Mr.Alukkas is far from being complacent. His future dreams include spreading out beyond West Asia. He has opened an outlet in London. “My idea is to open jewellery showrooms in New York,/Singapore and Sydney,” he says.

Joy Alukkas also believes in doing things big. For instance, he recently opened the largest jewellery outlet in gulf region. He is now building the largest jewellery retail showroom in Chennai, which is likely to be ready by September.

The retail chain hopes to achieve $1-billion turnover and a store count of 100 outlets by 2009. ‘I thought I will reach that figure only by 2010.At the present rate, I feel we will be there a year earlier,” he says. At present, he has 50outlets and a turnover of $550 million.

"In Jewellery retail, real estate location is very important, he reasons.” Once the location is right, 50% of the job is done,” he says. All the Joyalukkas showrooms are in prime locations. The Chennai showroom is coming up at T –Nagar, Chennai’s prime business district.

The retail chain’s current priority is India, where it has over 16 showrooms. It is now a bit south-heavy and Joy Alukkas is in process of correcting it by expanding the chain’s footprint to north India. Besides, an initial public offering may be on the cards as well next year.

Like most businesses, jewellery retail and manufacturing too has its share of human resource crunch. “More than salary, it is the love and care you give that binds them to you
,” he says, sharing his secrets of HR management. The employees are mostly from his home town, Thrissur, a centre of gold manufacturing and business.

He, however, admits that he trouble finding staff for his new showrooms. “The youth have many job avenues now. They are no longer interested in gold business alone,” he says.

Will Joy Alukkas opt for a brand ambassador once he upgrades the retail chain’s profile in India? He doesn’t give a definite answer.

But for jewellery with the tag of ‘world’s favorite jeweller’, the brand ambassador can’t be a small personality. Will it be the Bib B or the Big Khan? One has to wait and see



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Aldritch,

Where is Sree lakshmi situated? Is it in MG Road???:ohno:

not in mg road
its near ashwini hospital

When I visited last June, I did feel like that Thrissur is any longer just for Gold, Automobile, Chit etc but for Textiles also. There are many small, medium and large show rooms.

Since I am from Delhi, I can tell you that I just do like to go purchase from Delhi anymore. I would rather buy it from Thrissur, There is no need to bargain, there are plenty of choices too. My personal view is that except for Churidars, Thrissur has plenty too offer.

It used to be Fashion fabrics, Chakolas, Elite. Now there are plenty too select.

:banana:
Considering the small size of Thrissur's population, I wonder how they can sustain in the long run? Especially with Kochi being their immediate competitor?

I wonder which population these guys are talking abt.

city poplation

Haha. Is that only people inside corporation limit comes for a shopping in the city? :lol:

hmmm.....

Thrissur is one the biggest and richest district in kerala.... so starting any firm here would give returns....

since.. people from and outside the district (malapuram palakad and even some towns of calicut district ) will boost up their sales........

What do you think about the onam celebration in the cultural capital......

If felt very disappointing when compared to the commercial capital.


Please post your experience and opinion about it.

Hello Kidu, Vinod

Both of your are right. What prompted me to reach such conclusion was that in the late eighties, businessmen used to say business gone to other parts of District. Towns business was bad etc. etc.


As regards, Onam at Thrissur, I have no idea. I still cherish those fond memories of eighties.

This is a old 2005 report on malls in india by project monitor magazine...
Thrissur have been noted by them even before 2 years.... check...


Mall mania grips India

Madhu Chittora & Shakti Singh

From eyeballs to footfalls - the human psyche has taken a complete downward journey in the last five years. If it was eyeballs (number of visits to websites) during the dotcom boom of 2000, now it is footfalls (number of visitors to malls). The current mall mania that has gripped a shopping-frenzy nation can only be compared to the dotcom madness five years ago.
Today, some 250 malls are already in business and a similar number is going to come up in the next two years. By 2006, a whopping 19.6 million sq. ft of retail space will be made available in six major cities alone. Tier-II and tier-III cities are not far behind the big cities in attracting investments in malls. Smaller cities such as Baramula, Ludhiana, Mandya, Thrissur and Midnapore will soon have their own malls. According to ProjectsToday database, some 195 shopping malls and complexes are coming up in various parts of the country with an estimated investment of Rs 12,747 crore.
Most of the world's leading brands are now available in India. McDonald's, Pizza Hut and KFC are a common sight in many cities. Shopping malls with multiple facilities like shopping, entertainment, multiplexes and food courts came to be the next natural thing to happen. To top it all, a retail market forecast of
30 per cent compounded annual growth rate over the next five years is just the incentive for investors to jump onto the 'great mall bandwagon'.
In spite of all this, the perpendicular growth in shopping malls is bound to result in oversupply of shopping space and its consequent outcome. The impact is already evident. There is news of rentals falling in shopping malls. Not to speak of the concept of 'de-malling' that is creeping in. But, those behind India's malls are unperturbed. As Dinesh Chauhan, Gurgaon District Town Planner states, "Sluggish trends are not forever. [Malls] have succeeded everywhere so there is no reason that they won't succeed in India. Just wait and watch." Currently, Gurgaon is the hottest spot for shopping malls. In the coming years more than 30 malls will dot Gurgaon's skyline, Chauhan said.
Interestingly, most of the new malls, completed or under way, are located away from traditional retail zones. Lack of availability of large tracts of land in historically prominent retail areas is the main reason for this. And even if land is available, their prices are exorbitant.
No doubt, industry is heading for an overhaul. Says Sanjay Dutt, National Director-Agency, Cushman & Wakefield India, "A major correction in three to five years from now is expected. Three to five years from now, developers, landlords and financial institutions will have a better understanding of retailers. They will be more open to the revenue sharing model."
At present, most of the malls are being developed by real estate developers. According to a Cushman & Wakefield India report, developers are constructing malls as real estate development targeted for sale to investors. The developers don't want to retain ownership of the malls. This has affected the confidence of the retailer who wants the mall to be well maintained and managed professionally by a mall operator. Multi-ownership is perceived to be restricting professional management of malls. Remember, Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world, is also the largest real estate developer in the world. Further, Wal-Mart also has the dubious distinction of being the largest producer of empty retail stores.
Having said that, mall developers are evolving with the times, employing new gimmicks to attract customers. Speciality malls are the latest trend. For instance, Omaxe is building a wedding mall in Gurgaon; an auto mall is also on the anvil in Haryana's premier industrial hub. A furnishing mall is coming up in Kolkata, on Elgin road.
Now the big question. Are the local authorities geared to meet the 'threat' malls pose to India's already 'mauled' cities? In developed countries, before a mall is constructed the developer has to submit a traffic plan to the local authority. Permission is granted only after the authority is satisfied that the mall will not disrupt traffic. Nothing of that kind is happening in India. And nor is it likely to happen anytime soon.

Some of the Government owned buildings in thrissur which should be changed...
and so the city will look better....



PARAMEKKAVU DEVASWOM BUILDING

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MUNICIPAL BUS STAND, THRISSUR

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MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK

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PATTURACKAL SHOPPING COMPLEX

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BANERJI MEMORIAL CLUB

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BUILDING (TCR - CORPORATION)

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MEAT MARKET (TCR - CORPORATION)

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M.T.M AUDITORIUM

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BUILDING THRISSUR CORPORATION

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Our corporation famous for making money by acquiring money and building such structures.....

This is high time at least they build something beautiful...

The Trichur page is very useful for me.As i am in Dubai it gives me the updates of the happenings in Trichur City. I use to check every day to see the updates. I would like to know more about the FM stations is about to started in Trichur. If some one having any update on this , please post it. It is nice to know that a 5 star hotel is coming up in Trichur by LULU.

Keep posting more updates cheers !!!!

:banana:

Hi Sintoantony,

Great to know that people are eager to see posts in this forum and look through it every day....

Yes.. LULU has promised a 5 star hotel...

But Joy's Palace is also looking for a 5 star facility.... might end up in 4 star.... lets wait and see...

work is still in progress....

you may see the pics in the earlier pages....

hi vinod....the road starting from puzhakal padam upto some part of the city is really great....can u tell me the exact length of that road...only u need is to hav a line up off sky scrapers along the full stretch..

Today’s Deepika reported that Lulu is building a 100 Crore Five Star Hotel in Trichur !!!! Atlast Entrepreneurs started looking at Trichur. Hope this will be their biggest in Kerala.
www.deepika.com

Oceanus is coming to Trichur , Any idea of this project
Oceanus Royal Park
http://www.oceanus.co.in/

www.newindpress.com

Work on Intl business school in Kerala to begin on Jan '08

:banana:
THRISSUR: Emke Group managing director Yusuf Ali on Wednesday said the construction work on an international business school will begin by January 2008.

Addressing a press conference, Mr Yusuf Ali said the land acquisition process for the project was over and the preliminary work will start by January 2008.

The school would have collaboration with a foreign university. Special consideration would be given to poor students regarding fees, he said.

Also a prominent NRI businessman, Mr Ali said the construction work on a five star hotel with 150 rooms attached to the Lulu International Convention Centre would also begin by January 2008. The project cost was about Rs 100 crore.

The Emke Group was aiming to provide job opportunities to 20,000 Keralites for 2008, he said.

Chief Minister and MPs from the state should take the initiative to set up an NRI University in Kerala. Better infrastructure should also be developed to attract more foreign tourists, he added.

:cheers:

hi vinod....the road starting from puzhakal padam upto some part of the city is really great....can u tell me the exact length of that road...only u need is to hav a line up off sky scrapers along the full stretch..



That road from puzhakal padam will end up in Swaraj round through MG. ROAD making MG road a royal look....

This is Ideal road project (Maatrika road ) by PWD..which is also in kollam...

The approximate road length should be around 6-7 km...


Great to see LULU and Oceanus coming up with good projects ....

But SAM ,

Thrissur had all support from the private sector even before this... but it's the government in and out which did not make any change......so far....

Oceanus Royal Park
Thrissur.
Units: Duplex Row Houses.

Status: New Project

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You mean that road wasn't constructed by the govt?

Thrissur should be a regional workshop destination

Thrissur should be a workshop destination for drafting new IT policy.

Thrissur have vast potential for developing as a IT destination of Kerala. Thrissur has four lane National Highwayconnecting IT hubs like Cochin and Coimbatore or Bangalore via Salem. It also has good Convention Cente ( Lulu International Convention Centre)which is largest in Kerala and 2nd largest in India. EMKE group also planning to start a new Five Star Hotel in Thrissur near Lulu Convention centre. The city has also good infrastrucres like High Tech or Mutispeciality Hospitals, good residential shcools etc. a must for an IT city. It has also very good source of Human resources. Major technos of Thrissur are now working at Bangalore or Trivnadrum Technopark.Thrissur also famous for Entrepreneurs

Thrissur also famous new business initiatives of Kerala. Major scheduled banks The South Indian Bank, Catholic Syrian Bank, Dhanalakshmi Bank has its head quarters in Thrissur. It is also the cradle for Gold Industry and trading in Kerala. Major ventures like Kalyan Group, Joy Alukkas etc located in Thrissur. Galfar Mohammadali, Emke Yousafali, Sri. M R Menorn ( Shobha Developers) etc has roots in Thrissur. Even in IT industry The Suntec systemshas been established by a Thrissure based industrialist.

Ideal location for IT Indstry in Thrissur

The ideal location for IT park in Thrissur is byepass Amballur - Mannuthy NH47 four lane bye pass near Kuttanellur. Another location is X near Thrissur on PuzhakkalKunnamkulam road where Lulu International Convention centre is situated. Puzhakkal is also selected by Kinfra for setting up aKnowledge Park.

It is a better idea to start an IT park at Thrissur. This place has been selected by famous news paper in Malayalam Malayala Manorama as the [color=#0000FF]thid IT destination of Kerala./color] So please conduct a regional workshop on IT at Thrissur as early as possible.

You mean that road wasn't constructed by the govt?



I meant that the project is worked out by PWD...

Here are the details...

MODEL ROAD

Project Name Naduvilal - Puzhakkal Model Road - first phase grom Karshakanagar to Chungam
Contractor Mohanan K V

Site Handed Over on
Period of Completion 24 mONTHS
Agreed PAC Rs. 281,27,199/-
Date of completion as per Agreement
Proposed Date of completion
PWD Officers in-charge Chief Engineer, Roads & Bridges :

Superintending Engineer, Central Circle :

Executive Engineer, Thrissur :

Asst. Executive Engineer,Thrissur :

Asst. Engineer, Puzhakkal :

Nature of Work Road widening to carry 4 lane traffic, Construction of service duct with drain, Foot path, parking space, bus shelter, shifting utilities and providing strett light



© 2003 Official Website of Kerala State Public Works Department. All Rights Reserved. Terms and Conditions. Privacy Policy

Hah still you say govt didn't make any change?

gulf-times.com

Emke plans mall, school and hotel in KeralaPublished: Friday, 31 August, 2007

By Ashraf Padanna
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The UAE-based retail major EMKE Group which recently opened an International Convention Centre (ICC) in Thrissur, is expanding its presence here with an International Business School (IBS) and a Rs1.5bn five-star hotel.
The construction of the 150-room hotel at the LuLu ICC will begin in December and the IBS early next year, the EMKE Group managing director MA Yusuffali said.
This is in addition to the a 1.2mn sq ft mall LuLu, the flagship supermarket and hypermarket brand of the Indian-owned conglomerate which runs 58 stores in the Gulf, has lined up for 2009 launch in the port city of Kochi.
It targets sales to touch US$2.4bn, an increase of 125 percent from the 2006 figures of US$1.07bn, by 2010.
Currently the group operates supermarkets and hypermarkets in the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Yemen and plans to launch its operations in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain by the yearend.
Yusaffali said acquisition of land had almost been completed for the proposed IBS in Thrissur, being set up in cooperation with universities abroad. There would be waivers on fees for the poor students.
Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan and MPs from the state should take the initiative to set up an NRI University in Kerala, he said, adding that better infrastructure should also be developed to attract more foreign tourists
“Lack of world-class infrastructure is a big hindrance for development in sectors like tourism. The situation would change soon for the better as the government has already established a company with participation by non-resident Keralites for improving infrastructure, including roads and bridges,” he said in Thrissur.
Yusuffali, who is also a director of the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), said the federal government was causing difficulties for the company’s Air Kerala low-cost airline project by raising objections despite the fact that the state government is the single-largest stakeholder.He called upon the people’s representatives including MPs from the State to exert pressure on the federal aviation authorities to make the airline project a reality.
:banana:

A few months old article about Thrissur's Future

www.economictimes.indiatimes.com

:banana:

Homing in
17 Jun, 2007, 0000 hrs IST,M Rochan, TNN


Five more years — that’s the time span analysts think it would take for Thrissur in Kerala to transform into a premium real estate market. And all this is set to happen because of the growing NRI community from the state, who are now investing heavily in its development.

Thrissur, a district in central Kerala, is the cultural capital of the state. Spanning an area of about 3,032 sq km, this district is home to over 10% of Kerala’s population — a mix of traditionally rich and the neo-rich. The district’s real estate sector faces a stiff competition from nearby Cochin, but there are factors which may turn Thrissur into a realty hotspot.

Thrissur has always been a favourite among builders of repute as it makes for a unique blend of North and South. Leading property developers like Southern Investments, Kaizen, Skyline and Sobha Developers have set up their operations to tap the growing demand for real estate.

According to real estate consultants Cushman & Wakefield, the presence of a number of educational institutions, leading hospitals and the film industry are instrumental in driving the demand for residential property. Further, the tourist traffic to the adjoining Guruvayur temple is demanding an increase in accommodation facilities.

A Cushman report says that the availability of land and preference to villas have convinced developers to go in for niche products, even though apartments are coming up in key locations where land is scarce. Land prices jumped in anticipation of the demand spurt to Rs 40 lakh in premium areas such as Swaraj Round.

While prices for apartments start from Rs 13 lakh, those of villas start from Rs 17 lakh. The prices of independent villas range from Rs 1,600-2,100 per sq ft, while that of apartments range from Rs 900-1,300 sq ft. Commercial rentals in the CBD hover around Rs 40-45 per sq ft per month while retail rentals stand at Rs 60-85 per sq ft per month, the report says.

It’s also a well established fact that overseas remittances are fuelling Kerala’s growth, and that a major chunk of this is being earmarked for investment in real estate. But how much of this is coming into Thrissur? About 3 lakh people from the district currently live abroad.

And these people collectively remit close to Rs 3,000 crore every year back home, providing the much-need “extra spending power”, according to a survey by real estate consultancy firm Asipac Group. “The spending power that people in Thrissur command is higher as compared to what people from other towns and cities in Kerala have,” says Amit Bagaria, CEO, Asipac Group.

An indicator of this spending power is the per capita retail sales in the region, which is higher than that of Cochin. According to Asipac, retail sales per month stand at roughly Rs 93.55 crore per month, which works out to about Rs 3 crore a day.



“Land prices in Thrissur’s Central Business District have appreciated by almost 100% in the last two years, while the outskirts have seen a 50% increase in land prices. The surge in prices is thanks to the increasing investor-attention that’s coming its way. A large NRI community, that’s now looking to come back and settle down, demands a lifestlyle similar to what one experiences abroad. And benefiting from the demand for premium housing developments are real estate firms, who’re queuing up in large numbers to enter the region,” says Jackbastian K Nazareth, executive director, Sobha Developers.

Sobha recently announced the launch of its first integrated township project in India — the Rs 850-crore Sobha City — located on the Thrissur-Guruvayoor Highway. The project, being developed on a 55-acre patch, is a three-million sq ft of mixed-use development. Some important property markets in Thrissur district are Guruvayoor, Kuzhoor, Nedumbassery (Airport), the Thrissur-Triprayar highway, the Thrissur-Calicut highway and Chalakudy.

Haa...Haa.... U meant in that way... Kidu...

An road wont bring tourist nor create a floating population in Thrissur...

U should never look at a road and say... "government as done it all"