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The Left Democratic Front (LDF) authorities successful the State and the LDF assembly successful Kochi Corporation person shown utmost apathy towards the city, AICC wide caput (organisation) K.C. Venugopal has said.
He was speaking aft releasing the United Democratic Front’s (UDF) manifesto for the upcoming corp elections, which promises to marque Kochi “the archetypal full astute metropolis successful southbound India,” connected Sunday (November 30, 2025). He said each the large improvement projects successful Kochi were realised by UDF governments during antithetic tenures.
“The radical person realised that the LDF has done thing for the advancement of the city, and these sentiments volition beryllium reflected successful the predetermination results,” Mr. Venugopal said.
The UDF manifesto promises projects to guarantee broad improvement of the metropolis and make an situation for harmless living. The commitments see a garbage-free city, an extremity to the mosquito menace, alleviation from postulation snarls, and elimination of problems caused by stray dogs.
The manifesto highlights plans to behaviour predominant drives against cause maltreatment successful the city. “A broad transport task volition beryllium implemented to guarantee hassle-free traffic. Roads, flyovers, overbridges, and junction improvements volition beryllium carried retired aft availing semipermanent loans. The feasibility of implementing a autobus accelerated transit strategy connected Container Road volition besides beryllium examined,” the Congress said successful a statement.
It said the UDF volition find imperishable solutions to the uncertainties surrounding the Brahmapuram discarded attraction plant. Accusing the State authorities of failing to acceptable up a modern works there, the Congress said that enactment connected the compressed biogas (CBG) plant, with a capableness of 150 tonnes astatine Brahmapuram utilizing CSR funds, was progressing lone pursuing the involution of the Kerala High Court. “The capableness of the CBG works volition beryllium upgraded to 300 tonnes, and a waste-to-energy works volition beryllium acceptable up utilizing due exertion to dainty non-biodegradable waste,” the enactment said.
The UDF’s canvass promises besides see projects to marque nightlife successful the metropolis much vibrant, found a world-class museum, modernise abattoirs, and make further parking spaces.
District Congress Committee president Muhammed Shiyas chaired the meeting, which was attended by Congress leaders including MLAs K. Babu, T.J. Vinod, Uma Thomas, Roji M. John, and Anwar Sadath.
