Bringing Goshree closer to the city.

The uncertainty over time-bound completion of the coastal road connecting the Goshree islands to Kochi is finally clearing up with the Ernakulam district administration set to begin direct purchase of land from owners in July.

According to District Collector M.G. Rajamanickam, the proposal for direct land acquisition, mooted along the lines of the Kochi metro model will be set rolling on receipt of a government order, expected by the second week of next month. 'We have already started the background works in the form of negotiations with the land owners and will complete the acquisition process within two months of its initiation,' he said.

The authorities are now working on the modalities of the acquisition process including the area required, its cost, etc., and are planning to hold a combined meeting of landowners as well as revenue officials before starting the process.

THE HINDU