drawn up a project to revitalise the large water resource called
Thanneerchal, located in the middle of the panchayat.With the Kochi
Refinery pumping in Rs. 1 crore for the project and the Panchayat
giving Rs. 30 lakh for the first phase of development of the
Thanneerchal Development Project, FACT Engineering and Design
Organisation (FEDO) has been given the charge to execute the project.
Explaining the project that would cost a total of Rs. 3.5 crore, E. V.
Thankappan, president of the panchayat, said that six of the 13
rivulets around the 10.5 acre lake will be preserved and bridges will
be built over it after the lake is cleaned, dredged and is provided a
granite embankment. This will act as the main water reservoir of the
area during the monsoon.The panchayat had bought the 1.62 acres of
land lying around the lake and plans to develop the surroundings with
walkways and gardens and proper lighting in the next phase of the
development. Since the lake is separated from the Hill Palace Museum
by about 500 metres, the panchayat will be looking for an inflow of
visitors from Hill Palace to the lake. The lure of the water body is
likely to result in tourist inflows to the place, he said. A boating
facility will also be arranged on the lake.FEDO, the consultants for
the project has done the detailed study and will be supervising and
evaluating the project. It has already started preparations to tender
the project. The entire project will be completed in 10 months, said
the Panchayat secretary, Thomas Rajan.M. V. Murali, vice-president of
the panchayat; Chandran Kunnapilly, panchayat member; Basil Benjamin,
chief manager of BPCL-KRL; Jose T. K., FEDO chief manager (projects)
and other officials participated.
The Hindu, 25th November 2008
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