4.2.4.2 Subsite C - Pilot project

SPONGE COLLABORATIVE + WEAVING WITH WATER Team

MULLASSERY CANAL FRAMEWORK AND CANAL EDGE MASTERPLAN

4.2.4.2 Subsite C - Pilot project

The strategic pilot site as identified by the stakeholders is the Kochi Kochi Municipal Corporation (KMC) Waste management facility and housing colony integration around canal bend (both sides of the canal). The proposal aims to address the following key issues: 1. waste management 2. housing and services integration 3. community integration 4. economic regeneration

Figure 79: Pilot site area in subsite C (Image Credit: Weaving with Water team)

Project vision:

The proposed demonstration project is part of the larger subsite-C area. The design aims to revive the canal bend segment retention basins, micro wetlands, and riparian edges for effective flood management. The canal edges are proposed to be softened and made flexible for multifunctional uses along the Market road and tree cover is densified to create a continuous green corridor along the canal. A new Canal market in the KMC waste management facility land and reorganising the Nepali bazaar will streamline the informal vending and create an active community space that is well connected to the green network. The public space around institutions like St. Teresa's college and the Kochi Refineries Park are designed with gender sensitive elements - porous street edges, safe lighting, inclusive furniture, to make the space safe and usable for all.