Category Archives: Projects

News about public and private projects of import

Thiruvananthapuram Earning its Sporting Stripes

Posted on 26/05/2012 by

The international stadium and sports facility coming up at Karyavattom will make Kerala a big player in the sports event field. A look at what is in store. Kerala’s contribution to Indian sports is unmatched. From P.T. Usha to Preeja … Continue reading →

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Pay & Use Waste Treatment Facility in Thiruvananthapuram

Posted on 25/05/2012 by

A Rs.1.75-crore waste treatment plant is being set up by the SMSS Hindu Mahila Mandiram at Poojappura in Thiruvananthapuram city that will generate electricity from garbage. The project has received the approval of the City Corporation. Power from garbage A … Continue reading →

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Trivandrum Monorail: DMRC Selected as the Project Consultants

Posted on 22/05/2012 by

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been selected by the state government as the project consultants for the 41.8-km monorail, an elevated rail-based mass rapid transit system (MRTS), on the Mangalapuram-Ulloor-Overbridge-Killipalam-Balaramapuram-Neyyattinkara corridor in Thiruvananthapuram. The State government issued the … Continue reading →

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Article: Karyavattom Sports Facilities – The International Multipurpose Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram

Posted on 11/05/2012 by

The 35th National Games will showcase a new marvel of design and engineering in India – the first worldclass stadium, “Karyavattom Sports Facilities” build using private funding, that is coming up in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala and a major … Continue reading →

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Inauguration of Construction Works of Greenfield Stadium @Karyavattom,Thiruvananthapuram

Posted on 09/05/2012 by

News Inputs from “The Hindu“,”Times of India” & “vjfile @skyscrapercity.com“ Images Courtesy “Viveks @skyscrapercity.com“, vjfile@skyscrapercity.com” & “NGS“ Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Tuesday lauded the Sports Department and the National Games Secretariat for developing a unique model for the construction … Continue reading →

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Article: Kookaburras in Kariavattom

Posted on 24/04/2012 by

Biju Parameswaran, a keen cricket enthusiast, welcomes the idea of a new stadium in his hometown even as he relives memories of matches staged in Thiruvananthapuram in the 1980s. In the cricketing map of India, Thiruvananthapuram was never a serious … Continue reading →

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A Mass Transportation Review of the Trivandrum Metro Region

Posted on 06/04/2012 by

As Trivandrum witnesses unprecedented growth and investments of over $4 Billion are underway in transportation infrastructure in and around the city, it is high time to ask whether we have a metropolitan transportation strategy for Kerala’s Capital? Issues, opportunities and … Continue reading →

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Central Government Nod for Widening of Trivandrum Bypass

Posted on 10/03/2012 by

After a deadlock lasting decades, the Public Works Department (PWD) has got the sanction from the Union Government for acquiring the land needed for the development of the National Highway (NH) Bypass connecting Kazhakkoottam in Thiruvananthapuram to Tamil Nadu. The NH … Continue reading →

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Cabinet to Decide on Vizhinjam bid this Week

Posted on 05/03/2012 by

The Kerala Cabinet is scheduled to take decision on the bid submitted by the Welspun-Leighton consortium for the operation of the Vizhinjam deep water port and container transshipment terminal.While the consortium has asked for a Rs 480 Crore operations grant … Continue reading →

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Vizhinjam’s delays, Mad Projects’ Quick Progress!

Posted on 16/02/2012 by

In the last couple of weeks, there has been a frenzy of activity in Thiruvananthapuram over a handful of infrastructure projects that could theoretically add up to over Rs 1,30,000 Crores of investment. Ordinarily, this would be mind-blowing news for … Continue reading →

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