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Corp comes under flak for ₹1.9cr payout for abandoned STP project
The New Indian Express Kozhikode
|July 22, 2025
THE Kozhikode Corporation's decision to allocate ₹1.9 crore as consultancy fees for a sewage treatment plant (STP) project that never materialized has come under sharp criticism from the UDF council party, which has alleged serious irregularities in the deal.
The project, originally proposed at Avikathodu and Kothi, was shelved before implementation. Despite this, the Corporation has already paid ₹1 crore to a private firm, Ram Biologicals Private Limited, and is now considering an additional payment of ₹90 lakh. The proposal, listed as Agenda 132, was tabled at the council meeting held on July 15. UDF councillors strongly opposed the move, regist
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