Smart City Kochi - Under Planning & Development

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Source - The Hindu

A meeting convened by the Kerala State Electricity Board Chairman on Wednesday has decided to compensate SmartCity Kochi by handing over alternative land measuring the exact extent of the IT project site used up by the electricity body for the construction of its tower. The meeting entrusted District Collector P.I. Sheikh Pareed to visit the site and to assess the extent of land being taken by KSEB for its tower construction and to take follow up measures. Mr. Pareed said that he will make the visit on Thursday and based on which the extent of land to be handed over to SmartCity Kochi will be assessed.
SmartCity Kochi had already issued a letter consenting to the arrangement to receive alternative land from KSEB in lieu of the land conceded for tower construction. This was after a survey revealed that KSEB was constructing its tower on the land belonging to SmartCity Kochi.
In an earlier meeting the Collector had identified two plots belonging to the KSEB for this purpose and SmartCity had opted for the land adjacent to the Brahmapuram Diesel Power Plant.
The construction of tower has been a bone of contention between the two parties for long now.
The dispute was seemingly resolved when arrangement for alternative land received the approval of the SmartCity director board meeting held on Saturday.
However, the issue took a new turn on Tuesday when KSEB resumed the tower construction. The move, it is learnt, before actually handing over the alternative land as agreed had not gone down well with SmartCity authorities.

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From Metro Vartha

[DileepKS]

They forgot about the EC!! Nine months standard!!

[Malayaali]

Why no one is talking about EC? How can one forget that!

[Arunz]

[Malayaali]

SmartCity likely to be delayed by 3 months

Finding reasons to delay it.

SmartCity, Kochi will be delayed further by at least by three months. And this on account of the row between SmartCity and KSEB! With KSEB erecting towers for drawing transmission lines through the land handed over to SmartCity, the borders of the project land will have to be changed, forcing subsequent alterations in the master plan.

To make the change in the concept, it will take around a month, and two more months will be required for effecting changes in the infrastructure design, which is complex. Though KSEB will require only two acres for erecting towers and drawing lines, as per Indian norms 35 metres on either side of 220 KV transmission lines will be restricted area. This means no constructions will be allowed in one more acre of land. As per international norms, the restriction on construction is up to 50m. International firms will hesitate to occupy buildings in the vicinity. Moreover, many European countries consider 220 KV lines a big hazard, and this will create problems for SmartCity.

As per the master plan submitted to SEZ Board for approval, the area now occupied by KSEB should have housed low-rise green buildings. If the proposed buildings are shifted, changes would have to be made in other infrastructures, including the road network. KSEB, which had offered SmartCity around two acres near Kadambrayar, says its director board has to approve the move.

According to the board, it can't avoid erecting the towers here as it has no alternative. And it was only after intervention by the district administration that KSEB offered SmartCity land near Kadambrayar.

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from metrovartha

[zuperman]

It seems both these projects are bogus..Smart City & IP phase 2
Technopark phase 2 & 3 were declared some 3-4 yrs ago and its almost complete and ready for occupying..I had visited technopark today...
Infosys buildings are fully constructed.UST is atleast 80% complete.
Phase 3 is almost complete.
Kochi projects,i would say , are getting undeserved hype.Eg:See the condition of Cyber City,Kalamassery.

[ttand3t]

Originally Posted by zuperman

It seems both these projects are bogus..Smart City & IP phase 2
Technopark phase 2 & 3 were declared some 3-4 yrs ago and its almost complete and ready for occupying..I had visited technopark today...
Infosys buildings are fully constructed.UST is atleast 80% complete.
Phase 3 is almost complete.
Kochi projects,i would say , are getting undeserved hype.Eg:See the condition of Cyber City,Kalamassery.

Kaakkakku thankunju ponkunju

[DileepKS]

Originally Posted by zuperman

It seems both these projects are bogus..Smart City & IP phase 2
Technopark phase 2 & 3 were declared some 3-4 yrs ago and its almost complete and ready for occupying..I had visited technopark today...
Infosys buildings are fully constructed.UST is atleast 80% complete.
Phase 3 is almost complete.
Kochi projects,i would say , are getting undeserved hype.Eg:See the condition of Cyber City,Kalamassery.

കൂടെ നടന്നിട്ട് കാലിൽ ചവിട്ടുന്നോടാ മഹാപാപി!!

[zuperman]

Originally Posted by DileepKS

കൂടെ നടന്നിട്ട് കാലിൽ ചവിട്ടുന്നോടാ മഹാപാപി!!

I was telling the truth.

[DileepKS]

അതല്ലേ തെറിവിളിക്കാൻ നിൽക്കാതെ ആവലാതി പറഞ്ഞത്?

Remember that TP is 100% government work. If the govt want to build, they will build. If the govt want to sell, they will sell. We are developing 'despite' the govt.

Infopark is now fully occupied. There is no space available at all. Still IP Phase2 took time to implement. Whose mistake? I blame it on the CEO, who, according to all reports shows pathetic performance.

If the totally un necessary controversy hadn't happened, Cybercity would have got build. HDIL lost three years, and now they have financial trouble. See, their Rs 75Cr was lying idle for three years!! That is a big problem in business.

Same with Smartcity. If the controversy hadn't happened, it would have got built already.

മേടത്തിൽ വിതയ്ക്കേണ്ടത് കർക്കടകത്തിൽ വിതച്ചാൽ മുളപോലും വരില്ലാ മാഷേ.

Being the business capital is both a boon and a bane.

[e_arunsid]

Originally Posted by DileepKS

അതല്ലേ തെറിവിളിക്കാൻ നിൽക്കാതെ ആവലാതി പറഞ്ഞത്?

Remember that TP is 100% government work. If the govt want to build, they will build. If the govt want to sell, they will sell. We are developing 'despite' the govt.

Infopark is now fully occupied. There is no space available at all. Still IP Phase2 took time to implement. Whose mistake? I blame it on the CEO, who, according to all reports shows pathetic performance.

If the totally un necessary controversy hadn't happened, Cybercity would have got build. HDIL lost three years, and now they have financial trouble. See, their Rs 75Cr was lying idle for three years!! That is a big problem in business.

Same with Smartcity. If the controversy hadn't happened, it would have got built already.

മേടത്തിൽ വിതയ്ക്കേണ്ടത് കർക്കടകത്തിൽ വിതച്ചാൽ മുളപോലും വരില്ലാ മാഷേ.

Being the business capital is both a boon and a bane.

Very well said..

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from metrovartha

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Setting aside a complaint by SmartCity, Kochi, the district collector has given conditional approval for KSEB to draw transmission lines through the land handed over for the IT project. District collector P I Sheik Pareeth on Friday asked KSEB to provide land in lieu of the land used for drawing transmission lines.

A committee will be constituted for assessing the extent of land which would be affected by drawing the transmission lines. The committee should submit its report to the district collector within 15 days. Until the committee submits its report, KSEB should not conduct any construction activities in the land, the collector said.

The row started after KSEB began erecting towers for drawing transmission lines in the land handed over to SmartCity in 2010. Though KSEB stopped the work after the district administration intervened in the issue as per the request of SmartCity authorities, the electricity board resumed it a couple of months ago. Again, SmartCity promoter TECOM approached the government requesting that KSEB should not be allowed to draw the lines through the area. Government asked the collector to inquire into the complaint and find a solution to the issue.

KSEB had offered around two acres owned by it near Kadambrayar to SmartCity in lieu of the land used by it. Later, it backed out from the promise citing that it had to get the approval from its director board to part with the land.

According to KSEB they can't avoid erection of towers in the land as alternative land is not available. The transmission line is being drawn to transmit power from the Power Grid Corporation's 440 KV sub-station at Pallikkara to the 220KV sub-station at Brahmapuram. The delay in completing the work has been causing a loss of Rs 60 lakh for KSEB on account of fine given to the Power Grid Corporation. Moreover, it would affect the power supply in the entire state, the KSEB officials argued.

Setting aside a complaint by SmartCity, Kochi, the district collector has given conditional approval for the KSEB to draw transmission lines through the land handed over for the IT project. District Collector P I Sheik Pareeth on Friday asked the KSEB to provide land in lieu of the land used for drawing transmission lines.

A committee will be constituted for assessing the extent of land which would be affected by drawing the transmission lines. The committee should submit its report to the district collector within 15 days. Until the committee submits its report, the KSEB should not conduct any construction activities in the land, the district collector asked.

The row started after KSEB erecting towers for drawing transmission lines in the land handed over to SmartCity in 2010. Though KSEB stopped the work after district administration intervened in the issue as per the request by the SmartCity authorities, the electricity board resumed it a couple of months ago. Then, again, the TECOM approached the government requesting the KSEB should not be allowed to draw the lines through the area. Government asked the district collector inquire into the complaint and find solution to the issue.

The KSEB had offered around two acres of land owned by it near Kadambrayar to SmartCity in lieu of the land used by it. Later, KSEB backed out from the promise citing that it had to get the approval from its director board to part with its land.

According to the KSEB they can't avoid erection of towers in the land as alternative land is not available. The transmission line is being drawn to transmit power from Power Grid Corporation's 440 KV sub-station at Pallikkara to the 220 KV sub-station at Brahmapuram. The delay in completing the work has been causing a loss Rs 60 lakh for the KSEB on account of fine given to the Power Grid Corporation. Moreover, it would affect the power supply in the entire state, the KSEB officials argued.

from timesofindia: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/15067455.cms

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Managing director of SmartCity (India) Baju George has said that the design for the first building of the SmartCity project is being finalised.

Speaking to The Hindu here on Wednesday, Mr. George was optimistic of launching the construction work within the next two months. “However, the master plan can be finalised only after the remaining 114 acres out of the 246 acres of the project land is notified as Special Economic Zone. We will have to accommodate conditions, if any, as directed in the notification,” he said.

As a waterbody separates the two plots, there were certain hurdles in the notification process.

However, these were now being removed and the entire project site will be notified as single SEZ.

from thehindu: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper...cle3664757.ece

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A three-member expert committee will be formed to recommend ways to resolve the dispute between SmartCity Kochi and the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) over the construction of an electric tower on the site of the proposed knowledge hub project.

The committee will be asked to submit its recommendations within 15 days. It will be entrusted with assessing the damage to SmartCity Kochi due to the construction of the tower and drawing of power lines through its land by KSEB and recommending the extent of land the latter should give as compensation to the former.

“The committee will have representatives of SmartCity Kochi, KSEB, and an expert. Consent of a professor from IIT Madras has been sought for the purpose,” District Collector P.I. Sheikh Pareed told The Hindu on Friday. The Collector has given conditional permission to KSEB using his powers as executive magistrate to construct tower and draw power lines through the SmartCity Kochi area.

However, no construction will be permitted on KSEB’s land at Brahmapuram adjoining the SmartCity Kochi site, which has been identified for compensating the IT company, until a final decision is reached about the dispute based on the recommendations of the expert committee.

While KSEB claims that only 52 cents need to be given as compensation, SmartCity Kochi is of the view that it is eligible to 1.70 acres. This disagreement has resulted in the issue remaining a festering problem.

The State government had entrusted the Collector with resolving the pending issue. The Collector reached a decision based on the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, and Kerala Electricity Act, 2003.

The tower being constructed on the SmartCity Kochi project is for the transmission of power from the Power Grid Corporation’s 440kV substation at Paliakkara to the 220kV substation at Brahmapuram. Power lines will pass over 120 m of the project site. KSEB said that no other site was suitable for drawing the tower line.

KSEB had complained that it has to pay a monthly penalty of Rs.60 lakh owing to the delay in drawing power from the Power Grid Corporation. The delay, KSEB said, will also further deepen the power crisis of the State.

At a conciliatory meeting convened by the Collector, SmartCity Kochi had said that it had no issue with the KSEB constructing the tower and drawing power over its site as long as KSEB compensated it for the land taken by the tower and through which the power lines were drawn. KSEB was reluctant to agree and sought permission under the magisterial power of the Collector. Following this, the Collector had visited the site and taken the decision to form an expert committee.

from thehindu: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper...cle3664758.ece

[RajeshVR]

Smart City Building Construction Will Begin Soon: Smart City MD Baju George

സ്മാര്ട് സിറ്റിയിലെ ആദ്യ കെട്ടിടത്തിന്റെ നിര്മ്മാണം 2 മാസത്തിനകം ആരംഭിക്കും. മാസ്റ്റര് പ്ലാന് തയ്യാറാക്കുന്നത് അന്തിമഘട്ടത്തിലെത്തിയെന്ന് സ്മാര്*ട് സിറ്റി എംഡി ഡോ ബാജു ജോര്ജ്

[mohammedirshad06]

Ippol ithu varunnu ennu parayuthu oru joke pole ayyi..... See Thattin Marayathu Movie.... When Nivin Pauly says this, there was a huge clap and laughter..... So much brand damage... Inni evar thala koothi nillal mathrame oru brand undakkan pattullu....

High time to change the project name and reintroduce a new brand and show to Kerala, the real progress, than some PPT presentations and press conferences....

[sree_ec]

Originally Posted by RajeshVR

Smart City Building Construction Will Begin Soon: Smart City MD Baju George

സ്മാര്ട് സിറ്റിയിലെ ആദ്യ കെട്ടിടത്തിന്റെ നിര്മ്മാണം 2 മാസത്തിനകം ആരംഭിക്കും. മാസ്റ്റര് പ്ലാന് തയ്യാറാക്കുന്നത് അന്തിമഘട്ടത്തിലെത്തിയെന്ന് സ്മാര്*ട് സിറ്റി എംഡി ഡോ ബാജു ജോര്ജ്