Calicut (Kozhikode) Projects

[sanjupalayat]

A world-class terminal will be commissioned at the Kozhikode airport in March, a senior official said. Airport officiating director V S P Chinson said 95% of the civil work has been completed and the terminal was fast nearing completion. A high-power committee from the Airport Authority of India visited the airport in the northern Kerala city last week to review progress of the Rs900mn project. In the initial stage, only three aerobridges will be commissioned followed by two more. At least 1,000 passengers would be able to use the terminal at a time against the present capacity of 300. Three conveyor belts of 60m will be added to the new international terminal. The number of checking counters at the domestic terminal will be increased from five to 11 and from 10 to 28 at the international terminal.

[sanjupalayat]

Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Hot property destinations in 2007
From MonceyControl.com


A booming economy, easy availability of loans and plenty of projects to choose from are perhaps some of the reasons for the property market shining bright. Year 2006 has come to an end and if you're waiting for the right time to buy some nice cozy place under the sun, Moneycontrol gives you a lowdown on the areas across the country that hold the most promise and the reasons as to why they hold high growth potential.

According to Sajeet Narain, Managing Director, 'Narains Corp' International Properties, all Tier I cities will continue to remain a hot favourite in 2007 too thanks to the influx of foreign fund, multinational companies, FDI, better infrastructure among others.

But then if Tier I cities are out of your reach you could consider investing in the surrounding locations. Adds Narain, "A good place to invest in any Tier I city, is the location surrounding the city and the suburbs, as these areas historically have been in demand in most developing international cities.
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Hot property destinations in 2007
From MonceyControl.com



A booming economy, easy availability of loans and plenty of projects to choose from are perhaps some of the reasons for the property market shining bright. Year 2006 has come to an end and if you're waiting for the right time to buy some nice cozy place under the sun, Moneycontrol gives you a lowdown on the areas across the country that hold the most promise and the reasons as to why they hold high growth potential.

According to Sajeet Narain, Managing Director, 'Narains Corp' International Properties, all Tier I cities will continue to remain a hot favourite in 2007 too thanks to the influx of foreign fund, multinational companies, FDI, better infrastructure among others.

But then if Tier I cities are out of your reach you could consider investing in the surrounding locations. Adds Narain, "A good place to invest in any Tier I city, is the location surrounding the city and the suburbs, as these areas historically have been in demand in most developing international cities.
Tier II cities

Kochi


Potential destinations for the future development

(NH 47 by-pass road along NH 47 at Edappally, Seaport Airport Road, Kaloor-Kadavanthara road, Vytilla, Kakkanad)

Kozhikode

Dream City project (a 140-acre project with nature park, amusement park, culture park etc.) coming up, the S.M. Street Heritage Project on 270 acres of land

(Indira Gandhi Road, Mavoor Road, Cherooty Road, several locations of Indira Gandhi Road, Mavoor Road, Cherooty Road, Beach Road)

Trivandrum

Proposed expansion for phase 2 and 3 of techno park

(Techno Park - (1.5 million square feet in 1995) housing global majors like Infosys, TCS, Ernst and Young, McKinsey and Company)
Trivandrum

http://indiahousingbubble.blogspot.c...s-in-2007.html

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[sanjupalayat]

IT Park: Steps on to identify land
Saturday February 3 2007 12:15 IST
KOZHIKODE: The Revenue Department has suggested land at Valayanad (Mankavu) and Nellikkode villages in the city for establishing the proposed IT park.

State IT secretary K.R. Jyothilal told Express on Friday that these two proposals have been moved to the office of the Chief Minister the other day.

“We have also sought another stretch of land for better selection. government wants to acquire at least 25 acres of land in a single block for the park. A final decision on the location of the park will be taken after consultations with people’s representatives from the region,” he said.

Additional District Magistrate P. Balan, who is holding the charge of Kozhikode district collector, submitted the proposals to the IT Department on the day of collectors’ conference.

Considering the infrastructure shortcomings of Kozhikode, govt plans to house the park within the city or the city region. The KSIDC growth centres at Balussery and Panakkad (Malappuram), which are yet to find takers among investors, have also been suggested for the project.

“Distance of these places from Kozhikode may dampen investors. At the initial stage of IT development at Kozhikode, we have to groom facilities within or near the city. Hence, KSIDC-owned locations can be considered at a later phase.”

Jyothilal said several models have been suggested for developing the park. Some companies want to buy land and develop their own facility, while others, particularly MNCs, want plug-and-play facility.

Technopark model is under active consideration, as that would require the least gestation period. If the Kozhikode IT Park is planned on the Technopark platform, government can soon go ahead with further steps after the land acquisition.

Several companies operating in Technopark has sought premises in Kozhikode. The park will also benefit IT enterprises born in Kozhikode.

Jyothilal said connectivity with other IT hubs in South India will emerge as a deciding factor for Kozhikode.

Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan has asked all airlines to explore chances of operating services connecting Kozhikode, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram.

[sanjupalayat]

Officials visit sites for city’s IT parkSunday February 18 2007 11:49 IST
KOZHIKODE: IT additional secretary KR Jyothilal and IT advisor Joseph Mathew on Saturday visited the sites identified by the government to set up IT park in Kozhikode.

The officials visited the sites at Nellur and on Bypass to assess the scope for developing infrastructure required for the park.

The officials were in the city to take part in a workshop by the Department of Information Technology. The opinion evolved at the workshop, which was organised to gather people’s opinion of on draft IT policy, was positive towards the efforts to set up IT hubs in the state.

Similar workshops have already been held at Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram.

The participants at the workshop called for setting up an IT park in Kozhikode. They also suggested an IT forensic cell to prevent crime in IT sector.

[sanjupalayat]

PARAMOUNT AIRWAYS TO START OPERATIONS FROM CALICUT

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/P...ow/1653975.cms

[sanjupalayat]

Pantaloon Retail plans massive investment in Kerala Kochi, Feb. 23 (PTI): Retail player, Pantaloon Retail India Limited, will invest up to Rs 1,000 crore in the next 12 months in Kerala, a top company official said today.

The company recently opened a store in Palakkad and plans to open 12 stores in nine more cities in 12 months, including Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kottayam, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Kasargod, Thalassery, Gudalur and Guruvayur, Atul Takle, Head-Corporate Communications, Pantaloon Retail (India), Limited, told mediapersons here.



http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus...0702231550.htm

[sanjupalayat]

Max gears up for retail push

Raghavendra Kamath / Mumbai February 19, 2007



Lifestyle International, the Indian arm of Dubai-based $1.5 billion Landmark group, has set its sight on tier-II cities with its value retail chain Max. It want to weave a synergy between company-owned stores in metros and franchisee model in the smaller cities, where value retailing has huge appeal.

Out of the total Rs 1 lakh crore retail industry, Max is aiming to tap Rs 30,000 crore to Rs 40,000 crore value retailing industry with its franchisee model. Landmark group runs Lifetsyle, a premium retail chain, Max hypermarket division and international brands division which has launched brands like Bossini and Kappa in the country.

It will be signing properties in tier-II cities like Kozhikode & Mysore tier-III cities like Hubli, Manipal, Rajkot, Nasik, wherever the cities have over 5 lakh population. In Mumbai, it is planning to open stores in Vashi and Thane, and wants to take it to 8 in the next four years.

[sudheeshnairs]

I had met Mr. Vasanth Kumar, President of MAX Retail stores several months back at Trivandrum. It was regarding setting up a shop in a Mall we were planning. We were together for an evening, I picked him up from Country Club, Kovalam and later went to Technopark also.

He had told that time that they have almost finalised spaces in Calicut, Thrissur etc.

[sanjupalayat]

sudeesh did he specify the exact place they have finalised...in mavoor road??

[sanjupalayat]

dear praanthan channanan...
History
The foundation stone was laid by Dr. B. Ramakrishna Rao, the Governor of Kerala, on the 29th of May, 1957 and inaugurated by Dr.A.R.Menon M.B.Ch.B ,Minister for Health,Kerla State on August 5th 1957 . The college was opened by Sri.EMS,Chief Minister of Kerala on the 15th of March,1959. so the buildings are pretty old.










In this image there is the newly constructed super speciality block on the right side
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[sanjupalayat]

[sudheeshnairs]

Originally Posted by sanjupalayat

sudeesh did he specify the exact place they have finalised...in mavoor road??

Ya, he did say the location, I dont remember it now, think it was in some project of Malabar gold or so.

[abhi_ganesh]

Dear SSCians,

I have been following this forum for a while and it gives me great pleasure to see such development happening in my home state. I represent a retailing firm based in South Kerala and which is loooking at entering the Calicut market by rental/lease/buying around 10,000 square feet area of space in an area which has good frontage and amicable parking facilities. This need not be on Mavoor road but could be on one of the arterial roads developing rapidly now. Could people who are more familiar with the city give me leads for the same here?


Regards,

Abhimanyu Ganesh
abhi.ganesh@gmail.com

[sanjupalayat]

Originally Posted by abhi_ganesh

Dear SSCians,

I have been following this forum for a while and it gives me great pleasure to see such development happening in my home state. I represent a retailing firm based in South Kerala and which is loooking at entering the Calicut market by rental/lease/buying around 10,000 square feet area of space in an area which has good frontage and amicable parking facilities. This need not be on Mavoor road but could be on one of the arterial roads developing rapidly now. Could people who are more familiar with the city give me leads for the same here?


Regards,

Abhimanyu Ganesh
abhi.ganesh@gmail.com

hi abhi
if u r looking for a space other than mavoor road,i think YMCA cross road will be a good option..its one of the booming areas in calicut,and one more option is cherooty road..u can call it calicuts commercial street as in bangalore with all branded showrooms,red cross road is also a good option its near to cherooty road and this road leads to the beach road..its really posh over there with all state of art buildings,restaurants etc if u are looking for a posh residential area to set up ur retail store then golf link road will be a good option which is very near to mavoor road and medical college...anther option for a posh residential area will be bilathikulam which is near to eranjipalam jn, all afluent calicutites live in thease areas,u can also check malaparamba,on bangalore road..it is going to be costly since this is going to be a bypass jn and a fly over is goin to come over there whithin a few years....then other costliar options are nadakavu,west hill,ram mohan road,pavamani road,chalappuram etc YMCA cross road is also costly with sky high land rates..thats it,if u want more information just leave a private messege in my mail box...

[sanjupalayat]

Originally Posted by sudheeshnairs

Ya, he did say the location, I dont remember it now, think it was in some project of Malabar gold or so.

so i think it is going to come in focus mall,its a joint venture by malabar gold and hilite builders...

[sanjupalayat]

Mega industrial parks to come up in Kerala
Friday March 2 2007 14:19 IST
UNI

T'PURAM: Mega industrial parks and industrial corridors, an electronic hub in Kochi, spices park in Idukki, knowledge park in Kozhikode with world class facilities and a health and textile corridor in Palakkad are some of the projects proposed to be taken up by the left democratic front government in Kerala for the rapid and massive industrialisation of the state.
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems...apuram&Topic=0

[sanjupalayat]

1000 cr satellite Township in Kozhikode

A Malaysian company has evinced interest to invest Rs. 1000 cr in a satellite township
near Kozhikode. They have sent a positive report to Malaysian govt. The township consists
of an IT park, residential buildings and a big medical facility(a multi speciality hospital,
possibly). It is envisaged on 300 acre a govt owned estate. They hope to start construction
in six months if everything goes well as expected.

[pravin_rp]

Ok my first attempt to post a link here -
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[pravin_rp]

How do i get a bigger photo? I have tried uploading in flickr...