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

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• Request for Quotation for E-KART

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• VACANCY

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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  

• Request for Quotation – UPS

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• Tender Notice for Supply and Installation of lights

  Tender Notice for Supply and Installation of flood lights

• Tender Notice for Solar Panel

  Tender notice for solar panel installation

• Tender Notice-Biogas plant

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• Request for Quotation – Desktop, Laptop, printer, CCTV system with camera

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• Request for Quotation- Dialyser Reprocessing Machine

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• Call for tender – Office equipments

  Tender Notice – Office Equipments

• Call for Tender

  Tender Notice – Bhaav

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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