Challenges water treatment plants and rehabilitation of Following measures are envisioned: State-level

Keralas urban system consists of 5 Municipal Corporations, 53 Municipalities, and 40 existing transmission mains and pumping institutionalisation of systems to monitor
urban agglomerations. Of the total population of 3.18 cr, 25.97% live in urban system. machinery; (ii) rehabilitation of the trunk water performance of and service delivery by ULBs;
States urban population rose from 7.11% in 1901 to 25.97% in 2001. Rapid urbanisation transmissions; (iii) leak detection programme with Staff training for developing financial
throws up the following challenges: rehabilitation and strengthening of the existing management and revenue capacity of ULBs;
Inadequate Urban Infrastructure & Services distribution network; (iv) increase in and metering Enhance capacity of ULBs in urban planning &
Insufficient & deteriorated transmission and distribution facilities of water of house service connections (including repairs) service delivery improvement; Training ULB staff
Unaccounted for Water estimated at 35%; lpcd 174 MLD in Tvm; main lines are aged and installation of bulk water meters. Fund Allocation: Rs 122.17 cr. in project development, design, and implementation; Ensure transparency and
35-40 years; eg. Thiruvananthapuram Water Supply scheme was initially Sewerage & Sanitation stakeholder participation.
commissioned in 1933 In all Corporations except Thrissur, sewerage networks will be rehabilitated and Implementing System
Sewerage & sanitation facilities either dysfunctional or covering limited area expanded and sewage treatment plants constructed. In Thrissur KSUDP will provide Various committees at State and Corporation level to take policy decisions, project
Sewerage coverage is 40 % in Thiruvananthapuram and 5% in Kochi facilities for drying and digestion of septic tank sludge. Fund allocation: Rs 282.98 implementation, and project monitoring.
Poorly maintained drainage plagued by heavy siltation and clogging; lack of proper cr. Empowered Committee
network of interconnected drainage canals only 290 km of 722-km storm water Drainage Minister for LSGD is the Chairperson of State-level Empowered Committee and
canals & drains in Thiruvananthapuram are covered; they carry treated/untreated Drainage systems will be improved in all corporations through (i) rehabilitation of Project Director, KSUDP is member-secretary. Corporation Mayors and various
sewage & solid waste. existing culverts and construction of new ones; and (ii) construction of new drains department secretaries concerned constitute the panel.
Solid waste management marked by absence of clear institutional responsibilities, to improve the storm water drainage network. Fund allocation: Rs 84.54 cr. Co-ordination Committee
lack of skilled staff and equipment & funding constraints Municipal Corporations Solid Waste Management Integration and evaluation of the project are the objectives. Principal Secretary LSG
generate 579 Million Tonnes of waste per day Solid waste collection and treatment capacity have to be enhanced in all is the chairperson and Project Director, KSUDP is the convenor. Principal Secretaries
Urban road network congested by poor traffic engineering and management Corporations except Thiruvananthapuram. Fund allocation: Rs 30.94 cr (Under of Planning and Finance Departments and Secretary, LSG are the members.
Municipal Corporations maintain 4.15% of State roads; Five districts comprising the JNNURM, Rs 24.56 cr is allotted to Thiruvananthapuram and Rs 88.12 cr to Kochi City Level Steering Committee
project cities registered an increase of 260834 vehicles during 2005-06 to 2006- Corporations for this component) The Mayor is the chairperson and Corporation Secretary is the convenor. The
07. While State ratio of vehicles per person is 80 vehicles/1,000 persons, in Roads and Transport members include District Collector, chairpersons of Standing Committees, and
Thiruvananthapuram it is 106 /1,000. Traffic congestion will be reduced & road safety improved through: Improvement representatives of community organisations, departments, and councillors.
Urban Institutional Issues of critical roads and junctions, without acquisition of land, by providing pedestrian Project Management Unit (PMU)
Poor urban infrastructure and services caused by inadequate institutional framework footpaths, off-street parking, and bus-bays; Improvements to street lighting on major PMU provides leadership to project implementation at the State level. It has Project
systems for managing services exclusively for urban bodies are almost non-existent roads in all cities except Thiruvananthapuram; Road safety improvements Director and technical experts.
and limited local capacities for urban management. construction of footpaths, traffic islands, signals; Construction of underpass, Project Implementation Unit
pedestrian subways under busy roads, and flyover. Fund allocation: Rs 129.76 cr. Project Implementation Units (PIU) supervise project execution functions under
Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project Urban Community Upgrading the Corporation Secretary in each Corporation. The PIUs consist Project Manager
To address the mounting challenges thrown up by urbanisation, Kerala Sustainable Improvement to basic urban infrastructure and services will be coupled with and technical experts.
Urban Development Project (KSUDP) was initiated by Government of Kerala with livelihood promotions for the benefit of the poor. Civil society committees will be
financial support from Asian Development Bank. the partners in this endeavour. Measures for poverty reduction will be enhanced.
Approximate Fund Allocation* (Rs Crore)
Community Infrastructure and Services Sectors TvpmKollamKochi Thrissur KozhikodeTotal%
Project Cities Funds are made available to poor communities for improving basic infrastructure
and services for women and children slum dwellers. Community Infrastructure Fund Water Supply --40.0536.9445.18--122.1718.78
Thiruvananthapuram Kollam Kochi Thrissur Kozhikode
has been formed for the purpose. Sewerage & Sanitation 86.9052.7085.790.7556.84282.9843.51
Livelihood Promotion Storm Water Drainage 7.208.0313.7627.4128.1484.5413.00
Aims This will be implemented by financing income Solid Waste Management --6.9010.965.747.3430.944.76
improve and expand urban infrastructure and Urban Road Improvement 27.5415.3123.5628.6134.74129.7619.95
generating programmes for confederations of self-help
services Total 121.64 122.99 171.01 107.69 127.06 650.39 100.00
groups, and for micro-enterprise development. Poverty
enhance livelihoods
Social Fund has been formed with this focus. Other items (Rs Crore)
improve urban management, planning, and
financing capacity of sector institutions Local Government Development Fund 243.59
Local Government Infrastructure Development
especially ULBs for sustainable provision of Tax and other items210.42
A specialised financial intermediary is to be formed for local
urban infrastructure and services Interest131.67
government infrastructure financing. The component
covers 5 Corporations and 53 Municipalities. Poverty eradication101.25
Project Components Support for Capacity Building and Project Management National, local consultants47.80
Urban Infrastructure and Capacity Building for Improved Urban Management Research, training, implementation23.47
Services Improvement Focus will be to institutionalise systems to enable Technical assistance5.20 * Actual figures may vary
Water Supply LSGUD to monitor the performance of and oversee service Land acquisition6.53 during preparation of
The component includes: (i) improvements to delivery by ULBs to improve the sustainability of the Project. Total 1420.30 Detailed Project Reports
 Project Management Unit
Kerala Sustainable Urban
Development Project
Local Self Government Department
Government of Kerala
5th Floor, Trans Towers, Vazhuthacaud
Thiruvananthapuram 695 014
Phone: +91-471-2332858
Fax: +91-471-2332856
e-mail:pmuksudp@gmail.com
Fresh Impetus to
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www.ksudp.org
Urban Development
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM)
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM), formulated by
Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project
Government of India in 2005, aims to encourage cities to initiate steps to bring about
improvement in the existing service levels in a financially sustainable manner.

Mission Statement
The aim is to encourage reforms and fast-track planned development of identified Project Implementation Units
cities. Focus will be on efficiency in urban infrastructure and services delivery Project Implementation Unit
mechanisms, community participation, and accountability of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/ KSUDP, 5th Floor, Corporation Building
Parastatal agencies towards citizens. Thiruvananthapuram 33
Tel: 0471-2327012 Fax: 0471-2331570
Project Cities
Thiruvananthapuram (Capital City) and Kochi (Million Plus City) feature among the 63
cities/ULBs selected from across the country. The MOAs were signed with the Union Project Implementation Unit
Government on 10 March 2007. KSUDP, 2nd Floor
Corporation Building, Kollam 1
Nodal Agency Tel: 0474-2765523
KSUDP is the State-level nodal agency for the Urban Infrastructure and Governance
component of JnNURM. A Sate-level steering committee with the Chief Minister as
Chairperson has been formed. The period for implementation is 2005-06 to 2011-12. Project Implementation Unit
List of Approved Projects: KSUDP, 2nd Floor
Rs Lakh Sakthan Arcade, Thrissur
Tel: 0487- 2424864
Name of Total Cost Central Share State Share ULB Share Amount
Project Released by GOI
Thiruvananthapuram Project Implementation Unit
Water Supply Phase 1 8716.00 6972.80 871.60 871.60 1743.20 KSUDP, Corporation Office
Sewerage Phase 1 21541.00 17232.80 2154.10 2154.10 4308.20 P.B. No. 1016
Solid Waste Management 2436.00 1949.00 244.00 244.00 491.20 Ernakulam, Kochi 11
Kochi Tel: 0484-2350434
Water Supply Phase 1 20117.00 10058.50 6035.10 4023.40 2514.65
Sewerage Phase 1 7841.00 3920.50 2352.30 1568.20 935.13
Solid Waste Management 8812.00 4410.50 2643.60 1762.40 1101.50 Project Implementation Unit
Surface Water Drainage 978.00 489.00 293.40 195.60 122.25 KSUDP, Corporation Building, Kozhikode
Tel: 0495-2366776
Total 70461.00 45044.00 14595.00 10820.00 1216.00