Business Line 25.03.2010
Rs 3,708-cr draft development plan for Kozhikode
Our bureau
Kozhikode, March 24
As part of the process for obtaining Central assistance under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the Kozhikode Corporation has prepared a draft City Development Plan with a total outlay of Rs 3,708. crore.
beneficiaries
As of now, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram in the State are the beneficiaries of the scheme and Kozhikode is set to join them after the Centre decided to expand the scope of JNNURM to include more cities in the country.
The draft, prepared by the Kochi-based consultants, has incorporated the JNNURM guidelines framed by the Union Ministry of Urban Development applicable to all states.
It has drawn up hundreds of short, medium and long-term development projects for the city covering 12 sectors.
According to officials of Kozhikode Corporation, the projects have been designed keeping in view the present status of the city and the newly delineated panchayats and covering demographic, economic, infrastructural, environmental and institutional aspects.
Short-term projects
The short-term projects are planned to be implemented during the 2010-15 period, while the medium and long-term projects will be implemented during 2015-2020 and 2020-30 periods, respectively.
Outlay
The draft plan reckons an outlay of Rs 1,963.3 crore for implementation of schemes in the transport and traffic sector.
Sewerage and sanitation schemes will cost Rs 848.45 crore and storm water drainage projects Rs 440.15 crore.
These projects, however, will not overlap the ongoing works under the Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Programme (KSUDP).
The projects include development of 20 road junctions and parking plazas in the city, widening of national highway stretches, development of a coastal road and a truck terminal.
Sewerage and sanitation
Under the sewerage and sanitation sector, establishment of treatment plants and providing a sewerage system have also been envisaged in the draft plan.
