Kochi Flats Demolition

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.

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 Supreme Court today agreed to hear in open court the review petitions of flat owners from Kerala's Kochi who are seeking appropriate relief from the builders after the top court ordered the demolition of the illegal flats.

All the owners of 343 flats in four illegally constructed high-end buildings in Kochi that have been scheduled for demolition will get a uniform interim compensation of Rs 25 lakh, the Supreme Court said today.

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.

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

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, after an all-party meeting on Tuesday, has said that all possible efforts will be made to find legal ways to avoid the demolition of five buildings in a posh Kochi locality, involving over 350 flats.

Some 350 families are defying eviction notice at a posh residential area in Kochi, as the deadline to vacate their flats in five buildings ends today. The families say justice has been denied to them. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has also called an all-party meeting in state capital Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday.

Five buildings with over 350 flats in a posh locality in Kochi have become the centre of protests, after the Supreme Court ordered for their demolition by September 20.

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the demolition of illegal flats in Kochi's Maradu Panchayat in Kerala by September 20 for violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules. The court has also asked the Chief Secretary to be present before the bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra on September 23.

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.

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 Supreme Court today agreed to hear in open court the review petitions of flat owners from Kerala's Kochi who are seeking appropriate relief from the builders after the top court ordered the demolition of the illegal flats.

All the owners of 343 flats in four illegally constructed high-end buildings in Kochi that have been scheduled for demolition will get a uniform interim compensation of Rs 25 lakh, the Supreme Court said today.

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.

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

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, after an all-party meeting on Tuesday, has said that all possible efforts will be made to find legal ways to avoid the demolition of five buildings in a posh Kochi locality, involving over 350 flats.

Some 350 families are defying eviction notice at a posh residential area in Kochi, as the deadline to vacate their flats in five buildings ends today. The families say justice has been denied to them. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has also called an all-party meeting in state capital Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday.

Five buildings with over 350 flats in a posh locality in Kochi have become the centre of protests, after the Supreme Court ordered for their demolition by September 20.

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the demolition of illegal flats in Kochi's Maradu Panchayat in Kerala by September 20 for violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules. The court has also asked the Chief Secretary to be present before the bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra on September 23.