Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the twin apartment complexes to rehabilitate 394 families from Thuruthy Colony in West Kochi on September 27.
The project has been implemented by the Kochi Corporation under the Rajiv Awas Yojana, a scheme aimed at making the country slum-free. One of the two apartment complexes has been constructed by the Corporation and the other by Cochin Smart Mission Limited (CSML).
“We have fulfilled the promise of providing new accommodation to the beneficiary families,” said Mayor M. Anilkumar.
The first apartment complex, built by the Corporation, has a built-up area of 10,796.42 sq.m and involved an investment of ₹41.74 crore. The 11-storey tower features 199 units, each measuring 300 sq.ft. . Each unit comprises a dining-cum-living area, a bedroom, a kitchen, a balcony, and two toilets. Additionally, there are 81 parking slots, a sewage treatment plant with a capacity of 105 KLD, and three elevators and staircases.
The first floor includes a common area of 150 sq.m, and another of 800 sq.m on the 11th floor. The first tower also houses an anganwadi and 14 shops on the ground floor. Both towers are equipped with lifts.
CSML constructed the second tower at an investment of ₹44.01 crore. Built around a common courtyard, it contains 195 units spread across 13 floors, with each unit measuring 350 sq.ft. . Each floor has 15 units. The ground floor includes 18 shop rooms and parking spaces. The tower has a total built-up area of 10,221 sq.m and is equipped with three lifts and staircases. Solar panels have been installed on the rooftop. The parking area can accommodate 68 cars and 17 two-wheelers.
Last year, 77 families from the erstwhile P&T Colony were relocated to a similar apartment complex built by the Greater Cochin Development Authority in Mundamveli. However, the families have since complained of leakage and raised concerns about the structural integrity of their apartments, for which IIT Madras has been engaged as a consultant.
Published – September 22, 2025 01:27 pm IST
