CPPR in the News
March 5, 2026
Vyttila junction faces chronic congestion. Fixing Kerala’s busiest traffic hub requires broader transport planning beyond flyover solutions.
February 10, 2026
Nearly 80% of traffic at Vyttila moves east–west. D Dhanuraj of CPPR explains why the flyover ignores this reality and how the chaos can be corrected.
February 10, 2026
D. Dhanuraj of CPPR flags risks in Kerala’s proposed nativity card, noting possible impacts on long-term residents, interstate migrants, and electoral roll integrity.
February 4, 2026
D Dhanuraj of CPPR raises concerns over digital ‘master boards’ in Kochi, citing pedestrian safety issues, visual clutter, and distraction to motorists.
June 5, 2018
by Deepika Jayaram While rapid urbanisation seems to move at a relentless and inevitable pace, environmentalists have been stressing on the need for a sustainable model of development and even launching movements and agitations towards achieving this goal. Though a […]
July 17, 2017
With the exponential growth in the number of personal vehicles in Kerala in the last two decades, the pedestrian sidewalks started disappearing from our cities at an alarming rate. Most of the discussions on urban mobility have focussed on motorised […]
May 18, 2015
Kochi development plan based on whim, errors galore DC CORRESPONDENT | May 17, 2015 KOCHI: The appraisal report of the City Development Plan (CDP) submitted by Kochi Corporation provides a glimpse of the lackadaisical approach of the mandarins of the local […]
September 15, 2014
Times of India, 15th September KOCHI: Proposals in the draft Road Transport and Safety Bill are just what the doctor ordered and Kochi urgently needs to implement, according to transport experts in the city. Over the years, public pressure […]
November 27, 2012
Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority, UMTA, an authority to integrate the roles and responsibilities of various entities involved in transport planning was the subject matter of discussion in the Workshop on UMTA hosted by Corporation of Kochi on November 26,2012. The […]