THURUTHY COLONY

MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF COCHIN UNDER

DPR

RAJIV AWAS YOJANA (RAY)

Contents
Introduction.
◦ Slum profile.
◦ Location Map and Photos
Situation Analysis.
◦ Socio-Economic and Livelihood Profile.
◦ Infrastructure Profile.
Community Participation at different stages.
Goal, Aim and Objective
Project Summery.
Proposed Plans.
Design and Drawings.
Quality control and O&M.
Implementation strategy.
 Profile of Kochi
• Kochi is situated on the south-west coast of the India in the state of
Kerala, hailed as 'God's Own Country'. Its strategic importance over the
centuries is underlined by the name as ‘Queen of the Arabian Sea’. 
• From time immemorial, the Arabs, British, Chinese, Dutch, and
Portuguese have left indelible marks on the history and development
of Cochin. 
• Kochi is the commercial and industrial capital of Kerala and is perhaps
the second most important city on the west coast of India.
• It is Kerala's prime tourist destination
• Successive waves of migration over the course of several millennia
have made Kochi a cultural melting pot.
Demographic Profile

Sn Indicators Kochi

1 Area 94.88 km2

2 Total 6,12,343
Population

3 Literacy 97.5%
Rate

4 Sex Ratio 1.028

5 Density 6,340/km2
 Slum Profile of Kochi
Total no of Slums proposed for RAY Project 441

No. of slums approved for RAY 218

Total no of households in the approved slums 28,761

The common features of Slums in the city

•Water supply is mostly from public water supply taps.
•Lacks proper drainage
•Located in low lying areas with water logging.
•No open spaces/community space in clusters .
•Majority of Houses are Katcha/Semi pucca .
•Most of the slum dwellers work in unorganised sectors.
•No proper waste-sewerage management system.
Location Map
Thuruthy – Google Map
 Location Map of Project Area

THURUTHY

Situated in ward number 2 (Kalvathy) of Kochi corporation

 Profile of Thuruthy.
 Thuruthy Colony comprises parts of the colonies of Thuruthy,
Kalvathy and Konchery, in Fort Kochi (Kochi) and is located very
close to the busy street connecting the Heritage Tourism Centre at
Fort Kochi and the Trade Centre of Mattancherry. They have a
combined area of 40 acres.
 They occupy the heart of the Fort Kochi area, which is 12 km away
from the Ernakulam city. The area is in close proximity to the sea,
with the main canal running around Thuruthy – the Kalvathy canal –
directly joining the backwaters.

Total project area 40 acres

Net inhabited area 31 acres

Total population 6671
Density of population 215 persons/acre
 Profile of Thuruthy cont...
 Housing Condition:
◦ A large number of houses are in dilapidated conditions,
with a high density of occupants in a single household
◦ Many houses are congested and clustered around each
other, in narrow layouts, with many of them
inaccessible for vehicles.

Present condition of Infrastructure facilities :

◦ No proper drinking water supply.
◦ Poor drainage systems
◦ Narrow internal roads
◦ Cases of flooding during rainy season
 EXISTING FACILITIES
Community Hall with a capacity of 1500
persons
Taluk HQ Hospital adjacent to the colony
School offering education to students
from primary to senior secondary adjacent
to the Colony
Religious institutions like Mosques and
Madrasas.
Photos of Slum
 Slum photos: The polluted canal
creates unhealthy living conditions
Sewage is discharged directly into the
canal
Foot overbridge across the canal
Many kachha houses are illegal
extensions of existing buildings
Very poor housing conditions –
unstable structures
Houses
walls and roofs
A kachha house
A kachha house
Narrow lanes between kachha houses
on the edge of a drain
 Selection Criteria for Thuruthy.
 Density of population is greater than 200 persons/acre.
 Located within and in proximity to solid waste dumps,
open drains, canals.
 99% of the beneficiaries are under minority community and
74 % families are BPL.
 The location is prone to water-logging, accumulation of
drainage/waste-water.
 92% of the families are working in unorganized sector.
 68% families are in semi pucca and 24 % are in kutcha
houses.
 67 % families depend on the public water system.
 92 % families do not have the pattas and only 43 % have
possession certificate.
 Selection Criteria for Thuruthy cont...
Infrastructure and Sanitation
◦ Kalvathy canal, which surrounds the colony, is highly
contaminated and polluted
◦ Public transportation is not available, so people have to walk
more than 1.5km to access their daily needs
◦ Open drains and canals are polluted, thereby increasing the
chances of spreading diseases
◦ Schools are very far from the slum and only one School is
available inside.
◦ Irregular water supply
◦ Septic wastes are directly disposed into drainage channels
◦ Water supply network through drainage channels – leakage
and contamination of water
◦ Water logging & open toilets
 Selection Criteria for Thuruthy cont...

Livelihood
◦ Majority of the people working in unorganized
sector
◦ Majority of the women are unemployed and
opportunities are not available for them to work
◦ Seasonal employment in many fields, especially
in fishing
◦ Lack of proper education and skills to grab the
available employment opportunities in the area
Situation Analysis
Socio economic profile
Population
Male - Female male 46%
54% 46% female 54%

Caste
1%

General and SC-1%

OBC-99%
99%
Socio economic profile
Religion
1%

99% Types of houses

Total no :1046
41% 43%
katcha4 Pucca
30 450

15%
Semi pucca
166
Livelihood profile
Occupation details
2% 1%

Other Profession 2%
Skilled Labour 1%
97% Unskilled 97%

Duration of Work

3months in a year 5%
6months in a year 7%
2% 5%
7% half day 51%
32% parttime 4%
whole day 32%
51%
whole year 2%
4%
Livelihood profile
Employment
1% Status
8% 3%
casual labour-88%
self-employed-8%
salaried-3%
88%
regular wage-1%

Monthly Earnings
12%
26%
16% 500 to 1000 -12%
1000 to 1500 -16%
1500 to 2000 - 14%
14%
32% 2000 to 3000 -32%
More than 3000 26%
 Livelihood profile cont...
Adult earning members
Total Adults Eraning Members
1180 1240
963

23
Men Women

Age wise income genetating members

7% 1%
AGE 14 TO 19 - 1%
22%
22% AGE 20 TO 29 - 22%

AGE 30 TO 44 - 47%

AGE 45 TO 59 - 22%
47%
Greater than or equal to 60
- 7%
Infrastructure Profile

Roof types
1% 2% 1% Cement/Slab-20%
20% Asbestos-27%
Tiled-48%
Other-1%
48% Tarpaulin-2%
27% Gras/thatched-1%
 Availability of Drinking water
3% 1% 2%
Outside Premises-Public tap-60%

Within premises-tap-34%

Tube well/Handpump-3%
34%

Within premises-Openwell-1%
60%
Others-2%

Availability of Pipe water supply

3% 2%

1-2 hours daily-49%

31% Morethan 2 hours daily-15%
49%
less than 1 hour daily-31%
not regular-3%

15%
once a week-2%
 Toilet facility
Community septic tank/flush latrine-13%

4% 9% 13% Own sept tank/flush latrine-39%

Open defecation-8%

27% Shared septic tank/flush latrine-27%

39% Own dry latrine-4%

8% Shared dry latrine-9%

Bathroom facility

16%
Within Premises-61%
No bathroom facility-
7%
16%
Community path-16%
61%
7% Outside Premises-16%
 Community Participation
 Cluster Level Meetings in various stages

◦ Cluster-level Sensitization Meeting (pre-survey

phase)
◦ Socio-economic Survey
◦ Dissemination of Data to the Community
◦ Community Need Assessment & Micro-Planning
◦ Cluster Level Meeting in the plan finalization Phase
 Constitution of Cluster Development Committee
 Involvement of Kudumbashree Network in the cluster
 Involvement of youth clubs, religious organizations
 Other community based interventions
Community involvement in future

 Social Audit
 Operation and Maintenance of Created Assets
 Group livelihood activities to generate income.
 Collection and Deposit of Beneficiary Contribution
 Sales and Marketing of Livelihood Products
 Ensuring social security benefits like Pension schemes,
Health, Education etc
Community Participation
ULB initiatives Photos
 Goal, Aim & Objectives
 Goal: To improve the quality of life of urban poor in theState

 Aim: To improve the living conditions and infrastructure facilities of

the people in the colony

 Objectives
 To assess the quality of housing and efficiency of physical
infrastructure services in Thuruthy.
 To propose various strategies to improve the quality of housing and
infrastructure services in the area.
 To strategise the implementation plan and institutional setup for
sustaining the efficiency of infrastructure and quality of life.
 To prepare a digital and spatial database of slum dwellers in Thuruthy
 Innovative approaches
Planning – Better connectivity to business centre,
through the proposed roads, bridges etc
Financial – Beneficiary contribution through bank
loans
Livelihood Training - Micro enterprises to work
under guidance of Kudumbashree trainers.
Optimal use of the proposed Water tank building by
merging Health Inspector’s Office and Health
clinics (Ayurveda & Homoeo) into it
INNOVATIVE APPROACH –
LIVELIHOOD ACTIVITIES ON G+11
 INNOVATIVE APPROACH -
WATER TANK CONVERTED TO USABLE BUILDING
 Project Summary

Total Project Cost Rs.6762.47 lakhs

Central Share Rs.1880.18 lakhs

State Share Rs.2012.49 lakhs

ULB Share Rs.2034.90 lakhs

Beneficiary Share Rs.834.91 lakhs

 PROJECT SUMMARY
No. of DUs 755 (new: 667; upgradation: 88)

Min. plinth area & carpet area: 28.91 sq.m / 25.03 sq.m
Plinth area/Carpet area (for Row Housing)

Type 1 (individual): Rs.4,49,879.59

Type 2 (row housing): Rs.4,09,121.26
Cost of new DUs Type 3 (G+2): Rs.4,88,448.66
Type 4 (G+11): Rs.8,68,850.58

Renovation/up-gradation of existing 88 DUs

housing (3 types of renovations are proposed)

Type 1 (toilet): Rs.64,785.61

Cost of renovation/up- gradation Type 2 (kitchen): Rs.1,24,714.37
Type 3 (toilet + kitchen): Rs.1,98,260.50

Total cost of Housing Rs.4722.81 lakhs

Roads; Bridges; Drains; Water supply; Sanitation; Solid

Infrastructure facilities proposed Waste Management; Fire fighting; Landscaping; Water
Tank Building; Anganwadi & Library
Cost of Infrastructure Rs.1733.02 lakhs
 Proposed Housing components
Mode of
Housing Pattern Units Cost
development
Type 1 (individual) 83 Rs.4,49,879.59

New in-situ Type 2 (row) 180 Rs.4,09,121.26

development
Type 3 (G+2) 6 Rs.4,88,448.66
Type 4 (G+11) 398 Rs.8,68,850.58
Total 667 Rs.45,97,15,056

Type 1 (toilet addition) 25 Rs.64,785.61

Up-gradation Type 2 (kitchen addition) 21 Rs.1,24,714.37

Type 3 (kitchen + addition) 42 Rs.1,98,260.50

Total 88 Rs.1,25,65,583.02

GRAND TOTAL 755 Rs.4722.81 lakhs

Total no. of benefitted Households: 755

Proposed Plans
Total Station Survey
Proposed Plan for Housing
Proposed Service Plan
Designs & Drawings
Planning concepts
Bridging the gap between the poorer slum
area with its well-off neighborhood
physically by providing better
connectivity
Providing housing at the same location
thereby avoiding relocation
Livelihood given top priority
Operation and maintenance linked to
livelihood activities
Housing designs
INDIVIDUAL HOUSE

View

Plan
ROW HOUSE
G+2 DWELLING UNIT
G+11 APARTMENTS
 G+11 APARTMENTS
(the units conform to National Building Code)
INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS

ROADS
BRIDGES
DRAINS
WATER SUPPLY
SANITATION
FIRE FIGHTING
ANGANWADI & LIBRARY
 ROADS
Three types of roads are proposed

5m wide bitumen road

3m wide concrete lane
1.5 m wide concrete lane
BRIDGE 10 M SPAN 6 M WIDE
DRAINS : 3 TYPES PROVIDED
 SANITATION
Septic Tanks for all individual and
clustered houses
Sewage Treatment Plant 0.27 MLD for
G+11 building
After the implementation, the canal will
be free from sewage discharge
The effluent water from the STP can be
used for irrigation
 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Solidwaste will be collected from each

household and bio-degradable wastes will be
composted at the Solid Waste treatment centre.
Non bio-degradable wastes will be segregated.
Compost can be used for gardening
 FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM

G+11 buildings will be well equipped

with all modern fire fighting facilities
Considering the density and narrow
roads, fire hydrants are provided to the
entire slum area, where Fire Engines
wouldn’t reach.
 WATER SUPPLY

Household connections shall be given to

each family
Overhead tank provided to ensure
pressure in the distribution lines
Designs done as per CPHEEO manual
Projected demand upto year 2043
considered.
 LANDSCAPING
 A waste dumping land on the roadside is proposed to be
converted into a park by landscaping it. Additionally, stalls
and kiosks shall also be included.
 The open yard of the G+11 buildings will also be
landscaped.
ANGANWADI & LIBRARY
 Anganwadi & Library – Plan
(Ground Floor: Anganwadi & First Floor: Library)
ITEMS NOT COVERED UNDER
CENTRAL SHARE
1. Ayurveda Clinic, Homoeo Clinic, Health
Inspectors Office- Rs.32.52 lakhs
2. Solid Waste Collection Bins- Rs.13.59 lakhs
3. Canal Side fencing- Rs.102.01 lakhs
4. Street lighting- Rs.26.0 lakhs
5. Integration of watersupply system with KWA
main line- Rs. 8.0 lakhs
6. General Landscaping- Rs.18.06 lakhs
Total Rs. 200.18 lakhs
 Quality control / O& M
 QualityControl
◦ By a team of Engineers
◦ State Govt issued a GO on tests to be conducted
O & M

◦ 4% of the project cost is earmarked for O&M

◦ The O&M costs can be obtained from the revenue
generated by the proposed livelihood components at the
G+11 housing units.
◦ In case the system fails or is insufficient to fund the costs,
the Corporation shall take care of the O&M costs.
◦ Cost of O&M proposed: Rs. 258 Lakhs
 Institutional Setup
Corporation
Secretary

Corporation
Engineer

Executive Executive
Engineer - 1 Engineer – 2

Assistant
Engineer
(14)

Overseers
 Implementation Schedule

• The project is planned to be executed in 36

months.
•The tendering will be through a transparent
process.
•Transit accommodation will not be required
since the G+11 bocks can be built in two phases
•The quality control and assurance for the project
is the responsibility of the Kudumbashree and the
Engineering Department of the Corporation of
Cochin.
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