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Kochi Corporation stops arbitrary road renaming after protests
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
Some see this as a sensible check against politically motivated name changes that ignore public sentiment. The earlier protest and court case show such decisions need community consent. Others might argue it slows civic progress. The real test is whether the council applies this rule evenly, even for well-connected proposals.
Source: thehindu.com
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