Cochin Smart Mission Limited (CSML) is doing commendable work in doing up open spaces and redeveloping roads and allied infrastructure, Minister for Local Self Government M.B. Rajesh said here on Saturday, after visiting a few project sites and holding a review meeting.
The Marine Drive walkway and Rajendra Maidan need special mention since they were renovated to global standards. The Kochi Corporation would be able to save ₹9 crore when over 40,000 street lights in 773-km roads are replaced with LED lights, under a CSML scheme.
A second jetting-cum-suction machine, a weed cutter, and a silt pusher machine will be procured to clear waterbodies and to prevent flooding in the city, using the agency’s funds.
