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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">The budget of the Kochi Corporation for the year 2014 which will be presented soon after this year&rsquo;s State Budget is expected to give special focus on developing feeder system for the Kochi Metro Rail.&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(105, 105, 105); font-family:arial; font-size:11px; line-height:1.6em">This is the first budget of the Corporation after the commencement of Kochi Metro Rail works and according to a top Corporation official, this year&rsquo;s budget is crucial as there are certain infrastructure projects that need to be completed along with the Metro Rail project.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">&ldquo;The projects like widening of the South Railway Over Bridge (RoB), widening of Thammanam-Pullepady Road, construction of Atlantis RoB, Goshree-Mamangalam Road and reconstruction of PVS culvert are some of the key projects that need to be completed along with the Kochi Metro Rail.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Meanwhile, the Pachalam RoB is another major project. Hence the Corporation will have to include provisions for these projects in the budget,&rdquo; the official said. Meanwhile, some of the key proposals mooted in last year&rsquo;s Corporation budget are yet to be materialised.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">The formation of the Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) as an umbrella body to regulate the traffic issues of the city, construction of new sewage treatment plants, mini sewage plants and anti-mosquito programmes with the support of the Vector Control Research Institute were some of the key proposals in the last year&rsquo;s budget.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">The Corporation is also planning to launch road development schemes using modern technologies, but failed to carry the plan forward. Even the suggestions mooted during the Road Conclave held two years back were not implemented. Another non-starter is the upgradation of the existing facilities and the development of the Solid waste Treatment Plant at Brahmapuarm.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">The Corporation had also promised in its annual budget a sewerage treatment plant, which will be set up in West Kochi. Another allocation for West Kochi was the preparation of Study Report for Edakochi Sustainable Development Project. &ldquo;The non starters are likely to be included in this year&rsquo;s budget. The main focus will be on infrastructure development,&rdquo; the official added.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Source-On Request</span></span></span></p>