Kochi Corporation puts brakes on arbitrary renaming of roads
The Kochi Corporation has implemented stricter regulations on renaming roads to prevent arbitrary changes and potential communal discord. Future naming requests must follow legal procedures and be submitted by local residents.
Why it matters
This policy change aims to reduce administrative litigation and social friction caused by politically motivated or impulsive urban naming practices.
Renaming roads at whim is set to become a thing of the past in the city.
The Kochi Corporation has decided not to alter existing road names or rename them at the whim of individuals and organisations, after similar attempts in the past had landed the civic body in trouble, including litigation.
“Names of roads, even if unofficial but widely used by the public, will not be changed impulsively. New names will be assigned only to nameless roads. Any change in existing names will strictly comply with the Kerala Municipality Act, under which such demands must be submitted in writing by residents on both sides of the road concerned,” said Mayor V.K. Minimol.
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