Zamorins Tower: CM likely to make announcement

KOZHIKODE: District Collector P B Salim said Chief Minister Oommen Chandy was likely to make a formal announcement of the construction of the proposed Zamorins Tower and Kunjalimarikar Gardens at the old RDO office complex near Mananchira during the foundation stone laying ceremony of the model housing project in Santhi Nagar Colony on June 17.Displaying the design of the tower at the Collectorate on Wednesday, Salim said that the total extend of land available with the Revenue Dept is around 2.7 acres. The proposal is to convert this land into a remarkable signature tower with landscaped open space in the surroundings with the potential of becoming the tourism hub of Malabar,” he said. The project will have a subway from Mananchira to the garden. The height of the tower will be 62 m, with steps and lift to reach the view point. The bottom oval hall can be used as a sociological museum of Malabar and the cost of the project is only Rs 3.5 crore, he said.