The Times of India 04.03.2013
Kozhikode corporation plans gates at city's entry points
KOZHIKODE: The corporation authorities are considering a proposal to erect gates and arches on the entry points to the city. The proposal included in the 12th five year plan of the civic body is expected to take off in 2013-2014 fiscal.
Though the civic body had set aside around Rs 7 lakh to erect entry gates and arches at the selected entry points at the corporation boundaries in the 2012-2013 five year plan, the proposal has been shifted to the next financial year considering the limited time got for the project preparation and execution.
The project to erect arches and entry gate was proposed by the working group for the art, culture, heritage protection and beautification.
The civic body would involve the public in selecting designs of the proposed entry gate and arches. The locations of the entry gate and arches will be made after holding talks with experts and corporation officials.
According to Kozhikode corporation office, the city corporation has a total of 118.2 sq km area following the merger of three grama panchayats of Beypore, Cheruvannur-Nallalam, Beypore and Elathur with the corporation.
The boundary of the civic body begins from the Chaliyar river in the north to Korappuzha in the south.
Adv Chembil Vivekanandan, chairman of the Working Group for the art, culture, heritage protection and beautification said that four to six entry gates and arches will be installed on the roads which enters to the city corporation limit.
"We have already held talks with experts like architects and engineers and a detailed proposal will be made by April. The entry gates and arches will be placed on the roads where widening is not taking place,'' he said.
Though the civic body had set aside around Rs 7 lakh to erect entry gates and arches at the selected entry points at the corporation boundaries in the 2012-2013 five year plan, the proposal has been shifted to the next financial year considering the limited time got for the project preparation and execution.
The project to erect arches and entry gate was proposed by the working group for the art, culture, heritage protection and beautification.
The civic body would involve the public in selecting designs of the proposed entry gate and arches. The locations of the entry gate and arches will be made after holding talks with experts and corporation officials.
According to Kozhikode corporation office, the city corporation has a total of 118.2 sq km area following the merger of three grama panchayats of Beypore, Cheruvannur-Nallalam, Beypore and Elathur with the corporation.
The boundary of the civic body begins from the Chaliyar river in the north to Korappuzha in the south.
Adv Chembil Vivekanandan, chairman of the Working Group for the art, culture, heritage protection and beautification said that four to six entry gates and arches will be installed on the roads which enters to the city corporation limit.
"We have already held talks with experts like architects and engineers and a detailed proposal will be made by April. The entry gates and arches will be placed on the roads where widening is not taking place,'' he said.
