Kottayam cityscapes/projects [Archive]

dr_know

June 17th, 2007, 11:30 AM

(Dated Jan 07)

Kottayam: An inland port and container terminal, India’s first such project, to be implemented as a Public-Private Participation (PPP) effort, is to come up in Nattakom here, at a cost of Rs. 9.5 Cr. The foundation stone for the unique and innovative project was formally laid by Sri. Elamaram Kareem, Hon’ble Minister-Industries, on December 11, 2006. Being built with the active support of KINFRA, the nodal agency in Kerala for the Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India, the Kottayam Port project is a joint venture enterprise of the Govt. of Kerala (49%) and the Kottayam Port & Container Terminal Services (KPACT) Pvt. Ltd. (51%), and is promoted by the South Indian Chamber of Ccommerce & Industry. State Legislators, Sri. V.N. Vasavan and Sri. Thomas Chazhikadan, and MDKINFRA, Sri. A.S. Suresh Babu were among those who spoke at the stone lying function. Sri. Wilson Jacob, is the Managing Director of KPACT. “Located at a vantage point on the banks of river Kottar as it joins the Vembanad Lake, this new project will make it possible to move cargo through inland waterways at incredibly low costs”, MD Willson Jacob told KINFRA News. “Cargo vessels carrying the hill produces of the districts of Kottayam Pathanamthitta, and Idukki will pass through Kumarakom, Thanneermukkom and Vaikkom over the Vembanad waters to reach the barge terminal in the Cochin Port.” Each barge is slated to carry ten containers. Cochin Port Trust has agreed to provide ramp jetty facility for the docking of the barges from Kottayam Port. Most modern infrastructure facilities including a 40,000 Sft. warehouse and on-line tracking of cargo movement will, hopefully, help enhance the export potential of cash crops and other specialties from the region to reach the global market with a competitive edge.

sakrishna

June 17th, 2007, 07:39 PM

HOTEL ARCADIA, T.B.Road
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K.K.ROAD (NH 220)
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sakrishna

June 30th, 2007, 05:27 PM

I Think Kottayam Boom Is Over
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HELLO FRIENDS,
WELL WISHERS AND ADMIRERS OF KOTTAYAM,
TANX FOR UR SUPPORT.
I THINK CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ARE FINDING IT HARD TO SELL OUT THEIR PROPERTIES IN KOTTAYAM.........
BEING A KOTTAYAMITE, IT IS REALLY A SAD THING FOR ME THAT PROPERTY BOOM IS FINNALLY COMING TO AN END.......REALLY A SAD END.......
NO ONE IS SHOWING ANY INTEREST IN KOTTAYAM.........THE LOCAL BODIES,
LOCAL MLAs, or MPs, or EVEN THE GOVERNMENT AND OOMMEN CHANDY (MLA OF PUTHUPALLY CONSTITUENCY, FORMER CM OF KERALA),........except . V.N. VASAVAN MLA....ITS ONLY HE WHO SHOWED SOME INTEREST IN KOTTAYAM's DEVELOPMENT....KUDOS TO HIM.

IS THERE ANYTHING IN KOTTAYAM FOR KOTTAYAMITES TO BE PROUD OF?
WHILE OTHER DISTRICTS INCLUDING KASARAGOD,IDUKKI,WAYANAD,PATHANAMTHITTA ARE GETTING RUBBER PARKS, INDUSTRIAL PARKS, SPICES PARK ETC., KOTTAYAM IS STILL NEGELECTED..
IT WAS, IS AND WILL BE NEGELECTED ALWAYS......NO MATTER WHICH EVER POLITICAL PARTY IS IN POWER....
EVEN THE PROPOSED FLY-OVER PROJECT WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN A RELIEF FOR KOTTAYAM'S TRAFFIC PROBLEMS MAY NOT SEE THE LIGHT OF REALITY.....
PEOPLE SAY THAT KOTTAYAM DISTRICT IS REALLY NOT WORTH VISITING....
TANX TO THE ATTITUDE OF GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE PLAYERS......THERE IS NOT MUCH SCOPE FOR ENTERTAINMENT IN KOTTAYAM DISTRICT.....
NO BEAUTIFUL GARDENS, NO
ALREADY INDUSTRIALLY DEVELOPED DISTRICTS LIKE ERNAKULAM ,TRIVANDRUM, PALAKKAD, KANNUR ETC ARE GETTING THE ATTENTION OF GOVERNMENT FREQUENTLY....
EVEN THE SMART CITY PROJECT MAY NOT HELP KOTTAYAM DISTRICT IN ANY WAY.....
ITs EFFECT WILL BE SEEN IN ALLEPPEY AND TRICHUR DISTRICTS.BUT CERTAINLY NOT IN KOTTAYAM DISTRICT.............
KOTTAYAM IS AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR AIRPORT...BUT........
IF CITIES LIKE BANGALORE, HYDERABAD AND DELHI CAN DEVELOP (WHICH DON'T HAVE AND CAN'T HOPE FOR HARBOURS,), KOTTAYAM CAN DEVELOP, BUT WHO'LL TAKE THE INITIATIVE........

DISTRICT PROJECT
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1.ERNAKULAM SMART CITY, BIOTECH PARK, CONTAINER TERMINAL etc....
2.TRIVANDRUM IIST,IISER, VIZHINJAM PORT, TECHNO CITY LOTS OF DEVELOPMENT WORK TO BE IMPLEMENTED @ MEDICAL COLLEGE
3.CALICUT KNOWLEDGE PARK, IT PARK, TOWNSHIP etc.
DEVELOPMENT OF CALICUT PORT
4.KANNUR AIRPORT, FASHION INSTITUTE (NIFD), DEVELOPMENT OF KANNUR PORT
5.ALLEPPEY RAIL COACH FACTORY, IT PARK IN CHERTHALA etc., DEVELOPMENT OF ALAPPUZHA PORT, NEW MEDICAL COLLEGE
6. KASARAGOD INDUSTRIAL PARK, AMUSEMENT PARK etc.
7. PALAKKAD NEW ENGG. COLLEGE, IT PARK, WIND MILL PROJECT etc.
8. IDUKKI SPICES PARK, WIND MILL PROJECT.....
9. PATHANAMTHITTA AIRPORT AT ARANMULLA, RUBBER PARK AT RANNI...
10. WAYANAD INDUSTRIAL PARK, new projects for TOURISM DEVELPOMENT
11. KOLLAM DEVELOPMENT OF KOLLAM PORT AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF 200 crores, EMU FOR RUNNING SUBURBAN TRAINS
BUDGET HOTEL NEAR KOLLAM RAILWAY STATION
12. TRICHUR KNOWLEDGE PARK, SOBHA GROUP HI TECH TOWNSHIP, LULU CONVENTION CENTRE, NEW MALLS etc.
13. MALAPPURAM NEW ENGG INSTITUTE, GURUVAYOOR TANUR RAILWAY LINE etc.

14. THE GREAT KOTTAYAM ( OR NOT SO GREAT)
ECO CITY PROJECT - HAS COME TO A HAULT
ICRTC BUDGET HOTEL - CANCELLED
FLY OVER PROJECT - NOT GIVEN GREEN SIGNAL BY THE PWD MINISTER
MINI APPAREL PARK AT KIDANGOOR - STILL TO BE APPROVED
KINFRA SPECIAL EXPORT ZONE - ?????????
KOTTAYAM ERUMELI RAILWAY LINE - CANCELLED
KOTTAYAM MADURAI RAILWAY LINE- ???????
INLAND PORT - just worth 9 crore Rs
GARDEN CITY - THIS PROJECT CAME TO AN END WITH THE LAYING OF FOUNDATION STONE
IN SHORT- KOTTAYAM IS ALSO THE LAND OF FOUNDATION STONES.

LET's WAIT AND WATCH.....

robin_a_p

July 2nd, 2007, 12:10 PM

Hi Krishna...
I THINK CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ARE FINDING IT HARD TO SELL OUT THEIR PROPERTIES IN KOTTAYAM

Is this real... or something that u assumed... what are the reasons u have come to such a conclusion???

I personally feel the proposed airport in aranmula shud be somewhere near chenganassery, thiruvalla... ie.. around 30 kms from kottayam.. that will ensure the overall development of kottayam and pathanamthitta district

franclin

July 25th, 2007, 09:29 AM

binoj-viswam

July 25th, 2007, 09:51 AM

Krishna, I thought, Kottayam is ahead of Thrissur in terms of economic growth becuase of political clout you have. On the contrary, you ridicule them. Can you post more photos of Kottayam and neighbouring towns please.

I am not sure abt this. But Govt shud look beyond TVm or Kochi. Kottayam can b developed a hub of Rubber based industries. I think private parties shud b invited set up Radio/TV channels. After all its the news capital of kerala.....

I Think Kottayam Boom Is Over
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11. KOLLAM DEVELOPMENT OF KOLLAM PORT AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF 200 crores, EMU FOR RUNNING SUBURBAN TRAINS
BUDGET HOTEL NEAR KOLLAM RAILWAY STATION
13. MALAPPURAM NEW ENGG INSTITUTE, GURUVAYOOR TANUR RAILWAY LINE etc.

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I think u added couple prjoects under Kollam, malappuram etc. i think its nothing but just inititives . Nothing is going to happen. Atleast u have posted imgs of some Apartments here. In kollam there are no apartments . its a city :) Govt shud have taken initiatives for setting up Minimg/cashew based industries there. .....Kollam now a days look like a dustbin. so u dot have to worry :)

Ajaypp

July 25th, 2007, 11:11 AM

^^ - Sakrishna: Don't get dejected buddy. Kottayam will surely get its fair share of development soon. As of now, like all the smaller cities in Kerala it lacks the critical mass to trigger a development boom in sectors like IT or manufacturing. It is also in comparitive proximity to the major cities of Trivandrum and Cochin.

For example, most of the real estate demand of Kottayam's population ends up in Cochin. The other day, a friend of mine working in the real estate field in Cochin told me that a major portion of demand for flats in Cochin come from NRIs based in Kottayam, Thiruvalla etc. Also, since more facilities are available in Trivandrum and Cochin, some of the younger generation prefer to settle there. Kottayam also missed the bus in terms of the tourism at Kumarakom. Cochin remained the portal and Kottayam couldn't attract the tourists to the city itself.

Things could be changing though. I think a lot of new real estate projects are coming to Kottayam. There can be no comparison of the absolute numbers with those in Trivandrum and Cochin as the latter are much bigger in terms of size and population. The Govt. is also planning to set up smaller versions of Technopark in all districts. With its superb human resource base and good connectivity to the two international airports, I am sure Kottayam will be one of the first on the list. An international consultant has already been appointed to study the project in detail. :okay:

I think we should be optimistic about the city's prospects. I have not been to Kottayam often, but I have felt it is an affluent and cultured place and that it has great potential in the next 5-10 years. With a bit of luck and vision, Kottayam could be another Pune, Gurgaon or Mysore. :)

binoj-viswam

July 25th, 2007, 11:21 AM

^^ - Sakrishna:
I think we should be optimistic about the city's prospects. I have not been to Kottayam often, but I have felt it is an affluent and cultured place and that it has great potential in the next 5-10 years. With a bit of luck and vision, Kottayam could be another Pune, Gurgaon or Mysore. :)

U have forgotten an important point... thats the support of the state GOVT. in the present scenario that looks bleak...

binoj-viswam

July 31st, 2007, 07:39 AM

Hello sai,
There is Software company based in KTM called ccs. do u have any snaps of their dev center?

sakrishna

August 4th, 2007, 05:55 PM

Krishna, I thought, Kottayam is ahead of Thrissur in terms of economic growth becuase of political clout you have. On the contrary, you ridicule them. Can you post more photos of Kottayam and neighbouring towns please.

These are some of the photos of places in KOTTAYAM DISTRICT.
these are not taken by me since i don't have a digicam or mobile fone with cam.
these r taken from different websites like flickr etc. i'm just posting them here for the members of skyscrapercity.(HOPE THE PEOPLE WHO TOOK THESE PHOTOS WON'T FILE CASE AGAINST ME.lols.)
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BEAUTIFUL KOTTAYAM
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KALLARA, KOTTAYAM- located about 20kms northwest of kottayam town. it's also an upcoming tourist destination and is famous for it's backwaters etc. like kumarakom.
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KUMARAKOM LAKE RESORT, KUMARAKOM, KOTTAYAM
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VEMBANAD LAKE
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ILAVEEZHAPOONCHIRA( VALLEY WHERE LEAVES DON'T FALL)
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THIS IS AN ENCHANTING HILL STATION SITUATED IN THE MEENACHIL TALUK OF KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, 55KMS FROM KOTTAYAM TOWN.
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A VILLA OF RADISON PLAZA RESORT, KUMARAKOM, 15 KMS FROM KOTTAYAM RAILWAY STATION AND 15 KMS FROM KSRTC BUS STAND.
RADISSON PLAZA IS THE FIRST PROJECT IN KERALA TO GET FIVE STAR DELUXE STATUS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION.
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FISHING POINT, RADISON PLAZA RESORT
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RADISON PLAZA RESORT - PANORAMIC VIEW
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INSIDE A VILLA, RADISON PLAZA RESORT
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THIRUNAKKARA SHIVA TEMPLE, LOCATED IN THE HEART OF KOTTAYAM TOWN
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A HOUSEBOAT ON VEMBANAD LAKE, NEAR KUMARAKOM
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VAIKOM MAHADEVA TEMPLE, SITUATED AT VAIKOM, VAIKOM TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT,40 KMS NORTH-WEST OF KOTTAYAM TOWN
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sakrishna

August 5th, 2007, 05:01 PM

A BREATHTAKING VIEW OF KUMARAKOM LAKE RESORT
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SOME RESORT IN KUMARAKOM
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KOTTAYAM TOWN
The white building seen in the picture is kottayam municipality's building.
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sudheeshnairs

August 6th, 2007, 10:06 AM

these r taken from different websites like flickr etc. i'm just posting them here for the members of skyscrapercity.(HOPE THE PEOPLE WHO TOOK THESE PHOTOS WON'T FILE CASE AGAINST ME.lols.)

What you have to do is to give 'credits to the photographer'. Just put 'Photo Courtesy: x'.

sanjupalayat

August 6th, 2007, 07:18 PM

sakrishna.....good effort man.....keep it up....

binoj-viswam

August 7th, 2007, 07:55 AM

NEW DELHI: Move over north India, often thought of as conservative and credit-averse south Indians are taking top slot across loan categories — from home, auto to consumer durables.

Chennai district tops in per capita housing loans (Rs 22,937) while Bangalore does it in absolute terms (Rs 14,222 crore). As many as eight south Indian districts figure prominently in the list of top ten credit consuming districts in the country.

Besides Chennai and Bangalore, other credit-friendly districts from the south include Hyderabad, Ernakulam, Pathanamthitta, Coimbatore, Kottayam and Thiruvananthapuram These are the findings of Indian Financial Scape — A District Profile 2005-6, a recent study by New Delhi-based research firm Indicus Analytics, exclusively made available to ET.

In absolute terms, Chennai takes second spot mopping up housing credit of Rs 10,328 crore with Hyderabad at number three (Rs 7,304-crore). On per capita basis, Bangalore ranks third (Rs 19,292) after Chandigarh (Rs 22,406). As many as five south Indian districts have made a mark in top-ten per capita home loan roster, besides Chennai and Bangalore, Hyderabad is at number four (Rs 17,692), Bangalore rural at seven (Rs 8,861) and Ernakulam at rank eight (Rs 8,059).

In north India, only Chandigarh and Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida) make the grade in the per capita top ten in home loans. Interestingly, though both these north Indian districts have done well on per capita basis (all India rank two and five), they drop to rank eighth and 10th places respectively on absolute size of their home loan markets. The other districts that have found their way in the home loan top ten list include Kolkata, Sindhudurg, Pune on per capita basis and Pune, Kolkata, Jaipur and Thane on market size.

When it comes to retail consumer credit, which includes auto and durable loans, South India makes a much stronger statement, with seven of the top ten districts, on both per capita as well as total market size, from southern states. Chennai, Bangalore and Kottayam emerge as the top three districts here, with per capita credit of Rs 648, Rs 454 and Rs 328 respectively. The others from south include Hyderabad (Rs 274), Thiruvananthpuram (Rs 267), Ernakulam (Rs 240) and Pathanamthitta (Rs 215). The only non-southern centres that figure in the list of top ten credit consuming districts include Tripura (Rs 325), Kolkata (Rs 288) and Srinagar (Rs 271).

Chennai and Bangalore simply swap places in the top ten list on retail consumer credit market size. Bangaloreans emerge as the top consumers here with the district mopping up Rs 334 crore on auto & durable loans, followed by Chennai (Rs 292-crore) and Kolkata at number three (Rs 134 crore).

Aslesh

August 7th, 2007, 11:23 AM

Ingane pedichalo krishna. I have seen that place (last pic) several times although i have never visited kottayam. ;)

sakrishna

August 18th, 2007, 08:47 PM

CHANDY'S HOMES CHEER SQUARE APARTMENTS, NEAR KUMARANALLOOR
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WEXCO HARWARD HEIGHTS, KALATHIPPADY
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WEXCO WOODSTOCK PHASE 1 AND 2, ADICHIRA JUNCTION, NEAR KOTTAYAM MEDICAL COLLEGE
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WEXCO RIVERINE VILLAS, GANDHINAGAR, NEAR KOTTAYAM MEDICAL COLLEGE
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WEXCO OLIVE YARD, PUTHANAGADI
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WEXCO BROOK FIELD VILLAS PHASE I AND II
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WEXCO WEST BROOK PHASE I, PUTHANANGADI
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WEXCO WEST BROOK PHASE II, PUTHANANGADI
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GOLDEN ENCLAVE APARTMENTS, KANJIKKUZHY
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JEWEL HOMES FORTUNE PALACE, VARISSERIL JUNCTION
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CAPITAL PROPERTIES PARADISE VILLAS, NEAR KOTTAYAM MEDICAL COLLEGE
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IVORY HEIGHTS VILLAS, NEAR RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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JEWEL SONATA HARMONY, KANJIKKUZHY, KOTTAYAM
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JEWEL SONATA MELODY, KANJIKKUZHY
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JEWEL SYMPHONY
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THANNICKAL CONSTRUCTIONS - CRYSTAL APARTMENTS KALLUPALAM HILL RESIDENCY, CHALUKUNNU
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DESIRE HOMES CARAVONICA, YWCA ROAD
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DESIRE SUPREME
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NEELETTU-TRIADE NAKSHATHRA APARTMENTS, NEAR RUBBER BOARD OF INDIA HEADQUARTERS
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sakrishna

August 24th, 2007, 10:10 PM

CASTLE HOMES - LAVENDER MEADOWS
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sakrishna

August 24th, 2007, 10:49 PM

TRIADE CENTRE POINT SHOPPING COMPLEX @ KANJIKKUZHI
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TRIADE CINCO GARDENS, KANJIKKUZHY
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sakrishna

August 29th, 2007, 09:51 AM

JEWEL HOMES - WATER LILLY, 15 storeyed, @ NAGAMPADOM
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sakrishna

August 29th, 2007, 09:56 AM

SREE GOKULAM - SPRING TOWER
15 soreyed, @ Kanjikkuzhy
This is their 1st housing project.
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sakrishna

August 29th, 2007, 10:05 AM

SHELTRES - COPPER COUNTY VILLAS @ VADAVATHOOR
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sakrishna

September 2nd, 2007, 06:21 AM

Aegis Builders Perch Hillside luxury villas
1.5 kms from M.C. Road, 4 kms from kanjikkuzhy junction

http://aegisbuilders.in/abbigimg.jpg

rajkrish

September 2nd, 2007, 07:13 AM

Good work Sakrishna. I never thought Kottayam had these many stunning projects.:cheers:

sakrishna

September 2nd, 2007, 11:43 AM

Good work Sakrishna. I never thought Kottayam had these many stunning projects.:cheers:

Tanx Rajkrish.
most of these projects are by kottayam based developers.
but i don't know exactly what is keeping the property boom in kottayam. so far no single mega project has been announced for kottayam district by the kerala government. kottayam despite the district with highest literacy in india and having state's 1st college (CMS college) ,doesn't have any educational institution of national importance.i wish IIT should come up in kottayam.it'll be a tribute to the land of letters.

actually the apartment and villa trend in kottayam was started by skyline builders few years back.
but the momentum gaine in the recent past.But there are not much employment generating industrie etc. in kottayam.so i wonder whether this boom will continue and the builders willl be able to sell out their villas/flats.
very soon i'll post photos of some old projects(completed/under construction etc) and projects launched 1 or 2 years back.

There are many unexplored places in kottayam districts which even i've not seen.i'll visit those places someday this year and post snaps of those places.

sanjupalayat

September 3rd, 2007, 09:57 AM

i don't know exactly what is keeping the property boom in kottayam NRI money....then wat sakrishna.....

Aslesh

September 3rd, 2007, 11:17 AM

Yes. Thats what we said in palakkad thread. Do you think its IT professionals who buy the flats near Infopark and Technopark. Majority is bought by NRIs only. I saw a bangalore based blogger worrying "Who is buying flats and villas like apples and tomatoes?". He himself found the answer. Its NRIs only.

sanjupalayat

September 4th, 2007, 08:15 AM

Ajaypp

September 4th, 2007, 09:30 AM

I think on that we will hav to refer to our mod, as he is into this business... heard that 60 to 70% of booking in skyline cyber palms came from techi's working in technopark...and not NRI's......mod plz respond to this.....

You are spot on, Sanju. A very significant proportion of the units in apartment projects around Technopark are being bought by IT professionals. With close to 20,000 people already working in the Park, places to stay are in short supply. Quite a few of my friends who work in Infy, TCS and so on have booked apartments around Technopark, including at Cyber Palms.

So, unlike other areas, where the flat bookings are driven by NRI money and investments, with the apartments themselves remaining unoccupied for long, I will not be surprised to see a very high occupancy rate for the dozens of highrises coming up around Technopark. :okay:

sudheeshnairs

September 4th, 2007, 10:12 AM

Guys, back to SSC after a looong Onam vacation & festivities...

Yes, NRI was the primary driver some time back for the apartment projects. Now what I see here is that the pattern is changing. Trivandrum can be said as the sole exception. Here our stats show that 60-70% professionals/locals and the remaining NRIs. BTW one thing, it need not be 'Techies' alone. For example professionals in service and other related sectors (perhaps like me, Ajay, etc)too buy these apartments. My classmate for MBA who is working as a Manager in Unilever in Kerala has bought two apartments in Cyber Palms. Same with Ajay, he too is not an IT guy.

The age group has also come down, earlier it was people in the 40-45 age bracket who were buying apartments, now we have buyers from 25 yrs onwards (Mostly Technopark guys).

NRI also do play an important part, mostly they prefer bigger apartments, say 4 bed units, which they could give on rent to corporates. Corporates always prefer larger apartments.

I think on that we will hav to refer to our mod, as he is into this business... heard that 60 to 70% of booking in skyline cyber palms came from techi's working in technopark...and not NRI's......mod plz respond to this.....

Aslesh

September 4th, 2007, 06:01 PM

hkaran07

September 4th, 2007, 06:50 PM

hkaran07

September 4th, 2007, 07:07 PM

Out of the 20000 "techies" in technopark most of them are low earners. .

I have asked several people this question, but got several numbers like 40k -100k monthly for the same experience and qualifications at the same place. These are the 'take home' numbers ie after all the taxes and deductions.

RKPV

September 4th, 2007, 07:20 PM

I have asked several people this question, but got several numbers like 40k -100k monthly for the same experience and qualifications at the same place. These are the 'take home' numbers ie after all the taxes and deductions.

I can't agree with that, coz i'm a software professional with so many friends in technopark. The salaries in that range being paid for a < 1000 professionals in total 20000 (approx, including BPO). Most of them are middle or upper middle class from all over kerala, having a home in native. Among them a 10-12% (max 120 nos)may be willing to buy a flat in Trivandrum.

Aslesh

September 4th, 2007, 08:12 PM

Yea you are correct RKPV. I know many ppl working at technopark. Only a small percentage gets such glamorous salaries.

robin_a_p

September 4th, 2007, 08:27 PM

Hmm thanne? But I dont think its the same at kakkanad. Its a bit away from the city. Also infopark is very small when compared to technopark. So the apartment coming there will be used as investment by NRIs (atleast for now).

Out of the 20000 "techies" in technopark most of them are low earners. I dont think they can even dream about such apartments. Glad to know there are many like sudheesh and ajay at tvm who can "compete" with NRIs to get those apartments. I dont think it is the situation at kakkanad. But also we cannot forget its kochi which actually started the highrise apartment culture in kerala. In the last decade when only very few such apartments were present in other kerala cities kochi had lot of them.

Techies usually buy 2 bhk apartments while NRIs prefer big 3 bhk/4bhk/pent houses. Most of the projects near Technopark keep an average ratio of 2:1:1 [2bhk:3bhk:4bhk]

The techies who are working in TVM do have higher savings compared to their counterparts in BGLR or Chennai due to low cost of living...

if u think people getting 40k+ salaries is < 1000... its simply not true... my younger brother having 3 yrs exp gets around 50K.. and so does most of his colleagues... Do note that technopark has comparatively less # of BPOs..

rajkrish

September 5th, 2007, 05:49 AM

Thats rite Robin. Technopark has many people who earn fat salaries and we can see many guys from other districts settling down here thanks to the infrastructure, amenities which you don't find anywhere else in Kerala

Techies usually buy 2 bhk apartments while NRIs prefer big 3 bhk/4bhk/pent houses. Most of the projects near Technopark keep an average ratio of 2:1:1 [2bhk:3bhk:4bhk]

The techies who are working in TVM do have higher savings compared to their counterparts in BGLR or Chennai due to low cost of living...

if u think people getting 40k+ salaries is < 1000... its simply not true... my younger brother having 3 yrs exp gets around 50K.. and so does most of his colleagues... Do note that technopark has comparatively less # of BPOs..

RKPV

September 5th, 2007, 07:16 AM

We should consider one more fact that the NRI population in Trivandrum and Kollam districts are comparatively less than Kochi,Kottyam,Kozhikode,Tsr, Kannur and Malappuram dists.
Then the percentage of NRI investments in those area in real estate, will be much higher than Tvm.

Last month, a person from reputed construction company (i think it was Mather) from kochi reveals on a TV show on Asianet that major % their booking are coming from NRI peoples from Kottayam,Pattanamthiita and few from NRI's from other districts , a few from techies and a few from others including real estate brokers

Ajaypp

September 5th, 2007, 08:24 AM

I can't agree with that, coz i'm a software professional with so many friends in technopark. The salaries in that range being paid for a < 1000 professionals in total 20000 (approx, including BPO). Most of them are middle or upper middle class from all over kerala, having a home in native. Among them a 10-12% (max 120 nos)may be willing to buy a flat in Trivandrum.

I would like to disagree on this one, RKPV. Technopark has mostly product and application development firms, which pay on the higher end of the spectrum. Even Technopark-based firms like UST, IBS, IVL and so on, are now matching or even beating the majors like TCS and Infosys, who are also at the Park. Many of the smaller firms are niche players and a large number are MNCs which have good packages.

You also fail to consider the fact that with the most engineering colleges in Kerala, Trivandrum also accounts for a significant number of the malayali IT professionals working outside Kerala and India. Many of the senior Keralite personnel in Indian and MNC IT firms, are alumni of the College of Engineering, Trivandrum - the state's oldest and premier engineering college. These expat IT personnel also invest heavily into Trivandrum. Many of them are now starting to come back to their city. Infy apparently has a looong waiting list for people to join its Trivandrum center. :)

Finally, one should also not fail to consider the people of the southern districts of Tamil Nadu who consider Trivandrum their gateway city. These folk have always had a close link to Travancore and then to Trivandrum, and even today prefer coming here and working here, to say, going all the way to Chennai or Coimbatore. With thousands of techies and NRIs, they also add a considerable punch! :okay:

RKPV

September 5th, 2007, 10:54 AM

I would like to disagree on this one, RKPV. Technopark has mostly product and application development firms, which pay on the higher end of the spectrum. Even Technopark-based firms like UST, IBS, IVL and so on, are now matching or even beating the majors like TCS and Infosys, who are also at the Park. Many of the smaller firms are niche players and a large number are MNCs which have good packages.

You also fail to consider the fact that with the most engineering colleges in Kerala, Trivandrum also accounts for a significant number of the malayali IT professionals working outside Kerala and India. Many of the senior Keralite personnel in Indian and MNC IT firms, are alumni of the College of Engineering, Trivandrum - the state's oldest and premier engineering college. These expat IT personnel also invest heavily into Trivandrum. Many of them are now starting to come back to their city. Infy apparently has a looong waiting list for people to join its Trivandrum center. :)

Ajay, i'm agreeing tease all other facts , but i'm just contradict with the statement 'most of the guys are getting 40k-100k per month as take home, in technopark'. and they are buying apartments :)

And one more fact that u left is- Trivandrum have the largest number of professional students studying/studied in engg colleges in all over kerala.
Normally, a mass number of professionals are available in tvm or willing to relocate from other places too.

Ajaypp

September 5th, 2007, 11:08 AM

Ajay, i'm agreeing tease all other facts , but i'm just contradict with the statement 'most of the guys are getting 40k-100k per month as take home, in technopark'. :)

And one more fact that u left is- Trivandrum have the largest number of professional students studying/studied in engg colleges in all over kerala.
Normally, a mass number of professionals are available in tvm or willing to relocate from other places too.

RKPV - The question to which that was the answer, is the salary for people with 5 years or more of experience, not the average salary. And the answer is not too far off the mark. Even Indian companies now offer gross packages of 30-40K for professionals with 5+ years of exp. :)

Yes, you are correct that there is a very significant number of professionals willing to come back to or relocate to Trivandrum and Kerala as the opportunities become available. Cheers!

(I guess we have spent enough time on this, on with more pix and news from Kottayam! Folks, please bear with us on this small divergent discussion. :))

sudheeshnairs

September 5th, 2007, 11:25 AM

Welcome back to the forum . Hope you had a great time celebrating Onam.

What is the % of buyers who do not take a bank loan ? What % of NRIs take a bank loan ? I believe it will be low since they do not get a tax benefit on home loan interest. I think that fixed interest on long term loans are only fixed for 2 years max. Am I right ? Please do comment Sudheesh.

Among the Resident Indians, almost all go for loans to get tax exemption. The purchase of apartments/home loans too can be viewed in this perspective. All young professionals need to save on tax and the most preferred mode is home loans. Same with the case of myself also, for our tax savings, my wife and I have taken a joint home loan.

Regarding NRIs, those from Middle East Countries opt for loans. I feel it is generally around 50%. To be more precise, we will have to compile the data. And generally NRIs from Europe and US are not interested in taking loans. So in the case of NRIs, we can see a divide between those from middle east and the west.

'Fixed Rate' of interest is only for a period of 3 years, after that the banks can effect the present rates.

binoj-viswam

September 5th, 2007, 11:56 AM

The techies who are working in TVM do have higher savings compared to their counterparts in BGLR or Chennai due to low cost of living...

Its true that the cost of living is low in TVM compared BLR. But that doesn’t mean that IT profs in TVM saves more compared to BLR. ie, for a fresher(Btech or MCA), some cos in BLR are paying around 9 - 12 lakhs(Top layer) while those in TVM will be paying around 2.5 - 3 lakhs(Max). On an avarage, for 5 yrs exp guy, will be getting around 8 to 9 lakhs(Not in Infy, wipro or TCS:lol: :lol: ) in BLR. i dont think salary pattern in TVM is as strong as that in BLR. cheers..

hkaran07

September 5th, 2007, 12:53 PM

killerk

September 5th, 2007, 11:17 PM

Thanks Sudheesh!!!

In the US low rate Home Equity loans and 0% and low rate credit card loans (short term) are more attractive than the loans offered by Indian banks.

America runs on credit. Most of the employed people keep on "rolling" money from one loan to another. I wonder whether the concept of "refinancing" have started in India. With the increase of home loans banks might have started to compete with each other for customers by offering "refinancing options" at lower interests..

It is practically impossible in India as the concept of Social security does not exist. In US they have tied Credit History to social security number. So any bank can check your credit history and give you a loan. In India, a person can change his name and his previous credit history does not exist (the concept can be manipulated by extremely crooked people).
It is interesting to note that US has the highest debt in the world and this debt keeps growing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_external_debt

sakrishna

September 24th, 2007, 05:22 AM

Proposed water front resort in Vaikom
got the pic. from architect K.C.George's website
http://arkcgeorge.com/images/project7.jpg

A better picture of Sree Gokulam Spring Tower @ Kanjikkuzhy
http://arkcgeorge.com/images/project5.jpg

A better picture of Jewel homes water lily @ nagampadom
http://jewelhomes.net/images/water_lilly_project_main.jpg

Aslesh

September 24th, 2007, 08:51 AM

Wow I liked the first one.

sudheeshnairs

September 24th, 2007, 01:38 PM

Nice projects Krishna :)

BTW Nagampadom is where the main mofussil bus stand is, near Railway station, isn't it? So 'Jewel Water Lily' is in the banks of which waterbody?, it is some river?

sakrishna

September 24th, 2007, 03:45 PM

^^
you r right sudeeshetta.but the bus stand is really dirty and the bus stand is notorious for all sorts of anti social activities.

About the water lily project, it is to come up on the bank of MEENACHIL RIVER.

sudheeshnairs

September 24th, 2007, 03:50 PM

sakrishna

September 24th, 2007, 04:09 PM

hmmmm..btw I had a 9 month stint in Kottyam in the last decade. I had got admission to the Govt engg college (RIT) at Kottayam, but later got transfer to TKM Kollam. I was living at 7th Mile (Velloor-K K Road) and used this bus station often to cross over to kottayam railway station to catch my train to tvm.

If maintained properly, it would be a good bus station, it is fairly big too.

actually there are 3 private bustands in kottayam municipal area including the nagampadom bus stand and there is a plan to build the fourth one @ kanjikkuzhy, kanjkuuzhy being the prime commercial area.
the other two are located in thirunakkara and kodimatha.
the oldest pvt. bus stand is thirunakkara but it is also in poor condition.

and one will wonder if he or she sees the kodimatha bus stand whether it is a bustand or an open space...lols..
i think development will happen only if the infighting among municipal members ends.

Aslesh

September 24th, 2007, 04:49 PM

^^
you r right sudeeshetta.but the bus stand is really dirty and the bus stand is notorious for all sorts of anti social activities.

Thats is for what every bus stand is made for. You thought its for buses? :lol:

sakrishna

September 25th, 2007, 06:40 PM

Heritage homes kerala Rose Mount villas, near ettumanoor
this project is more than 1 year old

http://www.heritagehomeskerala.com/images/siteplanimg1.jpg

Shelters cocoon @ kalathipady
http://shelters.co.in/ccnlogo.gif

http://shelters.co.in/cocntimg.jpg

http://shelters.co.in/cocnelv1.jpg
http://shelters.co.in/cocnelv2.jpg

Shelters Palm shades villas @ vadavathoor
http://shelters.co.in/plmselva.jpg

Good Earth villas @ Vadavathoor
http://www.goodearthhomes.net/img/Koattyam/kott1.jpg

http://www.goodearthhomes.net/img/Koattyam/large-window.jpg

Royal ventures Rubber Valley classic villas near Rubber Board Research centre
http://www.royalventures.in/images/projects/type_A/villa1.jpghttp://www.royalventures.in/images/projects/type-B/villa2.jpg

http://www.royalventures.in/images/projects/type-B/villa2.jpghttp://www.royalventures.in/images/projects/type-B/villa2.jpg

sakrishna

September 26th, 2007, 01:17 PM

KTDC Waterscapes resorts
(c)Maduraikkaran travels
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/97/252058237_281ee366a8_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/without_flash/252058237/)

Kumarakom lake resort
http://www.klresort.com/imagegalley/images/big/imagen8psd.jpg

Paddy field @ kumarakom (c) Shinow baby
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/131/367042783_36cdd8781a_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shinow/367042783/)

Cocobay resort (c) Vanilla geek
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/27/48530104_3b403772d3_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanillageek/48530104/)

Vembanad lake (C) Maduraikkaran travels
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/108/252058220_64399784f7_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/without_flash/252058220/)

Kumarakaom (C) ezee as hell
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/58/167844595_dcb679096a_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ezee123/167844595/)

Kumarakom lake (C) Pxlgeek
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1409/1435105393_ca4d3eb5dc_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/macro/1435105393/)

Sunset @ kumarakom (C) Shinow baby
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/166/367042780_159072e660_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shinow/367042780/)

Taj garden retreat (C) Pxlgeek
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1102/1435103407_2783d05c60_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/macro/1435103407/)

Some resort in kumarakom (C) pjain001
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/41/122366459_6b1574de8c_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjain001/122366459/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/36/122366651_0980e7ae06_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjain001/122366651/)

Some resort in kumarakom (C) jabberwauki
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/31/67380206_3a9a085c97_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jabberwauki/67380206/)

Houseboat on vembanad lake (C) rathatthingal
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/82/272979176_db7a76b36f_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rathattingal/272979176/)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/112/272979294_6713689ce6_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rathattingal/272979294/)

Lush green Paddy fields in kumarkom (C) Marcu
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/86/246546751_61489fc062_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marc-staub/246546751/)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/90/246545873_236ce207f6_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marc-staub/246545873/)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/94/246545648_f53a8c3f70_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marc-staub/246545648/)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/88/246547358_ff6e2c79b2_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marc-staub/246547358/)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/97/246546369_41f38fa6d3_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marc-staub/246546369/)

sakrishna

September 26th, 2007, 07:25 PM

Hotel Windsor Castle and Lake village resort @ Kodimatha
http://www.travelmasti.com/image/windsor%20castle%20kottayam/home.jpg
http://www.hotelskumarakom.com/lakevillage/gif/resort1.jpg
http://www.hotelclub.net/common/imagegallery/HotelImage.aspx?hid=38963
http://www.travelmasti.com/image/windsor%20castle%20kottayam/naalukettu%20restaurant.gif
http://www.travelmasti.com/image/lake_village%20_resort/home1.jpg

sakrishna

September 28th, 2007, 08:17 AM

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http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8661/17tp6.jpg

sakrishna

September 28th, 2007, 02:45 PM

http://www.radisson.com/rad/images/hotels/INDKUMAR/spa.jpg
http://www.radisson.com/rad/images/hotels/INDKUMAR/meet2.jpg
http://www.radisson.com/rad/images/hotels/INDKUMAR/meet.jpg
http://www.radisson.com/rad/images/hotels/INDKUMAR/limetree.jpg
http://www.radisson.com/rad/images/hotels/INDKUMAR/Maya-Spa-by-night.jpg
http://www.radisson.com/rad/images/hotels/INDKUMAR/Lagoon-View-Rooms-Block.jpg
http://www.radisson.com/rad/images/hotels/INDKUMAR/Lagoon-view-cottage.jpg
http://www.radisson.com/rad/images/hotels/INDKUMAR/Superior-Room.jpg
http://www.radisson.com/rad/images/hotels/INDKUMAR/8-Pool-villa.jpg
http://www.radisson.com/rad/images/hotels/INDKUMAR/Fishing-Point.jpg
http://www.radisson.com/rad/images/hotels/INDKUMAR/Laguna-Bass.jpg
http://www.radisson.com/rad/images/hotels/INDKUMAR/spa_lobby.jpg

franclin

October 10th, 2007, 11:17 AM

www.sify.com
Bangalore-based real estate company Brigade Enterprises Ltd plans to raise about Rs 450 crore in the capital market to fund expansion. The initial public offering is slated for end October or early November.

The company, involved in developing residential, commercial and hospitality properties, intends to invest about Rs 1,265 crore for acquisition of land, construction and development in relation to ongoing projects, and forthcoming projects such as malls and the hospitality projects in association with the Sheraton Group. It proposes to acquire 41.85 acres in Bangalore and Kottayam (Kerala), for which it has to pay Rs 47.96 crore.

As of September, Brigade’s land reserves are 395.05 acres for which it has made advance payment of Rs 477.65 crore and is further required to pay Rs 227.96 crore. The reserves are in and around Bangalore, Mysore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kottayam, Mangalore, and Chickmagalur.

Brigade Enterprises’ consolidated total income was Rs 417 crore for fiscal 2007, Rs 203.23 crore for 2006, and Rs 160.50 crore for 2005, with profit after tax at Rs 71.5 crore for fiscal 2007, Rs 42.30 crore for 2006, and Rs 19.87 crore for 2005.

sakrishna

October 13th, 2007, 04:38 PM

Proposed building for jyothis school for special children @ kanjikkuzhy

http://jyothisschool.org/images/jyothis.jpg

Aslesh

October 13th, 2007, 05:08 PM

Why they need such a posh glass cladded building for this purpose? Looks like some luxury apartment building or star hotel.

sakrishna

October 14th, 2007, 06:46 AM

Why they need such a posh glass cladded building for this purpose? Looks like some luxury apartment building or star hotel.
it's bcoz they want it to be of international standards.their present buildings @ thirunakkara and pala can accomodate only a few.

Ajaypp

October 16th, 2007, 02:09 PM

^^ - Nice pics of the Radisson! :) It is one of the costliest resorts in Kerala at the moment.

sakrishna

October 27th, 2007, 06:53 PM

SKYLINE HARTFORD apartment @ Kalathipady
to be launched soon

http://www.skylinebuilders.com/ishowcase_images/Skyline/Hartford/1193482461035--3143676600547038253.jpg

VINOD VASUDEVAN

October 29th, 2007, 12:10 PM

Sidewinder

October 29th, 2007, 01:48 PM

sakrishna

November 2nd, 2007, 02:29 PM

sakrishna, this project is in 1.15 acres of land - with 2 towers ( Stanford (G+15) & Hartford (G+10). this is the full view of the project.....

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/8434/kottayamnewprojectcp0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Tanx Mr vinod. i was looking for that pic but couldn't find it in skyline's website.
but skyline hasn't launched the prestigious palm dual apartment project.i'm afraid whether they may cancel the project. it seems like they have cancelled another prestigious project, pearls apartment (15 floors),which was supposed to come up @ annankunnu, near C.M.S. college.
they've removed the webpage of pearls apartment from their website.

sakrishna

November 2nd, 2007, 02:32 PM

[quote=sakrishna;15606403]
http://www.radisson.com/rad/images/hotels/INDKUMAR/Lagoon-View-Rooms-Block.jpg

Hi Sai
Thanks for the post, i was there in the initial stages of the construction... It really looks nice now...

Thanks again...

Cheers

u r welcome sidewinder.but it is JEAB ISMA and STEPNOUT who deserve the praise for taking those wonderful pics(i got them from flickr).

sakrishna

November 4th, 2007, 05:37 AM

A 11-acre integrated township, Greens, with 360 dwelling units comprising villas and flats, is coming up near Thiruvananthapuram. The township, scheduled to be in place in 2010, will involve investment to the tune of Rs 150 crore. A few luxury villas in the township will have independent swimming pool and garden and their cost will be in the range of Rs 1 crore. This will be the second such project in Kerala by Mir Realtors, who had earlier launched a township in Kakkanad near Kochi in 2005. Mir Realtors have plans to launch townships in Kozhikode, Kottayam, Coimbatore and Mangalore the future.
Contact: Mir Realtors.
Website: www.mirrealtors.in (http://www.mirrealtors.in)

sakrishna

November 4th, 2007, 03:01 PM

Source: Hindu Business line

Singapore co to open resort in Kerala

The Singapore-based Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd will start operations in Kerala with a resort located on the Vemband Lake.

The company, which develops and manages luxury hotels and spas across the Asia-Pacific region, will run the Kerala property as a joint venture with the Kuwait-based Kapico Group Holding Co, says a company press release.

Located about 40 minutes away from Kochi by car and boat, the Banyan Tree resort and spa in Kerala will have around 100 water villas and luxury houseboats in addition to resort residential development, the release adds. The property will be designed by Banyan Tree and is to be completed by 2009.
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Is it @ kumarakom?????:nuts:

sakrishna

November 11th, 2007, 10:36 AM

:banana:
Mir realtors have identified 25 acres of land near kodimatha for their kottayam township project. it will take more than 2 months to finalise the project and i hope the project will be launched in jn / feb 2008.

i got this news from one of the officilals @ mir realtors.

Ajaypp

November 12th, 2007, 07:27 AM

^^ - Great news about Mir. This will probably be the first township project outside Trivandrum, Calicut and Cochin. :okay:

Additionally, it seems that a very large plot of land has been acquired near Vaikom for a hospitality based town-ship. The details are yet to come in. Stay tuned! :)

sudheeshnairs

November 12th, 2007, 11:00 AM

Yes, MIR was finalising a project in Kottayam, as I was told by their GM Marketing some months back when we met for a property expo:)..

:banana:
Mir realtors have identified 25 acres of land near kodimatha for their kottayam township project. it will take more than 2 months to finalise the project and i hope the project will be launched in jn / feb 2008.

i got this news from one of the officilals @ mir realtors.

sakrishna

November 15th, 2007, 02:41 PM

CHANDY'S HOMES LAVENDER GARDEN @ Varisseri, g+16 f

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/6135/lavendergardens0vi2.png

Lavender Garden the new project from Chandys Homes is an exposition of their dedication to quality and comfort and classy living concepts. You can see their architectural expertise and elegant design to realize the dream living of you.

The stringent quality specification that Chandys homes follow coupled with their commitment towards quality, comfort, elegancy and modernity etc are the key features of this project.

Lavender Garden situated just 2 kms from Baker junction and 2.5 km from Kottayam medical college, considered as the ideal living location in the state of Kerala, blessed with stunning river Meenachil with calming and outstanding living culture assures you the freedom of pleasant and hassle free living on the lap of nature with natural surroundings.

This project provides close proximity to the Medical College, Railway station, reputed schools and colleges, hospitals, bus terminals, places of worship etc

Ajaypp

November 16th, 2007, 08:11 AM

CHANDY'S HOMES LAVENDER GARDENS @ Varisseril, g+16 f

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/6135/lavendergardens0vi2.png

^^ - Impressive design. Kottayam is really getting onto the high-rise map. :)

franclin

November 16th, 2007, 02:20 PM

Dear Krishna,

What song would you play from Radisson after opening the window in the morning? Beautiful Day by U2?

The Photos are immaculate.

Grazie:nuts:

Aslesh

November 16th, 2007, 05:23 PM

CHANDY'S HOMES LAVENDER GARDENS @ Varisseril, g+16 f

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/6135/lavendergardens0vi2.png

Really good design

sakrishna

November 29th, 2007, 10:55 AM

WEXCO WOODSTOCK LUXURY VILLAS - PROJECT NEARING COMPLETION
http://www.wexcohomes.com/gal/imwst1c.jpg

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sakrishna

November 29th, 2007, 05:12 PM

Aslesh

November 29th, 2007, 07:43 PM

They wont neglect Kottayam or do you think so? These pvt FM stations have to share the existing infrastructure of AIR. See thats not available at kottayam at present. Kottayamites have to put pressure on the central govt to start an akashvani station in Kottayam. I think its an easy task for those umman chandis(if interested). IUML could bring a new FM station at Manjeri just two years back. At present pvt players are not invited there but soon it will happen. One more FM station in Kerala is near Munnar(Devikulam).

sakrishna

December 1st, 2007, 12:59 PM

Wexco Brookfield Villas @ adichira, near Kottayam Medical College(completed)
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sakrishna

December 1st, 2007, 01:02 PM

Wexco Oliveyard @ puthanangady (work in progress)
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sakrishna

December 1st, 2007, 01:08 PM

Wexco Westbrook apartments @ puthanagady (phase 1 & 2 - project nearing completion)

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sakrishna

December 1st, 2007, 01:10 PM

RKPV

December 3rd, 2007, 05:11 AM

Kidu, the thing is that manorama people speak about and for kottayam a lot but do nothing for kottayam. swantham karyam sindabad. That is their policy.

sakrishna, That is NOT only in the case of Manorama.
Puravankara,BPL havn't any project in Kannur.
Gokulam group doesn't have any interest in Calicut.
Like,so many examples are there. :(

Business peoples are always thinking about how to make more profit, nothing more than that.

Aslesh

December 3rd, 2007, 04:59 PM

Thats what we say "Muttathe mullaykku manamilla".

sakrishna

December 9th, 2007, 07:56 AM

Brigade to develop island resort in Kerala
BS Reporter / Chennai/ Bangalore December 07, 2007
Brigade Enterprises, the Bangalore-based real estate developers, plans to develop a high-end resort and spa on 18 acres in a backwater island at Kottayam, Kerala. The company has also applied for two 25-acre IT/ITeS SEZs, one each in Mangalore and Mysore. Addressing a press conference to announce the company’s initial public offering, Vineet Verma, Chief Executive Officer, Brigade Hospitality Services, said, “The company is yet to shortlist a partner for this island resort which is at the design and development stage. Also it is too early to determine the cost but it will be a 80-room to 100-room resort.” The company is also planning a star hotel at Devanahalli, close to the upcoming international airport, on a two-acre plot. “We have roped in InterContinental to manage the hotel which will have about 250 rooms. Under the agreement, InterContinental will operate the property for 15 years with the option to renew the agreement for two consecutive additional terms of five years each,” he said. Brigade Enterprises has also initiated two hotel projects one each in Bangalore and Mysore with the Starwood group, owners of the Sheraton chain of hotels. The Sheraton Bangalore Hotel is located in the Brigade Gateway project in north Bangalore. “The total sanctioned developable area for the hotel is about 520,000 square feet. The hotel is designed to have between 230 and 250 rooms, with 20 floors, and a meeting space of approximately 6,400 square feet. The hotel is scheduled to be completed in 2009,” said Verma. “As for the Sheraton Mysore Hotel, we entered into an agreement with Starwood for the management. The hotel will have approximately 220 rooms and Starwood will operate the property for a period of 15 years with the option to renew the agreement for two consecutive terms of five years each,” he added. The company which presently operates 115 serviced apartments in Bangalore and Mysore will add another 135 apartments by mid-2008. It has entered into an agreement with AAPC Hotels Management Pte. Ltd, which is a member of the Accor Asia Pacific Group. The company plans to raise up to Rs 648 crore through an initial public offer which opens on December 10 and closes on December 13. For the issue, the price band has been fixed between Rs 351 and Rs 390. The funds raised are to be used for land acquisition and construction at ongoing projects. According to P V Maiya director, Brigade Enterprises, “The company as on November this year has completed 4.23 million square feet involving 41 projects, 7.34 million square feet involving 14 projects are ongoing and 6.24 million square feet involving 20 projects are forthcoming.” Brigade Enterprises which has strong focus in building residential apartment blocks is now eyeing integrated lifestyles enclaves.

SOURCE:
http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=306728

sakrishna

December 9th, 2007, 04:40 PM

Thirunakkara shiva temple, located in the heart of kottayam town
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sudheeshnairs

December 10th, 2007, 01:26 PM

Brigade to develop island resort in Kerala

SOURCE:
http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=306728

Good:), I am just back from Bangalore today, had seen a Corporate ADVT of Brigade in TOI with 'Kottayam' as one of the places of their 'presence'. Was wondering which project it was..

sakrishna

December 17th, 2007, 11:43 AM

KUMARAKOM / VEMBANAD LAKE PHOTOS
There is no meaning in arguing that backwater tourism is possible only in Kumarakom (Kottayam)/ Alleppey backwaters. There are many other beautiful places in kerala and other parts of India where backwater tourism is possible. But, the fact is that inorder to enjoy the beauty of backwater tourism at its best, one has to come to kumarkom or alleppey. The following pictures justify that.

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sakrishna

December 19th, 2007, 05:40 AM

WEXCO MELFORD PARK APARTMENTS @ PUTHENANGADI
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WEXCO BERRINGTON MANOR @ KALATHIPADY, OFF K.K. ROAD (NH 220)
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WEXCO URBAN TURFS LUXURY VILLAS @ CARITAS, OFF M.C. ROAD
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sanjupalayat

December 19th, 2007, 08:18 AM

^^good ones there....:)

skumarvclt

December 19th, 2007, 01:36 PM

:bash:
Manorama fools........they have no plan to start radio mango in kottayam.
i think they have forgotten the fact that kottayam is their home district.......
i thought only the kerala government is neglecting kottayam...
now even kottayamites are neglecting kottayam..........:bash:

There is no scop for neglect ,Its about approval , Mathrubhumi's Club FM has no station in Calicut , we all know Kozhikode is there home, i think monorama & mathrubhumi will be very sad not to start from home.:ohno:

sakrishna

December 21st, 2007, 03:27 PM

There is no scop for neglect ,Its about approval , Mathrubhumi's Club FM has no station in Calicut , we all know Kozhikode is there home, i think monorama & mathrubhumi will be very sad not to start from home.:ohno:

Tanx Mr.Skumar for that information. I got to know abt that a bit late.I got agitated bcoz not even one radio staion is gonna come up in kottayam in the near future, kottayam despite being an important place in kerala.
I've respect for manorama group. But as i mentioned earlier, they can do something for KTM's development. After all, it is a 'CASH RICH' group.
eg:- A domestic airport in kottayam

sakrishna

December 22nd, 2007, 05:30 AM

Le Ameigo Homes @ Caritas, near Ettumanoor
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NTP Builders Lords Court Villas near Ettumanoor

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skumarvclt

December 22nd, 2007, 11:10 AM

Tanx Mr.Skumar for that information. I got to know abt that a bit late.I got agitated bcoz not even one radio staion is gonna come up in kottayam in the near future, kottayam despite being an important place in kerala.
I've respect for manorama group. But as i mentioned earlier, they can do something for KTM's development. After all, it is a 'CASH RICH' group.
eg:- A domestic airport in kottayam and i won't have any problem even if they name the airport after 'K.M. Mathew'.:lol:

Dont be afriad Mr. Saikrishna, Kottayam Has a rich culture, no one can say nothing about it, it is only city in kerala with largest pulications, there is a lot of publications houses in and arround kottayam, also it is well known tourist destination, i think Kottayam desrves the Corporation Status , be happy man:banana::banana:

sakrishna

December 28th, 2007, 09:34 AM

Kottayam Construction Company - City Heights near Earayilkadavu and Kodoor river
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sakrishna

December 28th, 2007, 12:17 PM

HOME BASICS - SERENE HILLS APARTMENTS @ DEVALOKAM
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sakrishna

December 28th, 2007, 12:35 PM

SATHRAVEDI
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THE AUDIENCE
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TEMPLE VIEWS
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sakrishna

December 30th, 2007, 06:23 PM

Hotel Orchid Residency, Pulimood junction
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Amal Jyothi Engineering College, Kanjirappalli
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Ilaveezhapoonchira (The valley where leaves don't fall)
The beautiful valley of Ilaveezhapoonchira spreads across thousands of acres and is situated in the Meenachil Taluk of Kottayam district. Located at the foot of the hillocks of Mankunnu, Kudayathur Hill and Thonippara near Kanjar, Ilaveezhapoonchira has no trees, and is literally a place where leaves do not fall. This is because the valley fills up into a lake during the monsoons.
The surrounding hillocks, each rising to about 3200 ft, make this place an ideal spot for trekking. During the monsoons the place has an entirely different ambience and offers gorgeous views of both sunrise and sunset.

For the sake of the tourists, a tourist bungalow with rooms and dormitory to accommodate 15 people has been constructed. The other tourist spots are Thommankuthu Falls, Muruganmala,Thangalpara,Kurisumala, Vagamon, Marumala and waterfalls of Pazhukkakanam.

Ilaveezhapoonchira is 55 km from Kottayam.Buses ply from Pala and Erattupetta. A DTPC rest house in the vicinity offers comfortable accommodation. Kottayam Railway Station is the nearest railway station.

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sakrishna

December 31st, 2007, 09:55 AM

Rakeen, Trimex form JV company for real estate projects
New Delhi | Monday, Dec 3 2007 IST

Rakeen, a West Asia-based real estate company, today said it has tied up with Chennai-based Trimex Group to form a joint venture company to develop residential, commercial and office space in the country at an investment of five billion dollars in the next five years.

The JV company, Rakindo Developers Pvt Ltd, intends to develop in the next seven years on a conservative basis 50 million square feet of real estate space. It will develop integrated townships as there is a "strong need to develop such townships outside existing cities," said Rakindo Managing Director Prasad Koneru.

The company is actively looking at tier II cities in South India and its first project will be the Coimbatore Township and IT SEZ at an investment of around 1.5 billion dollars. The development of this project will be across 800 acres of land and the first phase will see the development of 600 acres.

Rakindo plans to raise its capital through equity and debt from domestic markets.

Rakeen has already invested 100 million dollars towards the new company and will bring in additional 100 million dollars in 2008.

"We will bring in the money as and when we need it to develop our projects," said Rak Investment Authority CEO Khatar Massad.

Rakeen Development is a private joint stock property establishment launched in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), the UAE, to tap RAK's thriving real estate market with an authorised capital of 800 million dollars.

Rakeen already has a two billion dollar aluminium plant in ] Andhra Pradesh and has also invested close to 100 million dollars for its ceramics facility in Andhra Pradesh.

Rakindo also plans to develop the country's first Marina in the east coast on the estuary of a river as well as various other projects across Chennai, Kumarakom and Cochin.

Rakindo has a land bank of about 4,000 acres at present and Mr Koneru said the company was looking at additional 5,000 acres of land for its projects.

Source: http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20071203/840165.html

sakrishna

December 31st, 2007, 10:23 AM

Vagamon is an enchanting hill station on the Idukki-Kottayam border. With rolling knolls cloaked in emerald green, evergreen tea gardens, the mist embracing exquisite trees, cascading waterfalls, mist clad hilltops, Vagamon has no comparison.
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One of the most beautiful places in Kottayam, Vagamon hill station is a beautiful place and a much sought after tourist destination. The hill station is located at a height of around 1100 meters above sea level. The steep slopes make it an ideal place for trekking and many trekkers are often seen here trekking on the hills. The lush green hills have a picturesque view of beautiful tea gardens, green meadows and valleys filled with mist. Known as one of the most literate place in Kerala, Wagamon hill station provides its visitors with the ultimate holiday experience and never ever fails to enthrall with its enchanting beauty.

Vagamon hill station is comprised of a beautiful series of hillocks, valleys and cascading waterfalls that make it the ideal getaway for tourists. Take a walk along the narrow, mist covered zigzag roads that wind up the hills and experience true bliss. For adventure seekers, there is an option of trekking, para gliding or rock climbing. The hill station has a chain of 3 beautiful hills called Thangal hill, Murugan hill and Kurismala that give an enchanting feel to this beautiful hill station.

Vagamon is not just any other verdant spot. Of course, you can get grassy hills, velvet lawns and cool mountain air in many other places but not the Vagamon kind; not just this exciting blend of religious mysticism and European legacy.

Like a lot of other beautiful things in life, Vagamon too has to be experienced, not read about or its stories merely listened to.
Kottayam railway station is the nearest railway station to Vagamon hills.

It is located 33 Kilometers away from Palai and about 60 KM from Kottayam.
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Paragliding in Vagamon
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sakrishna

January 19th, 2008, 07:17 PM

Bavens builders - SPLENDOUR villas project @ Kanjikkuzhi

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sakrishna

January 19th, 2008, 07:18 PM

Proposed Private bus stand @ Kanjikkuzhi - Designed by architect M.M.Philip, Kottayam
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Aslesh

January 19th, 2008, 07:48 PM

Nice design. What are those three structures on the top?
How many pvt bus stands does kottayam have now?

sakrishna

January 20th, 2008, 06:23 AM

Nice design. What are those three structures on the top?
How many pvt bus stands does kottayam have now?

Ithink those 3 structures are part of the bus stand cum market complex project.

At present there are 3 private bus stands within the municipal limits.
The one proposed @ Kanjikkuzhi, if becomes a reality will decongest the kanjikkuzhi junction which is a very busy area on the KK road(NH 220).

RKPV

January 20th, 2008, 07:09 AM

Really nice pictures of Vagamon , sakrisha !!!^^^

Yesterday i was there at Kottayam; The city really deserves a bypass road parallel to MC road, by crossing KK Road in the East.

sakrishna

January 20th, 2008, 09:38 AM

Really nice pictures of Vagamon , sakrisha !!!^^^

Yesterday i was there at Kottayam; The city really deserves a bypass road parallel to MC road, by crossing KK Road in the East.

All credits to the respective photographers.

The thing is that even i've not been to wagamon. I 've planned to go there and to some other tourists spots of kottayam this year and will post pics, if possible within 6-7 months.

A flyover has been proposed to be built b/w kodimatha and nagampadom so that people coming from the southern part of M.C. road who want to go to EKM etc. need not enter the municipal area thereby avoiding traffic blocks.
But like all other projects in Kerala which commence without some protests, objections and controversies, this too is caught up in controversy. Those who were against the expressway saying that it would divide the state into two have started protesting against this project too. They say that the 'flyover will divide the town into 2 regions'.:bash:.
The construction work is supposed to commence from july 2008.
Hope all the controversies regarding it will be over by then.

jaleelmalik

January 26th, 2008, 08:51 AM

All credits to the respective photographers.

The thing is that even i've not been to wagamon. I 've planned to go there and to some other tourists spots of kottayam this year and will post pics, if possible within 6-7 months.

A flyover has been proposed to be built b/w kodimatha and nagampadom so that people coming from the southern part of M.C. road who want to go to EKM etc. need not enter the municipal area thereby avoiding traffic blocks.
But like all other projects in Kerala which commence without some protests, objections and controversies, this too is caught up in controversy. Those who were against the expressway saying that it would divide the state into two have started protesting against this project too. They say that the 'flyover will divide the town into 2 regions'.:bash:.
The construction work is supposed to commence from july 2008.
Hope all the controversies regarding it will be over by then.

But why you are silent for the past few days?

sakrishna

January 26th, 2008, 09:14 AM

^^
Tanx jaleelikka.
I'm waiting for the important news regarding the commissioning of Kottayam inland port and container terminal, which will be commissioned in Feb/March this year.It will be the hub port for kottayam, pathanamthitta and idukki district and will be the first port under public-private participation in India.
A special Economic Zone by Kinfra will come up near the port.
But i'm afraid whether the ecological balance of that area near vembanad lake will get disturbed. The precious paddy fields of kumarakom, nattakom, vechoor, kallara, aymenem etc. should be protected and land mafia and real estate developers should not be allowed take over those paddy fields.
The authorities should also take necessary steps to protect kodoor river and meenachil reiver and their tributaries.
Also strict measures should be taken inorder to protect our forest resources.

I want the whole of india to develop but not at the cost of the rich greenery we have.

sakrishna

February 3rd, 2008, 07:39 AM

Heera Greencourt - status as of May 30, 2008
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sakrishna

February 10th, 2008, 09:11 AM

Thirunakkara Temple Maidan
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Baselious College
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CMS college (1st college in Kerala)
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Thirunakkara Municipal Maidan
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Kottayam Government Dental College, Gandhinagar
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sakrishna

February 28th, 2008, 04:54 PM

No need to have a serious discussion on this. But everyone can see what is happening. Why don't the Govt. allocate land for IIT in Kottayam?

sanjupalayat

February 28th, 2008, 07:03 PM

Good work sai....y cant u promote ssc among ur friends....once u give a link of kottayam thread in any kottayam based community in orkut or any thing like that u can attract more local people towards this thread and make it lively...but one thing i can say, wat u r doin now is really fantabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sakrishna

March 1st, 2008, 02:33 PM

sakrishna

March 16th, 2008, 09:48 AM

Eastend Hospitality - Lake Song Resort @ Kumarakom

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sanjupalayat

April 10th, 2008, 09:06 AM

Wat happened to this thread...sakrishna....kottayam updates missing:deadthrea

sanjupalayat

April 12th, 2008, 08:24 AM

HAPPY VISHU TO ALL FORUMERS

sakrishna

April 19th, 2008, 01:47 PM

^^Tanx.....Belated Vishu Wishes.......

sakrishna

April 19th, 2008, 01:54 PM

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source:http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Commercial/Rakindo_to_set_up_15-bn_integrated_township_in_TN/articleshow/2960723.cms
Rakindo to set up $1.5-bn integrated township in TN
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Rakindo Developers is a joint venture company formed by RAKEEN, a Joint Stock Global Business Company, promoted by the government of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE and the Chennai-based mineral conglomerate Trimex Group.

Rakindo is committed to invest $ five billion in india over the next five years and will on a conservative estimate build about 50 million sq ft. It has several integrated township projects in the pipeline. These include 500 plus acre project at Hosur, 1,000 acre at Gurgaon, 450 acre at Cochin, 250 acre in Trichy and 500 acre in Madurai.

Other projects in the pipeline are a leisure destination project on 250 acre about 70 km south of Chennai east coast road at a cost Rs 6,000 crore. Similarly, at Kumarakom in Kerala it has got 405 acres, where it proposes to set up Rs 1,200 crore gateway to resort living project. Both the projects are expected to kick-off by the first quarter of 2009.

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sakrishna

April 20th, 2008, 03:32 PM

http://chaithanyahomes.com
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sakrishna

May 3rd, 2008, 08:51 AM

source: Hindu Business Line
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/05/02/stories/2008050251111300.htm

Kottayam container depot gets minor port status
Our Bureau
Kochi, May 1 The State Government has accorded minor port status to the first inland container depot (ICD), which is nearing completion at Muttam in Kottayam district on public private participation under the Indian Ports Act 1908.
The project is a joint venture promoted by Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (KINFRA) and the South Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) with Central Government assistance.
This is an export promotion facility being set up with assistance from the Union Commerce Ministry, which is to be operated through road and water ways.
The facility will have the capacity to handle 250 TEU of containers, for both export and import.
This is being set up with the intention of catering to the needs of nearly 1,000 registered export/import concerns operating from the districts of Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Idukki.
The project has the uniqueness being the first inland waterway port in India.
The facility will be open to public in the near future for commercial shipping operations.
Declaration of Kottayam as a minor port will also regulate the movement of vessels and prevent clandestine operations as well as assist in the Government’s efforts for industrial, agricultural and tourism development of the region and development of inland waterways, a release issued by KINFRA said.
Officials in the SICCI pointed out that the Kottayam Port and Container Terminal has been mooted to utilise the immense potential of the inland navigation in Kerala.
The project will be of real utility to those in the central part of the State once the Shipping Ministry’s proposal to connect the Vaikkom-Kottayam waterways to National Waterway No 3 materialises.
The objective is to promote cargo consolidation and use the potential of inland waterways. Moreover, the total logistic cost can be reduced by resorting to road as the mode of transport, to Kochi port from Kottayam.
It is pointed out that nearly 18,500 TEUs of containers are being transported from the central part to the port by road.
The setting up of an ICD at Kottayam will help increase export activities from these districts.

sakrishna

May 7th, 2008, 07:11 AM

Source: The Hindu
http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/05/stories/2008050554920500.htm

Move on for setting up airstrip in Kottayam
Staff Reporter

District panchayat approaches KITCO for feasibility study

1.5 km-long airfield mooted
Plan to form a company like CIAL

KOTTAYAM: The Kottayam district panchayat has started efforts to realise the proposed airstrip. An airstrip which would help to link the district with major airports through small aircraft had been a long-pending idea, and in the last district panchayat budget a token amount of Rs.10 lakh was earmarked for the purpose.
According to district panchayat president Thomas Kunnappally, the change in the pace of development in Central Kerala, the emergence of Kumarakom as a tourism hub, the scope for moving vegetables, flowers and other produces to
Nedumbassery, and the increase in pilgrim tourist inflow made the project more feasible.
The panchayat was moving ahead in a systematic manner to realise the dream.
The KITCO was approached to prepare a feasibility study, Mr. Kunnappally said. The airstrip would make possible the landing of small aircraft with 48 to 78 seat capacity. This would need a 1.5 km-long airfield and the land needed for this would be about 40 ha (100 acres). However, taking into consideration future development needs, there were also plans to acquire 80 ha or more. The excess land may come in handy for expanding the airstrip or for developing a township.
The recent relaxation in the rules regarding construction of airports gave an impetus to the idea of an airstrip for the district.
Though the details of the project were yet to be worked out, the move was to form a company like Cochin International Airports Limited (CIAL), Mr. Kunnappally said.
As part of their preliminary efforts, the district panchayat president and members K. Anil Kumar, Job Michael, Sebastian Kulathumkal and others held an interaction with presspersons on Saturday.

sakrishna

May 7th, 2008, 08:30 AM

For more details,
http://kottayamport.com

courtsey:http://wikimapia.org (http://wikimapia.org/)

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sakrishna

May 7th, 2008, 08:54 AM

Courtsey: http://wikimapia.org

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sakrishna

May 7th, 2008, 02:05 PM

Source: wikimapia.org

Proposed site for Mir Realtors International township in Kottayam.
Mir Realtors first project of this kind in Kottayam.

First phase of 36 Acres township with all international facilities will be launched in January 2009.

Amenities include:
Jogging track

Swimming pool

Sauna / Jacuzzi

Hi-tech Multi gym

Club houses

Amphitheatre

Business Centre

Guest Suites

Drivers’ Dormitory

Servant’s Restroom

Supermarket / Cafeteria

Doctor’s clinic

ATMs

Helipad

nishanthnair

May 8th, 2008, 01:15 PM

^^^^^^

Nice work Sai...

Keep Going....

Arul Murugan

May 8th, 2008, 01:34 PM

Eastend Hospitality - Lake Song Resort @ Kumarakom

Photos' copyright /Photos' Source: http://www.eastend.in

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Awesome

:cheers:

sakrishna

May 9th, 2008, 05:55 PM

^^^^^^

Nice work Sai...

Keep Going....

Tanx sri nishanth 4 ur support.......

sakrishna

May 10th, 2008, 11:03 AM

Bangalore based Hoysala projects will launch an apartment project in Kottayam. This will come up in a sprawling 1.5 acres @ a premium elavated residential area of Kottayam.

sakrishna

May 21st, 2008, 05:15 PM

DLF has plan to launch a hotel project @ Kumarakom apart from their hotel projects @ Trivandrum (Kovalam and TVM city), Kochi and Kozhikode.
Source: Latest issue of Dhanam (May 31, 2008)

Ajaypp

May 21st, 2008, 09:52 PM

^^ - Keep up the good work buddy. :okay: Another super luxury resort, with a top class international operator, will soon come up near Kumarakom. More details later. Stay tuned. :)

sakrishna

May 24th, 2008, 06:54 AM

^^ - Keep up the good work buddy. :okay: Another super luxury resort, with a top class international operator, will soon come up near Kumarakom. More details later. Stay tuned. :)

Tanx Ajaychetta for ur encouraging words.
You mentioned in some other forum that Four Seasons will be launching a resort project in Kumarakom. Is it true?
Also does anyone have any idea about the 'J.W.Kumarakom'. It was supposed to be opened by Dec. 2007. Is it a project of the famous J.W. Marriot group?
Also heard that some Thomson group also has got plan to launch a resort project in Kumarakom.
What about the Banyan Tree resort project? Any idea about the loaction?Is it coming up in Alappuzha district?

First of all steps should be taken to protect Vembanad lake. Its size has shrunk to 1/3 rd of it original size due to selfish, illegal human activites.
Govt. should take steps to evict all reclamations - be it legal ot illegal.
They should also evict the so called Kuttanadan Kayal Padshekharams (Holland Model Farm) which were reclaimed from the lake. Theose reclaimed paddyfields hev also reduced the lakes size.The weedicides and pesticides from the kayal paddy fields get mixed with the lake water and is getting polluted. those who pollute the lake and rivers (of course all the rivers and lakes in our country should be protected and not just vembanad lake) should be severely punished.
Because no one has the monopoly over Vemby.It's beauty has to be maintained. It's the main attraction of Kottayam district. We should not let it die. People come to Kumarakom , Alappuzha and Kochi etc. to enjoy the beauty of the lake and not to see resorts. If the whole lake disappears, then ultimately the resort owners will be suffering.
All illegally made resorts or man made structures inVemabanad lake near Kottayam, alappuzha and Ernakulam districts should be destroyed including the thannermukkom bund.
Steps should be taken to make builders plant more trees for the trees they cut for their projects, in the same district.
Development, in no way, should affect nature.

sakrishna

May 24th, 2008, 10:08 AM

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skumarvclt

May 26th, 2008, 11:24 AM

^^Nice and Tall

sakrishna

May 30th, 2008, 03:56 PM

Not a highrise. But this is the 1st Project of Kottayam based Kosamattam builders
http://kosamattambuilders.com
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sakrishna

June 2nd, 2008, 10:12 AM

SOME KOTTAYAM CITYSCAPES:

Kodimatha, Overlooking The Kodoor river
Photo credit: Girish Kumar P J
Photo source: panoramio.com

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Hotel Windsor Castle @ Kodimatha
Photo Copyright: Rexy Thomas
Photo source: panoramio.com

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Hotel Arcadia, T.B. Road
Photo source: arcadiahotels.net

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Arcadia Roof Top Pool
Photo source: arcadiahotels.net
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Kottayam Alappuzha Canal, Kottayam side
Photo credit: Girish Kumar P J
Photo source: panoramio.com

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Kottayam Alappuzha Canal, Kanjiram, Kottayam District
Photo credit: Girish Kumar P J
Photo source: panoramio.com

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SKYLINE PALM MEADOWS VILLAS, near Manganam
Photo credit: Roy Mathew
Photo source: panoramio.com
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ab041937

June 4th, 2008, 03:41 AM

SOME KOTTAYAM CITYSCAPES:
SKYLINE PALM MEADOWS VILLAS, near Manganam
Photo credit: Roy Mathew
Photo source: panoramio.com
http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/4945367.jpg

Wow!!! looks like a quite resident suburb on western coast US.

Great work Krishna

sakrishna

June 4th, 2008, 06:50 AM

^^
Tanx. All credits to the respective photographers.

sakrishna

June 4th, 2008, 06:59 AM

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sakrishna

June 6th, 2008, 01:31 PM

Tour operator launches India’s biggest solar-powered boat

June 6th, 2008 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS

Kumarakom (Kerala), June 5 (IANS) Tourism major CGH Earth launched a solar-powered boat, which it claimed was the biggest in India, to mark World Environment Day at its resort here Thursday. Jose Dominic of CGH Earth said: “This solar-powered boat can seat 25 people and will be used in our resort in Kumarakom. We already use solar water heaters in all our properties.”
The resort on an island in the backwaters here can be reached only by boat. It is a 45 minute ride from the mainland.
The boat, which cost Rs.2.5 million, has been built by Kochi-based Team Sustain, which specialises in alternative energy initiatives. The hull of the boat is made out of fibre and the solar panels are fixed on the top.
“The boat we have made for CGH is 33 feet long and 10 feet wide, which is the largest in India. There are two solar-powered boats in Europe which are 34 feet and 42 feet long. While the design and development was done by us, we sourced some components like motors and controls from the US,” said Mathew, an engineer with Team Sustain.
“The boat has a speed of seven nautical miles per hour and it produces no sound, no vibration and glides through the water and is totally pollution free. It can run for 10 hours using the backup battery,” said Dominic.

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/tour-operator-launches-indias-biggest-solar-powered-boat_10057029.html

http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=14688966

sakrishna

June 6th, 2008, 01:36 PM

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RIDING THE GREEN WAVE: The new solar boat Surya introduced by Coconut Lagoon (CGH Earth Group) on world environment day at Kumarakom. - Photo: Rockie George

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scorpiogenius

June 7th, 2008, 10:40 AM

^^
Tanx. All credits to the respective photographers.

You're a humble chap Krishna!:):)

Sonny, just try roping in some of your friends to make this forum more alive. Surely Kottayam will have more enthusiasts to help you out. Try the Kottayam orkut/facebook communities. Now with Brigade and other renowned builders entering Kottayam suburbs we need to project the place more to the outside.

Kudos on your good works anyway...:cheers::cheers:

sakrishna

June 7th, 2008, 03:16 PM

scorpiogenius

June 7th, 2008, 04:00 PM

As suggested by u and sanju chettan , I tried to promote this thread in orkut by putting a link of this kottayam thread in Kottayam orkut community. But it's no more dere.seems like it has been deleted by the mods of that community.

Class act jokers, those mods! God forbid them...:bash::bash:

Ok here is a commercial cum residential development from GRTL infrastructures.

GRTL Gitanjali
10 floors

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http://www.grtl.in/

sanjupalayat

June 8th, 2008, 04:09 AM

^^Thank u.
As suggested by u and sanju chettan , I tried to promote this thread in orkut by putting a link of this kottayam thread in Kottayam orkut community. But it's no more dere.seems like it has been deleted by the mods of that community.
I think not many people in Kottayam are so eager about Kottayam's development .......They want only good motorable roads..nothing much......That's the attitude of most of the Kottayamites........

My goodness....we hav a thread completely dedicated to calicut development & updates there in our calicut community in orkut.....i dont know y mods there hav to delete such a thread......crazy yaar...:nuts:

sakrishna

June 8th, 2008, 05:00 AM

^^
Sanju chetta, what i meant was that they deleted my link to KTM thread @ SSC and not the KTM orkut community....sorry for the lack of clarity.......

sanjupalayat

June 8th, 2008, 05:50 AM

^^
Sanju chetta, what i meant was that they deleted my link to KTM thread @ SSC and not the KTM orkut community....sorry for the lack of clarity.......

Yup..i got it da....i hav mentioned about the thread where u posted that link to SSC, which was deleted....not the community...

sakrishna

June 10th, 2008, 08:26 PM

Hindustan News Print celebrated Silver Jubilee

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/10/stor...1054120600.htm (http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/10/stories/2008061054120600.htm)

Quote:
HNL initiatives lauded
Staff Reporter
KOCHI: Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Raghunath Jha inaugurated the conclusion of the Rajat Jayanti celebrations of Hindustan Newsprint Ltd., Veloor, on Saturday.
The Minister praised the initiatives on part of HNL for implementing various expansion programmes and diversification into the writing and printing segment, a press release issued here said.
Minister for Public Works Mons Joseph and Minister for Forests Benoy Viswom, who were present on the occasion, promised all possible help from the government to HNL.
P.C. Thomas, MP, and K. Ajith, MLA, were among those present on the occasion. The press release said HNL had positioned itself as the leading newsprint manufacturer in the country. The operations had started with an installed capacity of 80,000 tonnes per year for producing standard newsprint. HNL produces standard newsprint grades of 45 GSM and 48.8 GSM quality. It has a share of about 16 per cent in the domestic newsprint production.
The expansion-cum-diversification project includes a 1,70,000-tonnes-a-year paper machine, 200-tonnes-a-day deinking plant and a power block consisting of a 150-tonne-a-hour boiler and a 25-MW turbo generator with all associated facilities.

sakrishna

June 11th, 2008, 08:27 AM

A group of officials under Kitco representative Cyriac Davis, will conduct a survey today (11-06-08) to identify the land required for the proposed airport, which is a long cherished dream of the Kottayam district panchayath. Survey will be conducted near Kumarakom, Puthuppaly and Ayarkunnam to identify the suitable land. 150 acres of land will be acquired for the first phase of the project. The airport will have the facilities to handle aircrafts with 48 -78 seat capacity. The proposed airport, is mainly meant to promote the tourist spots of the region and will also help in the overall development of the region.

Meanwhile, a survey was conducted yesterday, by Meenachil Taluk officials ,near Kuravilangad for the proposed governmant IT park, as per the direction of the district collector.

Rajesh SM

June 11th, 2008, 02:57 PM

sakrishna

June 12th, 2008, 02:40 PM

^^

Yes, Kudos to Shri V.N. Vasavan MLA (LDF) of Kottayam constituency and The District panchayth for the airport project. Most of the MLAs from the district are hopeless.

The Airport shouldn't be constructed in ecologically sensitive areas like Kumarakom (due to the presence ofbird sanctuary etc.). It should be strategically located so that people from other districts can also easily access the airport.

Also, the kottayam based south indian chamber of commerce deserves applause for the Kottayam Port (India's 1st inland port) project.

Now, what Kottaym needs is an institute of national importance.

Eventhough the LDF govt. so far has done nothing much for kottayam, the only major development that took place in Kottayam is that Kottayam got a new CPM party office:lol:. Whenever a big project comes into the state or central Govt. grants a project, they don't think about Kottayam. Kottayam is known as land of letters, latex etc. but Kottayam doesn't have any educational institution of national importance.
Kottayam doesn't have any exclusive project also.

During the UDF rule, there were 3 ministers (Chandy, Mani and thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan) from the district but did nothing much for their home district.
I don't support either of the parties. But my wish is that whichever party rules,the state should uniformly develop.

sakrishna

June 13th, 2008, 08:17 AM

Photos source: http://wexcohomes.com

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http://www.wexcohomes.com/wsb2elv.jpg

sakrishna

June 14th, 2008, 03:35 AM

15 floors

http://marickargroup.com

http://www.marickargroup.com/images/morning_elevation_main.jpg

sanjupalayat

June 16th, 2008, 09:58 AM

krishna.....good updates....think kotayam hav a lot of midrises coming up....like those of wexco...right...

sakrishna

June 16th, 2008, 10:44 AM

^^
yes sanju chetta, i think there are about 20 (3 to 9 floors) midrise aprtment projects in various stages of construction.
also, about 30 (10 and above) high rise aprartment projects and many villa projects are coming up in kottayam.

sakrishna

June 21st, 2008, 07:16 AM

Holiday Group to invest Rs 1,000 crore in Kerala
Kochi, June 20 (UNI) UAE-based Holiday Group is planning to invest around Rs 1,000 crore in infrastructure, housing and hospitality sectors in the next five years in Kerala.

Speaking to reporters here last evening, Group Chairman C C Thambi said the construction of a five-star deluxe resort, which would have 50 cottages, at Bekkal near Kasargod had started and would be operational by 2009.

He said the Group would launch its major housing projects in Marine Drive, Kadavantra, Maradu, Kakkanad, Kalamasery and Nedumbassery in the city tomorrow.

Keeping in mind the growing opportunities in the tourism sector, Mr Thambi said the company was planning to start five-star hotels in Kochi, Kumarakom, Kovalam and Thiruvananthapuram.

He said large shopping malls in major cities like Kochi, Thrissur and Kozhikode and intergrated townships in Kalamassery and Nedumbassery were also in the pipeline besides starting theme restaurants and motels on national highways.

http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG5_sub.asp?newscode=21448&catcode=ENG5&subcatcode=

sakrishna

June 23rd, 2008, 03:59 PM

Bangalore based hoysala builders have already acquired the property for their Kottayam apartment project but they are waiting to get more property to make the project more beautiful. The project will come up in a premium residential area, 3.5 kms from central junction., on the banks of meenachil river. So, this will be another waterfront residential project in kottayam.:cheers:

sakrishna

June 28th, 2008, 08:12 AM

CII (Confederation of Indian Industries) has identified Kottayam (the only tier 3 city from Kerala) as one among the 6 new investment destinations of South India.

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It would adopt 92 ITIs in the region for upgradation through PPP scheme and train about 5,000 faculty members on 'soft skills' through industry-university consortium across the region, he said, adding it would also work for the introduction of 'soft skills' as choice-based credit system in 15 universities in Tamil Nadu and set up a skills academy at Chennai.'' Dr Reddy said CII believes that tier II and III cities such as Hosur, Erode, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Belgaum and Kottayam were the new destination for investments and the growth engines of economy.

http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20080627/985622.html

NOW, MY QUESTION IS- WHEN WILL THE STATE GOVERNMENT REALIZE THIS FACT?

sakrishna

June 28th, 2008, 01:21 PM

Desire homes - Centre court aparments near collectorate

http://www.desirehomesindia.com/images/centrecourt.jpg (http://www.desirehomesindia.com/supreme.html)

sakrishna

June 28th, 2008, 01:35 PM

FLAIR ALLIANCE is about to announce the launching of our new projects in Trivandrum and Kottayam, look sharp in the daily news and grab the deal your way. Kottayam Luxurious Project "LEGACY", Trivandrum, upcoming Biggest project and THE MALL project @ Edappally

http://www.flairalliance.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8&Itemid=9

sakrishna

June 28th, 2008, 05:27 PM

http://www.mathrubhumi.com/php/newsFrm.php?news_id=12190821&n_type=RE&category_id=1&Farc=T

(oops, sorry for the font, pls follow the above link if this is unreadable)

കോട്ടയം:ജില്ലയില്* ചെറുവിമാനത്താവളത്തിന്* (എയര്*സ്*ട്രിപ്പ്*) യോജിച്ച സ്ഥലം കണ്ടെത്താന്* കിറ്റ്*കോ സംഘം വീണ്ടുമെത്തി. നാട്ടകം പഞ്ചായത്തിലെ വടക്കേമുട്ടം, പള്ളം തൊള്ളായിരം, ആറായിരം എന്നീ പാടശേഖരങ്ങള്* വ്യാഴാഴ്*ച സംഘം പരിശോധിച്ചു. മൂന്നുസ്ഥലങ്ങളിലും കൃഷിയുണ്ട്*. എന്നാല്* എം.സി.റോഡുമായും കോട്ടയം നഗരവുമായുമുള്ള അടുപ്പം ഇവയുടെ അനുകൂല ഘടകങ്ങളായി വിലയിരുത്തപ്പെടുന്നു.

വിമാനത്താവളത്തിന്* 150 ഏക്കര്* സ്ഥലമാണ്* വേണ്ടത്*. ഈ മൂന്നിടങ്ങളിലും അതിലേറെ ഭൂമിയുണ്ട്*. വടക്കേമുട്ടം പാടശേഖരത്തില്* 500 ഏക്കറോളം സ്ഥലം കണ്ടെത്താനാവും. കൃഷി സ്ഥലമായതിനാല്* ആള്*ത്താമസം അധികമില്ല. പണി നടന്നുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്ന ചെറുകിട തുറമുഖം ഇതിനു സമീപമാണ്*.

പള്ളം തൊള്ളായിരം പാടശേഖരത്തിലെ സ്ഥലത്തിന്* 325 ഏക്കര്* വിസ്*തൃതിയുണ്ട്*. 150 വ്യക്തികളുടെ പേരിലാണിത്*. 98 പേര്* ഇവിടെ കൃഷി ചെയ്യുന്നു. ആറായിരം പാടശേഖരത്തില്* 760 ഏക്കര്* ഭൂമിയുണ്ട്*. ഇവിടെയും സ്ഥലമുടമകളുടെ എണ്ണം നൂറിലേറെ വരും.

പാടത്തിനുചുറ്റുമുള്ള ബണ്ടില്* മാത്രമേ ആള്*ത്താമസമുള്ളൂ എന്നതിനാല്*, ഈ പ്രദേശങ്ങളില്* വലിയ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടില്ലാതെ സ്ഥലമേറ്റെടുക്കാനാവും എന്നാണ്* പദ്ധതിക്കു പിന്നില്* പ്രവര്*ത്തിക്കുന്ന ജില്ലാ പഞ്ചായത്തധികൃതരുടെ പ്രതീക്ഷ.

മൂന്ന്* സ്ഥലങ്ങളിലേക്കും എത്തിച്ചേരാന്* നിലവില്* ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുണ്ട്*. എന്നാല്* പാലങ്ങളും റോഡും പണിത്* ഈ പ്രശ്*നം പരിഹരിക്കാനാവുമെന്ന്* ചൂണ്ടിക്കാണിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. കോടിമതയില്* നിന്ന്* വടക്കേമുട്ടം പാടത്തേക്കെത്തണമെങ്കില്* ഒരു പാലം നിര്*മ്മിക്കണം. പള്ളം ഭാഗത്ത്* എം.സി.റോഡില്* നിന്ന്* പടിഞ്ഞാട്ടേയ്*ക്ക്* അധികം നീളത്തില്* റോഡില്ല. ഇപ്പോഴത്തെ റോഡ്* അവസാനിക്കുന്നിടത്തെ കടവില്* പാലം പണിത്* ഒരു കിലോമീറ്റര്* നീളത്തില്* റോഡ്* നിര്*മ്മിച്ചാല്* തൊള്ളായിരം പാടശേഖരത്തിലേക്ക്* വാഹനമെത്തും. ഇതിന്* സമീപത്തുതന്നെയാണ്* ആറായിരം പാടശേഖരവും.

വ്യാഴാഴ്*ച പരിശോധിച്ച മൂന്ന്* സ്ഥലങ്ങളും ജലനിരപ്പില്* നിന്ന്* കാര്യമായി ഉയര്*ത്തിയെടുത്താലേ വിമാനത്താവളത്തിനായി ഉപയോഗിക്കാനാകൂ. ഓരോ പ്രദേശത്തെയും നിര്*മ്മാണച്ചെലവ്*, റണ്*വേ നിര്*മ്മാണസാധ്യത, മറ്റ്* തടസ്സങ്ങള്* എന്നിവ വരുന്ന ദിവസങ്ങളില്* സംഘം വിശദമായി പരിശോധിക്കും. അതിനുശേഷം രണ്ടുമാസത്തിനുള്ളില്* റിപ്പോര്*ട്ട്* നല്*കാനാകുമെന്നാണ്* പ്രതീക്ഷ.

കിറ്റ്*കോ ജനറല്* മാനേജര്* സിറിയക്* ഡേവിസിന്റെ നേതൃത്വത്തിലുള്ള വിദഗ്*ദ്ധ സംഘത്തില്* കണ്*സള്*ട്ടന്റുമാരായ രാജേഷ്*, രാഗേഷ്* എന്നിവര്* അംഗങ്ങളാണ്*. രണ്ടാമത്തെ തവണയാണ്* സംഘം സ്ഥലപരിശോധനയ്*ക്കെത്തുന്നത്*. ആദ്യ തവണ നാല്* സ്ഥലങ്ങള്* പരിശോധിച്ചിരുന്നു.

ജില്ലാ പഞ്ചായത്ത്* പ്രസിഡന്റ്* തോമസ്* കുന്നപ്പള്ളി, ട്രാവന്*കൂര്* സിമന്റ്*സ്* ചീഫ്* മാനേജര്* അബു ജെയിംസ്*, കേരള കോണ്*ഗ്രസ്* (എം) മാധ്യമ സെല്* കണ്*വീനര്* വിജി എം.തോമസ്*, സൗത്ത്* ഇന്ത്യന്* ചേംബര്* ഓഫ്* കൊമേഴ്*സ്* ഭാരവാഹികളായ വില്*സണ്* ജേക്കബ്*, ഷാജി ജോസഫ്*, ഏബ്രഹാം വര്*ഗീസ്*, സി.ടി.ജേക്കബ്*, കേളച്ചന്ദ്ര എന്നിവരും സംഘത്തിനൊപ്പമുണ്ടായിരുന്നു.

shafi

July 3rd, 2008, 06:46 AM

http://i30.tinypic.com/sziwaw.jpg

phaedrus

July 5th, 2008, 09:25 PM

holy shit, that looks fugly. HORRIBLE!!!
yeah, get a heart attack looking at this monstrosity and then get treated there

dinakar

July 6th, 2008, 02:40 AM

I think the design is ok...but the color combination looks a bit adventurous for a hospital...:ohno:

sai...what do u say?

any way lets hope the treatment is good there...at the end that is what actually matters....right friends?

:cheers:

sakrishna

July 6th, 2008, 06:58 AM

sn1101holy shit, that looks fugly. HORRIBLE!!!
yeah, get a heart attack looking at this monstrosity and then get treated there

The design is the same but the the hospital is painted white, so, it is not actually horiible unlike the rendering. The 1st phase of the hosbital building was over way back before 2002, i think. the second phase constitutes the construction of the block on the left side.i'll try to get pics of the hospital as soon as possible.then u'll have to agree with the fact that it is not ugly as is the impression one gets from the elevation.

sakrishna

July 6th, 2008, 07:07 PM

link: http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/06/stories/2008070654780600.htm

Rail-side warehouses to be set up
S. Anil Radhakrishnan
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Railways, in association with the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), will set up rail-side warehouses in the State to ensure faster freight movement.
Five locations — Kazhakuttam, Kollam, Chingavanam, Ernakulam and Thrissur — had been identified for the purpose, Senior Divisional Operations Manager J. Vinayan told The Hindu here.
Although 12 places had been identified in the Thiruvananthapuram division, the five places shortlisted need no land acquisition, he said. “The plots have been selected in such a way that the proposed warehouses will have rail and road approach,” Mr. Vinayan said.
Agreement with CWC
The Railway Board had entered into an agreement with the CWC for setting up warehouses on railway land. The five plots will be leased to the CWC for 30 years at Rs.1 per square metre. The profit generated from these warehouses will be shared by the CWC and the Railways.
Sketches submitted
The initial sketches of the proposed warehouses were submitted by the divisional authorities to the Chief Transportation Planning Manager, Chennai during a recent meeting.
While business and other feasibility reports are to be worked out by the CWC, the estimate will be worked out by the division, Mr. Vinayan said.
Work to begin soon
“Each warehouse will be 600 metre in length and 15 to 20 metre in width. The warehouse will have a floor area of 12,000 to 18,000 square metres. The work will commence soon and the first of the five warehouses is expected to be commissioned by mid 2009,” he said.
Rail-side warehouses will help in doing away with secondary transportation.
The concept would also help in the public distribution and general warehousing activities of the CWC, Mr. Vinayan said.
The CWC has a network of over 470 warehouses with an approximate capacity of 9.2 million tonnes.

phaedrus

July 7th, 2008, 07:07 PM

The design is the same but the the hospital is painted white, so, it is not actually horiible unlike the rendering. The 1st phase of the hosbital building was over way back before 2002, i think. the second phase constitutes the construction of the block on the left side.i'll try to get pics of the hospital as soon as possible.then u'll have to agree with the fact that it is not ugly as is the impression one gets from the elevation.

cheers! :cheers:

sanjupalayat

July 9th, 2008, 10:45 AM

Nalukettu from famous Ezhava family Alumootil tharavad of central Travacore region.
http://widget.slide.com/rdr/1/1/3/W/22000000010dd6f0/1/178/WI9ENsgU4D9164y7u4Ex7hGYIRYBqPlu.jpg (http://www.slide.com/s/R06x6SyR6D-7HEbTQwtFnQblDs0W3zsu?referrer=hlnk)
http://widget.slide.com/rdr/1/1/3/W/22000000010dd3f1/1/182/RrTSAc9m2T_D-Wd0thbUws1pu0wMVwmM.jpg (http://www.slide.com/s/tJm--iTyyz-Iol7E_Xs88fKCgJiH2xxT?referrer=hlnk)
MEDA
http://widget.slide.com/rdr/1/1/3/W/22000000010dd87a/1/2/ce_71NmR6j9EZBHD9MCMY4Hq5Oki_dJg.jpg (http://www.slide.com/s/AkOAYP9y1z_tDlYxBaJgZUMjWBWJ4W6k?referrer=hlnk)

ALUMOOTTIL THARAVAD (http://http://www.alummoottil.com/home.htm)

scorpiogenius

July 9th, 2008, 04:29 PM

sanjupalayat

July 9th, 2008, 07:21 PM

^^

You seem to have an obsession towards these vintage villas Sanju.. :). It may appear strange, but I've never been to a nalukeetu in my life. Incidentally my home in Trivandrum was a similar one when we bought it 22 years back. It had a naduthalam but was converted to a big living-dining combi when my dad bought it. Its been remodelled and concreted now.

Yes scorpio.....i am really crazy about these old cute houses...coz the comfurt level nd relaxation u enjoy in these houses are amazing...i hav experienced it... so i will die for it...its really good for our whether conditions..:cheers:

sakrishna

July 11th, 2008, 07:31 PM

http://www.hospitalitybizindia.com/detailNews.aspx?aid=1566&sid=1
Kumarakom Lake Resort wins India’s Leading Resort

Saturday, July 05, 2008, 17:00 Hrs [IST]By HBI staff |
Bengaluru:
Kumarakom Lake Resort has been declared India’s Leading Resort for the third year in a row. The award, which was given at the World Travel Awards 2008 held last month in Shanghai, was received by Sanjiv Banerjee, Director - Sales & Marketing, Kumarakom Lake Resort.

Kumarakom Lake Resort is a five-star luxury heritage resort in the island hamlet of Kumarakom. There were ten finalists including Amanbagh Alwar; Angsana Oasis Spa & Resort Bangalore; Fort Aguada Beach Resort; Kairali Ayurvedic Health Resort Kerala; Kumarakom Lake Resort; Taj Lake Palace; Taj Mahal Palace and Towers Mumbai; Leela Palace Kempinski Bangalore; Oberoi Rajvilas and Oberoi Udaivilas.

Established in 1993, the World Travel Awards has 919 different categories and its 15th year was attended by travel professionals, VIPs, celebrities and media from countries across the region. Miss World, Chinese Zi Lin Zhang, was the Guest of Honour, while TV presenter, Varun Sharma, of BBC World was the host for the evening. The World Travel Awards were conceived to acknowledge and celebrate excellence in the world's travel and tourism industry.

sakrishna

July 12th, 2008, 09:51 AM

Photos' source: http://www.thepaul.in/imagegalley/imggallry.htm

Resort Bird's eye View
http://www.thepaul.in/imagegalley/images/big/12.jpg

Presidential Suite
http://www.thepaul.in/imagegalley/images/big/13.jpg

Presidential Suite Interior
http://www.thepaul.in/imagegalley/images/big/14.jpg

Conference Hall
http://www.thepaul.in/imagegalley/images/big/11.jpg

Luxury Pavilion Room Interior
http://www.thepaul.in/imagegalley/images/big/10-big.jpg

Meandering Pool Villa
http://www.thepaul.in/imagegalley/images/big/9-big.jpg

Heritage Lake View Villa
http://www.thepaul.in/imagegalley/images/big/8-big.jpg

Meandering Pool Duplex
http://www.thepaul.in/imagegalley/images/big/7-big.jpg

Heritage Villa with Private Pool
http://www.thepaul.in/imagegalley/images/big/garden-view-big.jpg

Houseboat interior

http://www.thepaul.in/imagegalley/images/big/house_boat_big1.jpg

Ayurmana
http://www.thepaul.in/imagegalley/images/big/ayurmana-big.jpg

Heritage Villa with Private Pool
http://www.thepaul.in/imagegalley/images/big/garden_view_villa_big.jpg

Houseboat

http://www.thepaul.in/imagegalley/images/big/house_boat_big.jpg

KMC

July 12th, 2008, 06:27 PM

It seems Four Seasons resort is coming somehwere at a place called Puthen Kayal , any idea where it is.

sakrishna

July 12th, 2008, 08:21 PM

^^
Another international resort in kottayam. great news.

here is the loctaion of the puthen kayal. It is near vetchoor.courtsey: wikimapia.org

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/516/ktmputhenkayalcm9.png

This is a reclaimed island. the reclamation was done by some family way back in 1950s, i think. but i am dead against all sorts of reclamations. we should save our beautiful vemby. people should realise that tourists come to enjoy the beauty of lake and not that of the resort. govt. should take stringent measures to protect vemby, the unique backwater destination in kerala, perhaps in India. all the resort operators/others should evict all the reclaimed lands, if they've done so. be it for commercial/residential/tourism/agricultural purpose or whatever.

dinakar

July 19th, 2008, 09:14 AM

upcoming resort at kumarakom....from the archtects page.....

http://i35.tinypic.com/257lwma.jpg

:cheers:

sakrishna

July 19th, 2008, 02:55 PM

upcoming resort at kumarakom....from the archtects page.....

http://i35.tinypic.com/257lwma.jpg

:cheers:
that's a great find.tanx.any idea who the promoter is, about the location etc.? what's the year of completion of the project?
can u provide the link to the architect's page?

sanjupalayat

July 19th, 2008, 09:18 PM

that's a great find.tanx.any idea who the promoter is, about the location etc.? what's the year of completion of the project?
can u provide the link to the architect's page?

Krishna, this project is already complete nd u hav already posted those images on this page itself..plz do scroll towards up....its none other than kumarakam lake resort...:)

dinakar

July 20th, 2008, 11:37 AM

Kottayam mini airport to be ready in 2 years time....^^^^

Foundation stone to be layed by november......

great initiative from the panchayat..

http://i34.tinypic.com/11j4tvq.jpg

sakrishna

July 20th, 2008, 05:25 PM

Krishna, this project is already complete nd u hav already posted those images on this page itself..plz do scroll towards up....its none other than kumarakam lake resort...:)

sanju chetta, i didn't notice that.tanx for the clarification. but the actual design (the aerial view) and the elevation posted by dinakar look different, except the pool.though the names are similar- kumarkom 'lake' resort and kumarakom 'kayal' resort, i thought this might be another resort project.

sakrishna

July 20th, 2008, 05:38 PM

Kottayam mini airport to be ready in 2 years time....^^^^

Foundation stone to be layed by november......

great initiative from the panchayat..

http://i34.tinypic.com/11j4tvq.jpg

tanx for posting that news dinakar. but it is a sad thing that the present district panchayth president will have to resign by the end of this month, according to party decision.kottayam needs more visionary leaders like Thomas Kunnappaly and V.N.Vasavan MLA for its development. because of lack of pressure on the government, kottayam has been denied many projects. kottayam is the most neglected district under LDF govt., i repeat.
kottayam needs educational institutions like IIT. while all the districts except kottayam are getting big projects worth more than 1000 crores, kottayam is getting only mini projects. most of these investments are from kottayamites, without any govt. initiative. Even, the govt. promoted infrastructure development agencies like KINFRA are not showing any interest in kottayam.

sakrishna

July 21st, 2008, 05:46 AM

^^
guys, sorry. pls excuse me for my complaining nature. i got a bit emotional.
after all, i want the whole of my country to develop, and not just kottayam or kerala.

sakrishna

July 21st, 2008, 07:56 AM

KOTTAYAM AIRPORT NEWS

Keralites in Kuwait agree to fund new Kottayam airport

Indo Asian News Service

Sunday, July 20, 2008 (Kottayam)

A group of Keralites settled in Kuwait has come forward to fund the building of an airport near Kottayam, said former chief minister Oommen Chandy.

Chandy, who is Leader of Opposition in the state assembly, said the green signal for the funding came after several rounds of talks.

"This project has been initiated by the Kottayam district panchayat and Thomas Kunnapaly, president of the district panchayat, is in Delhi to submit the details of the project to Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel," said Chandy, who represents Puthupally constituency in Kottayam district.

A few places have been identified for setting up the airport, Chandy said.

"Initially, the plan was for a small airport with landing facilities for small aircrafts up to a seating capacity of 80. But with the proposal getting an overwhelming support from the Keralites in Kuwait, it could be even a big airport," added Chandy.

A large number of people from Kottayam district and its neighbouring districts, including Idukki, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha, has settled in the Middle-East, Europe and in the US.

At present, the people from these districts are depending on the airports in Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi to travel abroad and back to home.

"We will support the project completely as it would also give a big boost to the tourism industry in the area including Kumarakom and Munnar," said P.C. George, a five-time legislator from Kottayam district.

http://www.ndtvprofit.com/2008/07/20205401/Keralites-in-Kuwait-agree-to-f.html

sanjupalayat

July 21st, 2008, 08:31 AM

KOTTAYAM AIRPORT NEWS

http://www.ndtvprofit.com/2008/07/20205401/Keralites-in-Kuwait-agree-to-f.html

so...5 airports in one small state of kerala which is smaller than some of the districts in some states.....huh....:lol:

Jomy

July 21st, 2008, 09:41 AM

so...5 airports in one small state of kerala which is smaller than some of the districts in some states.....huh....:lol:

One more Airport is coming up near Thodupuzha, A mini Airport like the one proposed in Kottayam, and it will handle 70 or 80 seater ATR's
So 6 Airport in one small State. And if Aranmula airport comes into realty then number will be 7 !!!!!:nuts:

sanjupalayat

July 21st, 2008, 10:13 AM

One more Airport is coming up near Thodupuzha, A mini Airport like the one proposed in Kottayam, and it will handle 70 or 80 seater ATR's
So 6 Airport in one small Airport. And if Aranmula airport comes into realty then number will be 7 !!!!!:nuts:

Now a question arises....do we need so many airports....like we hav bus stops....:nuts: nedumbassery is hardly 2.5 hours from kottayam..so do we need an airport there....and one more thing airport in kottayam is justifiable... y on this earth we need airports in thodupuzha nd aranmmula...simply waste of money and energy....y cant these NRI'S invest some monly on roads....actually govt must control such investments....:bash:

Aslesh

July 21st, 2008, 11:22 AM

Chumma kedakkattedey. Kashu mudakkan alundenkil pinnenth. If NRIs are allowed to invest on roads they will do that also. I think we need airport in Wynad too. It will be good for tourism sector.

sanjupalayat

July 21st, 2008, 11:39 AM

Chumma kedakkattedey. Kashu mudakkan alundenkil pinnenth. If NRIs are allowed to invest on roads they will do that also. I think we need airport in Wynad too. It will be good for tourism sector.

Then we need one at kazargod, guruvayoor, pamba......etc....etc...

sakrishna

July 21st, 2008, 11:56 AM

I think once green signal is given for kottayam airport, then the proposal for setting uparanmula and idukki airports will have to be shelved.
the people behind aranmula airport should have thought twice on its location before they came to a conclusion. their intention was good- for the overall development of central travancore. but the location wasn't right.
kottayam is the ideal gateway to most of the places in central travancore - sabarimala,kumarakom, hill stations, beaches (alleppey is just an hours' drive from kottayam), backwaters, pilgrim centres etc. and therfore kottayam is the most ideal location for airport. the driving force behind kottayam's development has been rubber. there it ends.but still kottayam doesn't have any major industry. kottayam lacks behind all other districts because of lack of good roads etc.and now people have started thinking of changing the allignment of NH220. if that happens, then kottayam will be the only district head quarters without an NH, i think. that is the only decent road in kottayam district, other than poonjar-ettumanoor highway.

also, kottayam town's proxomity to other 3 disrtict head quarters- painavu, alappuzha and pathanamthitta is its biggest advantage.
earlier, even i was not interested in a big airport in kottayam. but now i think that only a big airport can bring about big investments into this region. good educational institutions,hospitals etc.
so a medium/major airport is what kottayam needs. it need not be international for the time being. and in future, when kochi expands, kottayam airport can be upgraded to international status and can be considered as kochi's satellite airport, as in the case of sriperumbadur airport for chennai and noida airport for delhi.

sanjupalayat

July 21st, 2008, 12:06 PM

earlier, even i was not interested in a big airport in kottayam. but now i think that only a big airport can bring about big investments into this region. good educational institutions,hospitals etc.
so a medium airport is what kottayam needs. it need not be international. and in future, when kochi expands, kottayam airport can be considered as kochi's satellite airport, as in the case of sriperumbadur airport for chennai and noida airport for delhi.

Good taught.....guys watz ur openion....and then i think guys from thrissur can also claim one airport.....choice is for investors...either thrissur or kottayam...

Jomy

July 21st, 2008, 12:16 PM

Now a question arises....do we need so many airports....like we hav bus stops....:nuts: nedumbassery is hardly 2.5 hours from kottayam..so do we need an airport there....and one more thing airport in kottayam is justifiable... y on this earth we need airports in thodupuzha nd aranmmula...simply waste of money and energy....y cant these NRI'S invest some monly on roads....actually govt must control such investments....:bash:

Airport at Thodupuzha is not proposed by NRI, Itz an initiative from Govt of Inida, as GOI decided to construct more than 100 mini airport across the country, From Kerala they selected two places two launch this project, one is in Thodupuzha and the other one is i think in Kottayam thats what the Panchayath president had mentioned in that article abt the proposed airport in Kottayam!
And its a good initiative From GOI, these kind of projects can boost the overall development of the state, particularly places like kottayam and Thodupuzha! It would attract more investments in these regions, tats for sure!
After a Decade the whole Kerala may look like a Big City, Who knows.. !!!

sakrishna

July 21st, 2008, 12:17 PM

sanjupalayat

July 21st, 2008, 12:33 PM

sanju chetta, the present kochi airport is just 55kms from thrissur. also, ALP-EKM-TCR NH 47 route is the best in the state at present - striaght and 4 laned. so, no need of another airport in that region. coimbatore airport is just 55 kms from palakkad (again NH 47), mangalore airport-55kms from kasaragod (NH 17), tvm airport - 75 kms from qln and has good connectivity through NH 47. but MC road is hopeless. even, ettumanoor-ekm road and ktm-kumarakom-vaikom-ernakulam are hopeless.
the proposed kottayam nedumbassery road hasn't taken off yet.
and as ajay prasad chattan mentioned in his blogs, if another airport in tvm is to be constructed, it can be near attingal. so it'll be much more close to kollam.

If the proposed kottayam-nedumbassery road takes of.....kottayam can become a gurgaon or noida....so let the road develop first...if airport comes it can serve the effluent NRI'S not as a whole industrially....if good roads come the sides can be developed as IT parks or SEZ'S, later when the industry grows, the region demands an airport....development must start from basic level.....so i will tell NRI'S to build a world class road connecting nedumbassery to kottayam...

sakrishna

July 21st, 2008, 12:34 PM

sakrishna

July 21st, 2008, 12:45 PM

If the proposed kottayam-nedumbassery road takes of.....kottayam can become a gurgaon or noida....so let the road develop first...if airport comes it can serve the effluent NRI'S not as a whole industrially....if good roads come the sides can be developed as IT parks or SEZ'S, later when the industry grows, the region demands an airport....development must start from basic level.....so i will tell NRI'S to build a world class road connecting nedumbassery to kottayam...

that won't happen at all. i'm damn sure. bcoz even the proposed flyover in kottayam hasn't taken off owing to protests from certain sections of the society (to safeguard their selfish interest) saying that it would divide the town into 2, people will throw wastes etc from the flyover, it'll lead to sound pollution and all those baseless reasons. people living on the two sides of NH 220 (in KTM Dt.)have started protesting against its widening.

and another thing, i don't want kottayam to be another gurgoan etc. kottayam should develop only to a certain extant. karanam nagaramennal naragamanu. so, imortant roads should have shade givin trees also and not simply big buildings alone,on their sides.:)

sanjupalayat

July 21st, 2008, 01:04 PM

that won't happen at all. i'm damn sure. bcoz even the proposed flyover in kottayam hasn't taken off owing to protests from certain sections of the society (to safeguard their selfish interest) saying that it would divide the town into 2, people will throw wastes etc from the flyover, it'll lead to sound pollution and all those baseless reasons. people living on the two sides of NH 220 (in KTM Dt.)have started protesting against its widening.

and another thing, i don't want kottayam to be another gurgoan etc. kottayam should develop only to a certain extant. karanam nagaramennal naragamanu. so, imortant roads should have shade givin trees also and not simply big buildings alone,on their sides.:)

Hm.....good.....taught indeed....anyway let the airport come...any ways it will be good for kottayam....:cheers:

Aslesh

July 21st, 2008, 01:30 PM

and one more thing, state like karnataka are also building new airports and that too only in imortant places like shimoga, gulbarga etc. and not in all districts.

at present kerala can be divided into the following regions for airports.

TVM-QLN (and KANYAKUMARI in TN), PTA- south ALP-KTM-SOUTH IDUKKI, north ALLEPPEY-EKM-TCR-north IDUKKI, PALKKAD in Kerala and COIMBATORE in TN, MALAPPURAM-CALICUT-WAYANAD, KANNUR-south KASARAGOD, north KASARAGOD - MANGALORE in KARANATAKA.

Correction here. Kannur airport can serve northern part of Kozhikode district like vadakara-nadapuram-kuttiadi, north Wayanad and western parts of kodagu in Karnataka. Similarly Calicut airport serves northern part of thrissur and palakkad districts.

sakrishna

July 21st, 2008, 03:07 PM

^^
thank u for correcting me. yes, kannur international airport can also serve as calicut's satellite airport as is kottayam to kochi. for tvm, another airport in tvm district itself would be better (in the future).

sakrishna

July 23rd, 2008, 09:56 AM

‘Real estate interests behind airport’
Radhakrishnan Kuttoor

Paddy field being converted in Aranmula puncha

Photo: Leju Kamal
http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/23/images/2008072351730701.jpg
Unchecked: Vast expanses of paddy fields being converted by a private party at Aranmula after announcing the construction of an international airport there. —

ARANMULA (PATHANAMTHITTA): The announcement of Central support to the proposed airport project in Kottayam has brought to light certain unpleasant facts behind the much-publicised proposal for another “international airport” announced by a private agency at Aranmula.
Aranmula Aviation Limited (AAL), a recently-floated private company, announced its “dream project” to construct an international airport at Aranmula a year ago. A few months ago, the company even announced the launching of its air taxi service from Aranmula in a year’s time.
However, talking to The Hindu on Tuesday, AAL director T.K. Raveendran Nair expressed his doubts about the “sincerity of certain company quarters” in implementing the airport project.
He said that with the announcement of Central support to the proposed airport in Kottayam, the chances of getting clearance for another airport in the adjoining district of Pathanamthitta were remote. According to him, there is every reason to suspect some sort of “real estate interests” on the part of certain company top-brass. Capt. Nair said that, to his knowledge, AAL had not yet sought clearance from the Civil Aviation Department or any other agency concerned for the proposed airport project.Moreover, the company did not possess “even a single cent of land of its own as the Mount Zion Trust headed by AAL managing director Abraham Kalamannil is yet to transfer the land earmarked for the project,” he added.
“Dream” project
It all started with the announcement of an airport project by the Kozhencherry-based Mount Zion Trust five years ago. The trust reportedly purchased about 101 hectares of low-lying paddy fields in the Aranmula puncha and started indiscriminate conversion activity in 2003-04. However, the paddy field conversion hit a road block following strong opposition from various farm workers’ unions, especially the CPI(M)-led Kerala State Karshaka Thozhilali Union (KSKTU).
The proposed airport project was revived a year ago with the registration of a new company, AAL, and induction of P.S. Nair, a Kochi-based real estate businessman, as its chairman. The other three members on the AAL board are Mr. Abraham Kalamanil (managing director) and Mr. Raveendran Nair and Samuel Thomas (both directors).
Meanwhile, the Mount Zion Trust and Mr. Abraham Kalamannil, who still possess the entire land, resumed the conversion of Aranmula puncha with alleged official and political patronage.
Even the local MLA, who was in the forefront of the agitation against the land conversion five years ago, kept mum on the bulldozing of an adjoining hill into the paddy fields, alleged a local businessman.
There are also allegations that the Revenue authorities’ inaction is a testimony to the large-scale corruption involved. However, the district authorities here have confirmed that no official sanction has been given so far for land conversion in Aranmula puncha.
Though Capt. Nair says that only 20 hectares of paddy field have been converted, the local people say that the converted area is around 40 hectares.
Capt. Nair said that he had already made his stand clear that the company should return the money, around Rs.30 lakh, collected from various shareholders if it failed to implement the project.
It is also a fact that the land value in Aranmula has shot up with the announcement of the airport project.
Environmentalists here have called upon the government to take over the converted portion of the Aranmula puncha and restore it without any delay

http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/23/stories/2008072351730700.htm

robin_a_p

July 23rd, 2008, 01:25 PM

^^ Hope finally the truth is coming out. Aranmula Airport project looks more like a scam. But NRKs are like this [excuse the generalization]. If some one comes with a seaport project in Ranni then also many will be willing to invest crores. No ones cares to look into the feasibility details.

sakrishna

August 1st, 2008, 06:58 AM

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nishanthnair

August 1st, 2008, 08:54 AM

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Ajaypp

August 1st, 2008, 10:34 PM

and one more thing, state like karnataka are also building new airports and that too only in imortant places like shimoga, gulbarga etc. and not in all districts.

Just to add a point, Krishna, Pathanamthitta district is within 90 mins drive of Trivandrum Airport, especially when the work on the M.C.Road is completed by next year. The same goes for some parts of Kottayam too. I drove to Kottayam a few months ago in about 2.25 hours flat, even with patches of the road being unfinished. This is about the time, I used to take to get to Mumbai Airport from Vashi or Nariman Point or to Kolkata Airport from IIM Calcutta.

I daresay that whatever new airports are being proposed may be developed into commuter hubs while international and long distance domestic services are retained at the three (soon four) international airports. This will ensure good connectivity while at the same time ensuring that there is sufficient traffic at the big airports to enable carriers to operate direct long haul flights.
Already, the commencement of flights by almost all the major Middle East carriers to Kozhikode airport has significantly cut into Nedumbassery's traffic. Soon Kannur may cut into Kozhikode's pie. And the proposed airports in middle Kerala will cannibalise traffic from Cochin again. The pie can't keep on getting divided, else there may not be enough to justify long haul flights at any airport in Kerala. In that case, everyone ends up as losers.

Cheers!

sakrishna

August 3rd, 2008, 08:51 AM

^^
i agree with u ajay chetta. let the new ktm airport, once it becomes a reality,be operated as a feeder airport for the initial few years, say 5 years and then it can be elevated to international status.

sakrishna

August 10th, 2008, 03:41 PM

Rakindo's Kumarakom project will soon be the 'Crown Jewel' of Kerala's tourism landscape. Spread over 450 acres and set amidst the beautiful backwaters of Kerala, 'Kumarakom Resorts', Rakindo's resort-themed township will incorporate the best of lifestyle concepts including
A 18-hole international golf course, Resort hotel & spa, Chic cafes & restaurants, Street mall, Villas & Condominiums

http://www.rakindo.com/RAKINDO/Images/kumarakam_masterPlan_big.jpg

source:http://www.rakindo.com/RAKINDO/Kumarakom.html#

The project seems superb.but this shouldn't be done by reclaiming backwaters.hope they won't.

scorpiogenius

August 10th, 2008, 04:24 PM

^^

WOW...thats a marvellous development. Rakindo is also coming up with a residential enclave somewhere on the Vaikkam- Trippunithura road.

sakrishna

August 13th, 2008, 10:13 AM

:banana:

Development projects for Kerala
Kochi, Aug. 12

World Malayalee Council (WMC), a fraternity of Keralites around the globe, has chalked out several developmental plans in IT, biotechnology, nanotechnology and township development through out the State. Mr George Kulangara, Chairman, Kerala Province, WMC, said in a release that the Council is planning to construct two technoparks in Kottayam district with public participation and the investment estimated for the projects will be to the tune of Rs 2,000 crore. Preliminary works for the project, including purchase of land, had commenced, he said. The Council had also purchased 50 acres at Manjappra near the Cochin International Airport to develop a township and an IT park. The investment for the project is estimated at Rs 1,500 crore. There are also plans to construct resorts at major tourist centres at Kumarakom, Munnar, Cherai, Wagamon and Thattekad, he added. –
Our Bureau

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/08/13/stories/2008081351212100.htm

Rajesh SM

August 13th, 2008, 06:14 PM

:banana:

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/08/13/stories/2008081351212100.htm

sakrishna, WMC is saying this for last ten years. In 2001 they came with another bunch of projects in GIM. But nothing materialised. This people only barks, doesnot bites.:ohno:

The news abt Raikando is a very positive step for the development of Kottayam. I think kottayam will soon get an IT park from KSITL, which will put kottayam in the IT map as well.

Continue your work in this thread as a lonely warrior.:okay:

sakrishna

August 14th, 2008, 05:39 AM

^^
tanx for the support.
hope WMC won't repeat the same mistake this time.

ttand3t

August 14th, 2008, 10:08 AM

A kottayamite by ancestry and schooling but shifted focus to cochin due to trends and also lack of development in kottayam,i joined this forum to congratulate sa krishna for his lone battle for kottayam.Krishna keep up the good work.I feel kottayam had gone for a rip van winkle sort of long slumber and it will take another 2-3 years to wake up.but once it wakes up,it will be another noida because u wont get a better cosmopolitan,literate crowd elsewhere and there is no other district which can offer a combination of backwaters and hills and undulating surfaces and rivers,a little bit of everything.
Once again KEEP IT UP KRISHNA:banana:

sanjupalayat

August 14th, 2008, 05:15 PM

sakrishna

August 16th, 2008, 11:04 AM

sakrishna

August 16th, 2008, 11:06 AM

Krishna.....happy kya.....:cheers:

of course sanju chetta, i feel happy. but i need more kottayamites to join this forum who can contribute to this thread in the form of pics etc. my house is situated outside the municipal limits of kottayam and since i stay in a hostel (am an engg. student), i'll be out of kottayam mostly (5 days in a week). that's the reason why i'm not in aposition to take snaps or to post my own pics here.

ttand3t

August 16th, 2008, 12:43 PM

sakrishna

August 16th, 2008, 08:11 PM

Sorry krishna,i am an nri and hence cannot help u with photographs but i can give you a wider perspective of how development should be by being exposed to a developed country.why there should be expressways and why there should be more and more airports and why should we plan for 2020 now.
Of the 4 places visited by KITCO for airport,which one is more suitable for airport and which place u feel will be ultimately selected.
i feel kerala has not been able to tap its potential as a tourist destination.if there is concerted effort by the govt and the public tourism will bring in more revenue than all the IT put together.:nuts:

It's ok. pls try to promote this thread amonh other non resident kottayamites NRKSs and NRIs. which part of kottayam u hail frm? where are u working nw? are other NRIs interested in KTM airport project? are they willing to invest? what's the general opinion- whether KTM needs a big or small airport?

i think the area near kidangoor will be selected for the airport, it is best suited also, considering its location- central part of kottayam district, proximity to highway (ettumanoor-poonjar highway, one of the best in the state, i think), strength of the land, not far from the district headquarters,also can be easily reached from all the important places of the district.not near ecologically fragile areas like kumarakom, upper kuttanad etc.
also, ettumanoor station is hardly 5 kms from this place. hence it'll be the airport station, if the airport comes up there.
i hope the govt will develop existing as well as new roads (wide,straight and level roads) so that ppl from PTA,IDK and ALP can also reach the airport without much delay.

In my opinionthe following roads should be developed as soon as possible:
1)Cherthala-thaneermukkom -vechoor-kallara-ettumanoor-kidangoor
2)kuravilangad-kidangoor
3)PTA-karukachal-manarkad-kidangoor
4)manarkad-ettumanoor
4)new road: ALP-neelamperoor-Kurichi-M.C.road

vinodtnt

August 17th, 2008, 09:56 AM

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ttand3t

August 17th, 2008, 03:10 PM

:cheers::cheers:It's ok. pls try to promote this thread amonh other non resident kottayamites NRKSs and NRIs. which part of kottayam u hail frm? where are u working nw? are other NRIs interested in KTM airport project? are they willing to invest? what's the general opinion- whether KTM needs a big or small airport?

i think the area near kidangoor will be selected for the airport, it is best suited also, considering its location- central part of kottayam district, proximity to highway (ettumanoor-poonjar highway, one of the best in the state, i think), strength of the land, not far from the district headquarters,also can be easily reached from all the important places of the district.not near ecologically fragile areas like kumarakom, upper kuttanad etc.
also, ettumanoor station is hardly 5 kms from this place. hence it'll be the airport station, if the airport comes up there.
i hope the govt will develop existing as well as new roads (wide,straight and level roads) so that ppl from PTA,IDK and ALP can also reach the airport without much delay.

In my opinionthe following roads should be developed as soon as possible:
1)Cherthala-thaneermukkom -vechoor-kallara-ettumanoor-kidangoor
2)kuravilangad-kidangoor
3)PTA-karukachal-manarkad-kidangoor
4)manarkad-ettumanoor
4)new road: ALP-neelamperoor-Kurichi-M.C.road

ttand3t

August 17th, 2008, 03:49 PM

:cheers:i am a dentist working in kuwait since 2001.i am from pallom in nattakom panchayath.majority of mallus working in kuwait are from central travancore and hence an airport in ktm will be very useful esp because the fate of aranmula airport has landed in controversy.i envisage kottayam to be the tourism headquarters of kerala by 2020,and along with alleppey on the west and idukki on the east we can put forward any kind of topography to the tourist,be it backwaters or hills and mountains or forest or plantations.when kochi will become the commercial capital of kerala,kottayam will become the tourism capital and for this you need a big airport.when i say big,it should be as big as nedumbassery because if govt and public make efforts to improve tourism,i promise you,an airport of the size of kochi will become small.kottayam can act as a hub and packaged tours can be conducted.BUT WHAT IT NEEDS IS PLANNING FOR 2020 BASED ON TOURISM.
there is an old proposal for a 4 lane tourism highway starting from cherthalla via kumarakom,bisecting mc road at kodimatha and meeting kk road .i feel the proposed airport should be in the proximity of this tourism highway.its apity that the pta-karukachal-manarkad- kidangoor (kottayam bye pass)is still not completed. alp-neelperoor-kurichy can decongest the AC road .

ttand3t

August 18th, 2008, 04:05 PM

:ohno::ohno:In hindsight i have doubts if kottayam will be elevated to the status of tourism capital of kerala because of the reason that kottayam is completely sidelined in the developmental plans of this ldf govt.in the recent proposal of it parks etc,kottayam is the only district which didnt get any piece of the cake.is it a deliberate act.if so y?.we can anticipate obstacles in the development of kottayam airport because there are around 25 fivestar hotels and many service apartments coming in and around kochi and the development of a kottayam airport will be detremental to their existance and thats a very powerful lobby.these hotels are targeting tourists to be their main source and they will not let the hub status to be shifted out of kochi.anyway lets wait and see how the picture unfolds.i would like to see kochi as commercial capital,kottayam as tourism capital,trichur as cultural capital,pathanamthitta as religious capital,alleppey as marine capital,and trivandrum as capital
regarding the flyover project in ktm,i feel its a bit of an unnecessary adventurism.my alternative to it is a road parallel to the railway line from front of electrochemicals,south of chingavanam upto the goodshed road opposite railway station to be connected to m.c.road at nagampadom.advantages of this road are
1-lots of curves in m.c.road can be eliminated
2-this alignment is thro fields and relatively uninhabited and land procurement will be easy
3-m.g. road(or the proposed tourism highway) from kodimatha can join this road at eerayilkkadavu.
4-this road will act as a byepass from north,south and east and west.
5-if this proposal is too costly m.g.road can be extended upto the railway line and then follow the line upto nagampadom .
so more than anything else i feel these 2 roads are more important in stage 1(tourism highway and straightened m.c.road).

ttand3t

August 19th, 2008, 09:51 AM

now for some cosmetic changes inside the town
1- the stretch from collectorate to m.d commercial centre to be straightened and bus bays made.(this is an old proposal)
2-m.g.road to be connected to eerayilkkadavu road and eerayilkkadavu road to be widened(another oldie)
3-extend the road from logos jn to kanjikkuzhy ,the stretch from subjail to kanjikkuzhy to be widened.
4-a new road to be constructed from kodimatha to thiruvadukkal
5-make an underground tunnel at seematti roundabout starting from front and back of post office and exiting in sastri road.this can eliminate the round abt and will facilitate direct flow of traffic.the elevation of the roads are conducive for this underground passage.
6-petrolpump at bakerjn to be removed from there and a big roundabt to be made at baker jn.bus stop and autoparking in front of modern diagnostic centre to be removed from there .
i feel if these things are done,the traffic chaos inside the city can be reduced to a large extent.i would like to see eerayilkkadavu junction similiar to vyttila jn and transport stand and all government offices shifted to its proximity.
when roads are constructed there should be underground provision for rain water,drinking water pipe,electricity cables,telephone lines,tv and internet cables and these conduits should be accessible without digging up the roads.all cabling inside townlimits should be made underground.
some of these proposals are for immediate future and some are for 2020 in mind.BUT WHAT IT NEEDS IS POLITICIANS AND PLANNERS WITH VISION.