continue here

Hi Guys

Here is the two pictures taken by sudheesh and i combined them. its a remarkable change after the TRD Project. Just think, how our city will be tranformed when all the 42 km of project is finished....

i think it is the same place.. its just my guess.. the second tree on the right hand side seems to be the same on both images.. sudheesh can u confirm..

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/2904/kowdiar3qk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Right boss.. :)

The first pic was taken when the TRDP works had just started..We can see 42 km of city roads like this once the scheme is fully completed..

Hi Guys

Here is the two pictures taken by sudheesh and i combined them. its a remarkable change after the TRD Project. Just think, how our city will be tranformed when all the 42 km of project is finished....

i think it is the same place.. its just my guess.. the second tree on the right hand side seems to be the same on both images.. sudheesh can u confirm..

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/2904/kowdiar3qk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

And it was like this 9 months back..

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/4061/kowdiarrd9xq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

And now.. :)

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/5576/10019181nv.jpg

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/2276/10019108hs.jpg

Work begins on the new 5-Star hotel, "Capital Retreat" on the IT-Corridor, right next to the Airport. Site clearance work is ongoing as of now. :)

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/4512/image863qd.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/1574/image873uv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Great news Ajay !!!
:bash: :bash:

http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/1574/image873uv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This is a stretch of the NH Byepass, near the rail over bridge at Chackai. Punj Lloyd equipment often traverse this stretch as they transit between the two operating bases of the company in Trivandrum. One of the driver-training cars used by the Maruti Driving School is also visible in the frame. This is one of the first of its kind in Kerala. :)

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/4187/image886wg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Dear friends,

Pl forgive me for my ignorance. I am a bit curious to know how the NH bypass for TVM is planned. My understanding is that the NH Bypass starts at Kazhakkuttam and streches all the way to Kovalam. Is it ending at Kovalam and since Kovalam is not on the NH-47, i am a bit confused. I have never had a chance to travel on the Kazhakkuttam-Kovalam strech'my only encounter with the by pass is while crossing it on the way to Airport from the city (East fort side).

Logically if it is to be a bypass for city, then it must be extending beyond Kovalam and touching some where on the NH-47. I am sure it must be planned that way;it is only that I am not aware of it.

Also I would like to know if the bypass passes by the Proposed Vizhinjam container Port terminal.

Request some body to post a route alignment map for the TVM bypass on the forum. I am sure between Ajay and Sudheesh, they can easily do that

K.Ashok

Is Dubai internet city project still alive? or have the proposers withdrawn?

Hello sir,

Trivandrum bypass was thought of as a combined bypass for Trivandrum City & its suburb town Neyyattinkara. Since Neyyattinkara Municipality is only about 18kms from Trivandrum city and it is like an extended city, the bypass was mooted to cover Neyyattinkara also. It was slated as the longest bypass in India at 44 kms. And the work was complete for stretch of 22 kms, from Kazhakuttom to Kovalam. The bypass was initially planned to touch NH 47 at parassala, about 30kms from TVM and on the border.

As per the latest tender document issued by NHAI (I have seen the detailed project report), the alignment is changed, it enters Tamilnadu at some "Karakode", at 49 kms from Kazhakuttom. Only after that it will join NH 47. There is a NH 47 B proposed from Nagercoil which meets NH 7 at 'Kavalkinar'.

This new alignment will be more closer to shore, and will pass through Vizhinjam, Poovar etc. It would be the link from the North South Corridor to Trivandrum. Travel to Bangalore, Chennai etc would be faster once it is complete.

Yes, this road will be touching Vizhinjam, A 4 km long flyover is planned from 'Mukkola' Jn to the Port. State Govt has approved an initial outlay of 10 crores for the project.

I dont have the soft copy of alignment map for the project at present, eventhough I have seen the hard copy. Anyway will try to get one..

Sudheesh

Dear friends,

Pl forgive me for my ignorance. I am a bit curious to know how the NH bypass for TVM is planned. My understanding is that the NH Bypass starts at Kazhakkuttam and streches all the way to Kovalam. Is it ending at Kovalam and since Kovalam is not on the NH-47, i am a bit confused. I have never had a chance to travel on the Kazhakkuttam-Kovalam strech'my only encounter with the by pass is while crossing it on the way to Airport from the city (East fort side).

Logically if it is to be a bypass for city, then it must be extending beyond Kovalam and touching some where on the NH-47. I am sure it must be planned that way;it is only that I am not aware of it.

Also I would like to know if the bypass passes by the Proposed Vizhinjam container Port terminal.

Request some body to post a route alignment map for the TVM bypass on the forum. I am sure between Ajay and Sudheesh, they can easily do that

K.Ashok

Sivaji Saphire I. You could see Sivaji Saphire II rising on the left side of it.still to come out of the canopy.

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/4669/10019292hk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Trivandrum is the capital city of Kerala and the town has a history of supporting fine art and culture. A beautiful seaside city built on seven hills, Trivandrum has good shopping areas and a variety of comfortable and reasonably priced hotels. The food is fantastic but nothing like our Indian food in England – dishes are much smaller and mostly served are Balti dishes. The town is busy during the Navaratri, when festivals are held in the Sri Padmanabha Swamy Temple – dedicated to Vishnu : providing a great atmosphere. This colourful town is so culturally rich it is definitely worth spending a few days looking around, but you could also combine your trip with a visit to Kovalam Beach, at the southern edge of the city. It is picturesque with its spectacular view of the blue sea and is great for surfing. There are many specially designed cottages to stay in making it an excellent summer resort. Trivandrum can offer the chance to take in some of India’s rich culture but is also close enough to Kovalam Beach, therefore it can provide a relaxing break too.

So sweet trivandrum...

Original Post by Sudheesh Nair
Yes, this road will be touching Vizhinjam, A 4 km long flyover is planned from 'Mukkola' Jn to the Port. State Govt has approved an initial outlay of 10 crores for the project.

Wow, a 4 Km flyover!!!. Would this be among the longest fly overs in India. I believe that the fly over in Mumbai stretching from GT Hospital to Crawford market (meandering above one of the most crowded areas in South Mumbai like Mohemmad Ali Road, Pydhonie etc.) is the longest one in India. May be we will beat them to it

BTW thanks Sudheesh for that update. And one more request please. let's be on first name basis.

K.Ashok

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/2230/10019282do.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

PMG stretch
http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/1581/img02940sy.jpg

Sree chitra institute of medical sciences and technology

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/5568/img03365kn.jpg

Hi Friends,
This is the first time I am posting anything here, though I have been a daily visitor to this forum. To see so many people who are passionate about TVM makes my eyes misty :) Frankly, I never thought I would ever find so many people who are so passionate about our beautiful city.

Sudheesh and Ajay, great work.

Any update on the following projects?:
1. Eanchakkal Bus Terminus
2. Kochuveli Railway Terminus

SAT circle
http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/7223/img03381pk.jpg

As part of road improvement work on the IT Corridor, crash barriers are being installed along the road. :)

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/6065/image908di.jpg

PMG stretch
http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/1581/img02940sy.jpg

While I know it is in the works, this stretch begs to be PLLised on a fast-track basis :bash:

Hello sir,

Trivandrum bypass was thought of as a combined bypass for Trivandrum City & its suburb town Neyyattinkara. Since Neyyattinkara Municipality is only about 18kms from Trivandrum city and it is like an extended city, the bypass was mooted to cover Neyyattinkara also. It was slated as the longest bypass in India at 44 kms. And the work was complete for stretch of 22 kms, from Kazhakuttom to Kovalam. The bypass was initially planned to touch NH 47 at parassala, about 30kms from TVM and on the border.

As per the latest tender document issued by NHAI (I have seen the detailed project report), the alignment is changed, it enters Tamilnadu at some "Karakode", at 49 kms from Kazhakuttom. Only after that it will join NH 47. There is a NH 47 B proposed from Nagercoil which meets NH 7 at 'Kavalkinar'.

This new alignment will be more closer to shore, and will pass through Vizhinjam, Poovar etc. It would be the link from the North South Corridor to Trivandrum. Travel to Bangalore, Chennai etc would be faster once it is complete.

Yes, this road will be touching Vizhinjam, A 4 km long flyover is planned from 'Mukkola' Jn to the Port. State Govt has approved an initial outlay of 10 crores for the project.

I dont have the soft copy of alignment map for the project at present, eventhough I have seen the hard copy. Anyway will try to get one..

Sudheesh

Here are two documents from the Vizhinjam port sites, which talk about alignments that Sudhish mentioned and which Asok queried for. From what Sudheesh has updated, I guess they have finalized the plans for the dotted line alignments in these docs.

New NH47 Stretches (http://www.keralaports.gov.in/doc/FD0003.pdf)


New Rail-line spur for the new port (http://www.keralaports.gov.in/doc/FD0004.pdf)

^^ - Gud updates, PC and Sudheesh. Based on discussions with Dr. Jayakumar, CEO - Vizhinjam Int'l Seaports Ltd (VISL), it is evident that the road access to the port site will be by a 4-lane, 6-km Elevated Corridor. This is designed to minimise the need to acquire land for this busy expressway, which will link the International Transshipment Terminal to the NH-Byepass.

Similarly, a railway line will run to Balaramapuram station. At nearby Nemom, the Railways has a lot of land under its possession which could be developed into a large frieght yard, considering all those thousands of containers which would be moving in and out of the massive port - albeit a small part of the overall traffic of upto 4-5 million TEU, most of which would be transshiped.

As part of the deal with the developers, GoK would develop most of the connectivity at a cost of close to Rs 300 crores. And most of this would be funded by GoI, under the National Maritime Development Policy. After all, this $ 1 billion port - Kerala's largest FDI - will be one of India's top ports in just a few years from now. :)

^^ Good news Ajay! Wow! That elevated road will be some fun construction to behold!


As per the latest tender document issued by NHAI (I have seen the detailed project report), the alignment is changed, it enters Tamilnadu at some "Karakode", at 49 kms from Kazhakuttom. Only after that it will join NH 47. There is a NH 47 B proposed from Nagercoil which meets NH 7 at 'Kavalkinar'.

Sudheesh

I missed out the NH47B part completely in Sudheesh's mail!! That will avoid the crawl of container and passenger traffic through Kerala's congested central and northern areas and can go straight to NH7 on the way to other parts of India!!

This was the elusive link I was always looking for!! :cheers:

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/2557/10019206cl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

More from Azhimala

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/9503/img02210mz.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/205/img02229nm.jpg

Satya,

Please resize the image to 640x480 when posting images. Not only does this make it easier to view (can see the whole picture on the screen, instead of having to use the scrollbars), but download times will be lower for those on dial-up.

And cheers for the good work !

Rajesh

Sure Rajesh, I also feel the same. Will take for the next postings
Satya,

Please resize the image to 640x480 when posting images. Not only does this make it easier to view (can see the whole picture on the screen, instead of having to use the scrollbars), but download times will be lower for those on dial-up.

And cheers for the good work !

Rajesh

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/843/10019161ob.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Azhimala is breathtaking, Sathya. :) Where is the exact location? Tvm, has enuff scenic beaches to give any other world-class beach destination a run for its money....

Ajay, One of the most beautiful beaches I have seen. Golden sand. Very clean and neat. It is between Kovalam and Vizhinjam and there is a shiva temple.

Azhimala is breathtaking, Sathya. :) Where is the exact location? Tvm, has enuff scenic beaches to give any other world-class beach destination a run for its money....

A bridge being built to widen the carriageway at Anamugham, on the Bypass-Kumarapuram corridor. The prestigious Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences is right next to the bridge while on the other side is the biggest of Punj Lloyd's operating bases.

http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/1176/image936tj.jpg

Workers prepare one of the pile footings of the bridge.

http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/6386/image920nz.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8396/10019412dq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I wish.. only wish, if trivandrum had a sub-urban rail MRT system. We could have adopted the "Parakkum Rail" concept from chennai. I understand the need for huge investment. Even then, it could have helped the public for their transport. And KSRTC can scrap their old buses also!!!

Kerala`s `biggest` marriage hall to open on May 7

Our Bureau / Chennai/ Thiruvananthapuram April 25, 2006



The Thiruvananthapuram-based Sri Mulam Club is all set to boast of a unique record by opening Kerala's biggest wedding hall here.

The new wedding hall will be inaugurated by state chief minister Oommen Chandy on May 7. The hall will have 1200 seating capacity. The lobby will have 250 seats and the dining hall 500 seats.

The wedding hall, excluding the lobby and the dining hall, will be air-conditioned. At present, the largest wedding hall belongs to Le Meridian in Kochi.

The hall had been built at a cost of around Rs 1.7 crore.

Pattoor..

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/2883/10019442ni.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Sathya, Azhimala is not between Kovalam & Vizhinjam. Infact Kovalam & Vizhinjam are just on two sides of a rock promontory.

Azhimala is on the way from Vizhinjam to Poovar. This place comes before Mukkola. From Mukkola, there is a road deviating to Balaramapuram, joining NH 47.

There is road from Vizhinjam-Mukkola road which leads to Ahzimala Temple, which is on a hill/rock. "Nikkis Nest" resort entrance is on this road.

The "Somatheeram" resort & beach is also nearby along with "Franklins' Panchakarma Institute.


Ajay, One of the most beautiful beaches I have seen. Golden sand. Very clean and neat. It is between Kovalam and Vizhinjam and there is a shiva temple.

Pattoor..

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/2883/10019442ni.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

What's that 'O' on the road ? A manhole or something ?

Rajesh

Hi Sudheesh,I messed it up. I considerd vizhinjam up to puthiyathura.
Also, is there any other road directly goes to the beach? I just drove to reach near the temple and then walked though the open place to the beach.

Sathya, Azhimala is not between Kovalam & Vizhinjam. Infact Kovalam & Vizhinjam are just on two sides of a rock promontory.

Azhimala is on the way from Vizhinjam to Poovar. This place comes before Mukkola. From Mukkola, there is a road deviating to Balaramapuram, joining NH 47.

There is road from Vizhinjam-Mukkola road which leads to Ahzimala Temple, which is on a hill/rock. "Nikkis Nest" resort entrance is on this road.

The "Somatheeram" resort & beach is also nearby along with "Franklins' Panchakarma Institute.

Fort gate and attukal shopping complex

http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/6274/img02682wh.jpg

http://img272.imageshack.us/img272/74/img02644ps.jpg

The Thiruvananthapuram-based Sri Mulam Club is all set to boast of a unique record by opening Kerala's biggest wedding hall here.

The new wedding hall will be inaugurated by state chief minister Oommen Chandy on May 7. The hall will have 1200 seating capacity. The lobby will have 250 seats and the dining hall 500 seats.



Grt news! :) Upto now, guess the record for Tvm was held by the spacious Rajiv Gandhi Int'l Convention Centre, attached to the Leela, Kovalam Beach - which can accomodate banquets of 800-1000 people. However, the RGIC is more occupied hosting conventions and conferences than marriages! :D

I have also heard Kerala's biggest wedding mall, by the Alukkas Group, is soon to start construction in Trivandrum. Any updates?

PSC office

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/9940/img03037tb.jpg

chackai circle

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/3619/img02138cy.jpg

Hi Sudeesh, Which is this appartment? It is visible from the medical college area and I just clicked it.

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/6022/img03373ex.jpg

good work sathyalal... give us more if u got em

This is the recently opened Three star hotel Ruby Arena, in the Medical College-Kumarapuram Road.

Hi Sudeesh, Which is this appartment? It is visible from the medical college area and I just clicked it.

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/6022/img03373ex.jpg

There is another highrise u/c, Sreedhanya Haven, next to this, but there is no web presence for them.

http://i3.tinypic.com/wi8oid.jpg

^^ - The NH Byepass/IT Corridor is intersected by the Palayam-Airport Corridor at this busy junction. The five-star "Capital Retreat" hotel project and the superspecialty Ananthapuri Hospital are located close to this junction, while the entrance to the New International Terminal of the airport, will also be a couple of hundred metres down the road.

Hope a flyover is built across this junction as part of the Rs 350 Crore road work component of JNURM project. :)

^^ - The NH Byepass/IT Corridor is intersected by the Palayam-Airport Corridor at this busy junction. The five-star "Capital Retreat" hotel project and the superspecialty Ananthapuri Hospital are located close to this junction, while the entrance to the New International Terminal of the airport, will also be a couple of hundred metres down the road.

Hope a flyover is built across this junction as part of the Rs 350 Crore road work component of JNURM project. :)

Ajay,in one of ur previous posts u mentioned that Kalyan Silks is going to start its world class showroom on NH-byepass..Also I noticed that one new mall is coming up on byepass just opposite to the site for Infosys.Can u get an update on these???

Medical College Entrance

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/6906/img03124ux.jpg

Hotel Samudra Entrance

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/9283/img02529sd.jpg

Feather in the cap for Sri Mulam Club

The club was started by the then Dewan Rama Rao with the help of Dewan Bahadur Krishna Rao of the erstwhile Travancore State in June 1890.

The then Maharaja of Travancore, Sri Mulam Thirunal, who visited the club during its early years, agreed to be its patron and allowed it to be named after him. Accordingly it was re-christened as Rama Varma Union Club and later Sri Mulam Club. The Maharaja also gifted 2.97 acres of land and Rs.1,000 to the club.
Dewan C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, who is considered to be the architect of modern Travancore, became its first life member in 1940. Its shuttle court building was inaugurated by none other than the Nobel Laureate C.V.Raman.
Yet another cherished milestone in the history of the club is reception accorded to Swami Vivekananda by the people of Thiruvananthapuram after his historic Kanyakumari visit.

The club has always been in the forefront of social activities. It has once again proved its social commitment.

The club has constructed an air-conditioned `Kalyana Mandapam' with an area of 10,000 sq.ft. at a cost of Rs.1.75 crores. It can seat 1,200, has a separate lobby, which can accommodate 250 and a dining hall which can seat 500 at a time.

http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/26/stories/2006042601670500.htm

Between AKG Centre Jn & Asan Sqaure. The road is pretty wide this stretch and tt seems that we can expect landscaped/blooming medians here.. :)

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/6283/10019452fe.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Karipanal Arcade

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/2861/img02722gj.jpg

Heera residential apartments under construction in DPI, Vazhuthacaud.

http://i3.tinypic.com/wilj5w.jpg

What's that 'O' on the road ? A manhole or something ?

Rajesh http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/2883/10019442ni.jpg

Rajesh, it seems to be a main line 'sewerage' manhole. It is flush with the pavement and the drive over it is smooth unlike other roads where the manhole covers protrude from the road surface.

@ Sathyalal, yaar, why did you not take the pictures of the shopping centres of Karimpanal Statue Avenue & Attukal Shopping Complex in totality? Or is there any pic yet to come?

chackai circle

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/3619/img02138cy.jpg
hey..I am very happy to see the snaps of patoor and AKG center road which is under construction as i m out of station.I hope that it transforms into a 6 lane like kowdiar.

The chakai circle could be beautified more.How about a multiple(multilevel) flyover at chakai once our IT corridor is transformed into 4/6lane .I have the plan with me .It would not be proffesional but still will post it after i scan it.

Got exams now....Bye

Here is it
http://img289.imageshack.us/img289/8350/img02775ae.jpg


@ Sathyalal, yaar, why did you not take the pictures of the shopping centres of Karimpanal Statue Avenue & Attukal Shopping Complex in totality? Or is there any pic yet to come?

Rajesh, it seems to be a main line 'sewerage' manhole. It is flush with the pavement and the drive over it is smooth unlike other roads where the manhole covers protrude from the road surface.

I think they are the service pits for those fibre-optic trunk routes around Trivandrum. If you folks remember, the Telecom dept. constructed clustered small-diameter tunnels under the roads for this in the early 90s, so that they dont have to dig up the roads anymore?

Rajiv Gandhi convention center

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2520/img02432fw.jpg

Bakery Junction flyover: work on the fast track

Staff Reporter THE HINDU

Work on six of the 13 piers on schedule
Thiruvananthapuram: The construction of the flyover at Bakery Junction has moved into top gear to meet the October deadline. Work on six of the 13 piers, which will support the superstructure of the flyover, is progressing on schedule. The construction of the pier caps is likely to begin by the first week of May.

The original proposal for pre-cast girders has been revised. Project officials said the concrete pillars would support a box-type superstructure for the 11-metre-wide road. The piles are embedded in rock up to a depth of 1.2 metres.

Originating from Panjappura junction, the 524-metre-long flyover will provide an elevated bypass for vehicles right across RBI junction and Bakery Junction up to the Lutheran church at Panavila. It will be an extension of the underpass from Palayam to Panjappura junction.
The structure will have an elevation of 5.5 m at its highest point. The carriageway will accommodate three-lane bi-directional traffic.

It will have no access for pedestrians. The superstructure will be provided with crash barriers on the side to minimise the risk of accidents.

Ring road link


The flyover is a major component of the proposed inner ring road, covering Palayam, Bakery Junction, Panavila, Thampanoor, Overbridge, Uppidamoodu, Vanchiyoor, Pattoor and General Hospital Junction. It is estimated to cost Rs.12 crores.

The flyover has been designed to ease the heavy traffic volume at Bakery Junction, which often results in an extended gridlock along the connecting roads from Punnen Road, Vazhuthacaud, Thampanoor and Palayam.

According to the project survey, it will bring down the traffic volume at Bakery Junction by 26 to 37 per cent. The current volume is estimated at 7,000 PCUs (Passenger Car Units).

The flyover will have service roads of 5.5 m width on either side with a 2 m footpath.

The open canal from Bakery Junction to Panavila has been covered with concrete slabs to accommodate the service road.

The space under the bridge is to be landscaped to prevent encroachments. The construction company has drawn up a beautification scheme with lawns and flowering plants.

Project officials said they were considering a proposal by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to earmark some of the free space for parking of vehicles.

Second flyover


Meanwhile, work on the second flyover across M.G. Road at Melepazhavangady has been held up owing to the delay in acquiring land. Officials said work was scheduled to begin by mid-June. "

By that time, the piling work at Bakery Junction would be over, enabling the machinery to be redeployed," a construction manager said.

The Thiruvananthapuram Development Authority is preparing a rehabilitation project for the traders who will be displaced by the project.

Designed to decongest the Fort area, the flyover will originate from near the second terminal of the Central railway station on Power House Road and traverse the arterial road up to Thakaraparambu.

Project designers estimate that it will obviate the need for vehicles from Karamana and Sreekanteswaram to take a circuitous detour along Pazhavangady junction.

Measuring 520 metres in length, it is expected to absorb 18 per cent of the traffic volume at Pazhavangady, currently estimated at 12,800 PCUs.

The flyovers are part of the Rs.220-crore city roads improvement scheme, envisaging the development of 14 road corridors covering 42 km.

The scheme also covers the development of 65 junctions and 94 bus bays. :runaway:

A Punj Lloyd road paving team parked on the Byepass-Kumarapuram road corridor. Work on this stretch, which is one of three entries from the Byepass into the city under the TRIP scheme, is moving ahead despite delays in land acquisition. :)

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/5686/image952ge.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

At the start of all these projects, a foot over bridge was also declared at thampanoor na? but I think it has'nt started yet...?

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/9624/10019472oo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Day and Night Work.... Flyover @ Bakery

http://i3.tinypic.com/wjxtg8.jpg

http://i3.tinypic.com/wjxtza.jpg

Skyline Cyber Palms, a 9 acre, Residential, Mall, Multiplex & Hotel project near Technopark/INFOSYS along the IT corridor was featured in Trivandrum VII thread.

M/s Surbana International Consultants, Singapore are the Masterplanners & Principal Consultants.

There would be 4/5 residential towers with 23 floors each.

http://i3.tinypic.com/wjyxvn.jpg

http://i3.tinypic.com/wjyy3b.jpg

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/8913/slide294mx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://i3.tinypic.com/wjz149.jpg

wow.... stunning..... what will be the height (in metre)?

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/7014/image969qh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

It would be 70m, excluding any architectural features on top, like spires.

The elevation of the blocks is not yet finalised, will have to wait till next month.

wow.... stunning..... what will be the height (in metre)?

Sudheesh,
is it true that siemens is interested in setting up a development centre in TVM?

UNDER NHDP PHASE III A Chertala kanyakumari 230 km estimated cost 411 million USD (BOT)

more photos..

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/5655/img02452ge.jpg

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/1886/img02465ir.jpg

UNDER NHDP PHASE III A Chertala kanyakumari 230 km estimated cost 411 million USD (BOT)

Awesome news, rangers! :) Any more details? I think the Kazhakkoottam - Karakode stretch, which includes the IT Corridor, is getting 4-laned first, as per what Sudheesh has reported. The total project cost looks like about Rs 1800 crores. Kerala's first world-class expressway is all set to become reality. :)

Awesome news, rangers! :) Any more details? I think the Kazhakkoottam - Karakode stretch, which includes the IT Corridor, is getting 4-laned first, as per what Sudheesh has reported. The total project cost looks like about Rs 1800 crores. Kerala's first world-class expressway is all set to become reality. :)

Splendid news TvpmRanger, do you know the timelines?

Not sure if this was posted before; this was among the tallest for many years before the 'Skylines' and the 'Heeras' started taking over

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/759/cobanktowers8lo.jpg

Skyline Cyber Palms, a 9 acre, Residential, Mall, Multiplex & Hotel project near Technopark/INFOSYS along the IT corridor was featured in Trivandrum VII thread.

M/s Surbana International Consultants, Singapore are the Masterplanners & Principal Consultants.

There would be 4/5 residential towers with 23 floors each.
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/8913/slide294mx.jpg[/URL]

:runaway: Wow!! you wont need separate "water features" in the plan above - the drooling visitors will provide that. :cheers:

Awesome news, rangers! :) Any more details? I think the Kazhakkoottam - Karakode stretch, which includes the IT Corridor, is getting 4-laned first, as per what Sudheesh has reported. The total project cost looks like about Rs 1800 crores. Kerala's first world-class expressway is all set to become reality. :)


As Per NHAI status as of 31/03 both the stretches are separate projects ( chertalai - Tvm ( 187) & Tvm/border - Kanyakumari ( 43) ) and have yet to be awarded to contractors. Hopefully once done it should take about 2 years for the project to complete :)

heera dale ,pattom

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/7256/img03013es.jpg

Air Deccan opens base in Thiruvananthapuram

By Indo Asian News Service

Thiruvananthapuram, April 27 (IANS) The low-cost carrier Air Deccan Thursday unveiled a new aircraft base here, making it the airline's seventh base after Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai.
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/20995.php/Air_Deccan_opens_base_in_Thiruvananthapuram

Canara Bank
http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/9594/img02873zc.jpg

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2108/10019421bo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

heera dale ,pattom

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/7256/img03013es.jpg

It's not Heera Dale Satya,it's Heera Twins Pattom.Heera Dale is in Jagathy :)

Unnikrishnan, Thanks for correcting the same

It's not Heera Dale Satya,it's Heera Twins Pattom.Heera Dale is in Jagathy :)

Its not Heera Dale, but Heera twins. Anyway great foto Sathya :cheers:

Where is it?

http://img286.imageshack.us/img286/9945/img02323nl.jpg

I have tried to make a 3D Model of the Vizhinjam International Transshipment Terminal, based on the latest plans available from Vizhinjam Int'l Seaports Ltd. Take a look....:)

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/733/vizhinjam8nx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1364/seyemainline1mz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/3989/10015898jg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Community radio for fisherfolk set to take off

T. Nandakumar

Channel to begin experimental broadcast on May 1

Thiruvananthapuram: The first private community radio for fisherfolk is all set to go on air in the coastal belt of the city. Named Radio Alakal, the channel is expected to commence experimental broadcast on May 1.

Operated by the community, for the community, the network uses a low power transmitter operating at 90.4 MHz to reach out to families on the coast and fishermen at sea.

Trial runs reported good reception in offshore areas up to 30 km. The initiative is designed to open up a new channel of communication for the marginalised sections in the coastal areas.

The pilot project is promoted by a group of organisations including the Kerala Swathantra Matsya Thozhilali Federation, South Indian Federations of Fishermen Societies (SIFFS), MJM Centre and Loyola College, Thiruvananthapuram.

The transmitter and recording studio will be located on the campus of the DC School of Management and Technology (DCSMAT) at Kazhakuttam. Software support will be provided by indiadisasters.org.
Read the full story in The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/25/stories/2006042522020300.htm)

This is a very laudable initiative. Must be one of the very first initiatives of its kind in India. DCSMAT, based in the Kinfra Film and Video Park, is a premier media school, which has already set up Kerala's first private FM Station. :)

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/8016/10016420ec.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Where is it?

http://img286.imageshack.us/img286/9945/img02323nl.jpg

Perhaps somewhere in Kovalam..

:cheers: The corporation will provide all households in the project area with plastic containers in two different colours. While biodegradable waste is to be stored in the green bin, non-degradable materials, such as plastic and glass, will go into the white container. As many as 50,000 households are to be covered in the pilot project.

Sanitation workers are to be provided with wheelbarrows and dumper containers will be installed near hospitals, markets and colonies. Garden wastes will be collected once a week.

The institutional framework for the programme involves a project secretariat and a technical committee. These will be backed by cluster centres, involving different groups of people and ward-level committees, headed by councillors.

A communication network will also be provided to link the sanitation groups in the 25 wards with the project secretariat. The Health Standing Committee plans to extend the project to all the areas in the city in a phased manner.

The corporation will make it mandatory for bulk generators of garbage, including wedding halls, hospitals and apartment buildings, to be equipped with adequate facilities for handling their solid waste output. :cheers:

Satyam Grid Computing Solution for CDAC

Satyam Computer Services Limited has developed a Grid Computing Solution to be deployed at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Thiruvanthapuram. The revolutionary technology will render support to the Resource Centre for Cyber Forensic (RCCF) at CDAC, B Ramani, additional director CDAC said in a release on Wednesday.

Ramani further said that this technology changed "our thinking about what can be achieved. With access to the kind of power the Grid provides, we can unshackle the constraints we were previously bound to and begin thinking of new and innovative ways to approach cyber-forensics".

C-DAC is the national resource centre for Cyber Forensics. This facility is in the fore-front of computing research in India. Good place to be in, in a IT and R&D hub like Trivandrum. :)

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/238/towardssouthmainline8fe.jpg

Good news, rangers. :) Nice to see the Corporation moving ahead in its activities. Trivandrum already has a reputation of being one of the cleanest cities in India. In fact, since it is already well equipped in its basic facilities like sewage and muncipal services, most of the activities envisaged under the Rs 1000 crore JNURM project are more advanced facilities like roads, flyovers, transit and so on. This is when other cities are starting from scratch, spending on basic amenities like sewage and water supply. A lot more should have been done for the city, but guess we can be thankful for the work which has happened. :)

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/3989/10015898jg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Aaah...such greenery in the midst of a technopolis, a world beating combination. :)

http://i3.tinypic.com/wrz9yv.jpg

http://i3.tinypic.com/wrzuo5.jpg

^^ - Lol, that's quite a collection of cars, Sudheesh. TP must have the biggest set of cars in the state. It is estimated that there are atleast 2000 cars doing the daily commute to and from TP. :) And as more and more space gets commissioned, the number will only rise by leaps and bounds.

This is the problem that Electronics City is facing now. The 4-laning of the IT Corridor should take care of the traffic in the short term, but the long term solution once TP's Phases II, III and IV are operational would be a MRTS, either a metro rail or a BRTS. :)

According to the The Hindu, a Mayors chamber is to come up at the vacant land near Jagathy Junction which will be jointly funded by all the municipal corporations in the state.That is really a piece of good news and an example of good co-operation among the civic bodies. A Prime piece of land currently lying unused in a space starved city , will after all be put to a good cause.

One more feather in the cap of our capital city

For more details
http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/30/stories/2006043022060300.htm

According to the The Hindu, a Mayors chamber is to come up at the vacant land near Jagathy Junction which will be jointly funded by all the municipal corporations in the state.That is really a piece of good news and an example of good co-operation among the civic bodies. A Prime piece of land currently lying unused in a space starved city , will after all be put to a good cause.

One more feather in the cap of our capital city

With all these visiting delegations coming in from round the world to see the great work being done here, it's a good idea. :)

Google maps have updated there imagery with more closer pics... some of them:

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/5974/airport7vo.jpg
Airport area

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/1995/cityheart5cx.jpg
East fort area

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/9608/assemblyarea6yb.jpg
Assembly Area (PMG/LMS)

Even good thing is, One more zoom level is left!!

Google maps have updated there imagery with more closer pics... some of them:



Great find Santhosh ! Wow, let me find out how our locality (Prasanth Nagar) looks from outerspace.

Rajesh

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/8894/pn7ov.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Rajesh

:cheers: Santosh.......................very nice aerials there. awesome.

It is near gov guest house,Kovalam

Perhaps somewhere in Kovalam..

Good grabs Santosh, really well marked. :) Lol, you stole the first round, but I will be back! The only pity is that Google still has to take up world famous spots like Technopark and Kovalam-Poovar in the high-res coverage. Let's see if we can prevail on them.....

These roads will be beautified by Punj Loyd

University stadium Jn

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/9611/img02970fq.jpg

Pattom -Plamood road

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/1179/img02998ro.jpg

^^ Yup, Sathya, the Students' Centre - LMS stretch is one of the TRIP Corridors. Right now, demolition is progressing on the LMS-East Fort Corridor as the arterial M.G. Road gets ready to be widened. :)

East Fort

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/5997/img04074uh.jpg

Karimpanal arcade

http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/854/img03894sb.jpg

One thing I like about TVM is that the commercial areas like Chalai and Kottakkam are not developed along the two sides of the main roads used for city commute. They have their own streets. I think this is a good design and this is reducing the congession in the main roads a lot.

Here are some pictures from the street inside fort. This street is parallell and near to the 6 line road infront of the east fort gate.

attukal shopping complex

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7033/img03923eu.jpg

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/9918/img03917yc.jpg

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5705/img03969sm.jpg

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/1986/img03988yx.jpg

a query regarding the updates of Kochuveli Terminus and Enchaykkal bus terminus was asked about a week back in this forum by SSS TVM,and even i was curious to know the updates, but nobody has posted answers to that..so if anybody knows what happended to these project, then please share with others too....

More photos from the same street

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/4885/img03820nd.jpg

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/4167/img03864ad.jpg

One thing I like about TVM is that the commercial areas like Chalai and Kottakkam are not developed along the two sides of the main roads used for city commute. They have their own streets. I think this is a good design and this is reducing the congession in the main roads a lot.

Here are some pictures from the street inside fort. This street is parallell and near to the 6 line road infront of the east fort gate.

attukal shopping complex

a query regarding the updates of Kochuveli Terminus and Enchaykkal bus terminus was asked about a week back in this forum by SSS TVM,and even i was curious to know the updates, but nobody has posted answers to that..so if anybody knows what happended to these project, then please share with others too....

Kochuveli Second Terminus has started functioning sometime back. The "Kerala Sampark Kranthi Express" service is from Kochuveli. Also some special trains.

Presently two platforms,two station buildings & two pitlines are there in the station. The new station building is ready and see its u/c photo taken some 6-8 months back.

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/4451/dscn61836fn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/6766/dscn61847zr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Trivandrum Division has submitted before SR, the proposal to add four more platforms immediately.Once fully completed the Station would be having 10 platforms in between the two station buildings.

The station yard is seen ahead, view from the road in front of Travancore Titanium products (The other side of the new terminal building).

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/3064/kochuveli0088mw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

View from the English Indian Clay Factory-NH Bypass road (NH Bypass is only 500m away).

http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/81/kochuveli0099te.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

In this you can almost see the whole of yard. Work is going on.

On the right end, is the old station building. You may see the yellow name board of the station. The station yard extends from this road to that end, where the coconut palms are bordering.

http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/8779/kochuveli0109nr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Kochuveli terminal will be having an EMU shed also..

Regarding Enchakkal Bus terminal as well as facility upgradation of Thampanoor station, it is learnt that the tender will be issued after the new govt is sworn in

hey thanks sudheesh...
As per my knowledge,the proposal for second phase of satellite terminus was submitted before the railway HQ so as to approved during this year's budget..but nothing regarding this project was spelt when Laloo presented the budget and i remember that southern railway divisional manager telling in a press conference that he will try to get this proposal included and approved before the final railway budget is discussed and passed in the parliament..i am not aware about what happened afterwards..
this is what i was looking forward to know...please do reply if you know what is happening now...

Astor plaza,near medical college, getting completed

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1703/aster4at.jpg

Nissan XTrail triplets (Cabs) outside Domestic Terminal, Trivandrum, shot today.

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/6884/trv7ks.jpg

Trivandrum central railway station

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/2278/img03602hd.jpg

Park in the Thampanoor circle
(Near the north gate of the railway station)
http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/1955/img03615qi.jpg

Hi Sudheesh,
Nice shots. Trivandrum even has a Ferrari running as a taxi. Can you put that pic?.
Rajkrish

Nissan XTrail triplets (Cabs) outside Domestic Terminal, Trivandrum, shot today.

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/6884/trv7ks.jpg

Hi Sudheesh,
Nice shots. Trivandrum even has a Ferrari running as a taxi. Can you put that pic?.
Rajkrish
Ya, we had featured that some time back, in one of the earlier threads.

Anyway for the newcomers, see it once more... :cheers:

This Ferrari is owned by Mr. Baby Mathew of Somatheeram Resorts.

http://i2.tinypic.com/x1g5m9.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/x1g6c6.jpg

^^ - Now that's one taxi I want a ride in!!!! :eek2: Tvm also has a lot of super bikes...saw a Honda CBR 1000 the other day. :)

I have heard that, the Statue Medicals' owners son has a suzuki 600cc bike. I've seen it. a white-red combined color.

Then some one there has a Kawazaki Ninja, I saw it in Thampanoor area.

And Honda Fire bird, it is there with a guy in jawahar nagar. If you come thru the subrahmania swami kovil road, you can see a home stright ahead, there is his home.!!!

East Fort

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/5997/img04074uh.jpg


Sathya, Good selection of angle... do you have any picture of the EastFort taken in the night ; with the COLOURS splashed across this mighty Fort Gate ?

Rajith, I do not have. Next time I will go there during night time and will take the same.
Sathya, Good selection of angle... do you have any picture of the EastFort taken in the night ; with the COLOURS splashed across this mighty Fort Gate ?

THANKS!!

When you take that photo please make it in such a way that, we can put it in our wiki page... ok?

Sathya, Good selection of angle... do you have any picture of the EastFort taken in the night ; with the COLOURS splashed across this mighty Fort Gate ?

Rajith, is this the one you meant?.This picture I got from a forwarded mail.Hope the photographer has no objection in posting it :)

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/1957/ef7qp.jpg

I've seen a couple of Yamaha R1s, a Suzuki GSX-R 1200 (Well its not the Hayabusa), and a Harley Davidson ruling the roads in Trivandrum. Most of these bikes belong to rich kids in Kowdiar/Jawahar Nagar stretch.

I have heard that, the Statue Medicals' owners son has a suzuki 600cc bike. I've seen it. a white-red combined color.

Then some one there has a Kawazaki Ninja, I saw it in Thampanoor area.

And Honda Fire bird, it is there with a guy in jawahar nagar. If you come thru the subrahmania swami kovil road, you can see a home stright ahead, there is his home.!!!

http://i3.tinypic.com/x1njx3.jpg

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/6224/dsc00111ns.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Sathya, great pictures of city sights!! Gandhi Park, Railway station and the circle in front of it looks very nice!! We had only few pictures of that area.

Sudheesh, amazing that Neyyar dam looks so green in peak summer! Infact that is one thing that struck me from the pictures that all of you have posted - the greenery doesn't fade with summer.

You can see Luciya and Karimpanal Arcade
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8462/img04081fe.jpg

Hi guys I'm coming home this weekend for three days... Can I meet anybody from you guys there?

^^ - Be sure to bring a cam! :)

It is an imported Toyota van..

http://i2.tinypic.com/x38faa.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/x38fev.jpg

It is an imported Toyota van..

http://i2.tinypic.com/x38faa.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/x38fev.jpg

Sudheesh, I can barely recognize the AKG to General hospital stretch. :) it has changed beyond recognition...great work!!!

Hope they landscape the general hospital round about....

How about the stretch from General hospital to Pattor ? Is that/will that be four lane as well ?

Sudheesh, I can barely recognize the AKG to General hospital stretch. :) it has changed beyond recognition...great work!!!

Hope they landscape the general hospital round about....

How about the stretch from General hospital to Pattor ? Is that/will that be four lane as well ?

Yaar, Arijeet, be ready for surprises.. :) It seems that you have not seen our posts/discussions regarding the Trivandrum City Roads Improvement Program.
Trivandrum Roads Development Company Ltd (TRDCL) which is a JV of Punj Lyod & Consolidated Toll Networks Ltd has been awarded the bid for the development (2 1/2 years) and maintenance (15 years) of 42 kms of City roads.

Asan Square-Pettah-Chacka-Airport is one of the stretch to be developed. Landscaping is also included in the contract. You can expect a major section of City roads to look like how Kowdiar is looking now.

More details in http://www.keralapwd.net/pwd/public/tvm.jsp

http://i2.tinypic.com/x3by2d.jpg

dnt worry santhosh im with u!!!

Sudheesh/Ajay,

As per the original plan, wasn't the Airport/Chackai road supposed to be 4-lane?
Now what has been developed is a sufficiently wide road but without a median.
Was there some sort of a compromise?

Any updates on the Air India Maintenance Facility thing?

Near Medical College

http://img437.imageshack.us/img437/9889/img03481jn.jpg

Sudheesh/Ajay,

As per the original plan, wasn't the Airport/Chackai road supposed to be 4-lane?
Now what has been developed is a sufficiently wide road but without a median.
Was there some sort of a compromise?

Any updates on the Air India Maintenance Facility thing?

Hi SSS,
The Airport-Chackai road was designed as a 3-lane in most stretches and as a 4-lane with median along others. The Chackai-Palayam stretch will be 4-lane with median in most places, and work is ongoing.

The Air India MRO facility is proceeding, albeit slowly. The land handover has happened. AI will take physical possession and start work, post the elections. Design work for the Rs 70 crore facility, which is the largest MRO in Kerala and one of the biggest in the region, is reported to be ongoing.

I know that this is not the appropriate forum to discuss this issue; but after reading Ajay's post regarding the progress of Air India maintenance base at TVM ,could not wait to find another thread to vent my anger and disgust at the way many things are happening in our country.

Some how politics and development efforts have got entangled with each other in the most negative manner. Just because some politician wants to cut a ribbon and hog a lot of limelight, completed projects are put on the side track waiting for his majesty's convenience. Project kick-offs are put on hold again to suite some other politician's availability to inaugurate it. There have been many instances of completed roads, bridges etc which are not thrown open to the public for months together and the reason cited is that the Hon minister is too busy elsewhere doing God knows what.
If an election happens to be announced, then everything connected with develpment is put on the freezer. I do not know if such things happen any where else ;may be forummers living in countries like USA can throw some light. I live in a place where there are no elections and am seeing continous developmental activities happening every minute around me.But that is a different story .

K.Ashok

Can anyone comment whether killipalam attakulangara by pass is involved in capital city development project? :)

I live in a place where there are no elections and am seeing continous developmental activities happening every minute around me.But that is a different story .

K.Ashok

BTW, where are u living ashok..?? the only place i know liek that is China, where am i now.. here also i am seeing continious development and no elections.!!! actually the people are so busy in themselves, making money and making there life better, they dont give a damn to who is in power..

Can anyone comment whether killipalam attakulangara by pass is involved in capital city development project? :)

The Kilippalam-Attakulangara byepass is part of the Capital City Development Project, but not part of TCRIP. It is being taken up by the PWD and is being executed by their contractors along with the Karamana Road, bridges and junction improvements. Sudheesh can shed further light on this, I am sure. :)

Quote:
Originall Quoted by d_rk
BTW, where are u living ashok..?? the only place i know liek that is China, where am i now.. here also i am seeing continious development and no elections.!!! actually the people are so busy in themselves, making money and making there life better, they dont give a damn to who is in power

I am not saying that elections are not needed. In fact we can all be proud of our democratic practices (at least to the extent of having regular elections) that evolved over post 1947.
What bugs me are the delays that are caused by silly reasons like some body not being able to inaugurate a bridge or lay a foundation stone and as a result the whole project gets post poned or eventually shelved . Our Vizhinjam project and TVM airport expansion projects etc are all recent victims of such silly practices. We should be able to get going with projects without these Melas.
K.Ashok

This is pazhaya road (Murinjapalam-MC)and is going to be developed under TRDP

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/5603/img03529az.jpg

This is pazhaya road (Murinjapalam-MC)and is going to be developed under TRDP

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/5603/img03529az.jpg

City buses of Trivandrum are completely getting a makeover. Hope we get much more better buses and streamlined traffic control systems.. :)

If an election happens to be announced, then everything connected with develpment is put on the freezer. I do not know if such things happen any where else ;may be forummers living in countries like USA can throw some light. I live in a place where there are no elections and am seeing continous developmental activities happening every minute around me.But that is a different story .
K.Ashok

Elections are causing damage to the timelines - but entirely avoidable. It is upto the political class to not grand-stand the stupid inaugrations. Everyone knows who did what. So why the charade of the ribbon cutting and ugly smiles at the camera?

There are elections in US and it is mostly fought in the TV channels. Law enforcement, Developmental projects and private sector are strictly off limits for any political party to mess around with, elections or not. There is something called institutional consensus here - whoever comes to power, some projects or departments are never touched. Whereas in India (except for nuclear/strategic matters and nowadays to some extent finance) everything gets changed once another party comes to power. If a previous minister did exceptionally well, then it is witch hunting time of that person, once the opposition comes to power.

Case in point: B.C.Canduri of the NHAI was probed, re-probed and probes reviewed to see if he is corrupt when he implemented the fantastic quadrilateral project in a short time.

If Canduri has been doing the same here, once he is out of power, he would be immediately offered a Professorship at Harvard or Stanford Universties' MBA schools, so that his management style and structure can be preserved and improved upon.

SO my point is if we can develop institutional memory and build upon the predecessing govt's developmental projects, we wont have this work stoppage during elections.

Inside Medical college campus
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/8531/img03212zk.jpg

Artificial waterfall at Akkulam to be opened next week :)

Rs.30-lakh project of the DTPC

Thiruvananthapuram: The 15-metre-high artificial waterfall constructed by the Thiruvananthapuram District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) on the slopes of the hillock in Akkulam tourist village will be commissioned next week.
The waterfall, which will assume the shape of a pyramid when switched on, has been built at a cost of Rs.30 lakhs by the DTPC. The waterfall has been constructed on the slopes of the hillock facing the swimming pool and children's park of the tourist village.
A permanent illumination has also been set up so that the tourists stepping into the village after sunset can enjoy the beauty of the waterfall. Both sides of the waterfall will be given a face-lift, with potted plants being placed there. The authorities have also provided space beneath the waterfall for revellers to take bath.
"All the civil works have been completed. Only the finishing works and the installation of a pump are to be completed. The artificial waterfall will be thrown open to the public next week," DTPC secretary N. Subramoniam told The Hindu .
The water to be used will be made available from the pool adjacent to the swimming pool of the tourist village. The water will be purified in the plant since the authorities are making arrangements for the revellers to take bath beneath the waterfall. Initially, the waterfall will not use the purified water from the plant.
The DTPC officials hope to woo tourists in large numbers to the tourist village once the artificial waterfall is commissioned. The authorities hope to attract a chunk of the revellers going to see the waterfalls in neighbouring Tamil Nadu to the tourist village here.
The DTPC authorities have decided to play the latest hit songs from Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil films to attract the young to the musical fountain at the tourist village. The musical fountain in the village can be viewed during daytime. :cheers:

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/5391/leelakovalampool4iu4wc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

CDAC Trivandrum Deploys Grid For Cyber Forensics

Center for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Trivandrum has deployed a Grid Computing technology solution developed by Satyam Computer Services to support the Resource Centre for Cyber Forensics (RCCF) division.

RCCF is engaged in research and development activities in cyber forensics. It was looking for a powerful solution to replace their existing one that ate into valuable computing resources and consumed excess time to crack encrypted files and sensitive data. Hence the grid computing division at Satyam built a prototype application for the center to help it in its initiatives against cyber crime.

The grid middleware used for the project is Grid MP from United Devices, one of Satyam's alliance partners. Capable of parallel processing, the application was build to run on grid and the solution was tested in Futurus to evaluate the performance and benchmarking the benefits before deployment.


Mahesh Krishnamoorthy, consultant, Satyam elaborated on the process involved in grid deployment, "Since we were building a prototype application, it required us to understand the encryption and decryption methodology in order to incorporate the decryption algorithm in the application. Once the algorithm was frozen, and application development was finished a lot of fine tuning was done to improve performance on grid."

"We had to move away from the traditional 'bruteforce' approach to a 'Dictionary based' approach to fully benefit from this technology," added Krishnamoorthy.

Satyam claims that the grid-enabled prototype was 40 times faster than RCCF's existing application that ran on a stand-alone server. The run time of the application reduced from 3.5 days on the stand-alone to one hour 56 minutes on a grid of 50 nodes, with savings of more than 4000%, said Satyam in a statement.

B. Ramani, Additional Ddirector, CDAC commented, "With access to the kind of power the grid provides, we can unshackle the constraints we were previously bound to and begin thinking of new and innovative ways to approach cyber-forensics."

Prior to the deployment Satyam also conducted a detailed training course for the grid users and administrators from RCCF.

http://www.cxotoday.com/cxo/jsp/article.jsp?article_id=72955&cat_id=912

Sudheesh, Amazing View!
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/5391/leelakovalampool4iu4wc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

That picture is great!Sudeesh,Keep up the good work

That picture showcases what trivandrum can offer to the world as one of the most beautiful destination

Trivandrum-The land where nature meets technology! :cheers:

It's Vizhinjam's turn now



Along with Kochi, the port of Vizhinjam in the state capital is also attracting international cruise vessels. The recent arrival of the Bahamas vessel M V Amadea proves the port's popularity among cruisers. The vessel had around 450 German tourists who were on a 41-day world tour. The tourists were taken for a guided tour in the city and some of them headed to backwater destinations in Kollam. :cheers:

Regional Cancer Center

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/4884/img03304df.jpg

Regional Cancer Center campus
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/3691/img03261qw.jpg

^^ - The prestigious RCC is being upgraded to a deemed University, by GoI. :)

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today inaugurated 'Kerala Legislature Museum', portraying important events and members related to the state's 'legislative history'.

Museum set up at a building behind the present assembly complex here, has a picture gallery with photographs of distinguished personalities, including that of ruler of the erstwhile Travancore princely state, Sree Moolam Thirunal who was also the architect of the Travancore Assembly Council. It also has the details of the sessions of Travancore and Cochin Assemblies.

A section is set apart for the freedom struggle and the 'Integrated Travancore Cochin state'. Another section focuses on the various ministries.

Efforts to get four estuarine crocodiles are continuing


THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The city zoo is all set to receive a pair of green pigeons from the Andamans and a lion from the lion park at the Neyyar dam.

According to zoo officials, all the necessary paperwork for the transfer of the green pigeons have been completed and the birds are expected to be brought here very soon. The green pigeons are endemic to the Andaman islands. Though the zoo had also asked for two pairs of crab-eating monkeys from the Andamans, the request was not cleared by the Forest Department.

The zoo hopes to kick-start its lion-breeding programme by bringing over the lion from Neyyar. Though the zoo had, for years, a collection of lions they were not allowed to breed because their stock was considered diluted by cross breeding in the zoos from which they were purchased. Now, there are four lionesses in the zoo.

The zoo is also continuing with its attempts to get four estuarine crocodiles. The zoo is already building pseudo-habitat enclosures for the gharials, mugger crocodiles and the spectacled caimans it now has.

In addition to this, a fourth enclosure is being built for the indigenous estuarine variety that the zoo hopes to get. The four enclosures will cost the zoo Rs.85 lakhs and are expected to be operational in a couple of months.

Each of the enclosures will be 30 ft to 40 ft long and 25 ft to 30 ft wide. The main feature of each enclosure will be a large water body in which the natural flow of water is to be simulated. There will also be a sand bank around the water body and artificial rock faces to enable the cold-blooded crocodiles to bask in the sun.

The enclosures will be bordered on one side by a deep trench across which visitors will view the crocodiles. On the other side of the enclosures, there will be a brick wall two metres high. Two glass-fronted viewing gallery will also be provided in each enclosure so that visitors can view the amphibians up close.

In order that visitors are able to observe the feeding habits of the gharials, the zoo plans to put live fish into the pool.

The construction of the enclosures for the otter, the blackbuck, the giraffe and the zebra is also under way at the zoo.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today inaugurated 'Kerala Legislature Museum', portraying important events and members related to the state's 'legislative history'.

Museum set up at a building behind the present assembly complex here, has a picture gallery with photographs of distinguished personalities, including that of ruler of the erstwhile Travancore princely state, Sree Moolam Thirunal who was also the architect of the Travancore Assembly Council.

......a lot of proud history to remember, especially of Travancore which dominated the region for hundreds of years and was one of the most progressive states in pre-Independence India. :)

Guys, Here is the picture of the Kerala Legislature Museum opened yesterday.

This building was built before 150 years. This was the HQ of the 'Nair Brigade' then. This was converted to Military Hospital after that.


http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h81/rajithtvm2/Trivandrum/legis_museum1.jpg


http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h81/rajithtvm2/Trivandrum/legis_museum2.jpg

Here is a view of the water theme park Entrance at Trivandrum named "Happy Land"

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/anant_padmanabhan/DSC00445.jpg

Inside "Happy Land"
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/anant_padmanabhan/DSC00447.jpg

Where is happy land?Trivandrum thus emerging as a real must see destination
Well Things are getting hooooooooot! :cheers:

Happy Land Contd...
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/anant_padmanabhan/DSC00448.jpg

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/anant_padmanabhan/DSC00449.jpg

Where is happy land?Trivandrum thus emerging as a real must see destination
Well Things are getting hooooooooot! :cheers:


Yeah, Trivandrum is becoming a hot tourist destination. Its a cool fun place near Vembayam , Trivandrum. A great place to relax and an cool retreat for the warm weather.

more happy land views

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/anant_padmanabhan/DSC00451.jpg

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/anant_padmanabhan/DSC00450.jpg

Happy land contd..

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/anant_padmanabhan/DSC00453.jpg

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/anant_padmanabhan/DSC00452.jpg

More Views

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/anant_padmanabhan/DSC00455.jpg

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/anant_padmanabhan/DSC00454.jpg

Kids Village at Happy Land

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/anant_padmanabhan/DSC00456.jpg

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/anant_padmanabhan/DSC00459.jpg

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/anant_padmanabhan/DSC00461.jpg

Anant,Cool pictures

Thx Sathyalal.

Here is another view of Kanakunnu kottaram (Palace) .

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/anant_padmanabhan/DSC00432.jpg

View from kanakakunnu "kottaram" (palace).
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/anant_padmanabhan/DSC00435.jpg

Toonz Animation India, the world-class Trivandrum-based animation studio, has become the largest Toon Boom Harmony installation in India. With the production of several in-house projects in the wings, Toonz is geared to explore Harmony’s wide array of capabilities to create traditional and cutout animation in a fully integrated production pipeline. The advent of this animation solution will help create highest quality animation cost-effectively, as it consumes less time, requires less manpower and exacts more consistency.

"To further our level of efficiency and bring our quality standards even higher, we decided to install Toon Boom Harmony throughout our studio" said P. Jayakumar, Chief Executive Officer at Toonz Animation India.

Harmony is Canadian software, which is most effectual in the automation of the less traditional advanced cut – out animation. Its superior toolset helps meet digital animation production needs. Contrary to the traditional animation, more popularly known as the cel animation, all the processes between animation and output in this new system of animation is digital. Here the characters are drawn in the initial stage, even before animation is carried out, and is later animated, special effects added and rendered.


“As NASSCOM stated, India could use 300,000 professionals in content development and animation by 2008, up from 27,000 three years ago. We are thrilled to have our leading-edge technology play an active role in reaching that goal" shared Joan Vogelesang, CEO and President of Toon Boom, after signing this deal with Toonz Animation. :cheers:

http://news.moneycontrol.com/india/news/pressnews/toonzanimationindiatoonboomharmonyinstallation/toonzreignsaslargesttoonboomharmonyinstallation/23/59/article/213178

Good pics anant

Double decker bus

http://img470.imageshack.us/img470/5316/ap1700186xq.jpg

Inside Gandi Park

http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/6323/img04044ce.jpg

West Nada of Sri Padmanabha Swami Temple

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5639/img00233oy.jpg

Nice Pics Of Happy Land Ananth :)

view of ISRO building

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/7042/uvs0604170983xt.png

Thiruvananthapuram: Leading Kerala-based software company SunTec Thursday launched its telecom software products at the TeleStrategies Billing and Operational Support Systems World 2006 show being held in the US.

SunTec presented its end-to-end Internet protocol television (IPTV) billing solution and transaction business management system (TBMS) IPTV at the exhibition in Miami, Florida.

IPTV is emerging as a key vehicle for telecom operators, cable Multiple System Operators (MSOs) and satellite providers to launch innovative services for their subscribers.

A SunTec release issued to the media here Friday said that TBMS IPTV was an integrated end-to-end customer care and billing solution for IPTV services built around SunTec's TBMS-T suite of products.

The success of an IPTV service provider depends on its ability to deliver attractive content service bundles at competitive prices along with a reliable and accurate bill, said SunTec CEO K. Nanda Kumar.

SunTec is a leading provider of transaction billing and pricing solutions for the telecom and financial.

Prasar Bharti's 24-hour Malayalam radio channel to begin this month

TRIVANDRUM — Prasar Bharti, the federal government-owned broadcasting corporation, will start a new 24-hour Malayalam radio channel in Kerala from May end, its Chief Executive Officer K.S. Sharma said here yesterday.

Inaugurating the Trivandrum branch office of Prasar Bharti's marketing division, the eighth in the country, he said the new channel would offer music, drama and features besides the usual programmes. Prasar Bharti would make special effort to translate good content from Malayalam classics to other languages and broadcast it through its national channel, to show the nation what Kerala culture is.

He said with Prasar Bharti opening marketing divisions in various cities, it was providing single window service to customers to book advertisements on AIR and Doordarshan channels from anywhere in India. Sharma said that the new Malayalam radio channel was among eight radio and 18 television channels being launched by the Prasar Bharati. These channels would broadcast programmes through Direct-To-Home (DTH) service.

The senior officer said that the Prasar Bharati, launched in the early nineties with the government funding, is now able to stand on its own feet.

The corporation has pushed Star and Zee TVs behind in revenues by earning Rs12.5 billion through advertisements alone.

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2006/May/subcontinent_May232.xml&section=subcontinent&col=

Eletrification of Raliways(The Hindu)
....With the commissioning of the railway electrification up to Thiruvananthapuram, electric locomotive can run at one stretch from New Delhi to the State capital....

Trivandrum is really enjoying the pie of development

Thiruvananthapuram: Leading Kerala-based software company SunTec Thursday launched its telecom software products at the TeleStrategies Billing and Operational Support Systems World 2006 show being held in the US.

SunTec presented its end-to-end Internet protocol television (IPTV) billing solution and transaction business management system (TBMS) IPTV at the exhibition in Miami, Florida.


Sun-Tec is yet another Trivandrum-based firm which is entering the big times, following in the steps of trail blazers like US Tech, IBS, Toonz and so on. Sun-Tec is starting a new 60,000 sft development centre in the city.

Lots of improvements happening in the Trivandrum Division, especially in the city's stations:

Touch-screen kiosks, automated platform ticketing machine, Net-based display boards on railway premises and other public places, reverse osmosis water treatment plants, drinking water vending machines to provide one litre of drinking water at Rs.2 are among the value-added services that await commuters.

a giant two-ft. LED scrolling display board would be installed near the Central station to display train arrivals and departures. It would be visible from 150 metres. Gradually, such display boards would be installed at all major stations.

Mr. Vijayakumaran is involved in the development of master plans of major yards in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochuveli, Ernakulam and Nagercoil. The growth in traffic along the Chennai-Nagercoil stretch has been "phenomenal," with road commuters now preferring to travel by train. The introduction of more Superfast trains in the section is testimony to the growth in traffic.

Of the three new trains, the daily train between Kochuveli and Chennai would start running from June.

Trivandrum Central is the second busiest station in the Southern Railway, after Chennai. In addition to the six platforms at the Central station - which has run out of space to expand - , two more platforms have been added at Kochuveli Satellite Railway Terminal. This is being expanded upto a total of ten, as mentioned. Three new superfast trains are being added from this station. Due to the increase of operating speed on the sector, more trains are being extended to Kochuveli and Central, in addition to the over 60 which operate daily from here. :)

boat club
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/9292/uvs0604170750ga.png

KIM’s team develops new medical device
Sunday May 7 2006 10:50 IST
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A paediatric surgeon and a biomedical engineer at the KIMS Hospital here have jointly developed a portable device for the safe controlled performance of air enema reduction of intussusceptions in children.

more..

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20060507002842&Page=R&Title=Kerala&Topic=0

To be developed under TRDP

http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/487/img03546li.jpg

^^ - Those buildings up ahead are part of the GG Hospital complex, one of the many, many superspecialty hospitals in the area. :)

West Nada of Sri Padmanabha Swami Temple

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5639/img00233oy.jpg

Gud shot, Santosh. The temple complex is surrounded by a dense collection of old, traditionally designed houses mostly belonging to the Brahmins. There are many palaces in this district which is bounded by the mighty walls of the Fort - reputed to have been unconquered. Now, it has also become one of the busiest shopping areas in the city - especially for the ubiquitous gold and silk...! :D

I took another piece of the city, in night...

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/74/img00204tv.jpg

I think this is nice... I love this kind of lighting...!!!

Eletrification of Raliways(The Hindu)
....With the commissioning of the railway electrification up to Thiruvananthapuram, electric locomotive can run at one stretch from New Delhi to the State capital....

Trivandrum is really enjoying the pie of development

I got another news from southern railways. Trivandrum Central Station will be providing Wi-Fi connectivity for all the passengers. Jan Sathabdi Express will also provide in-train Wi-Fi. Along with the completion of KochuVeli Satellite terminal, it will also provide Wi-Fi. Hence, this is an acheivement. Because, Thiruvananthapuram will be the first city in india to provide Wi-Fi in it's two stations. And Thiruvananthapuram Central will be the second station to provide Wi-Fi in Southern Railway. Now Chennai Central is Wi-Fied... but not Egmore!!! Kool huh?

Infy recruitment drive

Thiruvananthapuram, May 8

Information technology major Infosys is conducting a campus recruitment for the B-Tech students (year 2007 batch) of the Mohandas College of Engineering and Technology, Nedumangad, near here. The recruitment drive will be held on Wednesday (May 10), said Dr K.B. Radhakrishnan, Placement Coordinator. Students from at least 14 engineering colleges in the districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha are expected to attend the event. Those who have registered have been directed to report at the venue at 8 a.m. on Wednesday.

I got another news from southern railways. Trivandrum Central Station will be providing Wi-Fi connectivity for all the passengers. Jan Sathabdi Express will also provide in-train Wi-Fi. Along with the completion of KochuVeli Satellite terminal, it will also provide Wi-Fi. Hence, this is an acheivement. Because, Thiruvananthapuram will be the first city in india to provide Wi-Fi in it's two stations. And Thiruvananthapuram Central will be the second station to provide Wi-Fi in Southern Railway. Now Chennai Central is Wi-Fied... but not Egmore!!! Kool huh?

Great news Santosh.. Its really " Ahead of Time" in india..Where people are stuggling to get into Airport even in Delhi, we have Wi-Fi at the our Railway Station.. Great going..

and when the New International Airport will come, it will be World Class...

Raj

Wi-Fi has been in town for a looong time now.....Trivandrum had Kerala's first Wi-Fi hotspots in its high-end hotels and Technopark. Right now, most of the top luxury hotels like the Leela Kempinski - Kovalam Beach, Taj Green Cove, Muthoot Plaza etc and the upmarket restaurants in the city are already buzzing with wireless internet. Now, top residential complexes are also mulling going wireless, especially with a huge band of laptop totting techies around, and we can expect projects like the giant Skyline Cyber Palms to be online wirelessly. In addition to the airport and railway stations, we can expect Wi-Fi/WIMAX roll-outs soon in other zones of the city in the coming months....:)

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1362/10019506me.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

View from Bypass. The road would be widened till that board.

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/2111/10019512bu.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Seen ahead is Chackai junction. The present Airport terminal is some 6 kms away, along the perimeter of the Airport compound.

New International Terminal would be just after the Chackai junction, along the bypass.

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/8260/10019525at.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ - Gud update, Sudheesh. This entire stretch is bustling with activity, as construction work on a variety of projects swings into top gear, right from TP to Kovalam. :) This will be the new axis of the metro in another 5-10 years!

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/9575/skylinettc5tf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This is a new luxury residential project at Kowdiar from the city's leading builders - Skyline Constructions. Designed by top architects, Iyer and Mahesh, this project will have top-end facilities and design features. Maybe Sudheesh can elaborate? :)

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8794/10016203qo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Beautiful shot, Sudheesh. Technology nestled among Nature....almost like Technopark's motto! :)

Techno flower (http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4684/img00019sq.jpg)

Santhosh, it would be nice to see if you post the pictures resized to 640x480. The file size will also come down to 50-100KB and will help faster downloads.

sorry sudheesh, i'm not supposed to use any external software in my office machine... so for the time being... let this be there...

Techno Flower (http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4684/img00019sq.jpg)

The Kerala tourism will be on a new high as a chopper service for tourists, the first one of its kind in the country, will take-off from Kovalam on June 15. The six-seater chopper will airlift tourists from Kovalam to various tourism destinations such as Munnar, Kumarakom, Kochi and even Guruvayur.

King Rotors and Air Charter, the private company that will run the chopper service, has already received the ‘no objection certificate’ from the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The company has purchased its first helicopter from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). ‘‘Once the tourist season begins in September, we will purchase our second chopper,’’ King Rotors managing director Captain K.N.G.Nair said.

For a tourist, time and convenience are the gains. Road travel from Kovalam to Munnar takes a weary 10 hours. But in a chopper, it takes less than an hour and the journey is free of the bumps and dust.

The Tourism Department, according to director B.Suman, is testing the waters. ‘‘If this project succeeds, we can think of introducing sea and air taxis for tourists in a big way,’’ he said.

Captain Nair is upbeat about the venture. He was the only private bidder for the project who has not demanded the Tourism Department to underwrite his losses, if any. Nair is already scouting around for a Cessna Caravan, a state-of-the-art 12-seater amphibian aircraft, to be inducted into his fleet during the next stage of his operations.

According to him, the state attracts a huge share of the high-spending tourists. Further, a number of resorts in Kovalam and in other parts of the state have already expressed their desire to have a tie-up with his company.

Nair’s job is made easier by the fact that the state already has private helipads at Kochi, Kottayam, Munnar, Kumarakom, Vandiperiyar and Guruvayur. ‘‘This is enough for us to access important tourist destinations in the state,’’ Nair said. The Tourism Department will soon construct a helipad on the KTDC land near the Samudra Hotel at Kovalam.

King Rotors is also planning to enter into an arrangement with some of the major hospitals in the state for health tourism and also for crucial services like emergency medical evacuation. Ananthapuri Hospitals here has already constructed a helipad to allow King Rotors’ choppers to land.

hi guys, i need to know whether there is any project done heera group in pattom.
i heard they are planning or started a project named "Heera Central" which is at near to pattom jn.
any help in acknowledging this?
thanks
do we have thread that deals with Ernakulam projects?

trivandrumrangers]The Kerala tourism will be on a new high as a chopper service for tourists, the first one of its kind in the country, will take-off from Kovalam on June 15.

King Rotors and Air Charter, the private company that will run the chopper service, has already received the ‘no objection certificate’ from the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The company has purchased its first helicopter from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). ‘‘Once the tourist season begins in September, we will purchase our second chopper,’’ King Rotors managing director Captain K.N.G.Nair said.

Hmm..good things, waiting for a chopper drive... :)

For a tourist, time and convenience are the gains. Road travel from Kovalam to Munnar takes a weary 10 hours.

No it will not take 10 hours. By car it will be about 7 hours.. But yes, the drive through the winding roads will be tedious. Once I started at about 9 AM from Munnar and reached home by 4 PM. Anyway a chopper ride would be very much interesting.

Ananthapuri Hospitals here has already constructed a helipad to allow King Rotors’ choppers to land

This is the first phase of Ananthapuri Hospitals which I shot some time ago. It is at Chacka, along NH bypass and is close to the new International Terminal site of Trivandrum Airport. The hospital is a tertiary care one and would be having some 500 beds.

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/5985/10015674ek.jpg

I took another piece of the city, in night...

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/74/img00204tv.jpg

I think this is nice... I love this kind of lighting...!!!


A good effort to keepup with the historic builtarea of the Fort Area.

aprilmat]hi guys, i need to know whether there is any project done heera group in pattom.
i heard they are planning or started a project named "Heera Central" which is at near to pattom jn.

This is Heera Central, the work has started.

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/5286/central6cn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

do we have thread that deals with Ernakulam projects?

We have threads of Ernakulam/cochin in City Folder as well as Projects Folder.

do you know what is its stage right now?

can you suggest any best residential projects that are trust worthy and gives value. if in ambalamukku more than enough.

heard in trivandrum especially in pattom the rate is about 1800 -1750 per sqft. is it right?

heard in trivandrum especially in pattom the rate is about Rs1800 -1750 per sqft. is it right?

heard in trivandrum especially in pattom the rate is about Rs1800 -1750 per sqft. is it right?

ya, it is now the starting rates for apartments, in Pattom area, Heera Central goes for 1750.

But a little ahead, on the way to Kowdiar, at Kurvankonam, Skyline Cherry Hills goes for 2000.

For posh areas like Kowdiar, rates now hover at 2500-3000 mark, for Skyline Fairway, Heera Grace etc.

Sasthamangalam is going to see 2000 with Skyline Icon, Vellayambalam rate is abt 2250.

No it will not take 10 hours. By car it will be about 7 hours.. But yes, the drive through the winding roads will be tedious. Once I started at about 9 AM from Munnar and reached home by 4 PM. Anyway a chopper ride would be very much interesting.


Lol, you can say that again, Sudheesh. The man loves understatement! :D
Wow, charter and air ambulance choppers. The airspace is starting to buzz over Tvm. :)

Corporation to launch ward-level mapping

T. Nandakumar

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : The city corporation is gearing up to launch a ward-level mapping programme aimed at creating a community database for effective policy-making and resource management. The project is to be taken up under the `Twin City' pact with the London Borough of Newham.

The Sasthamangalam ward has been identified for the pilot project. A detailed survey of all the 2,000 households in the ward will be launched In May. The action plan was finalised here on Thursday at a meeting between Mayor C. Jayan Babu and Ms. Dhanwant Rai, Head of Corporate Research, Newham Council.

Read the Full Article in The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/13/stories/2006051328630300.htm)

Awesome hi-tech stuff. :applause:

do you know what is its stage right now?

can you suggest any best residential projects that are trust worthy and gives value. if in ambalamukku more than enough.

Hi Aprilmat, welcome to the forum, buddy. For a truely awesome project, take a look at Skyline's Cyber Palms - it is a 500-600 unit complex which includes club, mall, multiplex and hotel. The first and only project of its kind in the state. And right opposite the upcoming Phase II campus of Technopark, which includes the giant campus of Infosys! And what's more, real estate giants like the Rahejas, DLF, Shobha, Purvankara are all making their debuts in Tvm soon. Stay tuned. :)

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/8642/kovalam8ks.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Kerala University to computerise core wings

Staff Reporter

This will enable the university to systematise the movement of files

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rs.30-lakh grant from the UGC will be used for the purpose
Finance and cash wings will be computerised soon
Priority for computerisation work relating to undergraduate examinations
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Using the Rs.30-lakh grant it received recently from the University Grants Commission, the University of Kerala will computerise the operations of its administration and academic wings.

This is in addition to the Rs.83-lakh project that the university has prepared to set up a Central Computing Facility on the Karyavattom campus.

Read the Story in The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/15/stories/2006051505040300.htm)

Pretty much the entire city is goin digital. Soon we'll have to call Tvm a "Cyberpolis" than a "Metropolis" :)

Kerala State Lotteries Office Building in MG Road. Bata show room also functions in the Ground Floor

http://i2.tinypic.com/ztb52e.jpg


Kesari Memorial Building. Near GPO, Trivandrum

http://i3.tinypic.com/ztbqir.jpg

Hmmmm, yes Rajith, Punj Llyod has already started the demolition in the 'Spencer-Overbridge' stretch of MG road to convert this to a Six lane road as per the 'Trivandrum City Roads Improvement Project'.

Hope to see a Kowdiar effect here too. Waiting to post a "Then & Now'' photo sequence.. :)

Hmmmm, yes Rajith, Punj Llyod has already started the demolition in the 'Spencer-Overbridge' stretch of MG road to convert this to a Six lane road as per the 'Trivandrum City Roads Improvement Project'.

Hope to see a Kowdiar effect here too. Waiting to post a "Then & Now'' photo sequence.. :)

Nice Idea sudheesh.. We have time now, so if possible , you can select certain points along the MG road from Spensers Plaza to East Fort. from that point you take the pics of Current state of MG road. and once it is completed, take the pic of the Road again.

It will really show the progress happened..

What u guys think.. ? the main thing is to remember the points from where the road should be shot.

Rajesh

^^ - Gud idea, Rajesh. We could do a wonderful "before and after" series, especially considering the pace of change. All these places would be changed beyond recognition in about six months like Palayam was!

We should also include areas along the IT Corridor, where the change is equally fast. Millions of sft. of IT space is coming on empty land in a matter of months not to mention swanky flats, malls and what not!

Pretty much the entire city is goin digital. Soon we'll have to call Tvm a "Cyberpolis" than a "Metropolis" :)

:) dont go overboard with the networks and naming, man! It scares me....

Next time I land there, I dont want to see our local Customs chaps Dasan and Vijayan, wearing long leather trench coats and wrap-around glasses, greeting "Welcome to the Tri-Matrix".

But good to see the galloping info-connectivity :cheers:

Kerala State Lotteries Office Building in MG Road. Bata show room also functions in the Ground Floor

http://i2.tinypic.com/ztb52e.jpg


Kesari Memorial Building. Near GPO, Trivandrum

http://i3.tinypic.com/ztbqir.jpg

Finally!!! Wont miss those two uglies.........

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/8754/10016065it.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

From an IT Hotspot to a buzzing hippie beach..

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/4342/129262918cea48b7732o2af.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h81/rajithtvm2/Trivandrum/IMG_0122.jpg

Arrey yaar Rajith, aap ka jawab nahin..you take shots which are difficult to identify..

BTW is this the Hotel Navaratna, next to Hotel Residency Tower?

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h81/rajithtvm2/Trivandrum/IMG_0122.jpg

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Steps will be taken to convert the capital district into a begging-free zone, a recent meeting at the Government Juvenile Home in the city decided.

The meeting also decided to bring `begging mafias,' which enlist people from other States for begging in the city, under the purview of law. Children found begging should be produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, who was in charge of the child welfare committee, and adults before the respective magistrate courts.

The meeting called for initiating legal action against adult beggars, under the Beggary Prohibition Act (Travancore). Another decision was taking punitive measures against those employing children for hazardous activities, such as street circus. Medical aid would be given through Government hospitals to people taken into custody on the charge of begging.

A public awareness campaign against begging would be conducted by the city corporation from June 1 to 7. The civic body will also provide vehicles and employees for the task of rehabilitating the beggars.

Food, medicine and clothes would be given to those under the care of Sathya Sai Orphanage Trust.

Pamphlets, brochures and posters, prepared by the Department of Social Welfare, would be distributed through residents' associations, child line and anganwadis.

Juvenile Justice Board Chairman S. Soman presided over the meeting. Mayor C. Jayan Babu; District Collector N. Ayyappan; Sugathakumari, noted poet and social activist; and child line coordinator Philip Parakkat participated.

Arrey yaar Rajith, aap ka jawab nahin..you take shots which are difficult to identify..

BTW is this the Hotel Navaratna, next to Hotel Residency Tower?


yes.. sudheesh.. yu are always right !!! :colgate:

I thought this is hotel residency (or presidency) beside manjalikkulam ground...

BTW, is there any new declarations for development from our new LDF govt.? Eager to get the latest news...

16 Floors (2 B+G+13)

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/4884/icon3002zz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

And it will be joining in this line of new buildings.. :)

Morever this road is waiting for the 'widening & facelift' by Punj Llyod.

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6898/10005145mt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

16 Floors (2 B+G+13)

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/4884/icon3002zz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

And it will be joining in this line of new buildings.. :)

Morever this road is waiting for the 'widening & facelift' by Punj Llyod.

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6898/10005145mt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This new building looks smashing atleast in the renders. I hope it comesup likewise in reality too! However, sudheesh I don't understand how they can widen this strip of road...which is bound by permanent constructions on both the sides? Are they planning to dismatle something, or are they planning to build an elevated road along the existing lines? That is the only way, they can increase the capacity of this road, because there is no margin for road expansion at the width..

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/8754/10016065it.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Very neat and very orderly. Nice shot btw, Sudheesh :)

This new building looks smashing atleast in the renders. I hope it comesup likewise in reality too! However, sudheesh I don't understand how they can widen this strip of road...which is bound by permanent constructions on both the sides? Are they planning to dismatle something, or are they planning to build an elevated road along the existing lines? That is the only way, they can increase the capacity of this road, because there is no margin for road expansion at the width..

@Uber - Most of the large structures are built some distance from the road, as per building regulations. TRDCL has already marked out the area to be taken over for road widening. In some cases, some structures will be demolished - especially older structures. So, the widening is going ahead as planned. Of course, there will be some delays due to litigation, but things are now speeding up. :)

lets hope that road widening activities go ahead in full swing,but i have a comment at this moment..i personally feel that road improving activities by Punj Lyolld is not moving at the pace it used to go at its begining, i still recall that lots of work were happening in the midnight while they were doing Kowdiar-Vellayambalam road..then after the election announcement was made, due to some unknown reason,work is not going at a fast pace..work in the vellayambalam-LMS road started long time back but its never getting even completed and so is the situation with many other roads...

today's or yesterday's mathrubhoomi has a photo taken before AKG center,with a comment that soon as power shifted to left, the road before AKG center which remain partially completed for a long time,suddenly got completed!!!

initially i used to think that flyover construction at bakery jn,pulled in lot of workers to that site and so other works got affected,
is that the only reason????,

the total 42Kms road improvement is scheduled to be finished by 2007,but i have reservations about the completion time..i hope others forum members will have some thing to comment on this issue

ubermeow]This new building looks smashing atleast in the renders.
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/4884/icon3002zz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Yes ubermeow, I feel it will come better in real :). Infact if you take account of other projects which were completed, you can see that they all have come just as or better than the renderings.

In this project, the front facade is of 'composite panel' cladding, which extends from the ground to the terrace. The balcony railings are all steel as well as more glass is used. The terrace floor which has the gym, club etc, has some structural glazing also.

I hope it comesup likewise in reality too! However, sudheesh I don't understand how they can widen this strip of road...which is bound by permanent constructions on both the sides? Are they planning to dismatle something, or are they planning to build an elevated road along the existing lines? That is the only way, they can increase the capacity of this road, because there is no margin for road expansion at the width.

Kudos for your observation, yes there is not much acqusition possible in the left hand side. But yes, some portion of the front yard of the new buildings would be going. But yes, they have underground parking as well as approach from side roads.

The majority of space would be taken from the right side, already the demarcation stones are laid. I will try to get a snap of that exclusively for you!

You can see that at present the road is not orderly and hence the full use of 'carriage way' cannot be made use of. Moreover parking also takes up space. Eventhough foot path is there, it is not well maintained.

So once the work is over, we would be seeing an orderly & well marked road. I think there would be road dividers as well as four lane carriageway.

We can expect at least something like this below, which is anyway better than the present condition.

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/2883/10019442ni.jpg

[ggk]today's or yesterday's mathrubhoomi has a photo taken before AKG center,with a comment that soon as power shifted to left, the road before AKG center which remain partially completed for a long time,suddenly got completed!!!

Mathrubhumi says 'BULLSHIT'. The reaches were being done in phases. AKG centre was a 'Junction' and hence it was taken up once the other adjoining stretches were over.

It is just coincidence that the work at that stretch happened at the time when LDF got in to power.

And finally the delays are only on account of transfer of 'acquired' land to TRDCL. Also the delays in the shifting of existing utilities by our 'sarkari' depts.

Mathrubhumi says 'BULLSHIT'. The reaches were being done in phases. AKG centre was a 'Junction' and hence it was taken up once the other adjoining stretches were over.

It is just coincidence that the work at that stretch happened at the time when LDF got in to power.

And finally the delays are only on account of transfer of 'acquired' land to TRDCL. Also the delays in the shifting of existing utilities by our 'sarkari' depts.


Yeah, that allegation of Mathrubhumi is kind of "oppurtunistic opinion-editorialising" - check Sudheesh's pictures on a previous post (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=8305431&postcount=137) of that area on 3-May. Now, unless PLL chaps decided to take the opinion polls at face value, that M-bhumi argument do not hold water, as the elections were still ongoing on 3rd.

Even if PLL did decide to suck up to the LDF by expediating the work, I dont give a damn - just finish the goddamn work asap!!!!!

Hello,

I am working on an article on Trivandrum real estate for a niche magazine on real estate. If anyone is interested to give me inputs for the same, contact me at arciform@rediffmail.com within 2 days along with your contact information (preferably email and phone no.)

RJ

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/3747/e20060517clubhouse4ab.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

City to get 12 bus shelters
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The city corporation has given the nod to a Kochi-based advertising firm to set up bus shelters at 12 locations on build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the corporation council here on Wednesday.
The shelters will be set up at Ulloor, Kesavadasapuram, Pattom, Plamoodu, University College, Ayurveda College junction, SMV School, Thampanoor, Chenthitta, Killippalam, Karamana and Niramankara.
The council was informed that this would not lead to any financial commitment for the corporation.
The Local Self-Government secretary had issued a Government Order (GO) in June 2004, based on the company's application.
The GO stated that the company's offer may be taken advantage of. In February this year, the town planning officer and the chairman of the corporation's standing committee on town planning had visited the locations. They found that bus shelters at the spots would benefit the public. The corporation could also generate revenue from advertisements on the bus shelters, it was pointed out. :)

i found a design for a futuristic bus shelter please chek this out!
http://www.cell-sim.com/who_we_are/kabatnik/tn_bus_shelter_jpg.jpg

Leela Infopark, Technopark, Trivandrum would be the largest single structure of Leela Group in Kerala with 4.6 lakhs sft and 14 floors.

With this Technopark touches 3 million sft of built up space completed or under construction. in its Phase 1 Campus. Apart from this 3.5 lakhs sft IBS Towers & TCS Development centre would be starting the construction in the coming months.

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3787/clip67ac.jpg (http://imageshack.us)