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Residents of three panchayats exempted from toll payment Updated: Updated: Free FasTag for people of Mulavukad, Cheranalloor, and Kadamakudy Share Article AAA A file photo of the queue at the Ponnarimangalam toll plaza on Container Road. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU Free FasTag for people of Mulavukad, Cheranalloor, and Kadamakudy Residents of Mulavukad, Cheranalloor, and Kadamakudy using Container Road will continue to be exempted from toll payment at the National Highways Authority of India’s toll plaza at Ponnarimangalam. A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting convened by District Collector S. Suhas here on Monday. Ernakulam MP Hibi Eden had taken up with the Collector the issue of the NHAI collecting toll during the past one week from the residents of the three panchayats. Mr. Eden said people of the said localities had surrendered their land and even the source of livelihood for the road to materialise. ....
PWD promises to repair joints on North overbridge soon Updated: Updated: Bridges wing submits estimate of ₹5 lakh for work Share Article Bridges wing submits estimate of ₹5 lakh for work The gaps that have been developing between embankment and girders of Ernakulam North overbridge will be repaired shortly by the Public Works Department (Bridges wing). The four-lane bridge was built in 2013 by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC), as part of Kochi metro’s preparatory works. Its defect-liability period expired a year later. Motorists especially two and three-wheeler riders have ever since been complaining of the gaps at either end of the bridge, which hamper a smooth ride through its surface. ....
Private bus and ferry services to isles come to a halt Even as city dwellers envy them for the fresh air and scenic surroundings that they live in, thousands of people who reside in about a dozen picturesque islands that are a stone’s throw away from the Greater Kochi mainland have harrowing tales to narrate, thanks to non-availability of modes of public transport. This is because private buses that operated to isles that have bridge connectivity, and ferries operated by the State Water Transport Department (SWTD) have halted services, post the lockdown. “This has resulted in youth and men most of whom are sole bread winners in a family and earn less than ₹10,000 a month, being forced to avail loan to purchase two-wheelers. Still, women and elderly people are devoid of a mode of commute,” said Jerald Muzhagunthara, a resident of Kothad Island and an IT professional. ....