Cleaning of Kochi canals to pick up pace after polls
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Agreement yet to be inked with contractors for large canals
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Agreement yet to be inked with contractors for large canals Canal cleaning in the city to avoid waterlogging during the monsoon will pick up pace after the polls, according to Kochi Corporation authorities.
After having been hauled up by the High Court for stalling pre-monsoon canal cleaning in the city citing the model code of conduct, the Corporation will soon begin cleaning the large canals.
The tender process for drain cleaning in some divisions is complete and work has begun, while an agreement is yet to be inked with contractors for large canals such as the Thevara-Perandoor and Rameswaram-Kalvathy canals.
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House panel reviews city projects
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Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development, headed by Chairman Jagdambika Pal, visited the city on Saturday to evaluate the progress of schemes initiated by the Union government.
They visited the Integrated Command Control and Communication Centre (IC4) set up by Cochin Smart Mission Limited. The visit was after a meeting held to assess the implementation of projects under the Smart Cities Mission, and other schemes like Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
The meeting was attended by officials including Kudumbashree executive director S. Harikishore, LSGD (Urban) Principal Secretary Bishwanath Sinha, District Collector S. Suhas, CSML CEO Jafar Malik, and KMRL managing director Alkesh Kumar Sharma.