The manifesto of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) for the Kochi Corporation, released here on Tuesday, accords priority to projects aimed at improving the waste management scenario and rejuvenation of canals to check the long-standing issue of waterlogging.
A windrow compost unit with a capacity to process 50 tonnes of waste a day, a waste-to-energy plant, and proper management of decentralised waste management models figure top among the promises.
Mayor M. Anilkumar said a permanent mechanism would be in place to address waste management issues along coastal regions. The rejuvenation of Perandoor, Chilavannoor, Edappally, Konthuruthy, Thevara, and Market canals will be completed. The rejuvenation of Rameswaram-Mambra canal, Edakochi-Pashnithodu, and Pandarachirathodu will also be undertaken to resolve mosquito menace and waterlogging issues, he added.
UDF promises to make Kochi south India’s first ‘total smart city’
The manifesto promises to intensify mosquito eradication projects by joining hands with the Vector Control Research Centre in Pondicherry. The assurances made for infrastructure development include completion of the development of the Thammanam-Pullepady road, Goshree-Mamangalam road, and Kaloor-Perandoor road, among others. A convention centre at the zonal office of the Corporation at Anchumana, a stadium at Edakochi, and the renovation of the private bus stand at Kaloor figure among the infrastructure initiatives.
