Kochi Apartment Complexes

The Supreme Court Monday directed the Kerala government to remove the debris, including from backwaters, of four apartment complexes in Kochi's Maradu area that were demolished on the court's order for being built in violation of the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) norms.

A day after the demolition of four illegal waterfront apartment complexes was completed in Kochi, local residents on Monday staged protests at the municipality headquarters alleging that they could not go back to their houses as dust caused by the drive was causing health issues.

The Kerala government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it has complied with its order and demolished four apartment complexes in Kochi's Maradu which were built in violation of coastal regulation zone norms.

As the final round of controlled demolition of four illegal water-front structures in Kerala's Kochi began this morning, another apartment complex was razed to the ground at around 11 am - the third to be demolished since yesterday.

Dramatic scenes unfolded in Kochi this morning as two luxury apartment complexes - overlooking Kerala's stunning backwaters - came crashing down in seconds in a highly controlled demolition process of four apartment complexes. Over 350 flats in the coastal city - that housed 240 families - will be razed to the ground over this weekend as the Kerala...

Large gatherings will be banned in the evacuation zone of all the illegal water front apartment complexes to be demolished in Kochi on Saturday and Sunday, police said today.

Preparations for razing down four multi-storey illegal apartment complexes in Kerala's Kochi entered the final stage with the work on filling explosives in the inter-connected holes drilled in the structures for the purpose being completed on Wednesday.

The Kerala government on Sunday said that steps are being taken to demolish the four illegal apartment complexes in Kochi, as per the 138-day action plan approved by the Supreme Court.

Nearly all the flats in the four Kochi apartment complexes earmarked for demolition in keeping with a Supreme Court order have been vacated, news agency PTI quoted official sources as saying on Friday. Only a few units that have been locked for long are yet to be cleared, they added.

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea of flat owners seeking a stay on demolition of four apartment complexes in Kochi's Maradu which were built in violation of Coastal Regulation Zone norms.

The Kerala government on Sunday began the process for evicting residents of four illegal apartment complexes in Kochi, ordered to be demolished by the Supreme Court, with officials visiting the owners to help them relocate even as a section staged a protest pressing demands, including seeking more time.

The Kerala government has said the process for evicting residents of four illegal apartment complexes in Kochi, ordered to be demolished by the Supreme Court, would commence on Sunday.

Owners of flats in four illegally constructed high-end buildings in Kerala's Kochi that have been scheduled for demolition must be paid ad hoc compensation of Rs 25 lakh within 4 weeks, the Supreme Court said today

Days after the Supreme Court rapped Kerala government over illegal constructions in high-tide areas and not following its orders on demolition of four buildings in Ernakulam in Kochi,the state police today initiated criminal proceedingagainst the builders of three of the four huge residential apartment complexes in a lakeside locality. The state go...

Days after being criticised by the Supreme Court, the Kerala government has decided to initiate criminal proceedings against the builders of four residential buildings marked for demolition in a posh lakeside location of Kochi.

The Supreme Court Monday directed the Kerala government to remove the debris, including from backwaters, of four apartment complexes in Kochi's Maradu area that were demolished on the court's order for being built in violation of the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) norms.

A day after the demolition of four illegal waterfront apartment complexes was completed in Kochi, local residents on Monday staged protests at the municipality headquarters alleging that they could not go back to their houses as dust caused by the drive was causing health issues.

The Kerala government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it has complied with its order and demolished four apartment complexes in Kochi's Maradu which were built in violation of coastal regulation zone norms.

As the final round of controlled demolition of four illegal water-front structures in Kerala's Kochi began this morning, another apartment complex was razed to the ground at around 11 am - the third to be demolished since yesterday.

Dramatic scenes unfolded in Kochi this morning as two luxury apartment complexes - overlooking Kerala's stunning backwaters - came crashing down in seconds in a highly controlled demolition process of four apartment complexes. Over 350 flats in the coastal city - that housed 240 families - will be razed to the ground over this weekend as the Kerala...

Large gatherings will be banned in the evacuation zone of all the illegal water front apartment complexes to be demolished in Kochi on Saturday and Sunday, police said today.

Preparations for razing down four multi-storey illegal apartment complexes in Kerala's Kochi entered the final stage with the work on filling explosives in the inter-connected holes drilled in the structures for the purpose being completed on Wednesday.

The Kerala government on Sunday said that steps are being taken to demolish the four illegal apartment complexes in Kochi, as per the 138-day action plan approved by the Supreme Court.

Nearly all the flats in the four Kochi apartment complexes earmarked for demolition in keeping with a Supreme Court order have been vacated, news agency PTI quoted official sources as saying on Friday. Only a few units that have been locked for long are yet to be cleared, they added.

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea of flat owners seeking a stay on demolition of four apartment complexes in Kochi's Maradu which were built in violation of Coastal Regulation Zone norms.

The Kerala government on Sunday began the process for evicting residents of four illegal apartment complexes in Kochi, ordered to be demolished by the Supreme Court, with officials visiting the owners to help them relocate even as a section staged a protest pressing demands, including seeking more time.

The Kerala government has said the process for evicting residents of four illegal apartment complexes in Kochi, ordered to be demolished by the Supreme Court, would commence on Sunday.

Owners of flats in four illegally constructed high-end buildings in Kerala's Kochi that have been scheduled for demolition must be paid ad hoc compensation of Rs 25 lakh within 4 weeks, the Supreme Court said today

Days after the Supreme Court rapped Kerala government over illegal constructions in high-tide areas and not following its orders on demolition of four buildings in Ernakulam in Kochi,the state police today initiated criminal proceedingagainst the builders of three of the four huge residential apartment complexes in a lakeside locality. The state go...

Days after being criticised by the Supreme Court, the Kerala government has decided to initiate criminal proceedings against the builders of four residential buildings marked for demolition in a posh lakeside location of Kochi.