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The Hindu
14-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Hindu
Two more multi-level parking facilities in the capital
The parking space available in the capital's busiest junctions and major commercial areas is set to expand in the near future with the commissioning of more multi-level car parking lots (MLCPs). According to Thiruvananthapuram Corporation officials, the ongoing work on the MLCP near Medical College junction is almost complete and is expected to be inaugurated soon. The MLCP at Medical College is being completed at a cost of ₹19 crore. It can accommodate a total of 210 cars. Another parking lot of a similar design is coming up at one end of Putharikandam Maithanam. The work is expected to be completed by June. One more multi-level parking lot project is being implemented near Chala Market. Currently, pedestrians find it hard to navigate through the road that passes through the centre of the market as vehicles are parked haphazardly on either side, leaving only a narrow space for vehicles and people to pass through. The parking lots near the commercial hub are expected to reduce congestion inside the market. The funds allocated for the work on multi-level car parking lots in Putharikandam Maithanam and Medical College, which were earlier planned under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 1.0 scheme, were last year transferred to the Smart City project as these projects could not be accommodated under AMRUT 2.0. Back in 2018, administrative sanction was accorded to a total of three MLCPs. The parking lot at the Corporation premises in Palayam with seven floors and a capacity to park 102 cars was completed earlier. However, with the time period for AMRUT 1.0 coming to an end in 2023, it was decided to transfer the funds to the ongoing Smart City. The AMRUT 1.0 scheme had a component for 'improvement in urban transport facilities', under which the MLCPs were planned. However, the AMRUT 2.0, which focuses more on drinking water related issues, does not have such a component. Despite the opening of MLCPs at Palayam and Thampanoor, wayside parking has not reduced drastically, pointing to the acute shortage of parking space within the city.
The Hindu
10-05-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Thiruvananthapuram Corporation sanctions ₹124.35 crore for sewerage line extension
The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation has sanctioned ₹124.35 crore as part of works for extension of sewerage line in the capital, especially to the coastal areas. The sewerage line extension work will cover a total of 42.7 kilometres through Muttathara, Beemapally, Beemapally East, Manikyavilakom, Chakka, Pettah, Perunthanni and Kadakampally wards. The civic body had earlier sanctioned ₹91 crore for a 26.8-kilometre sewerage line connecting Attukal and Ambalathara wards as well as ₹66.5 crore for another line connecting the Attukal and Kalady wards. According to the Corporation's estimates, as many as 7,338 families will benefit when the sewerage line extension works are completed. Tertiary treatment For setting up a tertiary treatment plant for improving the quality of the treated water from the sewage treatment plants for reusing it for gardening and construction purposes, the Corporation has sanctioned ₹15 crore. The civic body has also sanctioned ₹36 crore for the setting up of an omni processor to treat the sludge from the sewage treatment plants and to convert it into useful energy. Mayor Arya Rajendran said in a statement that with the projects becoming a reality, there will be a quantum jump in the sewerage connectivity in the city, benefiting a large number of people. The Corporation is also set to implement a project to install compact sewage treatment plants at Rajaji Nagar in the Thampanoor ward as part of measures to curb the flow of untreated sewage into the Amayizhanjan canal. The proposed plants will have a total capacity of 500 kilolitres per day (KLD) and will be built at an estimated cost of ₹7.02 crore. Plant at medical college As per the City Water Balance Plan, which collected data on sewage and septage connections in 2023 to assess gaps, out of the 101.48 million litres per day (MLD) of sewage that the city generates only 56 MLD gets treated in the treatment plant at Muttathara. In addition, a treatment plant with a capacity to treat 5 MLD waste became operational on the Government Medical College campus in 2021. It takes care of mainly the waste generated on the large campus. Several wards of the city are still unconnected to the sewerage network. The Thiruvananthapuram city Corporation's Budget in 2023 had made a commitment to expand the sewerage network, which is now limited to 43 wards, to all the 100 wards within the next seven years.
The Hindu
02-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Corporation to install compact STPs at Rajaji Nagar to reduce Amayizhanjan canal pollution
The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation is set to implement a project to install compact sewage treatment plants (STPs) at Rajaji Nagar in Thampanoor ward as part of measures to curb the flow of untreated sewage into the Amayizhanjan canal. The proposed plants will have a total capacity of 500 Kilo litres per day (KLD) and will be built at an estimated cost of ₹7.02 crore. It will be built as part of the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme. The civic body had last year formed a technical committee to identify a suitable location at Rajaji Nagar. The project is expected to be executed to follow the design, build, operate, and transfer (DBOT) model. In March this year, the Corporation inked an understanding with a sewerage network consultant to prepare a detailed project report and to carry out a survey of existing network conditions. Agreements have also been signed with separate agencies for installation of the STP and for plumbing work. 'The proposal is to install five compact sewage treatment plants in a decentralised manner. We have already received the design for the first plant of 150 KLD capacity. The plants will be located underground in the vacant space between houses and in the area where the material collection facility is currently located. It will probably be the first time that such an unconventional model will be tried out in Kerala. The plants are designed to handle both wastewater as well as faecal water. Due to its design features, the maintenance cost is also expected to be less,' said Corporation Secretary S. Jahamgeer. Though an old sewerage line passes adjacent to Rajaji Nagar, it is currently running at full capacity, making it unsuitable to add newer connections to it. Reverse flow has also been detected in the line. The Corporation has taken several other measures including putting up barriers along the Amayizhanjan canal to reduce the waste outflow into the canal. Implementation of an STP project in the key area could considerably reduce the amount of waste water that reaches the canal.
The Hindu
30-04-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Thiruvananthapuram Corporation to provide ID cards to 3,353 street vendors
The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation has identified a total of 3,353 street vendors who are running wayside businesses in different parts of the city. Out of this, the civic body has already issued identity cards and vending certificates to 500 vendors. The Corporation has now begun steps to distribute the same to the remaining vendors as well as to those who are included in the beneficiary list for the vending zones at RKV Road near Museum, Shangumughom beach and Charithra Veedhi in Fort. The civic body has also fixed vending fees in three slabs based on the prominence of the vending zone allocated to the vendors as well as the type of cart or vehicle used for the trade. The highest rates have been fixed for stationary shops as well as for shops run from vehicles in the primary zone, with ₹2,250 for such shops below 10 sq ft in area and ₹4,500 for shops between 10 to 25 sq ft in area. The lowest rates are for push carts in the tertiary zone with ₹375 for such carts below 10 sq ft in area. The survey of street vendors running businesses has been a long drawn out process which began years ago. In 2021, the vending committee decided to extend the time period of the survey after several street vendors who have been conducting business for years got excluded. While the previous survey held in 2015 had identified 3,948 street vendors in the city, the survey held in 2021 could identify only 2,442 vendors, as the survey was held at a time when COVID-19 restrictions were in place leading to many vendors getting excluded. Quite a good number of the street vendors included in the survey are those who have started businesses within the past decade. Some long-time vendors had shut shop in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and shifted to other small businesses. The vending committee has proposed to increase the number of vending zones, while some of the major roads will continue to be non-vending zones.
The Hindu
28-04-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Disease surveillance stepped up after Kerala Health department confirms cholera death in Thiruvananthapuram
The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation's health wing has initiated disease surveillance and sanitisation operations on a war footing after the Kerala Health department's Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) confirmed the death of a 63-year-old man, Ajai Chandran, a resident of Kowdiar, from cholera on Sunday (April 27, 2025). S. Santhikumari, Kowdiar ward councillor, told The Hindu that ASHA workers visited houses in Ajai's immediate neighbourhood. They queried residents about signs of fever, diarrheal disease and other symptoms. She said Corporation workers collected water samples from neighbourhood wells and dispatched it for testing. The results were awaited. Ms. Sathikumari said the Corporation has intensified fogging and cleaning operations in the ward. The ASHA workers also collected Ajai's travel history details. Ajai was hospitalised with fever and diarrhoea at a private hospital last weekend. The hospital authorities later reported the case of cholera to the State health authorities. Bindu Mohan, District Medical Officer, was not immediately available for comment. Caution advised However, another Public Health department official, who did not want to be named, said there were no signs of an outbreak. He advised caution and said the department would issue an advisory soon, requiring patients with diarrhoea, vomiting or fever to keep themselves hydrated with oral rehydration salts. A 2024 World Health Organisation (WHO) report noted that cholera deaths have shown an uptick in recent years and attributed the cause to climate change and poor sanitation.
