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Kochi Apartment Owners Request Relaxation on STP Installations

KOCHI: The Consortium of Flat and Villa Owners Association, Kerala (COFVOAK), has approached Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to request relaxed regulations for installing sewage treatment plants (STPs) in apartment complexes built before 2007. They are also seeking exemptions due to the planned centralized sewerage system in Kochi. The consortium is urging the government to provide appropriate directives to the pollution control board (PCB) and the Kochi corporation to prevent the cancellation of occupancy certificates (OCs) or disconnection of essential services to these buildings. Additionally, they are requesting that these complexes be exempt from retrospective PCB consent fees, suggesting the fees…

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Kochi Starts Building New Homes for Shanthipuram Residents

KOCHI: Housing reconstruction has officially commenced in the Shanthipuram Colony, located in the 44th division of Kochi corporation, Karanakodam. The project aims to build new homes for 197 families, funded by Life Mission and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The current houses are dilapidated and insecure. “One of the long-term objectives of the municipality is to provide residents with safe and secure homes, as outlined in our budget. Under the guidance of the Azadi Group’s Architecture Engineering College, plans have been created for apartment complexes containing eight units each, across three cents,” stated Mayor M. Anilkumar. “The estimated cost to…