Mahakavi G. Memorial in Kochi to get AMRUT funding
The Hindu
The Mahakavi G. Memorial planned in Kochi has been included in the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) project, it was decided at a State-level high-power committee meeting
The Mahakavi G. Memorial planned in Kochi has been included in the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) project, it was decided at a State-level high-power committee meeting on Friday, the Kochi Corporation informed. The memorial project remained a non-starter although the State government had allotted land to the corporation for the purpose. It was included under the AMRUT project after taking away a ‘non-implementable’ venture from its fold and on the basis of a design readied by architect S. Gopakumar. The Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) has agreed to provide land for building an access road to the memorial, Mayor M. Anilkumar said. A sum of ₹1.80 crore of the ₹3-crore project is expected to be raised from AMRUT, and ₹50 lakh from the People’s Planning Scheme, while ₹70 lakh will be contributed by the Kochi Corporation. Tenders will shortly be floated.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.