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Sewage treatment system for West Kochi hits fund hurdle Updated: Updated: Rate quoted by contractors higher than estimated cost Share Article Rate quoted by contractors higher than estimated cost The three decentralised sewerage treatment systems for West Kochi under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (Amrut) scheme have hit a funding hurdle, further delaying the project that was conceived in 2016. With the rate quoted by the three contractors being higher than the estimated cost, the State government and the Kochi Corporation are now going to have to decide who will bear the excess cost. The proposed treatment plants are to come up in Edakochi North, Edakochi South, and Perumpadappu. ....
Shock for UDF as heavyweights taste defeat at the hustings Updated: Updated: Mayoral hopeful N. Venugopal and Dy. Mayor Premakumar among prominent losers Share Article Mayoral hopeful N. Venugopal and Dy. Mayor Premakumar among prominent losers It did not begin well for the UDF. The first result announced on the day came as a rude shock to the Congress, as its Mayor candidate and senior leader N. Venugopal lost the contest by one vote. An electoral defeat in Island North, which Mr. Venugopal has always held as his home turf, was something unpalatable for the seasoned politician. Venugopal, who will turn 70 shortly, suffered defeat at the hands of a political novice, T. Padmakumari of the BJP. ....