Trivandrum Projects & Infrastructure :News

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a view of kovalam beach from the light house

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kovalam beach

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another view from light house

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Campus for Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research (IISER), Trivandrum (competition entry)

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AAI ready to commission terminal

Source: thehinduonline

Meeting today to decide on date of inauguration

Finishing work on at terminal building

Operations may start after a month

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has written to the State government informing its readiness to commission the Rs.245.58-crore terminal complex of the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport by December-end.

The Chief Secretary will convene a meeting of those concerned on Thursday evening to decide on the date of commissioning the world class terminal complex.

Highly placed sources said the move was to commission the complex by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his visit to the capital in January first week to inaugurate the Indian Science Congress.

The AAI informed the government that the work on the 19-metre tall three-storey terminal building, on the Chakka side facing the Parvathy Puthanar, was almost over and that the finishing works would be completed by December 25.

In the letter, the AAI pointed out that the surfacing work of the car park in front of the new complex would be completed by next week.
Aerobridge work

The aerobridge equipment procured from Indonesia had arrived at the airport and the work to install it had commenced.

The Central Electrical Authority was yet to give nod for the power supply. The AAI pointed that the other pending works were the sewerage connection and the connectivity from the NH47 bypass to the airport.
Onus on government

“The ball is now in the State government’s court as these works are being executed by it,” a top AAI official said.
Road connectivity

It is more or less confirmed that the Rs.21.73-crore approach road from the bypass will not be completed by the year end.

The 170-metre-long and 30-metre-wide road being laid by the State government undertaking Kitco is to facilitate six-lane traffic to the complex.

A Kitco official said round-the-clock work was on to complete three lanes for vehicles to enter from the Eenchakkal side and ensure connectivity to the complex for the inaugural function.

“It will take another month to commence flight operations from the new terminal,” the AAI official said.

The counters and the offices allocated for 15 airlines and to the Customs and the Immigration need to be furnished by the respective agencies before the operations commence from the terminal.

In the first phase, the AAI executed works costing Rs.165 crore, including the Rs.115-crore building, apron and a car park on the Parvathy Puthanar side that can accommodate 575 cars.

In the second phase, works costing Rs.80.58 crore were undertaken. An additional 8,000 sq m floor area was added to the complex with the extension of the building by 27 metres on the Karali side and 40.5 m on the Chakka side.

Fully funded by the AAI, the terminal complex will have a floor area of 23,299 sq

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Construction of new court complex nearing completion

Source: thehinduonline.com

The Rs.4-crore building is scheduled for inauguration in January

Better facilities: The new court complex under construction on the premises of the District Court at Vanchiyoor –

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Wok on the court complex on the District Court premises at Vanchiyoor has entered the final stages. The inauguration is scheduled for January.

Though a date for the opening ceremony is yet to be finalised, District Judge K. Ramakrishnan, who heads a committee that monitors the work carried out by the Kerala State Construction Corporation, has asked the corporation to complete work by the first week of January. Painting, plumbing and electrical works are going on now.

The three-storied 5,600 sq m building complex, constructed at an estimated cost of Rs.4 crore, will house 12 courts, including those that are now functioning in rented buildings in various parts of the city like the Family Court at Sreekaryam, Vigilance Court at Pattoor and Co-operative Tribunal at Sreekanteswaram.
First CBI court

The complex will also include a CBI court, a first in the city. Some of the other courts proposed to be shifted to the new building are the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court and Motor Accident Claims Tribunal.

The building, located in front of the Fast Track Court building, will also have provisions for library, record and exhibit rooms, car parking and a waiting area for litigants.
Unsafe building

Setting up of an additional court complex has been one of the long-pending demands of the Trivandrum Bar Association. According to it, some of the existing courts are congested and ill-equipped to accommodate the increasing number of litigants. A 90-year-old building, which houses the mark-list court, was even certified unsafe by the Public Works Department eight years ago.
5,000 cases daily

It is estimated that on an average, nearly 5,000 cases come up before the courts at Vanchiyoor every day. An almost equal number of litigants and others who are related to the cases also frequent the court premises.

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Vellayambalam-Kowdiar Stretch

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Leela IT Park
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UST Global (Left)
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Technomall
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Travancore Hall, Park Centre
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Technopark third phase by 2011

Source: thehinduonline


Allotment process to be completed by March 2010; formulae already approved

The building being set up by Technopark as part of its third phase expansion will be complete by the first quarter of 2011, Technopark CEO Mervin Alexander has said.

Talking to the media on the sidelines of a function here on Tuesday, Mr. Alexander said the building would have a built-up space of one million sq ft.

He said that out of the 92 acres needed for the third phase expansion, 69 acres had already been allotted. “In this phase, we will be soon allotting 25 acres, of which 50 per cent will be given to IT companies and the rest to infrastructure developers,” Mr. Alexander said.

He said that applications inviting requests for allotment of land would be issued in the second week of January. The allotment process would be completed by March 2010. The board of directors of Technopark had already approved the formulae for allotment, the CEO said.

The allotment would be on the basis of the size of the company, he said, saying bigger companies would be preferred. Since the available land was limited, companies with higher turnover were likely to get the land.

“The companies would be allotted land subjected to certain conditions. They are expected to complete the construction within a particular time limit, failing which they would attract penalties. They cannot just take the land and remain idle,” Mr. Alexander said.

Technopark was now developing Technopark Kollam besides launching technolodges. Infopark was developing IT parks at Cherthala, Ambalapuzha, and Koratty, whereas the soon to be launched Cyber Park would develop the IT park in Kannur.

“The last Cabinet had decided the rate and land would be soon taken over for the Cyber Park. Hopefully, by 2011 the operations of the Cyber Park would begin. In the case of Technopark Kollam we are expecting it to start operations by the end of 2010,” Mr. Alexander said.

Technolodges


He said the government proposed to set up 100 technolodges across the State. Technolodges provide cost effective IT infrastructure in rural areas by utilising the unused or under-utilised buildings owned by local bodies. “The IT Department takes over such buildings and gives it a facelift complete with infrastructure.”

Two such technolodges had so far started functioning at Kadakkal and Perinadu in Kollam district. Proposals from Thrissur and Kottayam districts were being evaluated.

Space was being allotted in technolodges at almost one third of what was being charged at premier IT parks like Technopark. Depending on the space, technolodge would be creating upwards of 150 job opportunities, Mr. Alexander said.

The first phase of Technopark had been completed on 140 acres. It comprises 160 companies employing about 22,000 people. In the phase II campus on about 86 acres, space had been given to two companies - 50 acres to Infosys and 36 acres to UST Global.

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Artech Meenakshi Plaza, Trivandrum
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Technopark : Harmony at Work

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Night view of Heera 4Pillars, Trivandrum

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Infosys as on As on 21.12.2009

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contd..


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Food Court

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Work on artificial reef begins at Kovalam
Source: thehinduonline

KOVALAM: Overcoming hurdles and opposition from a section of fisherfolk, work has begun on the country’s first multi-purpose reef off the Kovalam coast.

New Zealand-based Amalgamate Solutions and Research (ASR), which is executing the Rs.7.8-crore project for Kerala Tourism, on Saturday anchored the geomat to the seabed.

The artificial reef, 110-metre-long and 38-metre-wide, will come up 150 metres from the Lighthouse Beach and 110 metres from the Lighthouse. The reef is in ‘V’ shape and the apex will face the sea.
The process

The reef will be constructed using sand-filled geotextile mega containers (geobags). Geomats, imported from Germany, have been anchored to the seabed to prevent differential sinking of the geobags and sand erosion, a project official told The Hindu.

The filling of the scour bags with sand also began on Saturday. Most of the scour bags are 38-metre-long and have an average height of 1 to 2 metres and a width of 1.5 to 4.5 metres. For the time-being, scour bags are being anchored to the seabed using concrete blocks.

Empty geobags will be attached to geomats. The geobags will be inflated with water first and later sand in slurry form will be filled through four inlets. The geobags will weigh 200-300 tonnes each when filled with sand. The filling of two bags was completed on Saturday.

Two-hundred cubic metres of sand can be filled in a day. The three-inch thick geobags, made from non-woven staple fibre and needle-punched geotextile, were imported from Australia.
Eco-friendly

The geobags are puncture resistant and will promote marine ecology. The reef will be placed below half-a-metre of the low tide level and one metre below the high tide level. Around 4,000 cubic metres of sand will be needed to fill the geobags.

The ASR has set up the project on the premises of the Department of Harbour Engineering at Vizhinjam. Around 10 experts from the ASR have arrived here to supervise the work. The project is expected to be commissioned in the first quarter of 2010. The work was stalled following delay in obtaining sanction for the revised estimate of the project, being taken up under the Centre’s tsunami rehabilitation programme.

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Flyover from Bakery Jn.

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TATA Showroom of Kulathunkal Motors and Artech Lake ville
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Artech Lake ville
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SFS Cyber gardens and Skyline Domain (Rightmost)
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Skyline Domain and Heera Infocity (Right side building with work lift)
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Infosys
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Infosys
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Asiatic business center
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SFS Icon, Trivandrum

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The project
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Daniel's Tower, Trivandrum

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Volkswagen Showroom Update

As on 21.12.2009

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The Orange Beauties on the City Roads

JNT4 Coming out from Kaniyapuram Depot
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JNT1 @Kazhakkoottam going towards Kaniyapuram
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JNT2 @Sreekaryam going towards Technopark/Kaniyapuram
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Kesavadasapuram-Pattom

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Big Bazaar @Kesavadasapuram

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Along Pattom-Plamoodu Stretch

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This is one among the Surveillance Cameras which will be watching you when you are in Trivandrum:)

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Keltron Junction
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Vazhuthacaud - Thycaud Stretch

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Contd...

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Taj Residency @Vazhuthacaud

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Welcoming 2010 with new projects...

Cordial Casilda, Ulloor, Trivandrum
G+15 floors

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Cordial Shroffs, Thycaud, Trivandrum
G+10 floors

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Asset Homes Signature update

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The project
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After hosting the 97th Indian Science Congress, Thiruvananthapuram is set to host global space meet.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is hosting the next annual conference of the Inter-Agency Space Debris Co-ordination Committee (IADC) in Thiruvananthapuram from March 9 to 12. This is the first time that the IADC, a forum of spacefaring nations for handling the threat posed by man-made objects in space, is meeting in India.

ISRO is one of eleven member agencies, which include NASA and Russia’s Federal Space Agency, in the IADC. One of the important issues that will be discussed in Thiruvananthapuram is a proposal for “active removal of debris from space,’’ said Dr V. Adimurthi of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) who chairs the IADC this year.

Read more (http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Next:+A+global+Space+meet&artid=ZBKZ0ZQ0Ruk=&SectionID=lMx/b5mt1kU=&MainSectionID=lMx/b5mt1kU=&SEO=&SectionName=tm2kh5uDhixGlQvAG42A/07OVZOOEmts)

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shots from indian science congress

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KERALA GRAMAM

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The main building of the IITM-K campus @ Technopark (Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management-Kerala)

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(One of the projects that was tried to be hijacked from here earlier last year)

Bhoomi Pooja was performed at the site on 17-12-09.

Expected date of completion - December 2010.

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Kerala based Mobile - Web - Electronics Convergence Company - Rain Concert opened their new facility in Technopark. The new facility at the Thejaswini building in Technopark was inaugurated by Mr. Nasser Abdulrahman Al-Hussein, Chairman, Arts of Technology for Communications and IT Establishment, Saudi Arabia.

The company, which has adopted a phased expansion plan to increase resource strength in research and development (R&D) domains of mobile, web and electronics and engineering, will take its employee strength to 500 in the next three years. Rain Concert currently employs 120 technology professionals.

This apart, the company’s initiatives in the mobile application decision has resulted in the development of high end mobile applications and tools that are used in mobile sites, home security devices with mobile phones, home automation devices, personalized alert systems, m-commerce apps and office applications.

Rain concert has also been involved in the outsourcing arena with its division christened Aarthika Technologies. The outsourcing division is into development of solutions such as high end web applications, rich internet applications, e-governance, social networking apps, web-based CRM and ERP solutions.

Source (http://www.technoparktoday.com/2010/01/rain-concert-opened-new-facility-in-technopark/)

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‘Leela Infopark’ - Tallest building in technopark is ready for launch

The new IT space in kerala - ‘Leela Infopark’ at Technopark is ready for launch with 6.15 lakh square ft. structure in traditional Kerala architecture. With G+15 floors, is the tallest building in Technopark now.

The state of the art leela building has got cafeteria on the ground floor, a multi-cuisine canteen spread over 15,000+ sq.ft on the 11th floor and a fully equipped gym on the 15th floor. A multi level car park over 1 lakh sq.feet is also there near by the main building.

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Work on the futuristic-looking headquarters of Kerala's largest conglomerate, the Muthoot Pappachan Group, has kicked off at the site opposite the Police Headquarters on the Vellayambalam - Vazhuthacaud road.

Here's a recap of the interesting design by Iyer & Mahesh.

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KGS Kowdiar Gardens, Kowdiar
G + 15 Floors

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KGS Kowdiar Square, Kowdiar
G + 18 Floors

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TECHNOPARK PHASE 2 : UST GLOBAL GETS CO-DEVELOPER STATUS

UST Global Information Technology Parks, being set up by the Technopark based UST Global, one of the leading providers of end-to-end services and solutions provider, has received the co-developer status for setting up the company’s own campus as part of the second phase expansion of Technopark.

The Board of approval of the Ministry of Commerce accorded the sanction on December 15. Government of Kerala had earlier handed over 36 acres of land adjacent to Technopark to the UST Global for developing a state of the art campus. The land given to the company already enjoys the SEZ status. UST would develop the first building with 7,78,257 sq. ft. of built-up area as first phase in in 6.12 acres of land. The remaining 29.88 acres of land with US Technology International P Ltd will be developed as second phase, said M Vasudevan, Sr.Manager (Business Development), Technopark.

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The new synthetic track at the University Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram

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Chief Minister to inaugurate the new synthetic track on January 13, 2010.

IAAF certified.

IAAF - International Association of Athletics Federations

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New LeVIS Showroom Trivandrum

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Technopark phase 3: Land booking starts on January 18

Thiruvananthapuram : As par of the development of Technopark phase III, the park authorities have decided to set apart 22 acres of land for the development of private parks by IT and ITeS companies. Booking for the land will begin on January 18. A total of 92 acres has been earmarked for the phase III development of the park.

For the first time, Technopark is giving an opportunity to the IT and ITeS companies to book land in advance. Companies interested to own land for setting up their facility centre can register their names with the park from January 18 to February 17. Interested companies will have to make an advance payment for the land and should specify their current turn over and the number of job opportunities they would generate by setting up facility centres in the said land. A total of 92 acres has been earmarked for the phase III development of the park. Of this 70 acres of land will be developed by Technopark in association with Kerala State IT Infrastructure Ltd.

According to sources, the companies interested to book the land will have to pay Rs 1 lakh per acre. The park authorities will screen the requests and select the companies that are most eligible for the proposed land. The piece of land earmarked for the third phase is situated between the places where the first and second phase development of the park has taken place.

As per the conditions, the companies that get the land should commence the work on infrastructure development in a six month time. They will have to complete the facility centers in a maximum period of three years.

The Phase III is being developed as a Special Economic Zone. Technopark will provide all the utilities and support services, including power, water supply and connecting roads. The expansion work is expected to be completed in 2012. It would create 4 million sft space and around 40,000 jobs. On completion of the third phase, the Thiruvananthapuram Technopark will be among the leading technology hubs in the world with a built-up space of 10 million sft and a 100,000 workforce.

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SreeDhanya Homes Lakewoods,Aakkulam(new design)

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Courtesy: nishanthnair

[Dude25]

More pictures on Heera Dreams... the 36 floor x 3 towers beauty

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For current status and more details, click here (http://www.heeragroup.com/Projects.php?id=48)

Courtesy: Chandramohan Associates and Heera Group

[Dude25]

Chief Minister inaugurated the re-laid synthetic track at the University Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram.

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The function was preceded by a mass run by the athletes of the Kerala University and an eye-catching aerobic display by the students of the Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education, Kariyavattom.

Read through
here (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/14/stories/2010011456341800.htm)

Courtesy: Kaumudi and The Hindu

[Dude25]

Updates on some projects...

Olive Cressida
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Project update
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RDS Tranquil and Asiatech IT Park can be seen in the picture.

View from Cressida towards Technopark
Seen in the image is TCS Development Centre Campus
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Courtesy: Olive builders

[Dude25]

Heera Towers, Trivandrum

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Update
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Courtesy: Heera Group

[Dude25]

Heera Swiss Town, Trivandrum

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Update
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Courtesy: Heera Group

[nik]

NEW WHARF AT VIZHINJAM

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[Dude25]

Bhoomi Pooja of City Scapes - 'New Project' from SFS

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[Dude25]

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[Dude25]

Barcelona clears pact with capital city

The Spanish city of Barcelona has approved a draft proposal for a twinning agreement with Thiruvananthapuram, clearing the decks for formalisation of the pact later this year.

Read through
Report from The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/19/stories/2010011958010100.htm)

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Courtesy: Kaumudi and The Hindu

[nik]

KOVALAM BEACH AND ALL BEAUTIFUL TRIVANDRUM BEACHES

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[nik]

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[nik]

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[nik]

Places around Akkulam Lake, many highrises are coming up in this area which was virgin land some 5 years back.

The present tallest tower, Heera Dreams with 36 floors would be rising in that cleared site (flanked by the V shaped Villa layout-Heera Vasthu Hills & the highrise, Heera Towers)

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Sasthamangalam-Vellayambalam area

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courtesy: sudheeshnairs

[nik]

Work on putharikandom maidhan-reaching the final stage

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[nik]

Had been to Trivandrum last weekend, got to shoot these Volvos

At Statue Jn, seen along with the Volvo is an 'Ananthapuri Fast' city bus.

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Another Volvo starts its journey from Sasthamangalam, could be to Airport. (Meanwhile road development works are happening in this Sasthamangalam-Vellayambalam stretch

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A view of the Vellayambalam-Sasthamangalam stretch, hope the works would be over in 6 months time

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Three Ananthapuri Fast city buses in the frame

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I always wondered why the roof of most of the buses are not painted neat!

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A Volvo starts its journey from Domestic Terminal, Trivandrum Airport.

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Courtesy: sudheeshnairs

[nik]

SFS City Scapes PTP Nagar

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Location map of SFS Cityscapes

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[nik]

^^I was there at the site on 16th Jan 2010. I had inspected this property some 2 years back.

The project has two Towers- Cedar & Pine with 18 levels

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Courtesy: sudheeshnairs

[nik]

ARTS AND CRAFT VILLAGE KOVALAM-WORK IN FULL SWING

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[nik]

Thampanoor Bus Terminal will be completed in 2 years.
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The contract has been awarded to M/s Harrisons Malayalam Ltd.
Contract Amount is Rs.50.28 Crores.
Total 12 Floors with centralised A/C.
Total Area 3.5 lakhs Sq.Ft


Source : Kerala Kaumudi

[nik]

New Projects from Muthoot Pappachan Group

New 5 Star Resort at Chowara, Kovalam

Service Apartment at Bypass Rd, Trivandrum

Eco Resort at Trivandrum - Kanyakumari Border

Upgradation of Muthoot plaza into 5 Star category - Ongoing

Upgradation of Taj Green Cove resort at Kovalam in another 80 Acres land

Muthoot is also engaged with their new corporate office at Vazhuthacaud and they are going ahead with a new Shopping mall project with multiplex at Sasthamangalam.

Cheers...

http://www.mathrubhumi.com/business/story.php?id=79162

[Dude25]

Confident Althena updates

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Courtesy: Website

[Dude25]

Nishagandhi Festival pictures

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Courtesy: Kaumudi & Mathrubhumi

[Dude25]

Bluemount is ready... Thanks to Oceanus

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Courtesy: Oceanus Dwellings

[Dude25]

Bird's eye view of Heera Dreams... the 36-floor beauty

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[Dude25]

The New Bus Terminal Complex - CM to lay foundation stone on Feb 2, 2010

Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan will lay the foundation stone for the new bus terminal complex at Thampanoor, which will be constructed at a cost of Rs 56 crore, on February 2.

The Chief Minister will be laying the foundation stone for a much sought-after project in the city, which would undoubtedly provide a bus complex of international standards. The State Government has decided to make the foundation-stone laying ceremony a grand affair.

Read through
here (http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=CM+to+lay+stone+on+Tuesday&artid=pMuh7gNiJA8=&SectionID=lMx/b5mt1kU=&MainSectionID=wIcBMLGbUJI=&SectionName=tm2kh5uDhixGlQvAG42A/07OVZOOEmts&SEO=)

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Courtesy: Kaumudi, Expressbuzz & Kumar Group Architects

[Dude25]

Neyyar Dam, Trivandrum

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[Dude25]

New Bus Terminal @ Thampanoor, Trivandrum

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Foundation stone laying ceremony was by the Hon. Chief Minister of Kerala on Feb 9, 2010.

[Dude25]

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Courtesy: The Hindu

[Sathyalal]

Nice pictures! Dude.

[Dude25]

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[Dude25]

Thanks Sathyalal.:)

[Dude25]

'The New Terminal to be inaugurated in May....', says the report

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Interior works going on for different offices inside the terminal.

The approach road and the bridge across the Parvathy Puthanar will be completed before March 31, promises KITCO.

Trees to be planted.

Cargo complex to be retained at the same place.

The peripheral road to be widened for cargo transport.

News Courtesy: Kerala Kaumudi

[Dude25]

The Annual Celebrations at Technopark

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[Dude25]

The new corporate office building of Malayalam Communications Ltd, to be inaugurated on March 5, 2010.

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State-of-the-art buildings in 9 floors.

70,000 sq. ft space.

5 studios in the building to be used for various channels of the group viz. Kairali, We, People etc.

Also includes News desk and News bureau.

Union defence minister and senior Congress leader A K Antony will inaugurate the new multi-storeyed Kairali Tower, while CPM general secretary Prakash Karat will launch the ‘‘Studio Complex''.

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw8MsN6Ad0U)

NEWS LINK (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Antony-to-open-CPMs-TV-office/articleshow/5639181.cms)

Courtesy: Malayalam Communications Ltd.

[Dude25]

Chief Minister laying the foundation stone for the new 10-storey block at the Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum

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Courtesy: Kerala Kaumudi

[Dude25]

GIE Royal Orchid, Trivandrum
G+18 floors

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[Dude25]

Beacon Green Square, Trivandrum

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Location map
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[Dude25]

Heera Towers status (March 2010)

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Pic courtesy: Heera group

[Dude25]

Asset Homes Signature update

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Courtesy: Asset Homes website

[MINUS]

Trivandrum, Kerala, March 16, 2010 /India PRwire/ -- Building on the company's decade-long operations in the US and India, InApp hopes to increase their presence in the Asia-Pacific region through the new company. The new Japan base at Misuzugaoka Aobaku near Yokohama and Tokyo will offer software services such as software development, testing, migration, porting, maintenance, multimedia, smartphone solutions and others to SMEs in Japan.
Source : Indiaprwire (http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/computer-software/2010031645824.htm)

[Dude25]

Updates of some u/c projects as of March 2010

SFS Royal Greens

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Courtesy: SFS

[Dude25]

RDS Tranquil, Near Technopark

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Courtesy: RDS

[Dude25]

Heera Infocity, Near Technopark

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Courtesy: Heera

[Dude25]

Confident Althena

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Courtesy: Confident

[Dude25]

Dream Castle

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Courtesy: Favourite Homes

[Dude25]

Heera Swisstown

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Courtesy: Heera

[Dude25]

Heera Hilife

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Courtesy: Heera

[Dude25]

Heera College of Engineering & Technology, Trivandrum

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