Cochin highrises, pictures and projects - II - Page 155

bhasidali · #**3081** Posted **Jul 1, 2008, 8:20 AM**

PLAZA GRANDEUR
Kaloor, Kochi -
High end Shopping &
Office Complex

http://www.kunnel.com/plazagrandeur.html

thunderboltz · #**3082** Posted **Jul 1, 2008, 9:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by bhasidali

PLAZA GRANDEUR
Kaloor, Kochi -
High end Shopping &
Office Complex

http://www.kunnel.com/plazagrandeur.html

Both Plaza Grandeur and Cheloor looking good.

Here's a rendering of Plaza Grandeur from the site:

PLUS · #**3083** Posted **Jul 1, 2008, 1:46 PM**

Infopark spreads out to Koratty near Angamali and Pallipuram near Aroor.

This will certainly help these two places as they are already in the vicinity
of the happening place in IT. But Ambalapuzha looks a bit hinderland
and is unlikely to make it big, for that matter it may fail.

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Infopark meeting

KOCHI: A meeting of the board of governors of Infopark held here on Thursday decided to set up three information technology parks modelled on it in Alappuzha and Thrissur districts. Government land has been identified for the proposed IT parks in Cherthala and Ambalapuzha in Alappuzha district and Koratty in Thrissur, District Collector M. Beena, who attended the meeting, said. —Staff Reporter
http://www.thehindu.com/2008/06/27/s...2758530300.htm
© Copyright 2000 - 2008 The Hindu

This will also add to the stride of Aroor-Chertala stretch. This region
can attract more invetment in manufacturing as land is available in plenty.
It is no suprise that major builders have started locating their projects here.
For example, Apple's mega project "New Cochin" is near Pallipuram.

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MoU for bogie unit in Kerala

Special Correspondent

51 per cent stake for Railways in joint venture company

Company to be set up in six months

Joint working group to prepare the business plan

NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Railways and the Kerala government on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a joint venture company for fabrication of bogie frames for passenger coaches and wagons.

According to the MoU, inked by senior Railways and Kerala Government officials in the presence of Railways Minister Lalu Prasad and Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan here, Indian Railways will hold 51 per cent stake in the company and the remaining 49 per cent will be held by the Kerala Government. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Prasad said the foundations of the factory would be laid soon, for which the Kerala government had decided to give land free of cost. “This historical joint venture will benefit the people of Kerala as well as Indian Railways. In view of the rapid increase in passenger services, the need for additional passenger coaches is growing fast. Railways have a limited capacity to manufacture fabricated bogies; this capacity addition will help in meeting our future requirements,” Mr. Prasad said. The joint venture, to be constituted within the next six months, would come into existence in a phased manner. The factory for fabrication of bogie frames for passenger coaches and wagons would come up by utilising the land and other assets of Steel Fabrication Unit (SFU) and Autokast.

PLUS · #**3084** Posted **Jul 1, 2008, 3:37 PM**

Mouchel appointed infrastructure consultant for Smart City

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July 1st, 2008 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS -

Kochi, July 1 (IANS) UK-based consulting company Mouchel has been appointed as infrastructure design and implementation consultant of the Rs.15 billion ($357 million) Smart City project to be developed here. Smart City CEO and board member of Smart City Kochi Fareed Abdulrahman announced this here in a press release.

Mouchel’s selection comes two days after British firm Colin Buchanan was appointed to prepare the master plan for the project.

Smart City Kochi is a joint venture company promoted by the Dubai-based TECOM Investments, SAMA Dubai and the Kerala government.

The project will come up on 246 acres and once completed, it would provide around 90,000 jobs.

“Mouchel will develop and deliver advanced intricate infrastructure that will set a new benchmark for India. The state-of-the-art infrastructure that Smart City Kochi will provide will be unique and will create the ideal location where knowledge is placed at the fingertips of local, regional and international companies,” said Abdulrahman. http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/..._10066695.html

ctjoseph · #**3085** Posted **Jul 1, 2008, 4:18 PM**

Kochi, Apr 17(ANI): India's southern Kochi Port, in the state of Kerala, sets a record by hosting the maximum number of cruise ships in the country as 43 cruisers touched Kochi's shores during 2007...

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surajsharma · #**3086** Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 10:23 AM**

hi am back in the forum after a long time.. Nice to see that the Kochi forum is going strong ..

I am here with a request.. The press club of Ernakulam is organizing an event called 'Kurukazhikkan '. In this suggestions are invited from the city's prominent citizens and groups on short term measures to solve the traffic crisis. Only suggestions which donot involve large expenditure will be taken for example shifting of bus stops, lands which could be used for parking , altenate routes etc..

The press club will collect the suggestions and present it before the authorities . It will also monitor the implmentation of feasible ideas .

So any one who has suggestions or ideas on improving the traffic management in the city are free to post it here . I will collect it at and pass it on to the press club people.
expecting your inputs..

Santhosh · #**3087** Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 1:43 PM**

It is a good start..

AbrahamVCherry · #**3088** Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 3:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by surajsharma

hi am back in the forum after a long time.. Nice to see that the Kochi forum is going strong ..

I am here with a request.. The press club of Ernakulam is organizing an event called 'Kurukazhikkan '. In this suggestions are invited from the city's prominent citizens and groups on short term measures to solve the traffic crisis. Only suggestions which donot involve large expenditure will be taken for example shifting of bus stops, lands which could be used for parking , altenate routes etc..

The press club will collect the suggestions and present it before the authorities . It will also monitor the implmentation of feasible ideas .

So any one who has suggestions or ideas on improving the traffic management in the city are free to post it here . I will collect it at and pass it on to the press club people.
expecting your inputs..

Hey lets discuss it in more detail here

thunderboltz · #**3089** Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 9:04 PM**

The extended Marine Drive walkway near the new boat jetty.
http://tourdumondedemanu.over-blog.c...-20889484.html

PLUS · #**3090** Posted **Jul 3, 2008, 4:45 AM**

Cochin Shipyard first Indian co to build seismic survey ship

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Kochi: State-owned Cochin Shipyard Ltd. is set to become the first Indian company to build a ship for conducting seismic surveys in undersea oil exploration.
The shipbuilder has started converting the Norwegian fishing vessel Pavlovsk into a seismic survey ship, after it won a 150-day contract from a Norwegian exploration firm.
“With oil exploration going deeper into the sea, there is a need for sophisticated diesel-propelled vessels that can go deeper to find oil and gas reserves,” said M. Jitendran, chairman and managing director of Cochin Shipyard. “Cochin Shipyard is the first in the country to enter this area.” http://www.livemint.com/2008/07/0123...-Indian-c.html

roshan · #**3091** Posted **Jul 3, 2008, 5:29 AM**

Courtesy shafi @ SSC

thunderboltz · #**3092** Posted **Jul 3, 2008, 7:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by roshan

Courtesy shafi @ SSC

SSC is down 85% of the time. Who's the builder?

PLUS · #**3093** Posted **Jul 3, 2008, 7:56 AM**

Latest projects up for Environ. clearance

All the latest entrants in the list are at Kochi.

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Project No:21-309/2008-IA.III
Project Name: EC for proposed IT Park project at special economic zone , Kochi
District:xx
Village:xx
Company:Larsen & Toubro tech Park Ltd.

(This must be signature tower)

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Project No:21-308/2008-IA.III
Project Name: EC for Integrated Township edathala village, aluva town, ernakulam district
District:xx
Village:xx
Company:Emaar MGF Lands Ltd.

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Project No:21-307/2008-IA.III
Project Name: EC for proposed residential cum commercial at sy no. 843, Kovilvattam desam , Kanayanoor, ernakulam
District:xx
Village:xx
Company: Puravankara Projects Ltd.

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Project No:21-287/2008-IA.III
Project Name: EC for hotel cum commercial building at marine drive
District:xx
Village:xx
Company: DLF Limited

As on date 37 projects from Kerala are waiting for EC. 31 are from Kochi
5 from Trivandrum and 1 from Calicut

tonapz · #**3094** Posted **Jul 3, 2008, 8:09 AM**

Does Anyone know more about the so called "Fortune Mall" along the byepass between Palarivattom and Vytilla. The area for the so called mall is marked in the wikimapia but no further information is given/available.

http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=9.9967...18&l=0&m=a&v=2

thunderboltz · #**3095** Posted **Jul 3, 2008, 8:12 AM**

Not sure if this is the right place to be asking... but if someone has a picture of Kochi's Marine Drive Skyline, and wouldn't mind sharing it on Wikipedia, please send me a PM.

I'm looking for something better then the one already at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kochi%2C_India

KMC · #**3096** Posted **Jul 3, 2008, 4:31 PM**

Check out this latest presentation from Elbit

Its coming near Marine drive , What a project this gonna be..

Am sure this will be the most envied address for the NRI's..

It seems they are also going to Calicut , good for kerala...

http://www.elbitimaging.com/43-en/Elbit-Imaging.aspx

PLUS · #**3097** Posted **Jul 4, 2008, 5:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by KMC

Check out this latest presentation from Elbit

Its coming near Marine drive , What a project this gonna be..
Am sure this will be the most envied address for the NRI's..
It seems they are also going to Calicut , good for kerala...

http://www.elbitimaging.com/43-en/Elbit-Imaging.aspx

KMC,

It is closed to Marinedrive, but definitely one of the undeveloped islands there.
Otherwise they could not have bought so much land easily.

Total built up area - About 6.2 million sq ft
Total IT space - 1.2 million sq ft
All these does not include parking space. Including that the are is gonna be
7 million sq ft.

Did you notice Emaar MGF has applied for EC. They have also opened their office at Marinedrive
someone reported ?

tonapz · #**3098** Posted **Jul 4, 2008, 6:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by PLUS

KMC,
Did you notice Emaar MGF has applied for EC. They have also opened their office at Marinedrive
someone reported ?

Actually Emaar MGF has opened their office, but the office is not at Marine drive. It is at Edappally next to Kairali Ford showroom.

http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=10.031...18&l=0&m=a&v=2

KMC · #**3099** Posted **Jul 4, 2008, 8:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by PLUS

Latest projects up for Environ. clearance

All the latest entrants in the list are at Kochi.

(This must be signature tower)

As on date 37 projects from Kerala are waiting for EC. 31 are from Kochi
5 from Trivandrum and 1 from Calicut

Cool , DLF , Emaar and what is this Puravankara project at Desam , i guess desam is at Aluva , is it new one?

tonapz · #**3100** Posted **Jul 4, 2008, 9:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by KMC

Cool , DLF , Emaar and what is this Puravankara project at Desam , i guess desam is at Aluva , is it new one?

Project No:21-307/2008-IA.III
Project Name: EC for proposed residential cum commercial at sy no. 843, Kovilvattam desam , Kanayanoor, ernakulam
District:xx
Village:xx
Company: Puravankara Projects Ltd.

Actually the project is in Ernakulam only, since its in Kanayanoor Taluk. If it were Desam it would have been Aluva Taluk! But sorry i do not know where Kovilvattam desam is!