Cochin/Kochi projects and pics

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Lakeshore Hospital plans expansion

Wednesday July 9 2008 09:37 IST

Express News Service

KOCHI: The city-based Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre has decided to embark on an expansion plan of Rs 100 crore which includes medical tourism.

Lakeshore Hospital, which is in its fifth year of operation, will soon construct 250-bed block as part of its medical tourism plan. It will also build a 150-bed fully equipped cancer block.

Of Rs 100 crore, Rs 80 crore will be generated through private placement. A major share of the fund has been offered by board members, said Managing Director Philip Augustine. NewIndpress link

ലേക്‌ഷോര്‍ ആസ്‌പത്രിയില്‍ 100 കോടിയുടെ വികസനപദ്ധതി

കൊച്ചി: അഞ്ചുവര്‍ഷം പിന്നിട്ട ലേക്‌ഷോര്‍ ഹോസ്‌പിറ്റല്‍ ആന്‍ഡ്‌ റിസര്‍ച്ച്‌ സെന്ററില്‍ 100 കോടി രൂപയുടെ വികസനപദ്ധതി. ചെയര്‍മാന്‍ എം.എ. യൂസഫ്‌ അലിയുടെ അധ്യക്ഷതയില്‍ ചേര്‍ന്ന ഡയറക്ടര്‍ ബോര്‍ഡ്‌ യോഗം ഇതിന്‌ അംഗീകാരം നല്‍കി. ഓഹരിയുടമകള്‍ക്ക്‌ അഞ്ചുശതമാനം ലാഭവീതം നല്‍കാനും ബോര്‍ഡ്‌ ശുപാര്‍ശചെയ്‌തു.

രാജ്യാന്തര ആസ്‌പത്രിശൃംഖലയായ ബാങ്കോക്കിലെ ബൂറൂംഗ്രാഡ്‌, ബാംഗ്ലൂരിലെ മണിപ്പാല്‍ ഗ്രൂപ്പ്‌ എന്നിവയുമായുള്ള സംയുക്ത സംരംഭങ്ങളും ഡയറക്ടര്‍ബോര്‍ഡ്‌ ചര്‍ച്ചചെയ്‌തെങ്കിലും ലേക്‌ഷോര്‍ ബ്രാന്‍ഡില്‍ത്തന്നെ വികസനപ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങളുമായി മുന്നോട്ടുപോകാനാണ്‌ തീരുമാനം.

സേവനമികവിനുള്ള എന്‍എബിഎച്ച്‌ അക്രഡിറ്റേഷനും ഐഎസ്‌ഒ അംഗീകാരവുമുള്ള ലേക്‌ഷോര്‍ ആസ്‌പത്രി മെഡിക്കല്‍ ടൂറിസം രംഗത്ത്‌ കൂടുതല്‍ ശ്രദ്ധ കേന്ദ്രീകരിക്കും. ഇതിനായി 250 കിടക്കകളുള്ള പുതിയ ബ്ലോക്കിന്റെ പണി ഉടന്‍ ആരംഭിക്കും. 150 കിടക്കകളുള്ള കാന്‍സര്‍ ബ്ലോക്കിന്റെ പ്ലാനും തയ്യാറായി. വികസനത്തിനാവശ്യമായ 100 കോടിയില്‍ 80 കോടി രൂപ വീണ്ടും സ്വകാര്യ പ്ലേസ്‌മെന്റ്‌ വഴി സ്വരൂപിക്കാനും തീരുമാനമായി. ഇതില്‍ പകുതിയോളം തുക ഡയറക്ടര്‍ബോര്‍ഡംഗങ്ങള്‍തന്നെ വാഗ്‌ദാനംചെയ്‌തതായി മാനേജിങ്‌ ഡയറക്ടര്‍ ഡോ. ഫിലിപ്പ്‌ അഗസ്റ്റിന്‍ അറിയിച്ചു.
mathrubhumi

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NBCC ready to ink realty deals abroad

MUMBAI: National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd (NBCC), a Government of India undertaking fully owned by the ministry of urban development, is in talks to develop real estate properties in Dubai in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, the company said.

If the deals go through, this would be the first time that a Government of India undertaking would develop realty projects abroad. The negotiations are in their final stages.

NBCC will also develop greenfield projects. NBCC’s biggest land pockets are in Chennai and Kochi, spread across 54 acre and 50 acre, respectively. http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1176503

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As on date Emaar owns 386 acres in Kochi. This is its only
land holding in Kerala.

read more
http://www.emaar.com/PDF/CS-BRIC-Presentation-June-2008-printing.pdf

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National University of Advanced Legal Studies - NUALS
upcoming campus at Kalamassery

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Toshiba Corp plans Rs 2,000-cr plant

T’PURAM: The Toshiba Corporation, a world leader in high-technology products, is exploring the possibility of setting up a plant in the state to manufacture giant transformers in the range of 765 kv, 1,200 kv and gas-insulated sub-stations.

A seven-member high-level team from Toshiba met Industry Minister Elamaram Kareem and Finance Minister Thomas Isaac and made a presentation on the company’s activities and interests.

The project in which the Toshiba has shown interest in the state involves an investment of Rs 2,000 crore. If the Industry Department works on the proposal on a tight schedule, it would be the first mega manufacturing unit that will come up in the state after the LDF Government came to power.

Toshiba interest in the state was triggered by its talks with NTPC on upgrading the technology at the TELK.

Recently, the NTPC had taken over the TELK. At present the TELK is manufacturing only transformers up to the capacity of 400 kv.

Gas-insulated sub-stations are not manufactured anywhere in the country. Toshiba is interested in Kochi or Cherthala because of the availability of waterways which can be developed to transport transformers of massive size to Kochi port.

After the meeting with ministers, the team was taken to Kochi and Cherthala to visit certain spots identified by the KINFRA that can meet their demands.

Toshiba, a 250 lakh crore company, had had its presence in the state in the name of Toshiba Anand.

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Kochi could be NBA's base in India

KOCHI: Chennai could be NBA’s home in India within the next few months. After the success of its ‘Basketball Without Borders’ programme in New Delhi last week, the world’s most famous professional basketball league now plans to set up a base in the country.

“We plan to open a NBA office in India within the next six to eight months. We had a look at some of the facilities in Chennai, and at the SRM University, they are great. There is a lot of support for the sport too,” Akash Jain, Director-International Development, NBA Entertainment, told The Hindu here on Thursday afternoon.

“Of course, we’ve not finalised the venue yet. We’ve seen Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai and now Kochi and we’re still evaluating the locations,” said Jain, after having a look at the facilities at the Rajiv Gandhi indoor stadium here and the Star Lagoon Hotel at Thevara here along with Mark Aronson, Vice President, NBA Entertainment’s Events and Attractions Group

http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/11/stories ... 251700.htm

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Toshiba Corp plans Rs 2,000-cr plant

T’PURAM: The Toshiba Corporation, a world leader in high-technology products, is exploring the possibility of setting up a plant in the state to manufacture giant transformers in the range of 765 kv, 1,200 kv and gas-insulated sub-stations.


Gas-insulated sub-stations are not manufactured anywhere in the country. Toshiba is interested in Kochi or Cherthala because of the availability of waterways which can be developed to transport transformers of massive size to Kochi port.

After the meeting with ministers, the team was taken to Kochi and Cherthala to visit certain spots identified by the KINFRA that can meet their demands.

Toshiba, a 250 lakh crore company, had had its presence in the state in the name of Toshiba Anand.

Wow !! This looks a firm proposal. Kochi is always the favorite come manufacturing or IT
investment.

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Land acquisition for Int'l cricket stadium progressing
near Tripunithra

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Kerala Travel Mart 2008 in Kochi from Sept.21 to 23

കേരള ട്രാവല്‍ മാര്‍ട്ടില്‍ വില്‌പനക്കാരായി 270 കമ്പനികള്‍ പങ്കെടുക്കും

കൊച്ചി: സപ്‌തംബറില്‍ കൊച്ചിയില്‍ നടക്കുന്ന അഞ്ചാമത്‌ കേരള ട്രാവല്‍ മാര്‍ട്ടില്‍ വില്‌പനക്കാരായി 270 കമ്പനികള്‍ പങ്കെടുക്കും. 196 സ്റ്റാളുകളും 76 ടേബിള്‍ സ്‌പേസും 16 ഹൗസ്‌ ബോട്ടുകളുമാണ്‌ ഇവര്‍ക്കായി സജ്ജീകരിക്കുക. സെല്ലര്‍മാര്‍ക്കായുള്ള രജിസ്‌ട്രേഷന്‍ ജൂലായ്‌ ഒന്നിന്‌ അവസാനിച്ചു.

കേരളത്തില്‍ നിന്ന്‌ ഹോട്ടലുകള്‍, റിസോര്‍ട്ടുകള്‍, ടൂര്‍ ഓപ്പറേറ്റര്‍മാര്‍, ട്രാവല്‍ കമ്പനികള്‍, ആസ്‌പത്രികള്‍, ആയുര്‍വേദ കേന്ദ്രങ്ങള്‍, ഹോംസ്റ്റേകള്‍, ഹൗസ്‌ ബോട്ടുകള്‍ എന്നിവയുടെ പ്രതിനിധികളായിരിക്കും സെല്ലര്‍മാരായി പങ്കെടുക്കുക. ട്രാവല്‍ മാര്‍ട്ടിന്റെ സ്‌പോണ്‍സര്‍മാര്‍ക്കായി മറ്റൊരു 24 സ്റ്റാളുകള്‍ നീക്കിവയ്‌ക്കുന്നുണ്ട്‌.

സപ്‌തംബര്‍ 21 മുതല്‍ 23 വരെ കൊച്ചിയിലെ മരട്‌ ലെ മെറിഡിയന്‍ കണ്‍വെന്‍ഷന്‍ സെന്ററിലാണ്‌ മാര്‍ട്ട്‌. ആഗോള ടൂറിസം രംഗത്ത്‌ കേരള ബ്രാന്‍ഡിന്‌ ശക്തമായ വിപണി നേടിക്കൊടുക്കുക എന്ന ലക്ഷ്യവുമായി സംസ്ഥാന ടൂറിസം വകുപ്പും കേരള ട്രാവല്‍ മാര്‍ട്ട്‌ സൊസൈറ്റിയും സംയുക്തമായാണ്‌ കെ.ടി.എം. സംഘടിപ്പിക്കുന്നത്‌.

ടൂറിസം വ്യവസായരംഗത്തെ സംരംഭകരും സംസ്ഥാന സര്‍ക്കാരും സംയുക്തമായി നടത്തുന്ന ഇന്ത്യയിലെ തന്നെ ഇത്തരത്തിലെ ഏക ടൂറിസം മേളയാണിതെന്ന്‌ കെ.ടി.എം. സൊസൈറ്റി പ്രസിഡന്റ്‌ ഇ.എം. നജീബ്‌ പറഞ്ഞു.

വാങ്ങലുകാര്‍ക്കുള്ള രജിസ്‌ട്രേഷന്‍ ജൂലായ്‌ 31 വരെയാണ്‌. ഇതിനകം 704 ആഭ്യന്തര വാങ്ങലുകാരും 372 വിദേശ വാങ്ങലുകാരും രജിസ്റ്റര്‍ ചെയ്‌തു കഴിഞ്ഞിട്ടുണ്ടെന്ന്‌ കെ.ടി.എം. സൊസൈറ്റി ചീഫ്‌ എക്‌സിക്യൂട്ടീവ്‌ ഓഫീസര്‍ മാത്യു ഫിലിപ്പ്‌ പറഞ്ഞു.
രാജ്യാന്തര വാങ്ങലുകാരില്‍ 150 പേരുടെ വരവ്‌ ഉറപ്പാക്കി. ഇംഗ്ലണ്ട്‌, ജര്‍മനി, ഫ്രാന്‍സ്‌ എന്നിവിടങ്ങളില്‍ നിന്നാണ്‌ ഏറ്റവുമധികം പേര്‍.

സിംഗപ്പൂര്‍, മലേഷ്യ, ഗള്‍ഫ്‌, പോളണ്ട്‌, വിയറ്റ്‌നാം, ഓസ്‌ട്രേലിയ, പെറു എന്നിവിടങ്ങളില്‍ നിന്ന്‌ ഇത്തവണ വാങ്ങലുകാരുണ്ടാകും.

[Roshan]

PURVA GRAND PALMS WITH A BUILT UP - 4.3million.sq.ft.

Area: 25.25 acres
1392 nos 3& 4 bed apartments
4.3 million sq ft
5 star hotel
office space











courtesy scorpiogenius @ SSC & SSP

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Four-lane road from Pettah to Vytilla planned

Staff Reporter

Another bridge in Thripunithura mooted

Decision on NH 49 alignment soon

Minister opens jubilee block of college

KOCHI: As a solution to the heavy traffic in Thripunithura town, Minister for Public Works Mons Joseph on Friday said that he has sought a proposal for another bridge connecting Thripunithura and Pettah alongside the existing one as well as sanctioning a four-lane road from Pettah to Vytilla.

Speaking after inaugurating the new silver jubilee block of the Government College, Thripunithura, Mr. Joseph said the department has called for a proposal for a new bridge when requests for a footbridge had come in.

Construction of another bridge will solve the problem of the footbridge too, he said.

The road widening project from Pettah toVytilla has been also been discussed with Union Minister T. R. Balu, Mr. Joseph said.

A decision on the alignment of NH 49 that will bypass Thripunithura town will be taken soon.

Of the five proposals that have come up for the alignment, the Roads Department is expected to provide the most practical route to the government. http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/12/stories/2008071261580300.htm

[vivekcochin]

tell me the latest about the stadium to come up in Tripunithura..I heard that one stadium is planned in TVM too..

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tell me the latest about the stadium to come up in Tripunithura..I heard that one stadium is planned in TVM too..

Welcome Vivek. Hope you have seen the news item above. The only international cricket stadium
coming up in the state will b at Tripunithra. This will be mainly funded by BCCI. The decision
of BCCI is that only associations with own stadium will be allowed international matches. So
this is going to be the venue of all international matches hosted by Kerala Cricket Association
now onwards.

With that Nehru intn'l Stadium will be free for other games. They can even set up synthetic track
and there will still be enough space for a football ground. It is currently undergoing roofing and
maintainence.




One project from Amity group
Landmark, Aluva 18 floors

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FIL loads higher exports from Cochin Port

K. Venkiteswaran

Record shipment in a single day

To set up free trade warehousing zone

The company is also planning a public offer

KOCHI: Falcon Infrastructures Ltd, which operates Kerala’s first private full-fledged inland Container Freight Station (CFS) at Kalamassery, has achieved a record of loading 240 tonnes of export cargo of coffee in a single day for shipment to Russia from the Cochin Port.

The cargo belonged to Harrisons Malayalam Ltd (HML), an RPG group company which is a leading player in India’s plantation industry.

According to Mr N K Mohammed Kutty, managing director of Falcon, this is a major achievement in the backdrop of the lingering negative image of the labour in Kerala.

In yet another significant development, the Falcon CFS at Kalamasserry has started reefer services- stuffing and de-stuffing of refrigerated containers meant for perishable cargo like seafood.

The Falcon CFS, located in close proximity to the road and rail links to the upcoming Vallarpadom International Container Transshipment Terminal, is part of the integrated logistics services facility of the Falcon group in the same premises.

Falcon is also in an advanced stage of negotiation for setting up a Free Trade Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) with public and private participation, said Mr Mohammed Kutty.

The Rs 200-crore project is coming up in an area of 100 acres of land near Kalamasserry and the company is also planning an initial public offer for the purpose, he added. http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/13/stories/2008071356411900.htm

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One more star hotel from a big group

JNB Group to invest Rs 2000 Crore in India by 2015
Plans development of 50 hotels in seven years
Monday, July 14, 2008, 13:00 Hrs [IST]
By Dheera Majumder | Mumbai

US-based real estate management, investment and development consortium, JNB Investments LLC, has forayed into the Indian hospitality market, with plans to set up 50 hotels in the country by 2015. The company will invest about Rs 2000 Crore in the development, which will be collected through internal accruals and other sources of funding.

JNB will develop properties in the five, four and three star segments. The first few properties will come up in Kochi, Bengaluru and New Delhi. The venture capitalist company is a strategic partner in the joint venture between Interstate Hotels & Resorts and JHM Hotels, for development in the Indian market. The joint venture called JHM Interstate Hotels India, will manage the group’s Indian development initiatives. http://www.hospitalitybizindia.com/detailNews.aspx?aid=1633&sid=1

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Some new entries waiting for EC.

Project No:21-287/2008-IA.III
Project Name: EC for hotel cum commercial building at marine drive 05/06/2008
District:xx
Village:xx
Company:DLF Limited

Project No:21-289/2008-IA.III
Project Name: EC for proposed Residential project Purva oceana at Sy. No. 843, Ernakulam village , Ernayannor
District:Ernakulam
Village:Ernakulam
Company:M/s Centurions Housing & Constructions Pvt. Ltd.

This now confirms that the other Purva project at MarineDrive is Purva Marina displayed above

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.

With todays update there are 40 projects waiting for EC in Kerala out of which 34 are in Kochi.

[ernakulam]

Hi all,

How are you doing? I'm a regular reader of SSP cochin and read all your posts with pleasure and enthusiasm. Our kochi is growing day by day and we are dreaming to become it as a global city. We need to go a lot, but still we are on the track. But I have a small question/hestitation, is the FAR in kochi is sufficient to become it as a world city. We know the availability of land is very less in all parts of kochi(in whole kerala also). So we can't go horizontal, the only way is verticals. That is what New York, Chicago,Tokyo,Singapore became a true global city with cosmo culture. We need to think FAR as a big issue. If FAR is high, then everything will come. We need to provide the infrastructure only. OTW whatever we provide the growth will decline bcoz we can't grow horizontal further.

Thanks

[AbrahamVCherry]

UAE-based Specialised Engineering consultants, has opened its second office in the country in Cochin/Kochi
KOCHI : Seeing the huge potential for specialised consultancy in the field of electro-mechanical design and supervision, UAE-based Specialised Engineering consultants, has opened its second office in the country.
With mega projects like Smart city and Media city coming to Kochi, SpEC views Kerala as an area of vast growth potential, the firm's Managing Partners Syed Sabzada and Syraj Hamza said at a press meet here.
The company, which has offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, started its operations by opening an office at Kozhikode followed by the one at Kochi. There is lack of professionals at present in India to take care of the mega projects coming to the country, Sabzada said.
SpEC management team is associated with various projects in UAE, including Internet city, Media city, Knowledge village, Financity city, Dubai Sports city, Marriott Hotel among others. They are also involved in various Data Centre design projects for Emirate Airlines group, Dubai Mercantile Exchange.
Among its projects in India, SpEC has taken up the design and supervision of the Choice Group's Rs 50 crore tallest residential building in South India -- The Choice Paradise in Kochi which is expected to be ready by 2009.
It is also involved in the Rs 80 crore expansion project of the Le Meridian Hotel here for setting up convention centre, hotels rooms and a new shopping centre, the company's Director India operations Ashar Panakat said.
The current project list of SpEC worldwide includes US$ 670 mn, 3.2 mn square feet area development project comprising hotel and service apartment.
Total value of the projects designed and implemented by the consultants exceeds US$ 2.5 bn internationally.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/New ... 232946.cms

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manorama