COCHIN OVERSEAS FUND SOCIETY

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Our goal is to bring awareness of the infrastructure shortages that the city of Cochin is facing and the need for private capital along with state funds or PPP(Public Private Participation) in financing these projects.

COCHIN OVERSEAS FUND SOCIETY

Cochin is a major destination for IT and ITES companies, ranked by NASSCOM as the second-most attractive city in India for IT-based services.Availability of cheap bandwidth through undersea cables and lower operational costs compared to other major cities in India, has been to its advantage. Various technology and industrial campuses including the government promoted Cochin Special Economic Zone operate in the outskirts of the city. Several new industrial campuses for research, trade and development in biotechnology, electronic hardware and information technology are in various stages of construction in the suburbs of the city. SmartCity,which on completion, would rank among the largest such ventures in the country. The Cochin International Airport a novel venture in the history of civil aviation in India where Government of Kerala, NRIs, Travelling Public, Financial Institutions, Airport Service Providers and others joined hands in the equity structure.Our goal is to get NRI's more involved in Cochin its growth and infrastructure development.The CIAL(Cochin International Airport Limited) is a success story that is being copied by other cities in India and being studied by Sociology and Economic professors in Harvard University in the United States.There is a URGENT!!! need to create some more Public Limited Companies with private capital and participation to take care of the infrastructure problems that the city of Cochin is facing.CIAL like pubic limited companies must be created to raise private capital for infrastructure in and around the city of Cochin.These companies should be started as wholly owned subsidiaries of CIAL or as a joint venture between Cochin Corporation and CIAL.
A online community for all Cochin enthusiasts to raise funds for its growth and infrastructure development.The CIAL is a result of initiative taken by Overseas Indians who contributed donations and interest free loans for a Cochin International Airport Society. Our goal is to raise money for the creation of CIAL Companies to address other critical infrastructure needs and shortages the City of Cochin is facing.


A map of COCHIN Metro and its proposed stops going from Alwaye to Pettah in Tripunthara

A map of COCHIN Metro and its proposed stops going from Alwaye to Pettah in Tripunthara
There will be a station after each kilometer.Aluva, Pulinchode, Companypady, Ambattukavu, Muttom, Apollo Tyres, St.Mary's Church, Kalamassery, Pathady palam, Edappally Toll Junction, Edappally, Palarivattom, International stadium, Kaloor, Lissie Junction, Madhava Pharmacy, Maharaja's Ground, Ernakulam South junction, GCDA Junction, Fathima Church, Elumkulam, Vyttilla, Thykoodam, Poonithura and Pettah. The proposed speed for Cochin metro train is 36 Km per hour, which is almost equal to the city buses which have a limit of 35 km per hour.The Cochin metro will be expanded in the future adding places like Kakkanad,Fort Cochin,Vypeen,Cherai Beach,North Parur,Angamaly including the COCHIN AIRPORT AREA OR AEROTROPOLIS.

COCHIN OVERSEAS FUND SOCIETY

This is a blog devoted to Cochin, Kerala, India. Cochin also known as Kochi is one of the fastest growing cities not only in India but in Asia. The city is in danger of having severe shortage in meeting its Infrastructure needs. There is a need for getting contributions from NRI'S for funding and financing infrastructure projects in and around Cochin using the PPP equity structure which was successly implmented in the creation and the execution of CIAL(The Cochin International Airport Limited)

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Non-Resident Keralites open Carwash unit at Nettoor Cochin on the National Highway bypass

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Carwash unit opened









KOCHI: Master Motors, an enterprise of Non-Resident Keralites (NRKs), has opened the State’s first automated carwash unit at Nettoor on the National Highway bypass. Besides carwash, the unit also sells car décor, accessories, lubricants, car entertainment systems, anti-corrosive coating and protective sealant coating. The time taken for a carwash will be less than 10 minutes, the promoters said, adding that the cost would be just Rs.30 more than that charged by the traditional methods. Entertainment zones for kids, women and dormitory facilities are also provided to motorists. The promoters plan another unit at Kakkanad in the city, and also units in Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Thrissur and Kozhikode. — Special Correspondent

Annual vendor meet


Kochi: Harrisons Malayalam Limited is celebrating its rubber outsourcing operations by organising the second annual business meet of its vendors on Saturday in Kochi. Vendors comprising estate owners, large and small dealers and entrepreneurs would be encouraged to develop quality consciousness at the meet, a press release said. — Special Correspondent

PCB award


Kochi: United Breweries Limited, Palakkad has won the State Pollution Control Award instituted by the State Pollution Control Board (PCB). Health Minister P.K. Sremathy gave away the award, a press release said. — Special Correspondent

Cochin Shipyard bags award


Kochi: Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has won the FACT-M.K.K. Nayar memorial productivity award for 2006-07 for achieving the highest productivity in the category of large industry. The award was given away by Industries Minister Elamaram Karim and received by K Subramanian, director (operations), on behalf of Cochin Shipyard Limited, a press release said. — Special Correspondent

The Hindu

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