Economy
WATER TRANSPORT
Published on: 14/06/2018The Cochin Harbour is the single major harbor of Kerala. In the flood of 1341 AD, the estuary of the harbor widened. It was Robert Bristo who opened the harbor for ships in 1930-31. He was its architect too. On 1st August 1936, Kochi was made into a major harbor. Bristo was the first Director […]
VYTTILA MOBILITY HUB
Published on: 14/06/2018Vyttila Mobility Hub is an integrated transit terminal in the city of Kochi. It is designed as a converging point of various forms of public transportation, such as local and long-distance buses, metro rail and inland water transport. It is planned over an area of 37 acres in Vyttila. Private buses are aplenty in Ernakulam […]
VALLARPADAM TERMINAL
Published on: 14/06/2018The Kochi International Transhipment Terminal locally known as the Vallarpadam Terminal is the first transshipment terminal in India to operate in a SEZ. It is part of the Cochin Port in Kochi. The first part of the Terminal was commissioned on 11th February 2011. The Terminal can handle cargo up to one million TEUs (Twenty-foot […]
KSRTC ERNAKULAM
Published on: 14/06/2018KSRTC is one of the oldest modes of public transportation in Ernakulam. The Bus Station is located in the heart of the Ernakulam city. The Station is close to Ernakulam Junction which is located in the south part of the city. Buses are available from the Station round the clock to distant destinations such as […]
KOCHI SMART CITY
Published on: 14/06/2018SmartCity Kochi is an IT Special Economic Zone under construction in Kochi, Kerala in India.SmartCity Kochi is one of the first two projects of SmartCity’s vision to build a large network of knowledge-based industry townships across the world. Other being SmartCity Malta, whose first phase was inaugurated in October 2010.
KOCHI REFINERY
Published on: 14/06/2018The Kochi Refinery (KR) is a public crude oil refinery in the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. It has a production capacity of 9.5 million tons per annum. Formerly known as Cochin Refineries Limited and later renamed as Kochi Refineries Limited, it was acquired by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited in the […]
KOCHI NAVAL BASE
Published on: 14/06/2018It has its Headquarters in Kochi, Kerala at INS Venduruthy, and is commanded by the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief. The Southern Naval Command is the Training Command of Indian Navy and is responsible for the training of all its personnel, both officers as well as sailors, from basic to advance stages.
KOCHI METRO
Published on: 08/06/2018Kochi Metro is an under-construction metro system for the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. The first phase is being set up at an estimated cost of 51.81 billion, A 13.4 km section of the line from Aluva to Palarivattom was opened to passengers on 17 June 2017 by Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India. A […]
KOCHI INFOPARK
Published on: 08/06/2018Infopark, Kochi is an information technology park situated in the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. Established in 2004 by the Government of Kerala, Infopark Phase I is spread over a 101 acres campus with 3,200,000 sq ft of operational built-up space, and an additional 2,000,000 sq ft is now under construction, housing over 200 companies […]
INDIAN RARE EARTH LTD
Published on: 08/06/2018Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) was incorporated on August 18, 1950, with its first unit Rare Earths Division (RED), Aluva, in Kerala. It became a full-fledged Government of India Undertaking under the administrative control of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) in year 1963 and took over companies engaged in mining and separation of beach sand […]