Five projects to be taken up under Urban Rejuvenation and City Beautification Scheme in Thiruvananthapuram

Five projects are acceptable to beryllium taken up nether the Urban Rejuvenation and City Beautification Scheme successful Thiruvananthapuram. The Thiruvananthapuram Development Authority (TRIDA) volition oversee the implementation of the task with the Smart City Thiruvananthapuram Limited carrying retired the operation work. The scheme, with an expenditure of ₹100 crore, was announced successful the 2023-24 State Budget, with akin schemes for the different metropolis Corporations of Kerala.

According to TRIDA chairperson K.C. Vikraman, the projects to beryllium implemented utilizing Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) funds are aimed astatine beautifying immoderate of the large roads successful the superior arsenic good arsenic carrying retired infrastructural enactment successful assorted institutions. Either sides of the Chacka-Shanghumukham Beach-Thiruvananthapuram Domestic Airport agelong arsenic good arsenic the LMS Church-Vellayambalam-Kowdiar-Peroorkada Road volition beryllium beautified with flowering plants, graffiti, installations and seating arrangements astatine assorted locations.

Along the Chacka-Eenchakkal route, the country beneath the flyover volition beryllium beautified with a garden, LED lighting and assorted different amenities. At the Jawahar Balabhavan successful the city, the ‘Playscape’ task will be implemented astatine a outgo of ₹4.21 crore to revitalise an instauration which is 1 of the fashionable summertime enactment centres for children successful the city. In the archetypal signifier of the project, a h2o play area, soil play area, quality locomotion facility, cognition vault and parking facilities volition beryllium added. In the 2nd phase, a children’s theatre and room are portion of immoderate of the works which volition beryllium taken up.

The TRIDA volition besides beryllium overseeing the operation of the V.S. Achuthanandan Park astatine Palayam, which volition beryllium acceptable up astatine a outgo of ₹1.64 crore successful an country of 1.2 acres. Minister for Local Self-Governments M.B. Rajesh volition inaugurate the operation enactment of the parkland connected Wednesday (October 22, 2025). The Authority volition besides beryllium implementing the rehabilitation task for the shopkeepers who had to beryllium evicted arsenic a portion of the Vattiyurkavu Junction improvement project. An administrative authorisation of ₹9.26 crore has been accorded to the project. The enactment volition statesman aft the method authorisation is secured.