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 the setting up of the arrangements for nightlife, these zones will turn into major attractions within the city. As part of the project, it is planning to keep the Subhash Park open for families till midnight.
A meeting will be convened with the stakeholders and concerned authorities to explore the possibility of the project.
Through this initiative, the Fortkochi would be made as a garden city. Dustbins, cameras, waste collection and disposal arrangements, toilets and sign boards will be constructed as part of this campaign in Fortkochi to ensure safety and hygiene. The beautification of public spaces in Fortkochi is also on the cards which will be carried out with the support of hotels and traders in the area.
The ABC programme plans to sterilize around 4000 dogs in a year and bring down the number of stray dogs in the next four years. The air conditioned surgery room set up at the hospital has all the facilities including five surgery tables. Four veterinary surgeons and four assistants have been appointed specially for the hospital. The dogs are captured using pole net, and will be kept in custody overnight and surgery will be performed next day. For the easy identification of the vaccinated and sterilized dog, an ear notching would be made.