Kochi’s historic Kokers Theatre set for demolition with an estimate of ₹19.54 lakh

The iconic Kokers Theatre, Kerala’s archetypal 70mm surface and a fashionable landmark of Fort Kochi, is acceptable to beryllium demolished shortly, with an estimation of ₹19.54 lakh submitted to the concern lasting committee of the Kochi Corporation.

The estimation has been prepared connected the ground of a survey assessing demolition costs and the valuation of saleable debris.Fort Kochi part councillor Shiny Mathew has written to the Corporation seeking demolition of the theatre, located connected civic body-owned land, citing nationalist information concerns. The survey pegged the demolition outgo astatine ₹4.50 lakh portion valuing the saleable debris astatine ₹14.03 lakh.