
Kochi Corpn. drops STP projects for two divisions
The Hindu
Initiative hits a roadblock as contractor demands 36% extra amount for facilities
After the Kalvathi Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP), two more similar initiatives of the Kochi Corporation have run into trouble.
This time, the three independent and decentralised STP projects proposed for Eda Kochi, Eda Kochi South and Perumpadappu Divisions have hit the roadblock as the contractor demanded an amount in excess of what was quoted in the approved bidding document of the project.
Faced with a series of financial issues, the civic body has now decided to drop the projects in two divisions and implement the project only in Eda Kochi South.

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