The fund received for the building purpose will be used for both our existing and future requirements. Many have seen the potential in this market and the business. A panchayat official said that one of the problems faced by the panchayat was the rapid increase in the number people in the panchayat area. The population in Tripunithura was around 57,000 in 1991. It has now gone up to an estimated 1.25 lakh. Though Tripunithura was one of the first in Kerala to go in for decentralized waste management, not all of the units set up are working to their capacity. As the IT field is booming in Kochi the demand for the flats and apartments in Kochi and the near by places increased, so as the emergence of Flat Tripunithura .

The colors used in rooms have a great part to play. The strainer used for bright shades coasts more. Besides, darker shades cannot be diluted beyond a certain point. Darker shades will go fast. They are certainly not here to stay. Darker shades are hard to maintain. When they fade, dark shades will not look good at all, which is not the case with light shades. By and large, people prefer light shades to dark color because the former is more pleasing to the eye. Psychologists say shades of dark and bright colors indicate strong and intense feeling. But those who paint the exteriors of their homes in fluorescent colors do not normally care for the psychological interpretations; but they do care for what others do. Bright exteriors have almost become the order of the day, with more and more people choosing darker and deeper shades for their houses. The dark color trend for homes is direct fallout of advertisements. Advertisements in recent years turned brighter and more colorful and they emboldened people to dare certain experiments that they hitherto did not attempt. The trend caught on a little over a year ago particularly among the people who worked abroad. If we take a ride along the highways of Malabar, perhaps every 10th house can be found painted in deep colors.