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• Shaping a Climate Resilient Kochi

  Guidance document to develop a comprehensive disaster management plan in Kochi with long-term focus. Shaping a Climate Resilient Kochi – Download document

• Green Building Kochi-Checklist

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• MANUAL: How to conduct an Urban Design Competition- The Case of EnteKochi

  This publication “MANUAL: How to conduct an Urban Design Competition- The Case of EnteKochi” is developed by the Kochi Municipal Corporation (KMC) and the Centre for Heritage, Environment and Development (c-hed) Kochi, in collaboration with GIZ India, as part of the “Sustainable Urban Development-Smart Cities” (SUD-SC) project. This manual is a step-by-step guide to conduct

• 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

• Strategic Action Plans for Rental Housing for Internal Migrants in Kochi Municipal Corporation

  The city of Kochi is an important place of employment for migrant workers in Kerala. Workers from Tamil Nadu have been living and working in the city for decades. In addition, workers from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and many more can be found in the city today. The migrant workers

• Kochi City Biodiversity Index

    The City Biodiversity Index and Illustrated Natural Asset Map of Kochi Municipal Corporation, prepared under INTERACT- Bio project was released by Hon’ble Mayor Soumini Jain. Kochi is one the very few cities in India who have developed the City Biodiversity Index. The City Biodiversity Index of Kochi has been developed with support from ICLEI-Local

• 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

  Read on :https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rU5s7FWdxNR33I2Mwxo1oloSTKV7ziyJ/view?usp=sharing  

• EndeKochi Documentation Report

  EnteKochi is an urban lab initiated by Kochi Municipal Corporation (KMC) jointly with GIZ under the Sustainable Urban Development – Smart Cities (SUD-SC) project. It is a multi-stakeholder participatory planning process that fostered creativity, innovation and public awareness on the issues of sustainable urban development. EnteKochi Documentation Report : Download the document    

• 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    

• COVID – 19 India : Mobility Response Guidelines – By Urban Mass Transit Company Limited

  Smt. Jaishree Jindel (Project Manager and National Coordinator, Urban Mass Transit Company Limited) and Sri. Tarun Choudhary (Project officer, Urban Mass Transit Company Limited) write on “COVID – 19 India : Mobility Response Guidelines”. Read on :  COVID – 19 India : Mobility Response Guidelines

• “Covid-19 and Cities We Want” – By Sri. Hitesh Vaidya and Sri. Chetan Vaidya

  Sri. Hitesh Vaidya (Director, NIUA) and Sri.Chetan Vaidya (Senior National Urban Adviser, Sustainable Urban Development Smart City (SUD-SC) Project, Kochi) write on “Covid-19 and Cities We Want”. Read On : Download here.

• Chullickal Energy Survey Report

  As a part of Solar City Project by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, a pilot energy survey was done by c-hed at Chullickal ward (division 25) of Kochi Municipal Corporation. The survey was done with the help of students from Cochin college. From the findings and observations of the survey,

• IMPRESSIONS

  C-hed : A True Planning Institute  By Conor Noone, Curtain University, Perth, Australia. Here is a small piece on the past 2 months I have spent as an intern in Kochi, India. I first heard of the Centre for Heritage, Environment and Development (C-HED) when I began my internship with the German development organisation GIZ

• Is Kochi prepared to face climate change challenges ?

  Dr. Rajan Chedambath (Director, Centre for Heritage , Environment and Development) shares his views on whether Kochi is prepared to face climate change challenges. Read on : https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2019/nov/13/is-kochi-prepared-to-face-climate-change-challenges-2060903.html  

• 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

• Let cities fight Carbon

  Let cities fight Carbon By Dr. Rajan Chedambath, Director, c-hed The whole “sensible” world is thinking loudly about ways and means to mitigate climate change and its impact. One of the major causes of global warming and subsequent climate change is carbon emission resulting from fossil fuel led transportation. Transit-oriented development, E-mobility, non-motorized transport, public

• How Kochi can combat Climate Change

  Dr. Rajan Chedambath (Director, Centre for Heritage , Environment and Development) explains how the city of Kochi can fight climate change. Read on : https://kochipost.com/…/how-kochi-can-combat-climate-change/

• Subhash Park Tree Naming and Handbook Release

  The Subhash Bose park which is maintained by the Center for Heritage, Environment and Development is rich in biodiversity.  Under the interact bio project, jointly conducted by Kochi Municipal Corporation, c-hed and ICLEI,  Mapping, Identification and Naming of trees in Subhash Bose Park were done. A total of 434 trees were identified  which included 61

• Kochi Water Policy

  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

• Recommendations for Kerala e-mobility policy

  Kerala has a high vehicle population of over more than 10 million vehicles on the road. These vehicles roughly benefit 20 percent of the total population of Kerala, the rest 80 percent depend upon public transport and shared mobility systems. Catering to all these demands, the state has reached a point where the pollution is

• 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

• 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)

• 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

• 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

• 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.

• Cochin Book

  Known as the economic capital of the state of Kerala, the city of Cochin has a vibrant cultural landscape. This city is unique in its own way. Here one can see the ancient civilization merging with modern life. c-hed  has brought out a book on Cochin. This book is an attempt to bring information related

• Mosques of Cochin

  The  historic port-city of Cochin located on the Malabar coast in the state of Kerala, has some of the very first vernacular mosques, which reveals a distinctive bequest.The surviving mosques of Cochin are a part of the rich cultural history of the Malabar Coast of India. It stands as powerful visible expression of integration of

• Heritage Bylaw

  Conserving and preserving the rich heritage of our composite culture  are the fundamental duties of a citizen. The absence of a legal framework in the city had led to rampant violations and demolitions of the heritage structures in the heritage zone of Fort Cochin. With an increase in such breach, the Kochi Municipal Corporation planned to

• Solid Waste Management – Handling Rules

  The Queen of the Arabian Sea, this commercial capital of Kerala, is a major tourist destination of the country. The city of Cochin has the highest population density parameter. Ranked as tenth among Indian cities in terms of urban households constructed, this metropolitan is facing serious issues of pollution and waste management. The city of

• Vision Document

  The metropolitan of Cochin had been facing infrastructural, functional and economic problems over a period of time. In order to overcome this scenario, the c-hed had coordinated and organized a four day vision  workshop for formulation of a vision document and strategic planning  for the city of Cochin for the next 20 years. This important

• Cochin Roads

  Many cities in India, including the city of Cochin, are facing rapid increase in urbanization that has resulted in the development of vast areas as urban extensions. Many roads are being laid in an incremental manner to cater to growing needs of a large populace. Cochin however is one of the few cities in India, blessed with connection

• City Development Plan (CDP)

  This City over the past couple of years has been experiencing rapid urbanization and industrialization as a result of its development aspirations. With some projects in its initial stages and some implemented, the city is growing rapidly. The City Development Plan for Cochin, aims at improving urban governance and management, increasing investments to ensure employment

• Master Plan

  Under the c-hed’s initiative, a national workshop on formulation of vision document and strategic plan for Cochin City with a vision period of 20 years was organized in the year 2003. On the basis of this vision document, the Government of Kerala gave administrative sanction for the Kochi Municipal Corporation to prepare a master plan for the

• Study on Flora and Fauna

  The geography of Cochin is unique to itself. The location of Cochin is such that is almost at par with the sea level. The Arabian Sea also influences the geographical features of this city. The area abounds in plains, rivers, estuaries, sea coast, islands and other types of natural features.Like other cities of Kerala the

• Cochin – The City of Heritage

  The city of Cochin is a beautiful cosmopolitan city. A city with colorful and rich history, it used to serve as an important trading center in ancient times. It has been a real enticing destination for travelers, traders and seafarers. Rightly called as the Queen of the Arabian Sea, this land has attracted many voyagers