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Choice Paradise is a residential skyscraper located at Tripunithura, Kochi, Kerala belonging to the Choice Group. It is the second tallest building in Kerala. It can withstand earthquakes to the intensity of 7.2 on the Richter Scale. [3] It was commissioned by actor Mohanlal in 2012. The construction started in 2008 and completed in 2010. [2]
SmartCity Kochi is an information technology special economic zone in Kochi, Kerala, India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A joint venture company named Smart City (Kochi) Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. was formed by Government of Kerala (16% holding) and Dubai Holding (84% holding) to implement the project. [ 3 ]
The city is popularly known as the Queen of Arabian Sea [2] [3] [4] as it has the natural harbor on the Arabian Sea coast [5] and was the centre of the world spice trade for many centuries. Old Kochi (presently called West Kochi), loosely refers to a group of islands which comprise Willingdon Island, Fort Kochi, Mattancherry etc.
Real Estate industry is also one industry which is contributing a lot to the economy of Kochi. Many players have entered the market and have developed residential properties. Kochi is the headquarters of the Southern Naval Command, the primary training centre of the Indian Navy. [107] The Cochin Shipyard, contributes to the economy of the city.
Also, Kochi is the economic and financial capital of the state and is slowly turning into one of the commercial cities of India. Saint Thomas Christianity was the sole Christian tradition in Kochi for a long time. [3] However, the Portuguese arrival in the 16th century, led to Roman Catholicism being a dominant force. [3]
Until the 1980s, the Shanmugham Road was the literal marine drive with the Kochi Lake and the adjoining Arabian Sea to its west. In the 1980s, GCDA started the Kochi Marine Drive project (following from the Bombay Marine Drive) and thus the whole of the present Marine Drive (part of the Kochi Lake, west of the Shanmugham Road to the present Marine Walkway) was claimed from the Kochi Lake.
A view of the Kochi harbour mouth from Willingdon Island. Kochi is located on the southwest coast of India, in the southern state of Kerala. The city lies at the sea mouth of seven major rivers which start from the Western Ghats and travel through Kerala's midlands, lowlands and coastal areas, to drain out into the Arabian Sea.
Kochi bagged the city with most sustainable transport system award instituted by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs in 2021. [2] In April 2023, Kochi became the only city in the country to have water metro system along with the metro rail system after the inauguration of Kochi Water Metro. It is the first water metro system in ...