Kochi
Metropolis in Kerala, India
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Kochi, also known by its former name Cochin, is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly referred to as Ernakulam. As of 2011, the Kochi Municipal Corporation had a population of 677,381 over an area of 94.88 km2, and the larger Kochi urban agglomeration had over 2.1 million inhabitants within an area of 440 km2, making it the largest and the most populous metropolitan area in Kerala. Kochi city is also part of the Greater Cochin development region and is classified as a Tier-II city by the Government of India. The civic body that governs the city is the Kochi Municipal Corporation, which was constituted in the year 1967, and the statutory bodies that oversee its development are the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) and the Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA).
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Close shave for 179 on board as Air India Express aircraft catches fireAn Air India Express plane, IX-1132, flying from Pune to Kochi faced a fire scare after taking off from Bengaluru stopover, leading to an emergency evacuation of 179 passengers. The incident stranded..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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Defence ministry signs Rs 470 crore contract with firm for modernisation of Naval Aircraft Yards at Goa, KochiIndiaTimes - Published | Coast Guard helicopter crashes in Kochi, one injuredThe helicopter, which was on a training programme, crashed immediately after it took off from the Nedumbassery airport.DNA - Published |
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