Kozhikode Corporation has prepared a draft City Development Plan with a total outlay of Rs 3,708 crore to get the assistance from the Union Government under the JNNURM.

Currently, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala are the beneficiaries of the scheme and Kozhikode is likely to join them after the Union Government decided to expand the scope of JNNURM to include more cities in the country.

The corporation has drawn up hundreds of short, medium and long-term development projects for the city covering 12 sectors.

The short-term projects are planned to be implemented during the 2010-15 period, while the medium and long-term projects are likely to be implemented during 2015-20 and 2020-30 periods, respectively.

The draft plan envisages an outlay of Rs 1,963.3 crore for implementation of schemes in the transport and traffic sector. Sewerage and sanitation schemes are expected to cost Rs 848.45 crore and storm water drainage projects Rs 440.15 crore.

However, these projects are unlikely to overlap the ongoing works under the Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Programme. The projects include development of 20 road junctions and parking plazas in the city, widening of national highway stretches, development of a coastal road and a truck terminal.

Under the sewerage and sanitation sector, establishment of treatment plants and providing a sewerage system have also been proposed in the draft plan.