Projects

Ernakulam Market

The completion of the redevelopment of Ernakulam Market Complex stands as a proud and prestigious moment for c-hed . The redevelopment proposal for Ernakulam Market and Broadway was initially mooted by c-hed as part of the Jawaharlal Neh…

DIALYSIS CENTRE AND MODERN LABORATORY FOR PALLURUTHY TALUK HOSPITAL

The Centre for Heritage, Environment and Development (C-HED) has achieved a new milestone through the successful completion of renovation works at the dialysis centre and the construction of a new modern laboratory for Palluruthy Talu…

MoU signed between c-hed and MG University

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today between the Centre for Urban Studies and Centre for Heritage, Environment and Development (c-hed) to work together on urban development, public governance, urban studies and research act…

The city of Kochi is an important place of employment for migrant workers in Kerala. The migrant workers in any urban centre are often forced to live in unhygienic and unsafe conditions. The case to some extent in Kochi is the same. They are of…

KOCHI ECO CHALLENGE PROJECT

On the occasion of the World Environment Day 2021, the Kochi Municipal Corporation is launching the ‘Kochi Eco Challenge’ (Kochi Eco System Challenge) project in collaboration with District Haritha Keralam Mission and Su…

Auto Ambulance service

An emergency service to cater to the needs of COVID patients, especially transport of COVID patients to hospitals, supply of medicines, oximeter, oxygen cylinder and thermometer and to patients houses, etc kick started yesterday in the …

Policy Presentation- Rapid Response Policy Engagement – Affordable Rental Housing for Internal Migrants

The city of Kochi is an important place of employment for migrant workers in Kerala. Workers from Tamil Nadu have been living and working in the city for decades. In addition, workers from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal, Bihar, Odi…

RAPID RESPONSE POLICY ENGAGEMENT – ONLINE COLLOQUIUM

An online workshop on ‘Explore Issues and Solutions for Solving Housing Challenges of Migrant Workers in Kochi, Kerala’ was organized as part of Rapid Response Policy Engagement project on March 16, 2021 as part of the compr…

URBAN ENERGY TRANSITION – STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION WORKSHOP

Kochi, one of the major urban agglomerations in the state is seriously pondering on the need for sustainable energy transition. It has been very proactively discussing and engaging with various stakeholders to identify the opportuniti…

Kochi City Biodiversity Index

  The City Biodiversity Index and Illustrated Natural Asset Map of Kochi Municipal Corporation, prepared under INTERACT- Bio project was released by Hon’ble Mayor Soumini Jain. Kochi is one the very few cities in India who have deve…