Smart city project in Kochi to be completed by 2020: CM Pinarayi Vijayan The project will create 1 lakh job opportunities. The construction of about 55.5 lakh square feet of space out of the 88 lakh square feet Smart City will be completed by 2020. The construction of the Smart City Kochi in will be completed in three years. This was announced by the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan after a meeting