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• Tender Notice: Civil works for Dialysis Center, Lab, and Store room at Palluruthy Government Taluk Hospital in Division 19 of Kochi Municipal Corporation

  Tender Notice: Civil works for Dialysis Center, Lab, and Store room at Palluruthy Government Taluk Hospital in Division 19 of Kochi Municipal Corporation Bidders are requested to go through all the documents for Bid submission provided below: NOTICE INVITING TENDER FORM OF TENDER BID DOCUMENT BoQ PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT AFFIDAVIT  

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• Morgenstadt Global Smart Cities Initiative (MGI) – Sustainable Neighbourhood project

  SITE VISIT AND STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP As part of the ongoing Morgenstadt Global Smart Cities Initiative (MGI) – Sustainable Neighbourhood project, the project team from Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO), Stuttgart, University of Stuttgart, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) visited Kochi. The team along with the c-hed visited the project area at Elamakkara North

• CYCLE WITH KOCHI

  Cycle with Kochi was another step to bring together various cycling clubs to participate in a group cycle ride and motivate citizens to participate in the Cycle with Kochi project. Hon. Mayor of Kochi, M Anil Kumar graced the occasion and felicitated the Cycling Clubs Admins for pledging their support. Firoza Suresh Cyc Firoza Bicycle

• Subhash Bose Park Reopening

  The prestigious Subhash Bose Park is maintained by Centre for Heritage, Environment and Development. The park is a fine example of our efforts . It serves as the green lungs of the core city and a space for recreation . It is now alive and vibrant with music concerts , performing arts and other cultural

• C-HED wins HUDCO Award

    The Centre for Heritage, Environment and Development (C-HED) of the Kochi Corporation has been adjudged winner of the innovative model for ‘urban governance’ instituted by the Union government’s Housing and Urban Development Corporation for recognising best practices to improve living environment. The award for the 2019-20 fiscal was declared at a function held in

• NIUA Newsletter – Issue 5

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• Standard Operating Procedures for Bus Transport – Post COVID-19 Lockdown

  “Standard Operating Procedures for Bus Transport – Post COVID-19 Lockdown” prepared as a part of Integrated and sustainable urban transport systems in smart cities (SMART-SUT), by GIZ India. Read on : Standard Operating Procedures for Bus Transport – Post COVID-19 Lockdown    

• Green Corridor Project (N-S Corridor)

  Mobilise Your City (MYC) project, an initiative of the Union Government to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emissions related to urban transport. Kochi is one of the cities selected for the MYC project. Urban Mass Transport Company (UMTC) has been entrusted with the task of implementing the project in Kochi.  Under the MYC programme, the

• C-HED at 10th World Urban Forum

  Centre for Heritage, Environment and Development (C-HED) director Dr. Rajan Chedambath presented our organisations case at the 10th World Urban Forum in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This competition is designed to share and exchange valuable knowledge and experiences between cities all around the world, with C-HED representing Kochi this year. Joining Dr. Rajan on stage and

• Water Conservation Workshop

  The Centre for Heritage, Environment and Development (c-hed) and Ashoka Trust for Reserarch in Ecology and Environment (ATREE), organised a 1 day workshop where we discussed and deliberated on measures for water conservation including developing awareness and strategies to help fight climate change. The event was supported by the Kochi Municipal Corporation and Department of

• Mapathon – Cities4forests

  The Kochi Municipal Corporation in association with the World Resources Institute India organized a ‘Mapathon’ in coordination with the Centre for Heritage, Environment and Development, as part of the Cities4Forests project from 9 to 11 January, 2020 at St. Teresa’s College, Kochi to develop monitoring mechanism in Kochi and enhance community participation in restoration. Kochi

• POSTER DESIGNING COMPETITION

  The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India had launched a scheme on “Development of Solar Cities”. Under this scheme Kochi was selected as one among the 60 cities to be supported for development as “Solar/ Green Cities”. The council of the Kochi Municipal Corporation had assigned the Centre for Heritage, Environment

• One Planet City Challenge 2018-19

  In cities, everything is closely connected. As cities and urban populations expand across the globe, the problems in cities also tend to multiply.  Cities generate over 70% of global carbon dioxide emissions, while also providing a space for urgent (and tangible) climate action. The good news is that solutions can also multiply. And fortunately, solutions already exist today

• Fort Kochi Visioning Workshop

  Fort Kochi is known as the cradle of Eurasian culture. It has a history of more than 500 years with an influence of both Indian and international cultures. Its vibrant history and culture makes it one of India’s major tourist hotspot. It has also been included under Kochi Smart City Project. WRI India in collaboration with Kochi Municipal Corporation ,Cochin Smart

• Kick-off workshop to road map for Zero Carbon Buildings for Kochi city

  The Kochi Municipal Corporation (KMC) had, in its Annual Budget 2018-19, announced a rather innovative project “Zero Carbon Buildings” , which it intends to implement by associating with World Resources Institute India (WRI India) to develop a roadmap and action plan for all buildings to achieve zero carbon potential for Kochi city. Kochi is both a solar city and smart city and

• INTERACT Bio

  INTRODUCTION: The project aims to strengthen the integration of biodiversity management at all levels of governance and facilitate cooperation between national and sub-national authorities for ecosystem management in urban regions. It is funded by Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) under their International Climate Initiative (IKI). The project is

• Kick-Off Workshop on low-carbon urban energy, mobility and waste management solutions

  The city of Kochi has been invited to be part of new initiative – the Urban Pathways project that aims at action delivering on the New Urban Agenda in the context of the Paris Agreement by the UN Habitat. This is in continuation with the SOLUTIONs project (Sharing Opportunities for Low carbon Urban TransportationS) in which Kochi

• Consultative Stakeholder meeting on Air Quality Solution for Kochi

  Poor air quality is the largest environmental risk to public health in the India and investing in cleaner air and doing even more to tackle air pollution are important priorities. In order to bring air quality solutions to Kochi and tackle the growing problem of air pollution, the Centre for Heritage, Environment and Development (c-hed)

• c-hed signs MoU with CSL

    As part of the maintenance and management plan of the Subhash Bose Park, c-hed had prepared a major restoration plan for the sculptures in the park. Though the proposal was submitted to three different organizations for the CSR fund support, it was the Cochin Shipyard ltd, who came forward to support the project.  The Centre

• Subhash Bose Park

  Subhash Bose Park is one of the most frequented public spaces in Kochi.  Park was affected in a major way with the new malls that rose in the city. With poor maintenance and lack of upkeep, the Park was finding it difficult to attract crowd. It is in this regard that a major facelift work

• Meeting with Hon’ble Ambassador of Belgium H.E Mr. Jan Luykx

  A trade mission from Belgium led by Ambassador Jan Luykx and Consul-General Bart De Groof has offered technology solutions and ideas for the Kochi Smart City programme. During a joint session organised by the Belgium Embassy in India, Brussels Invest and Export, Kochi Municipal Corporation and Cochin Smart Mission Ltd on Monday, presentations and B2B

• Water Policy for Kochi

  The city of Kochi is facing unique water related problems like continued increase in population due to urbanization and industrialization which is causing severe decline in the quality and quantity of water. It is against this background that the budget of the Kochi Municipal Corporation for the year 2014-2015 decided to have a local water

• Principals from Cochin visit Sweden

  As part of the ongoing Cochin-Kumla School Atlas Programme, the Principals of the selected schools Bhavan’s Girinagar and St. Teresa’s CGLPS School visited Kumla on August 24th, 2015. The programme initiated by the Centre for Heritage, Environment and Development and ICLD ( International Centre for Local Democracy) aimed at discussing ecological balance, environmental protection and socio-cultural exchange

• Steel cutting for RO-RO vessels

  The ‘steel cutting’ for the two roll-on-roll-off vessels of the Kochi Municipal Corporation  was held on August 1 at 11 a.m. at the Cochin Shipyard. The two vessels, which can carry passengers as well as cars and trucks, have been named as RY 96 and RY 97. Prof. K.V. Thomas, MP cut the steel for

• City Water Audit for Kochi

  The city of Kochi is one of the fastest-growing urban centers in the country and is the commercial capital of Kerala. With 74 wards, the Municipal Corporation is the most densely populated one in the state and faces many challenges in the water sector, ranging from inadequate water distribution network, depleting groundwater quantity and quality

• Relaunch of the works of the new Corporation Office Buliding

  After a rift of over 8 years, the Kochi Municipal Corporation re-launched the construction works of the new Corporation office building at Marine Drive. The excise, fisheries, port Minister Shri. K Babu inaugurated the re-launch function on 16th July 2015. The entire construction work of the building will be completed in 18 months. It was

• Water Quality Analysis

  The Kochi Municipal Corporation had conducted a water quality analysis as part of the Water Policy project for the City. The analysis was carried out by the Water Institute of the SCMS College. Presence of coliform bacteria, nitrate and iron was detected in the drinking water in the analysis. The contact of sewage water directly with

• Kochi – A WiFi City

  The Kochi city is now WiFi enabled.The Kochi Municipal Corporation along with BSNL and Quadgen Wireless Solutions has launched 10 free WiFi hot spots locations in the city.The 10 locations are Kochi Municipal Corporation Office, Subhash Park, Marine Drive, District Court Complex, High Court, Durbar Hall ground, Edapally Junction, Kaloor Bus stand, Mattanchery and Fort

• Kochi Night Life Zone

  The city’s dream of nightlife will take wings soon by the Kochi Municipal Corporation’s new project for proposing nightlife zones in Broadway, Subhash Park, Marine Drive, Foreshore Road, Durbar Hall and Park Avenue in cooperation with GCDA and District administration. These selected zones will be equipped with mobile food kiosks, promote socio-cultural activities, shopping facilities etc. With

• Broadway Makeover – MoU Signed with Kerala Merchants Chamber of Commerce

  The Kochi Municipal Corporation and Kerala Merchants Chamber of Commerce signed a Memorandum of Association (MoU) for the maintenance and beautification of Broadway, one of the oldest and busiest trade centres in the city. As per the project, the Broadway will be spruced up with 52 ornamental lamp posts with lamp shades starting from Shanmugham

• Kochi to be a Solar City soon!!!

  The Master Plan for the Kochi Solar City project is ready which help the City to become the first energy efficient City in Kerala. The copy of the master plan was collected from the Deputy Director of International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) Shri. Sunandan Tiwari by the Hon’ble Mayor Shri.Tony Chammany at a

• Clean Destination campaign

  As part of the Visit Kerala campaign of the Tourism Department, the Kochi Municipal Corporation, District Administration in association with the Kerala Travel Mart Society launched the Clean Destination project, aimed at making all tourist destinations clean and free of waste. The first phase of the project was commenced at Vasco da Gama square in

• Animal Birth Control – Anti Rabies Vaccination Programme

  The Kochi Municipal Corporation launched the ambitious project ABC-ARV programme of Mission Kochi 15-8-15 to resolve the perennial issues of street dogs in the city by constructing a high-tech multispeciality veterinary hospital at Brahmapuram spending around 1.20 crores, which was inaugurated by the Minister of Urban Affairs Shri. Manjalamkuzhi Ali on May 28th, 2015. The

• Peace Boat spreads message of nuclear-free world

  The Kochi Municipal Corporation along with Mayors for Peace, an international organization working for global peace accorded a warm reception to the peace boat arrived in Kochi carrying survivors of the atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Hibakushas) in Japan. This was the 87th global voyage of the ship. During the reception, a commemoration ceremony

• Inauguration of the Renovated Ernakulam Town Hall

  One of the major landmarks of the city, the Ernakulam Town Hall was renovated and re-opened by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala, which was given a face-lift spending around Rs 2.7 crores. Care was taken to retain the heritage structure while renovating the building, which has been hosting public functions since 1961. The old

• Workshop on Sustainable Transport Solutions for Cochin – March 25-27, 2015

  Held during 25 to 27 March 2015, Kochi, India, the three day workshop on sustainable transport solutions workshop gathered various stakeholders regarding urban transport in the city and international expert organizations to discuss on possible solutions that can resolve the overwhelmed transport demand. Kochi has been selected as one of the take up city under

• Agreement Signing Ceremony for Building Ro-Ro (Roll-On Roll-Off) Vessels

  The Kochi Municipal Corporation had inked an agreement with the Cochin Shipyard Limited to design and develop two modern and technically advanced Ro-Ro vessels for ferrying both people and vehicles to and fro from the mainland – Fort Kochi – Vypeen island. This vessels will have double entries which will decrease the total time of

• Kochi Municipal Corporation – Annual Budget 2015-2016

  The Kochi Municipal Corporation Fifth Annual Budget 2015-16 was presented by the Deputy Mayor of the city Smt. Bhadra on March 23rd, 2015. This year’s budget focused solely on the execution of the existing projects and proposals. The budget emphasizes the improvement of transportation sector through pothole free roads, interlocking tiles at major junctions, modern

• Mosques of Cochin

  The world famous Architect Smt. Patricia Fels in association with c-hed had made a detailed study about the vernacular mosques in Cochin and published the same as a book named “Mosques of Cochin” in association with Mapin Publication. Mosques of Cochin is an invaluable contribution the documents the surviving vernacular mosques, which stand as powerful

• Solar City Draft Master Plan

  The draft master plan of the Solar City project for the Cochin City prepared by International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) was presented before various stakeholders by Ashish Verma, Manager (Energy and Climate) of the Institute. The goal behind the project is to reduce at least 10 percent of the projected total demand of conventional

• One Kochi One Colour

  After the successful completion of the Mission Clean Kochi Campaign, the Kochi Municipal Corporation has jumped to an advanced second phase with the plan to paint the city blue to ensure a unique identity for the city through the campaign called ‘One Kochi, One Colour’. As part of the project, the walls of buildings, especially

• Visit of Councillors from Vadodara Municipal Corporation to Kochi Municipal Corporation

  A 40 member team of councillors from the Vadodara Municipal Corporation visited the Kochi Municipal Corporation to understand and learn about the city’s achievements. The team visited Kochi Municipal Corporation as they were attracted by the Corporation’s achievements in solid waste management. Sewage treatment, drainage, protection of heritage areas and E-governance were also discussed during the

• Visit of Japanese Delegation to Cochin

  A 40 member Japanese delegation including the Mayors of five cities visited the Kochi Municipal Corporation and evinced great interest in helping the Cochin City in sewage treatment, water – disaster management and environmental issues. The 40 member Japanese delegation also included the members of Lake Nakaumi, Lake Shinji and Mt. Daisen Area Economic Council

• Students Council

  The Kochi Municipal Corporation had organized Students Council as part of the Childrens Day Celebrations of 2014.Cleanliness was the main agenda of the council. The student council was being held after a gap of 20 years. Sanal Simon, a 10th class student of Assisi Vidyaniketan School, Chembumukku took the role of the Mayor and administered

• Inauguration of Mission Kochi 15-8-15

  The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala inaugurated the Mission Kochi 15-8-15 campaign of Kochi Municipal Corporation on 25th August 2014.  The new waste collection compact vehicles of the Kochi Municipal Corporation was also flagged off during the function. Public Works Minister V K Ibrahim Kunju handed over the letter of permission to the Clean Kerala

• 2nd Indo – German Water Partnership Summit, 2014

  The 2nd Indo-German Water Partnership (GWP) Summit was organized by c-hed for Kochi Municipal Corporation in association with SCMS Group of Educational Institutions. The event was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala Shri. Oomen Chandy on 6th October 2014 at Cochin.   The one-day conference involved panel discussions on industry-academia partnership on solving water

• Kochi Municipal Corporation – Annual Budget 2014-2015

  The Fourth Annual Budget of the Kochi Municipal Corporation, led by the Hon’ble Mayor of Cochin Shri Tony Chammany, was presented by the Deputy Mayor of the city Smt. Bhadra on February 17th, 2014. The 8,57,75,31,849 rupees budget aims at the overall development of the city with growth in every sector. This years budget emphasizes

• Inauguration of Vanitha Jagratha Samithi and Launch of ‘Help Me on Mobile’ application

  In a bid to make Cochin as a women-friendly city, the Vanitha Jagratha Samithi mooted by the Kerala Women’s Commission in the Kochi Municipal Corporation limits was launched on December 2nd, 2013 in EMS Town Hall. The Union Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies, Shri K V Thomas inaugurated the function and also launched

• AsianCitiesAdapt : Learning Exchange

  Twenty cities from all around South Asia came together in Cochin on October 30th, 2013 to learn from each other on the issue of adaptation to climate change at the AsianCitiesAdapt: Learning Exchange, co-organized by Kochi Municipal Corporation and ICLEI South Asia. The workshop, that took place on 30th-31st October 2013, gathered an impressive line-up

• Visit of School Delegation from KUMLA as a part of School Atlas Program

  As a part of the Municipal Partnership Program between the city of Cochin and city of Kumla (Sweden), a group of four member School Delegation from the Municipality of Kumla, Sweden visited the schools in the city. The Swedish delegation, consisting of teachers Lena Brostroem, Petra Eriksson, Joakim Gillman and Kumla City International Coordinator Ted

• MOBILITY GRID WORKSHOP – Joining the Dots….

  The city of Cochin is witnessing the great shift towards a metro city with its infrastructure boom and transport projects. With the commencement of many major projects, the focus has shifted to providing seamless and sustainable accessibility and connectivity through integration of transport systems. The challenge lies in understanding the opportunities and constraints and visualizing the

• Visit of Official Delegation from the City of Kumla (Sweden) as part of the Municipal Partnership Programme

  The city of Cochin and the city of Kumla(Sweden), has entered into a long-term self-sustaining relation through Municipal Partnership Program, as a result of the match making conference held in the city organized by ICLD, Swedish International Center for Local Democracy and Swedish Embassy. The city of Cochin had signed a memorandum of understanding with

• A Joint Session towards State of the Art Review for the Development of Operations Document for UMTA and UTF for Cochin

  With an aim to implement key urban transport reforms envisioned in the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP) the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), Government of India has initiated the Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP) that aims at facilitating the provision of the urban transport infrastructure and services. In this context, the experts delegated by the

• Cochin-Lorient Partnership Programme on Development and Urban Heritage Conservation

  The city of Cochin and the city of Lorient have entered into a Bilateral Agreement during Emerging Kerala 2012, hosted by the Government of Kerala. Ever since both the cities have been working together to formulate methodologies to take this joint projet forward. As a part of this Joint Cooperation Programme a Technical Workshop was

• ANNUAL BUDGET 2013-2014 of the Kochi Municipal Corporation

    The Third Annual Budget of the Kochi Municipal Corporation, led by the Hon’ble Mayor of Cochin Shri Tony Chammany, was presented by the Deputy Mayor of the city Smt. Bhadra on March 23rd 2013. This year’s budget has been formulated so as to cater to the needs of the city as a developing metro.

• An Academic Session with students from Georgia University

  The c-hed, an academic institution is into collaborations and exchange programmes with many notable national and international universities. The association with various universities and institutes across the world has led to collaborative research, academic support in terms of courses, seminars and developing academic programmes. Such partnerships has been facilitating the exchange of ideas and exposure to new experiences and

• Project on the “Impact of Plastic Debris on Marine and Human Health”

  Plastic pollution in marine eco-system has been causing health hazards and economic loss. This non-biodegradable haphazard is one of the major threats to the very existence of mankind on this planet. The presence of plastic pollutants in the sea and backwaters of Cochin has been upsetting the marine eco-sytem and breeding grounds of a large

• Special Session towards Formation of Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) for the City of Cochin

  Though the rapid urbanization over the years has increased the number of roads, the unorganized parking, congested junctions are all causing havoc’s to the smooth flow of traffic within the city. Public transport systems have not been able to keep pace with the rapid increase in demand over the past few decades. Bus services in

• Road Conclave

  The City of Cochin widely known as the commercial and economic capital of the state of Kerala, has been facing serious problems with regard to maintenance of its roads. The present road infrastructure hasn’t been able to meet the growing traffic demands and hence traffic congestion is becoming a major problem for the city. In