# Kochi Corporation stops arbitrary road renaming after protests 2026-08-10T23:42:39+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Kochi Corporation has decided to stop renaming existing roads at will, after a previous attempt triggered protests and a court case. Mayor V.K. Minimol said new names will be given only to roads without names, and any change must follow the Kerala Municipality Act with written requests from both sides of the road. The decision came while considering a proposal to name seven roads in Ernakulam South division; four had no names and were assigned new ones, while three kept their existing names. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: civic governance, Kerala Municipality Act, Kochi Corporation, road renaming, V.K. Minimol Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kochi-corporation-stops-arbitrary-road-renaming-after-protests/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kochi-corporation-stops-arbitrary-road-renaming-after-protests/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.