Kozhikode:
'Malabar 2025', a project aimed at the development of the Malabar region of Kerala, to be launched by Kerala Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), will be inaugurated by Kerala finance minister, K M Mani at a function in Kozhikode on Sunday.
Speaking to media persons here on Saturday, Ashiq Parol, President, KCCI (Northern Region), said that the KCCI would be implementing two projects under Malabar 2025 project, this year.
The first project would be connected with waste management, he said, adding about 60 to 70 tonnes of waste was produced in Kozhikode city alone daily and the waste disposal has become a major issue.
KCCI had taken steps to install bio-reactors and to generate electricity from waste, he said. Bio-tech engineers have been assigned with implementing the project, he said.
The second project to be undertaken this year would be the development of Beypore port, he said.