Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), has been granted security clearance by the government to participate in auctions for port projects after a gap of more than two years. Read more...

Petronet LNG's Kochi terminal is likely to commence commercial operations during July 2013 instead of the earlier scheduled April 2013, informed a source closed to the development. Read more...

Asset Homes in Kochi has targeted to invest Rs 1,500 crore in the next three years. The group is also planning to launch 20 new housing projects during the financial year 2013-14 with an investment of Rs 500 crore and has identified major cities and towns. Read more...

Ambedkar Marg road in Kochi will be inaugurated soon by the Kerala Public Works Minister, VK Ebrahimkunju. The road has been constructed by Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA). Read more...

Kochi Metro Rail (KMRL) plans to develop 17.315 acre land at Kakkanad into a modern multi-utility centre with urban amenities such as markets and civic facilities as well as recreational centre. Read more...

The Kochi Metro rail project received an approximately Rs 1,000 crore loan facility from the French development agency Agence Frantaise de DTvelopment (AFD), a French development agency. Read more...

Tamil Nadu CM, said that the government would not allow the Kochi-Bengaluru GAIL gas pipeline project to affect the welfare of farmers. It may be recalled that local farmers are protesting against GAIL's decision to lay a gas pipeline on agricultural land. The state govt asked the company to lay them on roadsides along the NH. Read more...

The cost of Rs 3,263 crore Kochi-Bangalore-Mangalore Pipeline, being implemented by GAIL may escalate in case of re-alignment.Farmers in TN are protesting against the section of the project, and this prompted the company to consider re-alignment of the project. Read more...

Kochi Metro Rail (KMRL) and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) urged Kochi Corporation to expedite work on creating alternative routes for traffic to pass through until work on metro rail project is completed. It is learnt that the civic body has delayed work on setting up alternative arrangement for traffic. For example, work has not begun on the Atlantis overbridge, through which vehicles will have to be diverted when the South overbridge is pulled down and rebuilt as a four-lane one simu Read more...

Kochi Municipal Corp has been unable to use the Brahmapuram waste treatment plant for processing the waste produced in the city. This is because the Puthencruz panchayat, where the plant is located, wrote a letter to the Kochi civic body asking it not to dump the waste in the plant as it creates health hazard to its residents. This disrupted the movement of waste to Brahmapuram waste treatment plant from Kochi. Concerned about the health implications on its residents, the panchayat wants the sta Read more...